Monash University

Areas of study by faculty: Arts

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Anthropology is the comparative study of different ways of life - it seeks an 'insider' perspective on alternative ways of being in the world. To interpret human behaviour, anthropologists ask questions not just about what people do, but about why they do it, what they mean by it, what motivates them to do it and what people value in diverse societies and cultures. Anthropologists are playing an increasingly important role in the modern world: wherever human diversity is an issue, anthropologists are called upon to provide their expertise. In fields as diverse as journalism, climate change, mining, dispute-resolution and peace-building, social policy, indigenous issues, development aid and emergency assistance, anthropologists are called upon to contribute their specialised knowledge and understanding.

Anthropologists generally gain this knowledge and understanding experientially, by immersing themselves in the lives of others. They usually select and approach a group of people following a distinct way of life with a collective identity of some kind, often based on religious, political, social or economic factors. Using a method known as fieldwork, anthropologists observe the lives of others by living with them, sharing in their experiences, and discussing their perspectives to gain a detailed understanding of their cultural world. The social contexts in which anthropologists conduct fieldwork are extremely varied, but what anthropologists share is a commitment to exploring and understanding different ways of life and diverse cultural perspectives, so as to illuminate these for others.

Anthropology thus enables us to develop an understanding of cultural difference, but it also helps us reflect on our own cultural world from an altered perspective. Students are encouraged to recognise the assumptions underlying their own cultural orientation, as well to understand alternative ways of seeing the world from perspectives that may differ radically from their own. This reflection is a two-way process: anthropology can make the strange seem familiar, but it also makes the familiar seem strange, as it challenges our taken-for-granted assumptions about the way the world works.

Anthropology's comparative approach to understanding human kind is becoming increasingly important. In recent times, there has been a growth of major social and political movements throughout the world in which people are stressing their sense of community, shared identity and assertions of difference on the basis of factors, such as religion, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, or status as indigenous peoples, which often cut across national boundaries. At the same time, many people are expressing concern over equity and social justice issues, environmental degradation and climate change. Anthropology is a vital discipline, because of its emphasis on the significance of cultural difference to any understanding of these diverse expressions of humanity.

Anthropology also has practical application. Anthropological knowledge, theories, concepts and methods can be applied to real-world problems, such as understanding poverty and development issues, or transformational change and its social and cultural impacts. Anthropologists are increasingly employed in the corporate world for their cross-cultural understanding of symbols and meanings that drive consumer behaviour; and in the development sector, where they work for government, non-government and multilateral aid agencies, as consultants, practitioners and evaluators of aid projects. They are also employed in the media and in a range of research and teaching roles.

The following are some areas of study that are central to socio-cultural anthropology:

  • Knowledge across cultures: What can we know of others? How can we know it?
  • Cross-cultural approaches to religion: What is shared and what is unique in religious experience around the world?
  • Political anthropology: How do forms of power and conflict differ cross-culturally?
  • Visual anthropology: What are the ethics and aesthetics of depicting other peoples?
  • Ethnography: Can we describe, interpret and explain other distinct ways of life?
  • Theories of culture: Can we make sense of culture and explain cultural difference?
  • Fieldwork: What methods allow us to know other peoples? How/do they work?

Because the field of anthropological inquiry ranges over many areas, the teaching program provides a core of units that focus on key sub-fields and also topical units that study contemporary issues from a cross-cultural anthropological perspective.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in anthropology must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1254 Culture, power and difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity
  • ATS1255 Culture, power and globalisation

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in anthropology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the focus and topic units listed below, including at least one focus unit (see List A). These units should be studied at second -year level.
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of two focus units (see List A) and up to four topic units (see List B). A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
List A: Focus units

As the field of anthropological inquiry ranges over many areas, each of these units focuses on a key sub-field of the discipline that students are encouraged to explore.

List B: Topic units

These units deal with a range of contemporary topics and issues that are studied from a cross-cultural anthropological perspective.

  • ATS2359/ATS3359 Hearing the country: Studies in Indigenous Australian ethnoecology
  • ATS2374/ATS3374 Witchcraft in the modern world
  • ATS2375/ATS3375 Society and culture of Indonesia
  • ATS2378/ATS3378 Development and the third world
  • ATS2384/ATS3384 Women in Asia: Gender, tradition and modernity
  • ATS2621/ATS3621 Islam in the Malay world
  • ATS2625/ATS3625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging
  • ATS2627/ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture (Malaysia and South Africa only)
  • ATS2629/ATS3629 Faith in the future: Religion and spirituality in a globalising world
  • ATS2634/ATS3634 Global indigeneity
  • ATS2746 Understanding prejudice and discrimination
  • MON2003/MON3001 Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities
Elective units

These units from other academic programs are approved as electives, because they complement and augment units offered in the anthropology program.

No electives may be studied in a minor. A maximum of 12 points of electives may be studied in a major.

Note: some of these electives may require permission from schools as students may not have completed first-year sequences in the appropriate disciplines

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, and two compulsory coursework units.

The thesis topic is chosen in consultation with the anthropology honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis units

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4923 PSI honours thesis (full-time candidates)
  • ATS4925 PSI honours thesis A and ATS4926 PSI honours thesis B (part-time candidates)

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Anthropology is the discipline within the University that is concerned with the study of specific cultures and their social organisation. All anthropology staff have intensive research experience in other societies and their cultures and bring to the units offered, whether they are about 'others' or 'ourselves', a distinctly anthropological perspective, an understanding of, and respect for, cultural difference. The ethnographic expertise of the staff ranges through indigenous Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific to the study of minority communities and their cultures in Australia, incorporating a range of theoretical perspectives.

Research seminars are an important part of the graduate experience. Students are involved in seminars within the disciplines and the school to help them develop a range of research skills, receive feedback on their work, and share and learn with others in the intellectual community of the school. They are encouraged to organise and attend conferences, summer schools and enrichment programs, and to publish and present their work in a variety of forums.

Previous students of the school who have completed graduate degrees have won scholarships for study, travel and further research. Many have had the opportunity to conduct and speak about their research across Australia and around the world. All our postgraduate programs aim to provide students with a broad range of research skills and equip them for careers in social research, government, industry and the public service.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including:

plus three additional units chosen from the following and selected in accordance with the student's research project:

  • APG4258 Theorising culture
  • APG4259 Into the field: The theory and practice of ethnography
  • APG4378 The Third World
  • APG4381 Asia and the West
  • APG4702 Culture and conflict in Indonesia
  • APG4704 Special subject
Course coordinator

Dr Matt Tomlinson

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This course provides students who already have an honours degree in anthropology or other related disciplines with the opportunity to expand, update and deepen their knowledge and understanding. Students may choose such a program for various reasons, including the desire to pursue their own intellectual interests, gain more specialised and detailed understanding of a particular area, acquire technical and applied skills and knowledge, or prepare themselves for a PhD and a career in research and teaching.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5259 Into the field: The theory and practice of ethnography
  • APG5379 Violences
  • APG5600 Advanced research methods in social and political sciences
  • APG5711 Special subject

Alternative units may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Matt Tomlinson

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Research supervision is available in areas including language teaching and assessment, second language acquisition (including language learning and information communications technology), intercultural interaction, sociolinguistics and language planning.

For further information on courses, contact the school.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points, including two core units and two elective units.

Core units

  • APG4386 Asian studies research project part 1
  • APG4635 Research methodology for applied linguistics

Elective units

  • two units as approved by the course coordinator, usually applied Japanese linguistics or linguistics units
Course coordinator

Assoc Prof Helen Marriott

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Units

Students normally complete two level five units in applied Japanese linguistics.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Helen Marriott

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy

*By research


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Postgraduate applied linguistics is only available via off-campus learning mode, therefore international students may only undertake this discipline in one of the relevant courses if studying outside of Australia.

Description

The courses relevant to this area of study deal with applications of linguistics to professional and social contexts in which language plays a crucial role. They are particularly suited to teachers of English as a mother tongue, English as a second or foreign language and languages other than English, generalist primary school teachers, and those concerned with multicultural and language policies. Areas covered include the application of linguistics to the professional and social contexts in which language plays a crucial role, as well as other applications of linguistics such as in the media, business and industry.

See also the arts postgraduate areas of study entry for linguistics at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/aos/applied-linguistics/.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 0010 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics
  • 3769 Master of Applied Linguistics
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

*By research


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

In today's information society, we are constantly exposed to 'research findings'. Each day when we read the newspapers or listen to the television news we are told 'Research shows that ...', or 'According to a recent study ...', or 'Studies generally agree that ...'. It is essential to have a certain degree of 'research literacy' to understand the flood of 'facts' we are exposed to on a daily basis. Research now also plays a vital role in the shaping of community and governmental policies.

