Course code: 1708 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place contributions apply + Attendance optional
The Bachelor of Arts (Communication) degree covers an interdisciplinary area that responds to a need for graduates who are knowledgeable about communications and who can apply that knowledge in a range of vocational and academic areas. The degree is aimed at satisfying the community and professional needs for graduates who not only have undertaken a major in communications theory in combination with studies in humanities, but who will have detailed knowledge of an area of specialisation which will direct their future career paths.
All applicants should satisfy the university's minimum entry requirements as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this guide.
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for advanced standing to apply for credits and exemptions. The onus is on the student to provide course records and details of course content and duration (including extracts from relevant handbooks). Students in this category are advised to complete a course plan prior to the commencement of study to ensure they will complete the major/s or minor they intend. Students may be granted up to a maximum of 96 points of credits/exemptions. As a general rule, credits will not be granted for studies completed more than 10 years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial workload of at least 24 points a year by off-campus learning. Off-campus learning students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes.
There are no compulsory attendance requirements in the degree structure, and it is possible to complete the entire course without attending the campus, unless journalism or psychology sequences are included. Classes will be held in most units at each weekend school. Normally, this will include lectures and seminars or tutorials. Attendance at weekend school classes is recommended, but not compulsory for the completion of most units offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences.
The course of study is normally six years part-time by off-campus
learning. In order to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
(Communication) degree, students must complete:
(a) a communication major (48 points)
(b) an arts minor (24 points)
(c) another first-year arts sequence
(12 points)
(d) a further 12 points of arts at first, second or third-year level
(e) a specialisation sequence (36 points)
(f) a minimum of eight and a maximum of 10 first-level units, including COM1010
and COM1020.
(g) a minimum of 36 points at third-year level, including those completed in
the communications major and specialisation sequence
(h) a total of 144 points (24 units), including a minimum of 96 points within the Faculty of Arts.
A first-level sequence is a pair of first-level units that
usually form the first part of a major, minor or specialisation sequence.
A minor is units in a single discipline, totalling 24 points, including
no more than 12 points at first-year level.
A specialisation sequence is units in a single discipline, totalling 36 points. It comprises six units spanning either first, second and third year or second and third year. It is not equivalent to a major.
An example of a course plan for the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) is shown below:
| First semester | Second semester | |
Year 1 |
Arts
sequence |
Arts
sequence |
Year 2 |
Arts
elective |
Arts
elective |
Year 3 |
Communication
elective |
COM2411/COM3411
Media, culture, power: theories of mass communication |
Year 4 |
Arts
minor | |
Year 5 |
COM2407/COM3407
Authorship and writing |
|
Year 6 |
Elective |
and one of
Details of the various arts sequences and the first-level units offered within them are included under the entry for the Bachelor of Arts.
Students must choose one of the following sequences and are required to specify on their application form (under major study area) which specialisation sequence they wish to undertake.
Students must complete the following six units (note that prerequisites must be met):
Students must complete six of the following units:
Recommended units:
Plus one of the following units:
Students must complete the following units (note that prerequisites must be met):
Students must complete six of the following units (including at least two at third-year level):
Students must complete all of the following units including at least two units at second-year level:
Further informationFor more detailed information, contact the student services officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone +61 3 9902 6339, or email humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au. Completed applicationsCompleted applications are to be forwarded to the Admissions Officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia, by 24 September 2004 to be considered for a first-round offer. |
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