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Monash University Handbook 2010undergrad arts-undergrad Arts Undergraduate Handbook 2010 - Faculty of ArtsArts - Undergraduate studiesFaculty information
Disciplines and areas of study
Course information
Course-related policies and rules
Introduction - Faculty of ArtsThe Faculty of Arts at Monash University is one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic arts faculties in Australia. We deliver arts programs across six campuses: Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Malaysia and South Africa. Our courses are increasingly available via off-campus learning over the internet. Our offerings include the full range of the old and new humanities, from the classics to communications and media studies. Courses offered range from undergraduate diplomas and degrees, faculty certificates, graduate diploma programs through to postgraduate coursework and research degrees. Monash Arts is justly proud of the research capacity of its staff. Lecturers are working at the cutting edge of scholarship in their fields, and they carry their expertise and their enthusiasm into their teaching. The Faculty of Arts is composed of eight schools as well as a number of centres, including:
Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au for more information about arts at Monash.
Essential information for arts undergraduate students - Faculty of ArtsWhere to get help and advice in the facultyThe faculty has administrative offices on the Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland campuses, as well as contact staff on the Sunway and South Africa campuses. Students are encouraged to visit or contact these offices if they require assistance with any matter relating to their studies with the faculty. Contact details and location information for all campuses are listed in the Faculty structure and contacts, or visit www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/undergraduate. Information on course structure, unit choices and an online progression check request facility are available in the 'Course and unit information' section of the Arts faculty website at www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/admin/courseadvising. Students are strongly encouraged to seek advice regarding any problems they experience with studies or workload. The faculty has experienced course progression 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 should 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. Academic Language and Learning Skills UnitThe faculty provides services and resources to those who want to improve their academic learning skills, including the quality of their academic English and approaches to study, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Assistance is offered in such areas as oral communication and presentation, reading, study and exam preparation, effective listening and note-taking in lectures and seminars, analysis, problem-solving and critical thinking, and academic essay, report and thesis writing. Contact detailsTelephone: Caulfield +61 3 9903 1196 or Clayton +61 3 9905 5069, or visit the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lls/. Faculty mentoring and adviceTo 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. Contact detailsTelephone: +61 3 9905 9789 or email TASP@arts.monash.edu.au. University support servicesThe university offers a wide variety of support services for students. For a comprehensive list of these services refer to other Monash publications at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/.
Disciplines - Faculty of ArtsUnit codes - areas of study (prefix list)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 and centres' entry in this section of the handbook). A discipline is an area of study, eg history or English. This list will help 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 CRI2010 is a second-year-level criminology unit. Occasional reference is made to desirable or prerequisite studies in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) - those students who did not study the VCE should seek advice about unit choice for students with qualifications other than the VCE. Below is a list of disciplines and their unit code prefixes. Prefix Discipline
Units from other faculties recognised as arts unitsPsychologyIn addition to their arts discipline major and minor and other Arts requirements, students undertaking some Arts courses can study another major in a non-arts discipline. If students wish to undertake the 60 point APAC accredited major in psychology in addition to counting 48 points towards a non-arts major they will be permitted to count the additional 12 points as the further 12 points in arts units. For further information, see the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences section of this handbook, or contact psychology.enquiries@med.monash.edu.au; telephone: Caulfield +61 3 9903 2691; Clayton +61 3 9905 3968; Gippsland +61 3 9902 6415. Visual CultureVisual Culture is offered by the Faculty of Art & Design with a number of units being taught by the Faculty of Arts. Students may complete single units, a major or minor in Visual Culture towards the core Arts component of their Bachelor of Arts degree or associated double degrees. Honours is also available. For information on the units required for a major, minor or honours in visual culture, refer to the 'Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/study-areas. For further information, see the Department of Theory of Art and Design, Faculty of Art and Design section of this handbook; or email theory@artdes.monash.edu.au; Telephone +61 3 9903 1857; visit http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/theory/. Units