Essential information for arts undergraduate students

• Where to get help and advice in the faculty
• First-year students - pre-enrolment and how to enrol
• Unit codes - areas of study (prefix table)

Where to get help and advice in the faculty

Students are strongly encouraged to seek advice regarding any problems they experience with studies or workload. The faculty has experienced course advisers who can assist students with all administrative inquiries or direct them to the correct service for academic difficulties. At most times during the year, students who wish to speak with a faculty course adviser will need to make an appointment; students should come to these interviews as prepared as possible. Students can also make course advice appointments by contacting the Arts office on their home campus (see `Faculty structure and contacts' earlier in this section). Students are also strongly encouraged to observe the relevant course requirements listed in this handbook to avoid getting into course-related difficulties, which might result in a delay in completing their course.

As well as seeking course advice, students can make use of Language and Learning Services (LSS-ARTS), which assists students with problems concerned with study, learning and the use of English in the Faculty. Language and Learning Services are located in the Menzies building and can be contacted on (03) 9905 2263 or (03) 9905 5065 (http://www.arts.monash.edu.au). The faculty also has a Student Progress and Equity Committee (SPEC), which can assist students with academic difficulties arising from a range of personal or academic issues, or refer them to other university support services. SPEC can be contacted on (03) 9905 9789 or by emailing SPEC@arts.monash.edu.au.
The university offers a wide variety of support services for students. For a comprehensive list of these services, refer to the Student Resource Guide, or visit http://www.monash.edu.au/ pubs/handbooks.

First-year students - pre-enrolment and how to enrol

Once students have been offered a place in the Faculty of Arts, they are strongly advised to attend the faculty's pre-enrolment day (details of the location and time will be included in the offer letter). Pre-enrolment day will assist in selecting units and in understanding the structure of the course and the faculty. The session will also provide useful information in making a successful transition to university study. Course advisers will be available at the session to answer any specific questions students may have.

All first-year students should attend the pre-enrolment session, including those who expect to receive second or third-round offers. Attending pre-enrolment will make enrolment day easier and much quicker. Students unable to attend will get the chance to speak with a faculty course adviser when they enrol, but this may add time to the overall enrolment process. International students should attend the International Student Orientation program. Details of this program are included in the offer package.

Unit codes - areas of study (prefix table)

The following is a list of the alpha prefixes that identify the `discipline' areas that are used in the unit codes for the Faculty of Arts (some disciplines do not have an individual prefix allocated; please check the `Schools, centres and disciplines' entry later in this section). A discipline is an area of study, eg history or English. A full-time, first-year student would be expected to choose four areas of study or `disciplines'. Students can use this list to help them locate the units for a particular discipline in the unit section of the handbook.

At Monash, unit codes are made up of a three-letter prefix followed by four numbers. The three-letter prefix identifies the discipline, and the first of these four numbers refers to the year level of the unit: ie AIS1010 is a first-year-level Australian Indigenous studies unit, and CJC2010 is a second-year-level criminal justice and criminology unit

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