Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Course

2552 - Diploma of Tertiary Studies

NOTE: This course has been updated - please refer to the Undergraduate handbook change register for details.

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Arts

Managing faculty	Arts
Abbreviated title	DipTertStuds
CRICOS code	066336G
Total credit points required	48
Standard duration of study (years)	1 year FT, 2 years PT
Study mode and location	On-campus (Berwick, Gippsland, Peninsula)
Contact details	http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/

Description

This course is designed as an alternative entry pathway to university study. The program is particularly suited to students requiring additional learning support in their first year of study. Further information about the course is available online at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/humcass/ugrad/dots.php.

Structure

This course consists of two core units and six level-one units, which will be ideally selected from the student's preferred degree or diploma.

Requirements

Students must complete:

Core units

TSD1611 Understanding university learning
TSD1612 Knowledge and context

Discipline-based units

Students complete six discipline-based units offered by participating faculties, schools and departments. The disciplines included are outlined below. For details of units, students should refer to the relevant courses in the Handbook for their preferred faculty, available via http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad.

Faculty of Arts

Australian Indigenous studies
communications
criminal justice
history-politics
journalism
psychological studies
public relations
social and community welfare
sociology
writing

Faculty of Art and Design

visual arts - studio stream or digital stream

Faculty of Business and Economics

accounting
business law
economics
human resource management
international business
management
marketing

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

chemistry
engineering systems
environmental science
mathematics
physical science

Faculty of Education

physical education
primary teaching

Faculty of Information Technology

applications development and networks
business systems

School of Nursing

nursing practice
health and human behaviour
multicultural nursing

Faculty of Science

Basic:

mathematics
biology
chemistry
environmental science
physical science

Progression to further studies

Students who have successfully completed this course may be eligible to apply to enter a Monash degree and receive some credit for their studies in this diploma.

Award(s)

Diploma of Tertiary Studies