available to arts students from other faculties as non-arts unitsIn addition to their arts discipline major and minor and other Arts requirements, students undertaking some Arts courses can study another major in a non-arts discipline. The faculties offering disciplines and units that are of interest to arts students include Art and Design, Business and Economics, Information Technology, Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences and Science. Students should refer to individual faculty sections in this handbook to obtain detailed information on the choices available and consult with the faculty that owns particular units regarding unit prerequisites or quotas. The Faculty of Arts offers double-degree programs with most other faculties of the university. These degrees are of particular interest to students who wish to pursue disciplines from different faculties. Faculties requiring permissionFaculty of Art and DesignStudents wishing to undertake units from the Faculty of Art and Design must obtain written approval before enrolling in units. Students are encouraged to consider a specialisation in the area of Theory of Art and Design by choosing units with a TAD code. For contact details, see the Faculty of Art and Design entry in this handbook, or visit http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/. Faculties not requiring permissionArts students can take units from the following faculties without requesting any special permission from the teaching faculty (note that students must still meet any stated prerequisites or corequisites). Students wishing to take units from faculties other than these must obtain written permission before enrolling. Faculty of Business and EconomicsArts students can take units from the Faculty of Business and Economics from the discipline areas of accounting, business law and taxation, econometrics and business statistics, economics, finance, management and marketing. Students wishing to take econometrics or accounting and finance units must have achieved the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) ENTER (or equivalent) score necessary to gain admission to a Business and Economics degree, as well as be able to satisfy the stated mathematics prerequisites for the relevant units. For contact details, see the Faculty of Business and Economics entry in this handbook or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/. Faculty of Information TechnologyArts students can take first-year information technology units without requesting special permission from the Faculty of Information Technology. However, the Faculty of Information Technology advises that all students seek course advice from the faculty as to the suitability of certain units of study. For some computer science units, it is highly recommended that students have studied VCE Mathematical Methods (or equivalent) at Year 12 level. For contact details, see the Faculty of Information and Technology entry in this handbook or visit http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/. Faculty of ScienceThe Faculty of Science offers a wide range of units in disciplines of interest to arts students. Disciplines offered by the Faculty of Science that may be taken without special permission include astronomy, atmospheric science, biological sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, mathematics and statistics, and physics. For contact details, see the Faculty of Science entry in this handbook or visit http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/.
Definition of major and minor - Faculty of ArtsWhile course regulations specify the basic structure of any major or minor in the Faculty of Arts, different schools and centres may have specific requirements for their own discipline, such as the completion of a core (compulsory) unit. Students neet to be familiar with the major and minor requirements below and in addition check individual discipline requirements in the 'Areas of study' section of the Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-ug-byfaculty-arts.html. MajorA major is three years of study in a single discipline, totaling 48 points. The major consists of: (a.) a first year level sequence (12 points) (b.) and one of the following: (i.) 12 points of second year level studies (normally two units) and 24 points of third-year level studies (normally four units) (ii.) 18 points of second-year level studies (normallythree units) and 18 points of third-year level studies (normally three units). MinorA minor is units in a single discipline totaling 24 points including no more than 12 points at first year level. Normally students complete a first-year sequence (12 points), followed by at least 12 points (normally two 6 point units) of study at second year level. NOTE: It is possible to study all units towards the minor at an advanced level. Where schools only offer a minor in this form, this will be indicated under the relevant area of study in the 'Areas of study' section of the Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-ug-byfaculty-arts.html. Courses offered in 2010 - Faculty of ArtsNOTE: The course details provided in the entries below are for those students who began their studies in 2010 - students who commenced their studies prior to this date should consult the Handbook edition for the year in which they started their course. Archived Handbooks are available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks. Undergraduate diplomas
Associate degree
Single degrees
Double degrees
Honours degrees
Courses with no further intakeEnrolled students should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the following courses:
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