Course code: 1802 + Gippsland campus + HECS fees applicable + Attendance compulsory for some units
The double degree is designed to equip students with broad skills in the analysis of social welfare policy and practice, along with the ability to understand and utilise media and information technology in both the community and in-house publications.
All
applicants should satisfy the university's minimum entry requirements as
outlined in the section on entry requirements in this guide.
In addition to meeting standard entry requirements, all applicants are required
to complete a social welfare course administration form. If you did not receive
this form with this guide, it can be obtained from the Course Inquiries Centre,
telephone 1800 671845, or from the School of Humanities, Communications
and Social Sciences on (03) 5122 6339 or (03) 9902 6339.
Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of information contained in this
form, for a more detailed selection process. Applicants are strongly advised
that academic criteria are not the only ones for entry into the course. Other
factors such as work and life experience, personal qualities and maturity are
taken into account.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial workload of at least 24 points a year by off-campus distributed learning. Off-campus distributed learning students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes.
To satisfactorily complete this course it is strongly recommended that students have access to a PC and modem.
Students
must be aware of the attendance requirements for certain social welfare and
journalism units, and should take the cost of this into account before applying
for entry to the course.
Students in the double degree must attend the Gippsland campus for two social
welfare residential workshops during the course, involving one two-day
workshop, and one three-day workshop. Students will also be required to
undertake a 16-day placement in their second year and a 60-day field education
placement during the final year of the program.
Classes will be held in most units at weekend schools. Normally, this will
include lectures and/or seminars, seminar tutorials, or hands-on skills
workshops. Attendance at weekend school classes is recommended, but not
compulsory for the completion of most units offered by the School of
Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences.
The applied journalism research project is a compulsory unit in the fifth year of study which offers the student the option of undertaking a workplace placement in Australia or overseas, or an individual project selected through negotiation with the unit adviser. To undertake the placement option, students must be available for six to eight weeks during or either side of the semester.
Students
will undertake a compulsory sequence of study in social welfare and the
compulsory journalism sequence.
The course of study is normally a minimum of eight years part-time by
off-campus distributed learning. In order to meet the requirements for the
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/ Bachelor of Social Welfare double degree, a
student must complete:
four core units (24 points):
or
(b) a prescribed
13-unit sequence in social welfare (96 points)
(c) a journalism major (48 points)
(d) a total of 192 points (29 units).
A course plan for the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare may look like the one depicted below:
First semester |
Second semester | |
Year 1 |
GSC1303
Foundations of interpersonal practice: casework and groupwork |
GSC1304
Communication and counselling skills |
Year 2 |
GSC1306
Understanding human behaviour |
GSC1305
Human services organisational practice |
Year 3 |
AIS1010
Introduction to Australian Indigenous societies |
GSC2903
Online journalism |
Year 4 |
GSC2303
Case management theory and functions |
GSC2311
Social welfare issues |
Year 5 |
GSC3901
International journalism |
GSC3902
Applied journalism research project |
Year 6 |
GSC3421
Writing 1 or GSC3413 Communication industries |
Arts
elective |
Year 7 |
GSC3306
Field education and practice (full-year unit) |
GSC3303 Insights into practice |
Year 8 |
Arts elective |
GSC3304 Paradigms of practice |
# STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SELECT EITHER GSC1601 OR GSC1602 AS THEIR
FIRST-LEVEL CORE UNIT. STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO UNDERTAKE STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY
ARE ADVISED TO TAKE GSC1602 RATHER THAN GSC1601 AS THEIR RESEARCH METHODS CORE
UNIT, AS GSC1601 AND PSY2051 ARE A PROHIBITED COMBINATION.
Students entering the double degree program should normally enrol in four units in the first year, two in each semester. Normally, these will all be units that do not require prerequisites. The following is the suggested first-year enrolment:
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for advanced standing to apply for credits and exemptions. The onus is on the student to provide course records and details of course content and duration (including extracts from relevant handbooks). Students in this category are advised to complete a course plan prior to the commencement of study to ensure they will complete appropriate. Students may be granted up to a maximum of 128 points of credits/exemptions. As a general rule, credits will not be granted for studies completed more than 10 years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course.
For more detailed information, contact the administrative officers, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6339 or (03) 5122 6339, email humass.info@arts.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Admissions Officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, by 30 October 2001 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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