A major can normally be studied from a faculty other than Arts. The
faculties offering subjects of interest to arts students include Art and
Design, Business and Economics, Information Technology, Education, Law, Science
and Medicine. Students should refer to individual faculty sections in this
handbook to obtain detailed information on the choices available and consult
with the particular faculty office regarding issues to do with subject
prerequisites and subject quotas.
The Faculty of Arts offers double-degree programs with most other faculties of
the university. These degrees are of particular interest to students who wish
to pursue disciplines from different faculties.
Studio
arts subjects may be taken in the Faculty of Art and Design -- subject to
availability of places. Students in the Faculty of Arts must gain permission
from both the Department of Fine Arts, Caulfield campus (telephone
(03) 9903 2815) or the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Gippsland
campus (telephone (03) 9902 6261), and the Arts faculty office before
enrolment to be able to use these subjects as part of the free points that
students may take towards the BA degree. Consecutive studies are offered in
both semesters, their content complementing aspects of first-year subjects in
visual arts. These subjects cannot be taken in combination with music
performance studies and students should be aware that they will be responsible
for the purchase of art materials. The subjects depend on studio participation
and students are required to attend all classes, and visits to a number of
exhibitions may be recommended.
Students at the Gippsland campus are advised to contact the administrative
officer at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design (telephone
(03) 9902 6261) for further information of elective subjects
available in 2001.
First-year subjects are available in the areas of painting/drawing (Caulfield
and Gippsland), printmaking (Gippsland), sculpture (Gippsland) and photomedia
(Gippsland).
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts may complete subjects offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics selected from the following disciplines:
* GIPPSLAND OFFERINGS.
Students
enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts may complete subjects offered by the Faculty of
Education on the Clayton, Peninsula or Gippsland campuses. Areas of study
include education studies, teaching and curriculum studies, studies of society
and environment, science health, and physical education.
Further information may be obtained by referring to the Faculty of Education,
or from the administrative officer, Peninsula campus (telephone
(03) 9904 4291), Clayton campus (telephone (03) 9905 2880),
or Gippsland campus (telephone (03) 9902 6375).
Computer science offer a number of first-year subjects in the areas of computer programming, computer science and professional communication and document presentation that are of particular interest to Faculty of Arts students. Consult the Faculty of Information Technology entry for further details.
At present, subject to a quota in LAW1100 (Legal process), students may complete a minor sequence in subjects from the Faculty of Law, and in addition may complete further specified law subjects to the value of 24 credit points at third-year level, provided such subjects are credited to and required for the BA degree. The Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Law offer a double degree.
The Faculty of Medicine offers subjects of interest particularly in the areas of anatomy, biochemistry and physiology.
The
Faculty of Science offers a wide range of subjects in disciplines of interest
to arts students. Students should consult the Science faculty section for
specific details and contact the faculty for further information regarding
prerequisites for the various disciplines.
Gippsland disciplines include biochemistry, microbiology, chemical sciences,
mathematics and modelling, and psychology.
The
Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers subjects to students in the
Faculty of Arts as part of the free points that students may take towards the
BA degree across a broad range of areas of theoretical and applied mathematics,
including mathematical statistics, astronomy and atmospheric science. Some
subjects have no prerequisite requirement of previous studies in mathematics at
VCE level.
Students may take a major or a minor sequence in mathematics; the minor
sequence meets the minimum requirement under the state education system to
qualify as a high-school mathematics teacher. Details of subjects are provided
under the Department of Mathematics and Statistics entry in the Science faculty
section.
Applied
statistics is available as a sequence of subjects taught by the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics.
The applied statistics sequence has been developed to meet the needs of
students studying in various areas, such as psychology, sociology, geography
and environmental science and others for which skills in the quantitative
analysis of data are required. The subjects emphasise practical applications
and incorporate the use of statistical computing packages, eg SPSS, BMDP,
Minitab etc. No computing knowledge is assumed of students prior to entry into
first year.
Astronomy
offers two first-year subjects that are available to Faculty of Arts students
-- ASP1010 and ASP1020.
Refer to the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science entry for details
of subject choices which may be available.
Atmospheric science deals with the structure and evolution of the atmosphere, and includes the problems of forecasting the day-to-day weather and the climate. It plays a role in almost every sector of society, including industry, agriculture, health, sport, recreation and everyday life. The atmospheric science program is supported by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Cooperative Research Centre for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology.
The Department of Biological Sciences offers several second-year subjects, with no formal prerequisites, suitable for Faculty of Arts students. These subjects do not assume any previous background in biology.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
Refer to Science faculty section for details.
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