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Undergraduate handbook 2004
Arts

Bachelor of Communications (Honours)

Course code: 3751 + Malaysia + Coordinator: Dr Allison Craven + Course executive: Sasikalah Balasingham

Entry requirements

Applications are made directly to the faculty, not via VTAC or Monash International. The honours degree requires a fourth year of study, to be taken following completion of the normal requirements of the pass degree.

The minimum requirement for admission of candidates to fourth-year honours is the completion of an undergraduate degree with a major sequence in the honours discipline program. Students need average grade of 70 per cent or better in the honours discipline(s), to the value of 24 points at second and third-year level, at least 18 points of which must be at third-year level.
Students qualified to enter an honours program must normally do so within five years of completing their undergraduate studies. Students who have completed a three-year degree at a higher education institution other than Monash University must provide a certified copy of their academic transcript and supporting documentation regarding content of their course. To be acceptable for entry, the relevant school must approve the course content.

Course structure

Student must complete 48 points, including a thesis, to qualify for the single Bachelor of Communication (Honours). Studies may be taken as a single honours (a single discipline over one year of full-time study). Prospective students should speak with the course coordinator. It is possible, with permission of the faculty, to undertake honours studies on a part-time basis.

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