Course code: 1802 + Gippsland, off-campus learning + Administered by the Faculty of Arts
The double degree allows students to combine the study of journalism with that of social welfare. The degree is structured to ensure that graduates have the necessary capabilities and understandings to work in a wide variety of public and private organisations requiring communication and social welfare backgrounds (eg organisations engaged in in-house journalism, in public relations and promotions or in lobbying).
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 experience 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 (Journalism)/Bachelor of
Social Welfare:
(a) six compulsory units - GSC1201, GSC1202, GSC1711, GSC1712, AIS1010 and
GSC1601 or GSC1602 (36 points)
(b) the prescribed sequence in social welfare (84 points) (see entry under
Bachelor of Social Welfare earlier in this section)
(c) a journalism major (48 points)
(d) a further 24 points of arts
(e) a total of 192 points.
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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