Postgraduate study in applied social research aims to provide an understanding of the particular strengths and weaknesses of various research approaches and methodologies so as to make a critical and informed assessment of research findings. Applied social research is the application of the analytical tools of the social sciences to the social, political and economic policy issues in today's society. In this way, applied social research aims to develop a practical understanding of the design process, execution, and evaluation of social research projects which focus on immediate problems and their resolution.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By Research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Archaeology and ancient history is the study and reconstruction of past societies and their evolution. This major considers material culture (art, architecture, ceramics, objects of daily use) together with social structure, religious beliefs and cultural philosophy. The study of ancient literature and documentary evidence is stressed. The focus is on the study of the cultures of Egypt, Minoan Crete, Mycenaean Greece and Classical Greece, the Estruscans and Rome. Other cultures encountered are Assyria, Babylon, Persia and the early city-states of the Near East.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in archaeology and ancient history must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in archaeology and ancient history must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the List A units below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of four units from List A. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

List A

List B

Students can include a maximum of 12 points of the following units towards their major:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the archaeology and ancient history honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis units

Students complete one of the following two options:

  • ATS4003 SOPHIS honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4004 SOPHIS honours thesis A (12 points)and ATS4005 SOPHIS honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete:

plus one of the following units:

  • ATS4256 Predynastic and early dynastic Egypt
  • ATS4345 Research methods in classical antiquity

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Offered by the Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History

Description

The principal aim of the Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History is to expand students' engagement, through detailed research, with the culture and history of key civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, especially Egypt. It encourages students to explore and consider the various means by which the ancient past can be approached through a combination of textual sources and material culture, and the ways in which it is both constructed and deconstructed.

The centre offers the only program in Victoria and one of only two in Australia that provides supervision of research degrees in Egyptology, especially Egyptian archaeology from the Predynastic to early Christian Period. It also offers supervision in aspects of the classical world, the Near East and regions extending to the Indian sub-continent.

Postgraduate study can be undertaken by research or a combination of research and coursework. Students are supported by a process of induction, training in methodology and theoretical approaches, and supervised project design. Regular seminars are held by staff, students and visiting academics. All postgraduate students are given the opportunity to participate in fieldwork in Egypt on one of the centre's various projects.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Only selected units are available at each campus, check the unit entries for campus offerings.

Description

Academic and Professional Development is a suite of elective undergraduate units (for credit) which offer strategies for successful learning, communication and professional life. Professional people need to be powerful and effective communicators and thinkers. They need the ability to formulate and demonstrate clear, well-organised ideas in writing, speaking and all modes of presentation. Critical thinking underpins all these activities and is highly valued by employers.

Through the cultivation of academic techniques of writing and research, critical thinking and use of language as well as career planning and development, these Academic and Professional Development units advance your intellectual development within and beyond the university. The units are offered by the Arts Academic Language and Learning Unit (AALLU) (http://arts.monash.edu.au/aallu/) and associated staff from other departments and units. They are available as electives for all students, international and domestic, across all faculties, majors and disciplines. Check with your faculty, or course administrators to find out if these electives can be added to your program.

Units

Fist year level

  • ATS1297 Academic Writing
  • ATS1298 Professional Writing
  • ATS1340 Words work: Academic skills/English for academic purposes

Second and third year level


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton
CoordinatorDr. Joel Atkinson

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Asian studies enables students to study specific issues across a range of Asian countries, cultures and societies and provides a broad comparative perspective across these areas of study. The interdisciplinary major is available to all students and has a particular relevance for those studying an Asian language.

The major in Asian studies draws on units not only in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, but also on units offered by most other schools. The units may be:

  • broadly Asian-focused
  • related exclusively to an individual country or region such as China, Japan, Korea or Southeast Asia
  • focused on a specific issue in a discipline such as history, politics, theatre studies, anthropology or English (provided the unit has a strong Asian component or otherwise allows for a marked Asian focus in a significant part of the unit).

Units

First-year level units

Students studying a sequence in Asian studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1318 Understanding Asia 1: Foundations
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations
  • ATS1327 Understanding contemporary Japan

For the purposes of a minor or major a first-year sequence in Asian studies can be replaced by a first-year sequence in any Asian language or a combination of any Asian language unit and one first-year level Asian studies unit.

Second/Third-year level units

Students studying a minor or major in Asian studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third-year level.

Units include:

Note: non-arts units are prohibited for students fulfilling a core arts requirement, for example, non-arts units cannot count towards the 96-point arts core necessary to qualify for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two compulsory coursework units.

The thesis topic is chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis units

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL honours thesis part 1 (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL honours thesis part 2 (12 points)

Coursework units

Students must complete the following two units:

  • ATS4653 LCL honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL special reading unit 1 (honours) (12 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Asian studies comprises the interdisciplinary study of the region referred to as 'Asia'. Asia is usually regarded as starting to the west of Pakistan and extending to the western rim of the Pacific, including those countries in south, south-east and east Asia. The region contains two-thirds of the world's population and many hundreds of distinct cultures and languages. It is home to the world's two largest countries in terms of population and to the world's biggest democracy. It embraces some of the world's most sophisticated and developed economies, and some of the world's most impoverished and least developed countries.

East Asia in particular has been the engine for global economic growth over the last two decades of the 20th century. Many of the region's political, strategic and diplomatic issues have dominated world attention at the beginning of the 21st century. Research on Asia is undertaken across a wide range of disciplines at Monash. Much of it is interdisciplinary and relates to aspects of society, language and culture, politics, government, economics, industrial relations, business, health and nutrition, education and law. Accordingly, supervision of research student candidature is available in a wide range of fields.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points of level four units, including two 12-point core units, a 12-point research project and one of the following options:

(a.) a language sequence totalling 12 points

(b.) 12 points of electives selected from those offered at level four as part of the Asian studies program in the schedule of units available from the postgraduate coordinator in the Monash Asia Institute.

Students undertaking a 12-point coursework unit plus a 6-point language unit in the same semester will be considered full-time. To complete the program in one year, this option requires that two 12-point units and the other 6-point language unit be taken in the other semester. Students are advised to discuss this issue with the course coordinator when enrolling.

The selection of units and a research topic must be approved by the course coordinator. Normally each student's program will emphasise the following:

  • one disciplinary aspect of Asia or Australian-Asian relations
  • one region (for example East, South or Southeast Asia or a country which is related to their language studies).

An Asian language sequence is compulsory for students without any Asian language background. Applications for exemption without credit from language studies will be considered in special circumstances, and whenever previous Asian language studies have been completed within a university degree or the student is a native speaker of an Asian language. Students exempted will choose an additional 12 points of level-four electives to obtain the required number of credit points for their degree.

Core units

  • APG4382 Contemporary issues in Asia
  • APG4384 Research project in Asian studies
  • APG4385 Investigating other societies: Area studies in global perspective
Course coordinator

Professor Marika Vicziany

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis on Asia. The coursework component is designed to encourage interdisciplinary perspectives to broaden and deepen the understanding of Asia and Australia-Asia relations, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Units

  • APG5382 Contemporary issues in Asia
  • AST5020 Investigating Asia

Course coordinator

Professor Ross Mouer

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 3084 Master of Asian Studies
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byMonash Indigenous Centre
School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Clayton

Offered by the Monash Indigenous Centre, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

The Monash Indigenous Centre (MIC) offers units that aim to encourage students to understand the past and contemporary experiences of Australian Indigenous peoples. Students will acquire a general knowledge of many different aspects of Australian Indigenous cultures and of how these cultures have undergone change and adaptation. Such understanding will require students to construct critical arguments and analyse topics studied in their historical and contemporary contexts. Units in Australian Indigenous studies aim to assist students to develop a good knowledge base about key issues in Indigenous societies, including the ongoing relationship between Indigenous and settler Australians, points of contestation and how this has shaped the position of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in contemporary society, and understanding Indigenous relationships to each other and to the land.

Units offered by Australian Indigenous studies take an interdisciplinary approach to the contemporary experiences of Australian Aborigines by including the study of kinship and political systems in urban and remote societies, and the contrasts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies.

MIC offers a first-year sequence and later-year units and students do not necessarily have to chose an Australian Indigenous studies unit at first year to make up a minor or major sequence in Australian Indigenous studies. The first-year sequence is jointly offered by MIC and anthropology.

Teaching in the centre includes lectures and small tutorial and seminar groups, which encourage debate and inquiry. Presentations, written summaries and essays incorporate reflective, analytical and oral skills specific to Indigenous studies as well as to the arts degree. A number of Arts faculty units offered in anthropology, Australian studies, Indigenous archaeology, geography, history, politics, linguistics, environmental science, sociology, visual culture and women's and gender studies complement units offered in Indigenous studies.

Honours can be undertaken in Australian Indigenous studies and combined honours may also be taken with other disciplines provided that all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to the approval of the honours coordinators or heads of the relevant schools.

