Listed below are commonly asked policy questions. A more detailed list is available on the faculty website.
When you are offered a place in Faculty of Arts, it will be for study on a particular campus. For example, the Bachelor of Arts is offered on the Clayton, Caulfield and Gippsland campuses. Once you complete the first year of the Bachelor of Arts on either the Clayton, Caulfield or Gippsland campus, you may seek to transfer to another campus to complete the course. You may take one unit each semester on another campus. An application form for a course or campus transfer is available from the Arts faculty office on any campus or on the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au
The faculty may award credit towards its undergraduate degrees for units completed in tertiary studies (including a limited number of Open Learning (OLA) units) and in TAFE colleges. Applicants may be granted specific credit in equivalent units or unspecified credit for units that are not arts/ humanities/social sciences units. An application form is available from the Arts faculty office on any campus or on the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au
If you are seeking to transfer to another course, you should obtain a course transfer application form from the Arts faculty office on any campus or on the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au
Suitably
qualified people may enrol for a unit or units on a non-credit or
not-for-degree basis. These units are normally available to (i) graduates who
need to upgrade their previous studies in order to satisfy the requirements for
admission to honours, or the Master of Arts qualifying, or faculty certificate;
(ii) other applicants wishing to undertake studies in individual units; (iii)
those who need such units in order to satisfy the normal entry requirements to
a degree program.
Single-unit (non-credit) enrolments are available up to a maximum of 12 points
in any one semester.
Entry into courses is normally at the commencement of the academic year. Mid-year entry into courses may be offered at the discretion of the faculty and you should consult with the faculty office on the relevant campus.
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prerequisite is a unit that you must have successfully completed prior to
undertaking the nominated unit.
As a general rule, you must complete two or more units in the same discipline
prior to advancing to the next year level. It is your responsibility to check
the individual unit entries in the handbook for the prerequisite requirements.
If you are completing a single degree and studying full-time, the normal minimum time for completion is three years; if you are studying part-time or by off campus distributed learning, it will normally take five to six years. The maximum time allowable for the completion of a single degree within the Faculty of Arts is eight years. If you are completing a double degree and studying full-time, the normal minimum time for completion is four years, and seven to eight years part-time. The maximum completion time for double degrees is 10 years.
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normal year's work for a full-time student for the pass degree is 48 points
(eight units). If you wish to overload, ie complete units in excess of the
normal workload, you must seek permission from the coordinator of undergraduate
studies (Clayton campus) or the campus administrator (Berwick, Caulfield,
Gippsland, Peninsula, Malaysia or South Africa). In any event, you will not be
permitted to overload more than 12 points in any one year. Over-enrolment in
first year is not permitted, except for students enrolled in the Bachelor of
Arts Dean's Scholars Program, who have been granted permission.
If you wish to complete more than 144 points, you must seek permission from the
faculty board and, in such an event, will not be permitted to undertake more
than 156 points.
You should be aware that most summer-semester units are only available on a full-fee basis. The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) does not apply unless the units being studied are offered exclusively during the summer semester. If you are registered with the university's Disability Liaison Office, you are exempt from this restriction and may undertake all summer-semester study on a HECS basis. If you are undertaking summer-semester or accelerated programs, you must seek permission from the faculty board to complete your degree in less than three years. Applications should be made to the faculty manager, with supporting documentation from the head of school.
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