Students
are strongly encouraged to seek advice regarding any problems they experience
with studies or workload. The faculty has experienced course advisers who can
assist students with all administrative inquiries or direct them to the correct
service for academic difficulties. At most times during the year, students who
wish to speak with a faculty course adviser will need to make an appointment;
students should come to these interviews as prepared as possible. Students can
also make course advice appointments by contacting the Arts office on their
home campus (see `Faculty structure and contacts' earlier in this section).
Students are also strongly encouraged to observe the relevant course
requirements listed in this handbook to avoid getting into course-related
difficulties, which might result in a delay in completing their course.
As well as seeking course advice, students can make use of Language and
Learning Services (LSS-Arts). Located in the Menzies building, Language and
Learning Services assist with problems concerned with study, learning and the
use of English in the faculty. They can be contacted on + 61 3 9905 2263 or +
61 3 9905 5065, or visit their website at
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lls/.
To help students with academic difficulties arising from a range of personal or
academic issues, members of the faculty's Transition and Student Progress
Committee (TaSP) provide a mentoring service and assist with advice about, and
referrals to, appropriate university support services. TaSP can be contacted on
+ 61 3 9905 9789 or by emailing TASP@arts.monash.edu.au.
The university offers a wide variety of support services for students. For a
comprehensive list of these services, refer to the Student Resource
Guide, or visit http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks.
Once
students have been offered a place in the Faculty of Arts, they are required to
attend the faculty's pre-enrolment day (details of the location and time will
be included in the offer letter). Pre-enrolment day assists in unit choice and
enrolment as well as providing an understanding of the structure of the faculty
and its courses. The session also provides essential information about how to
make a successful transition to university study. Course advisers are available
at the session to answer any specific questions students may have.
All first-year students must attend the pre-enrolment session, including those
who anticipate receiving a second or third-round offer to another institution
or course. Students who are unable to attend will get the opportunity to speak
with a faculty course adviser when they enrol, but it is important to
understand that this will add time to the overall enrolment process.
International students should attend the International Student Orientation
Program. Details of this program are included in the offer package.
The
following is a list of the alpha prefixes that identify the `discipline' areas
that are used in the unit codes for the Faculty of Arts (some disciplines do
not have an individual prefix allocated; check the `Schools, centres and
disciplines' entry later in this section). A discipline is an area of study, eg
history or English. Students can use this list to help them locate the units
for a particular discipline in the unit section of the handbook.
At Monash, unit codes are made up of a three-letter prefix followed by four
numbers. The three-letter prefix identifies the discipline, and the first of
these four numbers refers to the year level of the unit: ie AIS1010 is a
first-year-level Australian Indigenous studies unit, and CJC2010 is a
second-year-level criminal justice and criminology unit.
Prefix | Discipline |
AIA |
Australian Indigenous archaeology |
AIS |
Australian Indigenous studies |
ANY |
Anthropology |
ARY |
Archaeology and ancient history |
ASN |
Asian studies |
AUS |
Australian studies |
BHS |
Behavioural studies |
BME |
Biomedical studies |
CHB |
Bioethics |
CHI |
Chinese |
CJC |
Criminal justice and criminology |
CLA |
Classical studies |
CLS |
Comparative literature and cultural studies |
COG |
Cognitive science |
COM |
Communications (including units taught by HUMCASS and PSI) |
COS |
Comparative cultures |
DFS |
Foundation studies |
DTS |
Drama and theatre studies |
EIU |
English-in-use |
ENH |
English |
EUR |
European studies |
FRN |
French studies |
GES |
Geography and environmental science |
GRN |
German studies |
HPL |
History-politics |
HSY |
History |
INM |
Indonesian |
INS |
Indonesian studies |
INT |
International studies |
ITA |
Italian studies |
JPL |
Japanese |
JPS |
Japanese studies |
JRN |
Journalism |
JWC |
Hebrew and Jewish civilisation |
KOR |
Korean |
KOS |
Korean studies |
LIN |
Linguistics |
LLC |
Languages, cultures and linguistics |
MUS |
Music |
PER |
Performance studies |
PHL |
Philosophy |
PLT |
Politics |
PRL |
Public relations |
PSS |
Psychological studies (previously BHS at the Gippsland campus) |
PSY |
Psychology |
RLT |
Religion and theology |
RSS |
Russian studies |
SCW |
Social and community welfare |
SCY |
Sociology (including units taught by HUMCASS and PSI) |
SLA |
Polish and Slavic studies |
SPN |
Hispanic studies |
UKR |
Ukrainian studies |
VSA |
Visual culture |
WMN |
Women's studies |
WRT |
Writing |
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