Course code: 1802 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place contributions apply + Attendance is compulsory for some units
The double degree is designed to equip students with broad skills in the analysis of social and community welfare policy and practice, along with the ability to understand and utilise media and information technology in both the community and in-house publications.
All applicants should satisfy the university's minimum entry requirements as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this guide.
In addition to meeting standard entry requirements, all applicants are required to complete a social and community welfare course administration form. If you did not receive this form with this guide, it can be obtained from the Course Inquiries Centre, telephone 1800 671845, or from the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences on +61 3 9902 6339 or http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/humcass/forms.html. Applicants will be shortlisted 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.
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 appropriate. 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.
To satisfactorily complete this course, it is required that students have access to a PC and the internet.
Students must be aware of the attendance requirements for certain social and community welfare units, and should take the cost of this into account before applying for entry to the course.
Students in the double degree must attend the Gippsland campus for two social and community welfare residential workshops during the course, involving one two-day workshop, and one three-day workshop. Students will also be required to undertake a 16-day placement in their second/third year and a 60-day field education placement during the final year of the program.
Classes will be held in most units at weekend schools. Normally, this will include lectures and/or seminars, seminar tutorials, or hands-on skills workshops. 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 applied journalism research project is a compulsory unit in the last year of study. Students may take industry placements in Australia or overseas, or they may complete an individual research project selected through negotiation with the unit adviser. To undertake the placement option, students must be available to work in the media industry for at least four (not necessarily consecutive) weeks during or either side of the semester.
Students will undertake a compulsory sequence of study in social and community welfare and the compulsory journalism sequence.
The course of study is normally a minimum of eight years part-time by off-campus learning. In order to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/ Bachelor of Social and Community Welfare double degree, a student must complete:
a prescribed social and community welfare sequence (84 points) - SCW1302, SCW1303, SCW1304, SCW1305, SCW2303, SCW2304, SCW2312, SCW2311, SCW2310/SCW3310, SCW3303, SCW3304, SCW3306 (12 points), SCW3307
two compulsory units (12 points) - either PSS1711* or PSS1712* and either SCY1801 or SCY1802
a journalism major (48 points)
a further 48 points of arts
a total of 192 points.
* The psychological studies units are provided to give an introduction to understanding our behaviour, which is particularly tailored to those students intending to proceed in the social community field. Students may choose to replace the psychological studies units with psychology units PSY1011 and PSY1022.
Refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism).
For information on the offerings and an outline of each discipline, refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Arts.
For further 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 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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