The academic staff includes Professor Lynette Russell (MIC Director), Dr Barry Judd, Dr Stephen Pritchard, Dr Karen Hughes, Dr Jane Lydon and Deputy Director Assoc. Professor John Bradley. A major aim of the centre is to provide excellent and culturally appropriate undergraduate, honours and postgraduate courses.

Gippsland and off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Australian Indigenous studies at Gippsland is an interdisciplinary major offering a range of units that are designed to introduce students to the historical, social and political aspects of Australian Indigenous society. The major will provide an understanding of the relationships between Indigenous Australians and the dominant society as well as developing students with a sound knowledge and sensitivity to work within Aboriginal communities.

The study program consists of units covering topics such as Australian Indigenous societies, issues in Aboriginal education, art, literature, politics, human rights, and Indigenous women and international issues.

Units

Clayton

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Australian Indigenous studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1249 Aborigines and white Australia: Colonial encounters
  • ATS1250 Aboriginal peoples, gender, and the colonial frontier
  • ATS1254 Culture, power, difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity

At Clayton, it is also possible (with approval) to count a first-year sequence in anthropology, history (with an Australian focus) or sociology as the first part of the major sequence. TheMonash Indigenous Centre (MIC) enrolment advisers must approve this type of enrolment.

Students who have been enrolled prior to 2000 will need to seek enrolment advice from CAIS if they wish to proceed towards a major or minor sequence in Australian Indigenous studies.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Australian Indigenous studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2353/ATS3353 Social justice and Indigenous Australians
  • ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
  • ATS2355/ATS3355 Power, knowledge, Aborigines: between representation and reality
  • ATS2356/ATS3356 Indigenous legal issues
  • ATS2357/ATS3357 Australian Aboriginal women
  • ATS2358/ATS3358 Contesting laws: Culture, colonialism and land
  • ATS2359/ATS3359 Hearing the country: Studies in Indigenous Australian ethnoecology
  • ATS2360/ATS3360 Indigenous heritage in the contemporary world
  • ATS2361/ATS3361 Museums and galleries: Popular expressions of Indigenous cultures
  • ATS2362/ATS3362 Aliens and natives: Reading science fiction through colonialism
  • ATS2363/ATS3363 Aborigines: Sport, race and gender
  • ATS2543/ATS3543 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
  • ATS2544/ATS3544 Archaeological field and laboratory method
  • ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
  • ATS2677/ATS3677 Aboriginal languages of Australia
  • ATS2740/ATS3740 Australian art: 1880s to the present
  • ATS2741/ATS3741 Colonial/Postcolonial: Australian art and film
  • ATS2889/ATS3889 Indigenous knowledge in cross-cultural praxis: Aboriginal community field unit
  • ATS3852 Sociological research

Gippsland and off-campus

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Australian Indigenous studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1251 Introduction to Indigenous Australian studies
  • ATS1252 Issues in Aboriginal education

Students who have been enrolled prior to 2000 will need to seek enrolment advice from CAIS if they wish to proceed towards a major or minor sequence in Australian Indigenous studies.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Australian Indigenous studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4040 Associate Degree in Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byMonash Indigenous Centre
School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Australian Indigenous studies honours coordinator.

Units

Clayton

Offered by the Monash Indigenous Centre, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4370 JAIS Honours thesis (24 points)

OR

  • ATS4371 JAIS Honours thesis A (12points)
  • ATS4372 JAIS Honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete two units as follows:

Compulsory unit:

  • ATS4375 JAIS Honours research seminar

And one of the following units:

  • ATS4373 JAIS Honours professional project
  • ATS4374 JAIS Honours specialist seminar

Gippsland, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4685 Protocols and power in Indigenous studies
  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byMonash Indigenous Centre
School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Offered by the Monash Indigenous Centre

The Monash Indigenous Centre (MIC) has been offering Indigenous studies at the undergraduate level since 1978, and runs a successful honours program. The Centre now offers research programs at the masters and doctoral level. Areas of research include Indigenous education, the history of colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal rock music, Indigenous performance, racism and sport, and public policy.

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

The School of Applied Media and Social Sciences (SAMSS) offers Indigenous Studies at undergraduate, honours, postgraduate diploma and doctoral level. Studies can be taken through both on-campus and off-campus study. Areas of research include politics, public policy, racism, education, art, literature and history.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the Monash Indigenous Centre (Clayton)

Students complete 48 points comprising the following:

  • ATS4259 Into the field: The theory and practice of ethnography
  • ATS4680 Theories and research methodologies in Australian Indigenous studies
  • ATS4683 Interrogating race and power in Australian Indigenous studies
Course coordinator

Dr John Bradley

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences (Gippsland)

Students complete 48 points comprising the following:

  • ATS4685 Protocols and power in Australian Indigenous studies
  • ATS4805 SAMMS honours dissertation Part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMMS honours dissertation Part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMMS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Andrew Gunstone

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Units

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This course is intended for students with a strong interest in research who wish to give their study a clear Australian focus. The degree familiarises students with the major theoretical areas in Australian art and with a significant area of Australian art history through their research. The research emphasis can cover areas of painting, sculpture, architecture, urbanism and urban imagery, photography, performance and art in multimedia, film or television.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth-year level from:

  • APG5279 Historical film theory and criticism
  • APG5280 Contemporary film theory and criticism
  • APG5693 Visual culture internship
  • APG5694 Australian postmodernism
  • VAM5010 Visual culture and its theories
  • VAM5021 Beyond the museum: Institutions and insurrections

Course coordinator

Dr Leigh Astbury

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byNational Centre for Australian Studies
School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Peninsula

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. There are only selected units offered at Caulfield and Peninsula campuses so students will need to travel to Clayton to complete a major.

Description

The interdisciplinary nature of Australian studies provides students the opportunity to undertake units from a range of disciplines within the school, enabling them to develop a broad understanding of Australian cultures, lifestyles and societies.

Units

Clayton and Caulfield

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Australian studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1250 Aboriginal peoples, gender, and the colonial frontier
  • ATS1256 Out of empire
  • ATS1257 Democracy and nation
  • ATS1258 Cultural tourism
  • ATS1259 Australian idol: Exploring contemporary Australia
  • ATS1260 Sport and society in Australia
  • ATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management
  • ATS1353 Australian politics and government
  • ATS1365 Introduction to sociology I
  • ATS1366 Introduction to sociology II
  • ATS1920 Study Australia: Learning about the country and learning study skills
  • VSA1010 Contemporary visual culture

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Australian studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2340/ATS3340 Introduction to peace and security studies
  • ATS2353/ATS3353 Social justice and Indigenous Australians
  • ATS2354/ATS3354 Racism and prejudice
  • ATS2357/ATS3357 Australian Aboriginal women
  • ATS2359/ATS3359 Hearing the country: Studies in Indigenous Australian ethnoecology
  • ATS2363/ATS3363 Aborigines: Sport, race and gender
  • ATS2385/ATS3385 ANZAC legends: Australians at war
  • ATS2386/ATS3386 Broken earth: Journeys through the Australian landscape
  • ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in two world wars (Prato)
  • ATS2388/ATS3388 Gallipoli journey: ANZAC and the Ottomans (overseas)
  • ATS2389/ATS3389 Gallipoli's shadow: Australia at war (Prato)
  • ATS2390/ATS3390 Anzac journey: Gallipoli and the Ottomans (overseas)
  • ATS2391/ATS3391 A world of sport: Cultures, communities and communication
  • ATS2392/ATS3392 Home and away: The management and development of the Australian and international tourism industry
  • ATS2393/ATS3393 Australian sports writing
  • ATS2395/ATS3395 Australia in a globalising world
  • ATS2396/ATS3396 Where do you get it? Consumerism in Australia
  • ATS2510/ATS3510 Gender and authority in Australian literature
  • ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
  • ATS2587/ATS3587 Twentieth century Australia: From Anzac to apology
  • ATS2707/ATS3707 Australia and the world
  • ATS2889/ATS3889 Indigenous knowledge in cross-cultural praxis: Aboriginal community field unit
  • ATS3898 Special topics in sustainability
  • ECC2830 Industrial organisation in Australia*

* This unit cannot be included in an arts double degree course. Further, non-arts units are prohibited for students fulfilling a core arts requirement, for example, non-arts units cannot count towards the 96-point arts core necessary to qualify for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Gippsland

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Australian studies must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1277 Media studies
  • ATS1251 Introducation to Australian Indigenous studies

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a in Australian studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below

Units include:

Peninsula

The following unit is available:

  • ATS2391/ATS3391 A world of sport: Culture, communities and communication

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byNational Centre for Australian Studies
School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Australian studies aims to investigate and analyse Australian society, culture and politics in order to support greater understanding of Australia both locally and internationally. Australian studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary subject area which provides insight into the modern world by applying historical perspectives to contemporary issues.

