2131 - Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) 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(Journ)/BSc
CRICOS Code	037823M
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.
Minimum grade for progress to further studies	Students cannot undertake an honours program from either single degree until they have satisfied the same requirements detailed under 'Alternative exit/s'.
Contact details	http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/

Description

The importance of science in our society will continue to develop rapidly and will require people with specialised and flexible communication skills able to make science accessible to the general community. There is also an increasing need for scientists to be able to communicate their work and its importance to colleagues in other rapidly diverging fields, as well as to grant-awarding bodies and to the industry and the community in general.

Objectives

This double degree aims to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the practice of science journalism, the role of science and media society, modern multimedia technology appropriate to journalism and science communication.

Structure

Students must complete 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) component and 96 points in the Bachelor of Science component.

Areas of study

Students complete a compulsory major in journalism. The arts minor may be chosen from:

Australian Indigenous studies
communication
community studies
English
history-politics
philosophy
psychological studies
psychology
public relations
social and community welfare
sociology
writing.

For information on the journalism major and arts minors offered, refer to the 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 in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/sci-ug-study-gipps-intro.html.

Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 36 points at third-year level (throughout the duration of the degree).

Arts (journalism) component

Students must complete:

(a.) a journalism major (48 points)

(b.) an arts minor (24 points)

(c.) a further 24 points in 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 (excluding computing) (48 points)

(c.) a science minor (24 points)

(d.) at least one first-year-level unit from the following groups: physical processes, life processes, earth processes (this unit is to be drawn from a different group from those which include the two chosen science discipline sequences above) (6 points)

(e.) additional electives within the Faculty of Science to complete the 96 points required.

Alternative exit(s)

Students cannot graduate from either single degree until they have satisfied the requirements and successfully completed studies to the value of 144 points in the relevant component. Students undertaking this double-degree program are permitted to count up to 48 points of the other faculty's component towards those 144 points. To meet Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) requirements students must also complete at least 36 points at third-year level. To satisfy the science component requirements, students cannot include more than 36 points of level one science units and no less than 24 points of level three science units overall.

Award(s) received on completion ^*

Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)

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.

13 October 2017 19 December 2024