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Undergraduate handbook 2004
Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Information Technology

Course code: 3771 + Gippsland, off-campus learning + Administered by the Faculty of Arts

Objectives

This double degree caters for the demand within the information technology industry for people with both professional computing and professional communication skills. There is also a demand for graduates with computing expertise in a range of areas that require professional communication skills, including journalism and media-related occupations. The course is directed towards those students who have relevant career goals and who combine ability with high motivation. Potential employers include mainstream and alternative media organisations and a wide variety of public and private organisations.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have met the appropriate entry criteria for both the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) and the Bachelor of Information Technology.

For details on the Bachelor of Arts (Communication), refer to `Entry requirements' under `Arts regulations and definitions' earlier in this section.

Course structure

The double degree offers students a structured sequence of study that combines studies in most aspects of computing and communication studies.

A candidate for the double degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Information Technology:
(a) a communications major (48 points)
(b) an arts minor (24 points)
(c) arts electives (24 points) including 12 points at first-year level
(d) the prescribed 16-unit computing sequence in systems development, business systems or internet technology (96 points)

(e) a total of 192 credit points.

Communications major and arts minors

For information regarding the communications major, refer to the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) entry earlier in this section.

Minors can be taken in Australian studies, community studies, history-politics, journalism, Indonesian, Australian Indigenous studies, psychology, public relations, social and community welfare (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, refer to the `Areas of study' section on the faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Systems development sequence

* Students may opt to take the 12-point unit GCO3800 (Industry project) in place of the six-point unit GCO3819 (Computing project).

Plus two elective units to be chosen from:

Business systems sequence

[dagger] Students may opt to take the 12-point unit GCO3800 (Industry project) in place of the six-point unit GCO3819 (Computing project).

Plus two elective units from:

Network technology sequence

**Students may opt to take the 12-point unit GCO3800 (Industry project) in place of six-point GCO3819 (Computing project).

Plus two electives to be chosen from:

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