The National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS) plays a key role in the development of teaching and research in Australian studies both nationally and internationally. NCAS offers innovative undergraduate courses and postgraduate programs taught by staff actively engaged in research projects, public programs and international collaboration. The research interests of staff range from politics and trade union history to youth and Indigenous tourism; from publishing to media studies; from the history of advertising to diasporic Asian identities and culture. Masters and doctoral supervision is available from staff publishing in these and other areas.

NCAS also offers internationally recognised vocationally-oriented tuition in communications and media studies, tourism, and publishing and editing. NCAS staff have expertise in applying interactive, multimedia technologies to teaching and have produced a range of multimedia resources in Australian studies. Teaching and research supervision at NCAS is informed by a commitment to the internationalisation of Australian studies.

NCAS welcomes the interest of international students and visitors in its programs.

Units

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies, within the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

This program is designed to give students the opportunity to pursue the study of Australian society and culture at an advanced level. Building on a basis provided by relevant interdisciplinary courses, students go on to develop and complete an appropriate research thesis.

Units

  • APG5391 Exploring Australia: Diverse people, diverse lives
  • APG5396 Researching and writing Australia
Course coordinator

To be advised

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • From 2005 the 'behavioural studies programs' offered at Gippsland campus and via off-campus learning were renamed 'psychological studies' - Gippsland students should refer to the psychological studies entry in this section of the Handbook.

Description

Behavioural studies is a field that is concerned with an exploration of human behaviour in the rapidly changing, and challenging environments of the 21st century. The major draws on historical and emerging insights from sociological, cultural, philosophical, biological and psychological explanations of human behaviours. Behavioural studies promotes a multi-disciplinary orientation to the study of a range of issues including the following: the relationships between the individual and the social; human relationships; theories of personality, identity, self and others; explanations of criminal behaviours; individual development across the life course; conflict and difference; health and wellbeing; behaviour change; and the self in digital environments.

The discipline offers an undergraduate program (minor and major) at the Clayton and Caulfield campuses and an honours program at the Caulfield campus.

A major in behavioural studies can play a vital part in preparing students for employment in most areas that involve the understanding, management and direction of human behaviours and relations, particularly in private and public sector areas such as the human services field, management, marketing, communications and media. It can also provide a basis for further studies in social work, education, mind and society, counselling and law.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in behavioural studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1261 Understanding human behaviour
  • ATS1262 Introduction to social behaviour

For the purposes of a major or minor in behavioural studies the following first-year level combinations may also be counted as a first-year level sequence in behavioural studies:

Note: students are not permitted to study both ATS1261/ATS1262 and PSY1011/PSY1022.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in behavioural studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including the compulsory unit. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory unit

(or prior to 2011 ATS2397/ATS3397 Researching behaviour: Principles and practice)

*This unit is also a compulsory unit for sociology. Students doing minors/majors in both behavioural studies and sociology would need to choose another unit to make up credit points for both. A unit cannot be counted twice towards different minors/majors.

Elective units

Further elective units

Students completing a major in behavioural studies can also undertake a maximum of 12 points of the following units:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the behavioural studies honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis units

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4923 PSI honours thesis (full-time candidates)
  • ATS4925 PSI honours thesis A and ATS4926 PSI honours thesis B (part-time candidates)

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

  • ATS4924 PSI Honours research methodology
  • any 12 point, fourth year level unit offered in the School of Political and Social Inquiry.

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Behavioural studies is concerned with a multidisciplinary (sociological, psychological and biological) examination of human behaviour and is also interested in exploring diverse interpretations of the nature and character of human development, personality, identity and relationships. This interest in behaviour has wide and varied applications into areas such as work and workplace relationships and identities, education, criminology, youth studies and services, intercultural communication and understanding, and medical and therapeutic contexts.

Staff are able to provide research candidates with supervision in a range of areas, theoretical orientations and methodological perspectives and are dedicated to promoting research which is theoretically informed as well as grounded in rigorous empirical research.

The school can offer research supervision in the following areas:

  • critical sociologies of terrorism
  • digital identities and behaviours
  • dissociative disorders
  • Foucault and governmentality studies
  • globalisation and postmodernity
  • health psychology
  • impacts of terrorism on business
  • migration and cross-cultural comparison studies.
  • psycho-dermatology
  • psychology of medical treatment compliance
  • quality of life and disability studies
  • social networks and virtual worlds
  • terrorism and popular culture
  • trauma reactions
  • theories and studies of self and identity
  • youth studies.
  • Zizek studies.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byCentre for Human Bioethics
Campus(es)Clayton
CoordinatorDr Michael Selgelid

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • A minor only is offered.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

The growth of scientific knowledge and technical ability in medicine, genetics and the biological sciences has led to a number of ethical problems which perplex all of us, but especially those in the health care field. Is genetic enhancement of humans ethically justified? Is it unethical to select embryos for implantation on the basis of sex? Should research designed to find 'gay genes' be conducted given that the results of such work might be used against homosexual people? Is human embryonic stem cell research justified by the prospect it offers of alleviating some of the most debilitating diseases? Should we proceed with research trying to clone people? Does the fact that we can prolong the life of a patient in a permanent vegetative state mean that we should do so? Bioethics studies conducted by the Centre for Human Bioethics attempts to develop ethical thinking so as to keep pace with advances in biomedical technology, anticipate future developments and assess what might be done if and when these anticipated developments become a reality.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in bioethics must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1263 Bioethics: Current controversies
  • ATS1264 Bioethics: Biotechnology, justice and the law
  • ATS1371 Philosophy: Introduction A (Life, death, and morality)

Second/Third- year level

Students studying a minor in bioethics must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below, including the compulsory unit.

Compulsory units

Elective units

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byCentre for Human Bioethics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • + The seminars for most of the on-campus units will be taught in the City in 2012. + Most units are also available via off-campus learning. + International students may only undertake this discipline via off-campus learning in one of the relevant courses if studying outside of Australia.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

The growth of scientific knowledge and technical ability in medicine, genetics and the biological sciences has led to a number of ethical dilemmas which perplex all of us, but especially those in the health care field. Does the fact that we can prolong the life of a patient in a permanent vegetative state mean that we should do so? Is destructive embryo experimentation justified by the prospect it offers of alleviating infertility? Should research designed to find 'gay genes' be conducted given that the results of such work might be used against homosexual people? Should we proceed with research trying to clone people? These and many other questions raise complex ethical and legal issues. The study, discussion and teaching of these issues has come to be known as bioethics - a field generally defined as covering the ethical issues raised by medicine, genetics and the biomedical sciences.

The Centre for Human Bioethics has academic strengths in the areas of:

  • ethical issues in patient care, especially involving autonomy and confidentiality
  • the ethics of clinician accountability
  • ethics and infectious disease
  • medical end-of-life decisions
  • biosecurity and bioterrorism
  • moral psychology and moral development
  • reproductive ethics
  • surveillance ethics
  • feminist philosophy
  • ethics and genetics
  • biopolitics.

The centre's research also has a strong emphasis on ethical theory, especially virtue ethics and consequentialism, the relevance of emotions to ethics, partiality and impartiality in ethics, feminist ethics, and applied ethics and moral philosophy.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points, including two core units and two elective units.

Core units

Elective units

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Justin Oakley

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Fellowships

Master of Bioethics students who have completed at least one semester of the course are eligible to apply for an annual fellowship of $9000 to work during the Australian summer as an intern in the Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade, and Human Rights at the World Health Organisation in Geneva. For more information contact Associate Professor Justin Oakley.

Relevant courses

  • 4047 Graduate Certificate in Research Ethics
  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 0122 Master of Bioethics
  • 2704 Master of Bioethics*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

*By research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Social Sciences
Campus(es)South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Child and youth development promotes and facilitates optimum development of children and adolescents with both normal and special developmental needs, ensuring that their effectiveness within all the contexts in which they function.

The developmental-ecological perspective adopted as the theoretical model of choice for this area of study emphasises the interaction between persons and the physical and social environments, including cultural and political settings. The value of such knowledge has become increasingly important both nationally and internationally as understanding of the importance of early life experiences to the later optimal development and well-being of the child becomes more apparent. Poor early life experiences can lead to deleterious outcomes from underachievement of potential to delinquency and deviancy.

Issues of major importance for the children and youth of South Africa include mother-to child HIV transmission rates, teenage pregnancies, access to medical treatment, child-run families, orphan status, adoption, poverty and abuse. In South Africa, the mean population age is young; 43 per cent of the population is under 20 years of age and 32 per cent is under the age of 15 years. HIV prevalence rates in South Africa are currently 11 per cent of the population with mother to child infections.

