Course code: 1806 + Gippsland, off-campus learning + Administered by the Faculty of Arts
This course has been introduced to provide a combination generalist/ specialist degree incorporating specific vocational education. Students will graduate with a full welfare qualification, recognised by the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers, plus a major and minor study in other disciplines.
Please refer to `Entry requirements' under `Arts regulations and definitions' earlier in this section.
In addition to meeting standard entry requirements, all applicants are required to complete a social welfare course administration form, available from the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences. Applicants will be short-listed 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.
This course is recognised by the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers.
A candidate for the double degree must fulfil the following
requirements to receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social
Welfare:
(a) six compulsory supporting units - GSC1201, GSC1202, GSC1711, GSC1712,
AIS1010, and GSC1601 or GSC1602 (36 points)
(c) the prescribed sequence in social welfare (84 points) (see entry under
Bachelor of Social Welfare earlier in this section)
(d) an arts major (48 points)
(e) an arts minor (24 points)
(f) a total of 192 points.
Majors and minors can be taken in Australian Indigenous studies, Australian studies, behavioural studies, community studies, history- politics, Indonesian, journalism, mass communications, psychology, public relations (subject to approval), sociology or writing (details on each discipline are provided under the entry for the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences).
For information on majors and minors offered students should refer the `Areas of Study' section on the faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/index.html.
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