2130 - Bachelor of Arts (Communication) and Bachelor of Science
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
Abbreviated title | BA(Comn)/BSc |
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CRICOS Code | 037822A |
Managing faculty | Arts |
Study location and mode | Off-campus (Gippsland) On-campus (Gippsland) Multi-modal (Gippsland) Students may select limited units from any campus, but should be aware of the teaching location as this may require travel to another campus. Students may also select units offered in off-campus mode. |
Total credit points required | 192 |
Duration (years) | 4 years FT, 8 years PT Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this course. |
Contact details | http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/ |
Description
Objectives
Structure
Students must complete 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) component and 96 points in the Bachelor of Science component.
Areas of study
In addition to the communication major, minors can be taken in;
- Australian studies
- community studies
- English
- history-politics
- journalism
- Australian Indigenous studies
- philosophy
- psychological studies
- psychology
- public relations
- social and community welfare
- sociology
- writing.
For information on arts majors and minors offered, refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.
For details on science disciplines, refer to 'Science areas of study and sequences - Gippsland' in the Faculty of Science section of this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/sci-ug-study-gipps-intro.html.
Requirements
Arts (communications) component
(a.) a communications major (48 points)
(b.) an arts minor (24 points)
(c.) a further 24 points in arts
By combining some of the core arts requirements, students can complete a double major in two different arts disciplines. For details, contact the Faculty of Arts.
Science component
(a.) two 6-point science core units:
- SCI2010 (The practice and application of science), and one of SCI1020 (Introduction to statistical reasoning), STA1010 (Statistical methods for science) or MAT1085 (Mathematics 1B) (12 points)
(b.) a science major sequence (excluding computing) (48 points)
(c.) a science minor sequence (24 points)
(d.) at least one first-year-level unit from the following groups - physical processes, life processes, earth process (this unit is to be drawn from a different group from those which include the two chosen science sequences above) (6 points)
(e.) additional electives within the Faculty of Science to complete the 96 points required.
Progression to further studies
Alternative exit(s)
Award(s) received on completion *
Bachelor of Arts (Communication)
Bachelor of Science
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.