This area of study makes a significant contribution to the knowledge base of child and youth care workers. Such knowledge aims to prepare such workers for professional practice, which can focus on the infant, child and adolescent within the context of the family, the community and across the life span.

Professional practitioners promote the optimal development of children, youth and their families in a variety of settings, such as early care and education, community-based child and youth development programs, parent education and family support, school-based programs, community mental health, group homes, residential centres, rehabilitation programs, paediatric health care and juvenile justice programs. Child and youth care practice includes skills in assessing client and program needs, designing and implementing programs and planned environments, integrating developmental, preventive and therapeutic requirements into the life space, contributing to the development of knowledge and professions, and participating in systems interventions through direct care, supervision, administration, teaching, research, consultation and advocacy.

Students completing this major will have knowledge vital to the future development of South Africa and its neighbouring states. Such students will be sensitised to the developmental challenges facing the region and hopefully will follow professions and occupations that contribute to the betterment of its peoples while being sensitive to local cultures and beliefs. Those who complete the major in child and youth development will be ideally positioned when the formal professional status of this discipline is accredited by the South African Council for Social Service Professions.

Studies in child and youth development complement current majors offered at the South African campus such as criminology, psychology, international studies, environmental studies, philosophy and sociology.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in child and youth development must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1285 Child and youth development in South Africa: A person-in-environment perspective
  • ATS1286 Child and youth development: A five-level developmental model

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in child and youth development must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory

  • ATS2763 Child and youth assessment: Risk and protective factors, signs and symptoms
  • ATS2765 Child and youth interventions: Individual, group and community interventions

Electives

  • ATS2762 Health and safety guidelines for children and youth
  • ATS2764 Building support networks for children and families
  • ATS3769 Family functioning and child abuse: The child and youth care worker's role
  • ATS3770 Intermediary services in courts: Protecting the rights of the child and youth victim
  • ATS3771 Management of community projects: Working preventatively with children, youth and families
  • ATS3772 Field placements in child and youth care settings

Relevant courses

Bachelors

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Chinese program currently offers instruction in the Chinese language on the Clayton campus from three possible entrance levels, catering for students ranging from introductory to proficient. Students will be placed at the appropriate entry point according to their language ability and their previous language studies. The Chinese program retains the right to determine the proper stream for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first obtaining approval from the Chinese program.

Once a student's entry point is determined, he or she will progress through the compulsory language units in a designated stream. At each level, students have the option to enrol in an intensive in-country program as part of their stream component.

As part of a major in Chinese, in addition to compulsory language units, students normally take two Chinese language electives (see 'Elective units' below). These electives may also be replaced by units in Chinese studies or Asian studies.

Intensive in-country Chinese program (summer semester)

The Chinese program runs an intensive, in-country, fee-paying Chinese language study program at Chinese host universities in Shanghai and Beijing. Students can study for either three or six weeks and may be eligible to apply for Monash International Study Abroad grants. In addition to formal language classes, the in-country-study program immerses students in Chinese culture and society. Intensive in-country Chinese program units can be taken as part of any Chinese language sequence, or as an elective for students from other schools or faculties.

Detailed information can be found at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/chinese/incountry. Students must consult the Chinese program before making application. In addition to the twelve compulsory language units, elective units are also offered in the Chinese translation stream.

Language Study Abroad program

In addition to the Intensive Chinese in-country program, students may also undertake in-country study in semesters one, two or over a full-year at approved institutions in the People's Republic of China or Taiwan. Students must obtain written approval from the Chinese studies program before enrolling.

For a full list of units see below.

Note: students may replace some of their compulsory language units with alternate intensive in-country units up to 24 points, or students can choose language study abroad units as electives.

All Chinese language students are encouraged to enrol in Chinese studies or Asian studies units. These units have no Chinese language prerequisites and are open to students not studying Chinese language. Chinese and Asian studies units are taught in the school as well as in other schools of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Non-Arts students

In some non-Arts courses students are able to take Arts electives and count them towards their course. Students who want to study a language as part of their non-Arts course should discuss with the managing faculty of their course:

  • whether they are allowed to include language units as part of their course
  • how many units/credit points they may or must study and at what year-level/s
  • how to select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Note: because some students will be unable to study language as first-year level units, the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics have created second-year level codes to enable non-arts students to complete the equivalent of a first-year sequence in their chosen language. Students wishing to enrol in these units must discuss any future enrolment with the relevant language program before enrolling.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year-level unit, which is followed by a second semester first-year-level unit in the same discipline. The first-year sequence is only available for complete beginners. All other students will commence their studies with second-year-level units, which may be used as the first part of a major.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of compulsory language units
  • 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six compulsory language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Note: students may replace some of their compulsory language units with alternate intensive in-country units (up to 24 points), or can choose language study abroad units as electives.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake Chinese have the option of starting from one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. There are several ways to structure a Chinese major, however, students wishing to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because their level of language acquisition results allow them to must consult with the language program before enrolling.

Chinese major, entry point 1

For students with little or no knowledge of the language.

  • ATS1001 Chinese introductory 1
  • ATS1002 Chinese introductory 2
  • ATS2003 Chinese intermediate 1
  • ATS2004 Chinese intermediate 2
  • ATS3005 Chinese proficient 1
  • ATS3006 Chinese proficient 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Chinese major, entry point 2

For students with post-VCE/IB (2nd language basic stream) lower competence in Chinese or equivalent, or with oral proficiency but little or no knowledge of written Chinese. Please consult the Chinese language program prior to enrolment.

  • ATS2003 Chinese intermediate 1 (or ATS1905 Chinese 1 accelerated)
  • ATS2004 Chinese intermediate 2 (or ATS1906 Chinese 2 accelerated)
  • ATS2005 Chinese proficient 1
  • ATS2006 Chinese proficient 2
  • ATS3007 Chinese studies advanced 1
  • ATS3008 Chinese studies advanced 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Advanced Chinese major, entry point 3

For students with post-VCE/IB (2nd language basic stream) higher competence in Chinese or equivalent. Please consult the Chinese language program prior to enrolment.

  • ATS2005 Chinese proficient 1
  • ATS2006 Chinese proficient 2
  • ATS3007 Chinese studies advanced 1
  • ATS3008 Chinese studies advanced 2
  • ATS3009 Chinese studies advanced 3: Readings in modern literature 1
  • ATS3010 Chinese studies advanced 4: Readings in modern literature 2

then either:

  • ATS3011 Chinese studies advanced 5: Contemporary literature 1
  • ATS3012 Chinese studies advanced 6: Contemporary literature 2

or:

  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Advanced Chinese major for heritage/background speakers

Students wishing to undertake a major who have completed VCE 1st language or 2nd language advanced or who have attended school where Chinese was the language of instruction should consult the Chinese language program for advice.

Language study abroad units

  • ATS2131 LCL Language study abroad 2A
  • ATS2132 LCL Language study abroad 2B
  • ATS2133 LCL Language study abroad 2C (12 points)
  • ATS2134 LCL Language study abroad 2D (12 points)
  • ATS3131 LCL Language study abroad 3A
  • ATS3132 LCL Language study abroad 3B
  • ATS3133 LCL Language study abroad 3C (12 points)
  • ATS3134 LCL Language study abroad 3D (12 points)

Chinese Incountry Program (intensive summer course)

  • ATS1021 Chinese introductory 1 (Incountry)
  • ATS1022 Chinese introductory 2 (Incountry)
  • ATS2021 Chinese introductory 1 (Incountry)
  • ATS2022 Chinese introductory 2 (Incountry)
  • ATS2023 Chinese intermediate 1 (Incountry)
  • ATS2024 Chinese intermediate 2 (Incountry)
  • ATS2025 Chinese proficient 1 (Incountry)
  • ATS2026 Chinese proficient 2 (Incountry)
  • ATS2035 Chinese translation 1 (Incountry)
  • ATS2036 Chinese translation 2 (Incountry)
  • ATS3025 Chinese proficient 1 (Incountry)
  • ATS3026 Chinese proficient 2 (Incountry)
  • ATS3027 Chinese studies advanced 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3028 Chinese studies advanced 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3029 Chinese studies advanced 3 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3030 Chinese studies advanced 4 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3031 Chinese studies advanced 5 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3032 Chinese studies advanced 6 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3033 Chinese business translation 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3034 Chinese business translation 2 (Incountry program))
  • ATS3047 Chinese professional language internship, part 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3048 Chinese professional language internship, part 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3035 Chinese translation 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3036 Chinese translation 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3049 Chinese translation for professional purposes 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3050 Chinese translation for professional purposes 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3051 Chinese basic interpreting skills 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3052 Chinese basic interpreting skills 2 (Incountry program)

Semester or year-long individual language study abroad

  • ATS1037 Chinese study abroad program (6 points)
  • ATS1038 Chinese study abroad program (12 points)
  • ATS2053 Chinese study abroad program (6 points)
  • ATS2054 Chinese study abroad program (12 points)
  • ATS2055 Chinese study abroad program (24 points)
  • ATS3055 Language study abroad program (6 points)
  • ATS3057 Chinese study abroad program (24 points)

Elective units

  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies (compulsory for intending honours students)
  • ATS2037/ATS3037 Chinese media studies, part 1
  • ATS2038/ATS3038 Chinese media studies, part 2
  • ATS2039/ATS3053 Understanding modern China
  • ATS2040/ATS3054 Understanding contemporary China
  • ATS3013 Chinese business translation 1
  • ATS3014 Chinese business translation 2
  • ATS3041 Chinese professional language internship, part 1
  • ATS3042 Chinese professional language internship, part 2
  • ATS2015/ATS3015 Chinese translation 1
  • ATS2016/ATS3016 Chinese translation 2
  • ATS3043 Chinese translation for professional purposes 1
  • ATS3044 Chinese translation for professional purposes 2
  • ATS3045 Chinese basic interpreting skills 1
  • ATS3046 Chinese basic interpreting skills 2

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Chinese language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad. This can take the form of either a short intensive or semester-long in-country program.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Chinese studies (and Asian studies) units are taught in the school as well as in other schools of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Business and Economics. Students majoring in Chinese studies are strongly recommended to complete a minor sequence in Chinese language. All Chinese language students are encouraged to enrol in Chinese studies or Asian studies units. These units have no Chinese language prerequisites and are open to students not studying Chinese language.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Chinese studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1318 Understanding Asia 1: Foundations
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations
  • ATS1905 Chinese 1 accelerated
  • ATS1906 Chinese 2 accelerated

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Chinese studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory or elective units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory

These two units have a minimal language requirement (completion of Chinese 2 or its equivalent). Special permission will be given to non-language students wishing to complete a Chinese studies major, to enrol in these units. Curriculum and assessment will be modified for these non-language students.

Electives

Units include:

  • ATS2340/ATS3340 Introduction to peace and security studies
  • ATS2381 Global change and changing identities in Asia
  • ATS2382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific
  • ATS2383/ATS3383 Story-telling in Asia: Ancient and modern
  • ATS2384/ATS3384 Women in Asia: Gender, tradition and modernity
  • ATS2416/ATS3416 Chinese literature and modernity
  • ATS2700/ATS3700 China: Revolution versus pragmatism
  • ATS2897/ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies
  • ATS3829 Music of China, Japan and Korea
  • ECC2890 Economic development of East Asia*

* This unit cannot be included in an arts double degree course. Further, non-arts units are prohibited for students fulfilling a core arts requirement, for example, non-arts units cannot count towards the 96-point arts core necessary to qualify for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Subject to written approval, Chinese language units and units from other schools may also be counted towards a Chinese studies major. Units counted towards a Chinese studies major may not also be counted towards another discipline. Approval for this, and for general advice on building a Chinese studies major, should be sought from the Chinese studies program.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL honours thesis part 1 (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL honours thesis part 2 (12 points)+

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation (http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/honours/guidelines.php#translation).

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities

Plus an additional 12 points from the following units:

  • ATS4137 LCL special reading unit 1 (honours) (12 points)
  • one 12-point or two 6-point coursework unit/s to be approved by the supervisor.

Option two

  • ATS4131 LCL language study abroad 1 (honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Chinese studies and sinology have flourished in recent decades, in tandem with the economic and political rise of the People's Republic of China. As the world's longest continuous civilisation, China provides rich sources and case studies for a diverse range of research in the humanities and social sciences. At Monash University, graduate research in Chinese studies and sinology is focused on political, historical and cultural issues in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Several staff members also have strong interdisciplinary interests in Taiwan studies. In addition to individual supervision, the program runs graduate research workshops on theoretical and methodological issues of relevance to China research. Many of our graduate students also undertake field research as part of their candidature, supported with University, school or program funding. Several graduate supervisors in Chinese studies also have the experience and expertise to co-supervise students enrolled in linguistics and translation studies.

Research supervision is available in areas including:

  • Chinese thought and intellectual history
  • Chinese politics and foreign relations
  • post-Mao Chinese society
  • mainland and diasporic cultural issues
  • Taiwan history and cross-strait relations
  • Taiwan politics and foreign relations
  • traditional and modern Chinese culture and literature (including Chinese culture in the digital age).

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points comprising two coursework units and a thesis.

Course coordinator

Dr Warren Sun

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Chinese translation is only available to students of advanced Chinese language.

Description

Studies in Chinese translation provide a solid foundation in basic Chinese translation and interpreting skills but are not a professional qualification in this area.

Upon completion of the major, students are expected to have developed a good understanding of basic concepts of translation and interpreting, professional language skills in both written and verbal forms, through translation and cultural sensitivity and knowledge necessary for communicating in Chinese and English in professional contexts. Students will be in a strong position to pursue further studies that will lead to a professional qualification in translation and/or interpreting..

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Chinese program retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first obtaining approval from the Chinese studies program.

Language Study Abroad program

Students can choose to study intensive in-country units at a host university in China over summer. The Chinese in-country program is only available on a fee-paying basis, however, students may be eligible to apply for Monash Abroad Study grants. For a full list of units see ' Language Study Abroad units' below.

For detailed information visit at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/chinese/incountry/index.php.

Units

Students studying a sequence in Chinese translation must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

Students studying a minor or major in Chinese studies must have completed the sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

The major in Chinese translation is available only for students of at least Chinese advanced 2 level language proficiency as determined by placement test and/or interview.

Note: students may replace some of their compulsory language units with equivalent intensive in-country units up to 24 points or students can choose language study abroad units as electives.

Compulsory units

  • ATS3043 Chinese translation for professional purposes 1
  • ATS3044 Chinese translation for professional purposes 2
  • ATS3045 Chinese basic interpreting skills 1
  • ATS3046 Chinese basic interpreting skills 2

Elective units

Language Study Abroad units

  • ATS2035 Chinese translation 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS2036 Chinese translation 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3031 Chinese advanced 5 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3032 Chinese advanced 6 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3033 Chinese business translation 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3034 Chinese business translation 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3047 Chinese professional language internship, part 1 (incountry program)
  • ATS3048 Chinese professional language internship, part 2 (incountry program)
  • ATS3049 Chinese translation for professional purposes 1 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3050 Chinese translation for professional purposes 2 (Incountry program)
  • ATS3051 Chinese basic interpreting skills 1 (Incountry program)

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Monash offers students a vibrant and engaging introduction to the life, culture and language of the ancient Greeks and Romans. No prior knowledge of classical studies is expected when undergraduates enter the program.

First-year level sequences are offered in Latin and classical cultural studies incorporating classical mythology and Greek and Roman life and culture (all texts are studied in translation).

Completion of a major or minor provides students with the opportunity to further their language studies in Latin and Ancient Greek, or develop their studies in classical culture through units on ancient Greek theatre and ancient Greek epic, Eros and the body, and performing Rome. Studies at honours level are also available which complement students' competence in the classical languages with detailed studies in ancient religion and myth, drama, erotic poetry and/or ancient political propaganda.

Course 3928 Diploma in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin) is also offered to students who are interested in teaching Latin (upon completion of a Graduate Diploma of Education) or wish to study the classical languages outside the structure of a degree.

Classical language streams

It is possible to study up to 36 points of Latin (if all levels from introductory to advanced Latin are completed).

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in classical studies must complete a combination of two first year units (12 points) chosen from the following:

  • ATS1265 Classical mythology and ATS1266 Life and culture in Ancient Greece and Rome
  • ATS1267 Latin introductory 1 and ATS1269 Latin introductory 2

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in classical studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory

  • ATS2402/ATS3402 Ancient Greek theatre
  • ATS2404/ATS3404 Eros and the body: Sexuality and body politics in the classical world
  • 12 points of language units (if not completed at first-year level)

Language streams

Electives

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a seminar unit and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the classical studies honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL honours thesis part B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students must complete:

  • ATS4653 LCL honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

plus an additional 12 points from the following units:

  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4713 Advanced Latin A/3
  • ATS4714 Advanced Latin B/3

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Areas of research specialisation in classical studies include:

  • ancient comparative literature and religion
  • ancient erotic mythology and ritual
  • ancient Greek drama (especially Old Attic Comedy)
  • Augustan literature and propaganda
  • the interaction of the Greek/Hellenistic world with its Near Eastern neighbours
  • the reception of classics in the Italian Renaissance and in contemporary Italy.

For up-to-date information about research areas, refer to the staff and research interest sections on the classical studies website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/classical/staff.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points comprising a core thesis (24 points) and coursework elective honours units (24 points) chosen from the electives listed below (all electives are 6 points unless otherwise indicated):

Core units

  • ATS4703 Honours dissertation in classical studies part 1 (12 points)
  • ATS4704 Honours dissertation in classical studies part 2 (12 points)

Elective units

  • ATS4702 Research seminar : Ritual and drama, the politics of antiquity (12 points)
  • ATS4705 Introductory Latin A/3
  • ATS4707 Introductory Latin B/3
  • ATS4709 Intermediate Latin A/3
  • ATS4710 Intermediate Ancient Greek A/3
  • ATS4711 Intermediate Latin B/3
  • ATS4712 Intermediate Ancient Greek B/3
  • ATS4713 Advanced Latin A/3
  • ATS4714 Advanced Latin B/3
Course coordinator

Dr Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

*By research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Climate change represents the most prominent and urgent global environmental issue facing the world today. This interdisciplinary area of study, administered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, investigates the functioning of the climate and atmosphere in the past, present, and future through a range of disciplinary approaches from earth systems science through to environmental policy. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in environmental management, climatology, climate change mitigation and adaptation policy in national and international contexts.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in climate change and society must complete two of the following units, including the compulsory unit (12 points):

Compulsory unit

  • ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability

Elective units

  • ATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management
  • MON1001 Climate change: An interdisciplinary challenge

Second/Third year level

Students undertaking a minor or major in climate change and society must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of two compulsory units at second year level (12 points) and a further four units (24 points) from the elective units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

And one of the following units:

  • ATS2776 Climatology: Land ecosystems and the atmosphere
  • ATS2779 Climate change and variability

Elective units

  • ATM2020 Climate dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans
  • ATM2030 Clouds, weather and forecasting
  • ATM3040 Physical meteorology
  • ATM3050 Dynamical meteorology
  • ATS2411 Weird weather: Literature culture and climate
  • ATS2545/ATS3545 Environmental hydrology
  • ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
  • ATS2626/ATS3626 Global disasters: Impact, inquiry and change
  • ATS3259 GIS for environmental management
  • ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy
  • ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
  • ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
  • ATS3558/APG4558 Global change and the earth system
  • ATS3787 Research methods in geography, environment and sustainability
  • ATS3791 Environmental change past to future
  • ATS3887/APG4887 Designing urban futures: Urban climate, water and adaptation
  • ATS3893/APG4893 Special topics in sustainability
  • ATS3902/APG4902 Geopolitics of climate change

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus study.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Cognitive Science honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4846 Research methods in psychological sciences

Contact details

Relevant courses

+ 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Caulfield and Clayton

On the Clayton and Caulfield campuses communications is an academically oriented program with a focus on new media, and the dynamic changes in media and communication industries. At these campuses communications is offered by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies.

The focus is on the organisation, processes and effects of traditional and new communications technologies such as print, television, film, electronic and digital media. Students gain an understanding of the practical operation of the media as well as the social and cultural dimensions of communications, and the complex relationships between audiences, producers and policy-makers. Students also examine the nature of communication and the capabilities and applications of communication in a range of societies.

Students learn to critically analyse the media and learn about the structure of communications industries and the relations between media, culture and power. Communications theory is an integral part of the discipline, coupled with an investigation of the practices, technologies and processes that make up modern media.

The program prepares students to work across the public and private sectors, and a wide range of communications industries. The program offers an international approach to the study of communications and provides practical experience in the use of new communications technologies.

Berwick, Gippsland, off-campus learning

At Berwick and Gippsland campuses and via off-campus learning, communications is offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences.

Communications offers a range of units designed to equip students with specialised but flexible skills in describing and analysing the organisation, processes, diverse uses and effects of 'traditional' and 'new' communications technologies including print, broadcasting, cinema and the internet. Communications is interdisciplinary, drawing on literary and screen theory, social and political theory, media and cultural studies. The emphasis is on media as productive of the ways in which the social relations between individuals and social/political institutions are organised. Units in communications provide students with an understanding of the practical operation of communication media as well as the social and cultural dimensions, considering relations between the audiences, producers and policy-makers involved. Communications is complemented by the related disciplines of journalism, public relations and writing, as well as other humanities and social sciences.

South Africa and Sunway

The communications program at Sunway offers a professionally-oriented program with minors in writing and international studies. At the South Africa campus, the program looks at the organisation, processes and effects of traditional and new communications technologies in the South African context.

Units

Caulfield and Clayton

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points):

Note: the first-year sequence for communications at Caulfield and Clayton changed in 2009; all students who completed COM 1010 and COM 1020 prior to 2009 (refer to archived handbooks) will have those units counted towards their communication minor/major.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of two compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
Compulsory units
Elective units
Additional electives

Students can also take a maximum of one of the following:

Berwick

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points):

Note: the communications major at Berwick has changed; all students who commenced prior to 2011 should refer refer to archived handbooks or seek course advice to ensure you meet the communication minor/major requirments.

Compulsory units

Elective units

Gippsland and off-campus learning

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in communication must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
Compulsory units
Elective units

South Africa

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points):

Note: the first year sequence for communications changed in 2009. All students who completed COM 1010 and COM 1020 prior to 2009 (refer to archived handbooks) will also have these units counted towards their communication minor/major.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Sunway

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Arts and Social Sciences
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
School of Social Science
Campus(es)Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the communications honours coordinator on the relevant campus.

Units

Caulfield and Clayton

Offered by the School of English, Communications, and Performance Studies

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

Coursework units

Students complete the compulsory unit and one elective unit from the following:

Compulsory unit
  • ATS4002 Honours Research Methods Seminar
Elective units

One of:

  • ATS4722 Contemporary media and communications theory
  • ATS4723 Current issues in international media and communications
  • ATS4405 Audiences and the social influence of media
  • ATS4263 Propaganda, censorship and the representation of war
  • ATS4412 Music, media, culture
  • ATS4235 ECPS Selected topics in theory and practice
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the ECPS communications honours coordinator

Berwick, Gippsland, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4729 Media, social relations and power
  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice

South Africa

Offered by the School of Social Science

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4718 Communications dissertation part 1
  • ATS4719 Communications dissertation part 2

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units:

  • ATS4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities
  • ATS4721 Industry applied practice
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the communications honours coordinator on the relevant campus

Sunway

Offered by the School of Arts and Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4718 Communications dissertation part 1
  • ATS4719 Communications dissertation part 2

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units:

  • ATS4720 Communication research: Issues and methodology
  • ATS4721 Industry applied practice
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the communications honours coordinator on the relevant campus

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 3751 Honours degree of Bachelor of Communication (at Sunway)
  • 3775 Honours degree of Bachelor of Communication
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4087 Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The last decade has seen unprecedented changes in communications technologies and policy. The communications program is based around the need for a course which meets the academic and research needs of a discrete industry sector undergoing rapid change. The communications program also emphasises the need to maintain a critical literacy in information research, which increasingly requires the development of new skills in technological use and evaluation and an understanding of issues in information access.

In this context, 'communications' is broader than any one of its traditional constituent elements, including journalism, public relations, media studies, publishing and editing, and creative writing. A broader approach, which places these elements in a cultural and policy framework, allows a range of students to enter the program and to specialise as appropriate within it. The program supports students in examining topics relevant to those employed (or seeking employment) in communications and media industries (for instance, audience and internet user studies, electronic journalism, policy formation, public relations and tourism marketing).

Students come from a range of disciplinary and industry backgrounds, including those with undergraduate degrees in politics, journalism, science and fine arts, as well as those with extensive industry experience in areas such as print and radio journalism, public affairs, media liaison, public relations, and media or policy advisers to politicians and industry.

Supervision of research candidates is available, with particular staff strengths in:

  • animation studies
  • computer and video games
  • cultural/communication theory
  • graphic novels and visual fiction
  • internet studies
  • music studies
  • national identity and communications policy
  • new communications technologies
  • philosophy of communication
  • publishing studies
  • sports media
  • textual and discourse analysis of media texts
  • travel writing
  • war and conflict
  • writing practices.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Students complete 48 points at fourth-year level including a 24-point core research project and two coursework elective units chosen from the electives listed below.

Core units

One of the following options:

  • APG4890 Research project in communications (24 points)
  • APG4891 Research project in communications part 1 (12 points) and APG4892 Research project in communications part 2 (12 points)

Research project units are chosen in consultation with the unit leader.

Elective units

  • APG4719 Contemporary media and communications theory
  • APG4260 Communication systems and networks
  • APG4261 Communication economies and society
  • APG4262 Media flows
  • APG4263 Propaganda, censorship and the representation of war
  • ATS4723 Current issues in international media and communications
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the school's communications postgraduate coordinator
Course coordinator

Dr Andy Ruddock

Offered by the School of Arts and Sciences, Malaysia

Students complete 48 points, including three core units and one additional level four unit chosen from the following electives and selected in accordance with the student's research project. Alternative units may be taken with the approval of the school graduate coordinator.

Core units

  • APG4401 Media empire and entrepreneurs
  • APG4703 Research project
  • ATS4402 Communications and cultural studies applied: Industry practice

Elective units

With the permission of the head of Arts, a student may also be given the choice to undertake a 24-point research component similar to an honours thesis in place of APG4703.

Course coordinator

Dr. Helen Nesadurai

Offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising the following units:

  • ATS4729 Media, social relations and power
  • ATS4805 HUMCASS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 HUMCASS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 HUMCASS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Sue Yell

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies

The course seeks to strengthen skills in communications research and analysis and to further students' understanding of both the history and current structure of the communications industry in Australia and of the contemporary policy debates. The course is particularly designed to provide students with the necessary analytical research and writing skills to respond to the rapidly changing policy environment in communications.

Units

  • APG5396 Researching and writing Australia
  • APG5401 Media empires and entrepreneurs

Note: both units are taught in the Melbourne central business district.

Course coordinator

Dr Mark Gibson

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

*By Research


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byNational Centre for Australian Studies
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS) offers an innovative, vocationally oriented graduate program in communications and media studies. It is focused particularly on challenges posed by the emergence of digital media, globalisation and increasing levels of cross-cultural exchange.

The last decade has been one of unprecedented change in communications and media content, forms, technology and policy with wide-ranging implications for business, politics, public administration and everyday life. The graduate program in communications and media studies examines these developments from a historical, political and theoretical perspective and seeks to further students' understanding of communications and media systems both locally and globally.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3064 Master of Communications and Media studies
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Community studies exposes students to current debates about the meaning, nature and outlook of communities. It engages with a range of issues, including an investigation of the cultural construction, representation and history of Australian indigenous societies; the ways in which communities safeguard their interests; and globalisation and citizenship. Students also explore how community histories are constructed, reflect on community building, innovation maintenance and failure, gain insights into community welfare work, and examine Australian social issues.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in community studies must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1251 Introduction to Australian Indigenous societies I
  • ATS1898 Understanding globalisation and social change

Students who have already completed ATS1251 (Introduction to Australian Indigenous societies I) as part of a first-level sequence in Australian Indigenous studies must complete another first level arts unit. Students who have already completed ATS1898 (Understanding globalisation and social change) as part of a first-year level sequence in history-politics or sociology must complete another first-level arts unit.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor in community studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4040 Associate Degree in Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Only students enrolled within the Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling (and associated double degrees) can complete a major.

Description

Community welfare and counselling is designed to provide students with an understanding of social issues as they relate to their personal, organisational and socio-political contexts. Students will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to equip them to work effectively in organisational and community contexts, and for bringing about change at personal, community, organisational and political levels. Skills and knowledge are developed for intervention across a range of practice fields, including (but not limited to): counselling, child protection, disability, family support, homelessness, community corrections, youth justice, community development, aged care and family violence.

The major is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling (and associated double degrees). These students complete a 66-credit-point major sequence chosen from the units listed below, including the full first-year sequence.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in community welfare and counselling must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1362 Interpersonal practice and counselling skills
  • ATS1363 Counselling and group work skills

Students progressing to a major in community welfare and counselling must also complete:

  • ATS1361 Governing inequality: Foundations of social welfare provision

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in community welfare and counselling must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the level two compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of ATS1361 and all compulsory units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

Level two
  • ATS2822 Advanced counselling and case management
  • ATS2823 Community development
  • ATS2825 Social issues and personal value
Level two and three

Elective units

  • ATS1361 Governing inequality: Foundations of social welfare provision
  • ATS3851 Social policy

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4040 Associate Degree in Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning..

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the community welfare and counselling honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4854 Research methods for community welfare and counselling

Contact details

Relevant courses

+ 4090 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Human services professionals working across sectors in various capacities, are more and more required to demonstrate the higher order skills associated with post graduate qualifications to move into leadership and senior positions. In rapidly changing social, economic, cultural and political societies, professional leadership demands ongoing familiarity with emerging research , the capacity to evaluate competing knowledge claims and concomitantly, to provide sophisticated rationales for program or policy proposals to funding bodies or to decision makers. Participation in academic debates and knowledge exchange through conferences and seminars enables professional leaders' contribution to ongoing quality improvements and policy responsiveness.

Post graduate study at SAMMS Gippsland campus enables educational and skills development through exposure to contemporary national and international:

  • practice modalities and strategies
  • research literature
  • theoretical thought
  • political and social debate
  • service models, programs, community initiatives, social movements and policy practices

Students will also develop skills and capacities in

  • research methodology
  • evaluating research designs and the value of research data

Students come from a range of disciplinary and industry backgrounds, including therapists, case managers, support workers and counsellors with various client groups, community development workers, local government planners, bureaucrats with program development or policy development responsibilities, middle managers in non-government organisations (NGOs) or government organisations, policy advisors, public advocates and activists, and health workers with cross-disciplinary backgrounds,

Supervision of research candidates is available, with particular staff strengths in:

  • community development
  • counselling skills
  • cross cultural services
  • developing practice based research and evaluation methodologies
  • educational access and equity
  • emancipatory and anti-oppressive welfare practice
  • family violence
  • homelessness
  • human services management
  • labour market policies and programs
  • management
  • men's behaviour change programs
  • multiculturalism and race relations
  • NGOs in developing countries
  • personal construct theory
  • program evaluations
  • qualitative research methods
  • regional social sustainability
  • representations of women
  • social and public policy
  • social documentary photography
  • social inclusion
  • visual representation
  • youth justice and child protection
  • youth policy and services

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising the following units:

  • ATS4854 Research methods for social and community welfare
  • ATS4805 SAMMS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMMS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMMS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Mark Symmons

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 3790 Master of Human Services Management
  • 3789 Graduate Diploma in Human Services Management
  • 3788 Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • As of 2012 comparative literature and cultural studies will be replaced by the international literatures pathway of the literary studies major. Those students who commenced comparative literature and cultural studies prior to 2011 can consult the comparative literature and cultural studies undergraduate coordinator via http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/people/ regarding how to complete the requirements of their major.

Description

Units under this heading are administered by the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies within the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies. The Centre is an interdisciplinary teaching unit with responsibility for teaching and research in three main areas:

(a.) Comparative literature is the study of literary texts in ways that go beyond particular national or linguistic boundaries. Students study literary texts written in other languages - including Ancient Greek, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian and Spanish - as well as in English. All texts are studied in English translation although normally the lecturer presenting will know the original as well.

(b.) Cultural studies is the study of literature in its political and social contexts and in relation to other arts and media, for example the press, film and television. The interrelationships between texts and codes are studied, both 'artistic' and 'popular', verbal and visual. The connections between social institutions are examined, such as the international media conglomerates, cultural technologies like printing and film and cultural forms such as the novel and the soap opera.

(c.) Critical theory is an umbrella term for a whole series of contemporary approaches to literary and cultural criticism, for example hermeneutics, semiotics, post-structuralism, ideology critique, psychoanalysis, ecocriticism and so on. Such theories are central to recent work in literary and cultural studies.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory coursework unit and one elective coursework unit.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the comparative literature and cultural studies honours coordinator.

Intending honours students

Further information about the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Honours program can be obtained from the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Honours Coordinator: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/contactus.php#comparative

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

Compulsory unit

  • ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar

Elective units

One of:

  • ATS4717 Semiotic and poststructural theory of literature and culture
  • ATS4267 Hermeneutics
  • ATS4235 ECPS Selected topics in theory and practice
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies honours coordinator

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies has an international reputation for its postgraduate research training and graduate education.

Particular research strengths in comparative literature include European, Asian and Latin American literature; romanticism, modernism and postmodernism; literature and philosophy; and comparative literary theory.

Research strengths in cultural studies include postcolonial culture; genre studies; graphic novels; New Hollywood; Japanese popular culture; science fiction; and cyber culture. Cultural studies at Monash seek to problematise the binary oppositions between high and low culture and make use of a broad range of theoretical perspectives.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Students complete two core units (24 points) and two elective units (24 points) from the following list.

Core units

  • APG4722 Critical theory research project part 1
  • APG4723 Critical theory research project part 2

Elective units

  • APG4265 Poetics
  • APG4266 Deleuze and Foucault
  • APG4267 Hermeneutics
  • APG4418 Semiotic and poststructural theory of literature and culture

Coursework units and the research project thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the comparative literature and cultural studies postgraduate coordinator.

Course coordinator

Professor Andrew Milner

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The enormous increase in global trade and industrialisation has intensified pressure on areas rich in biological diversity and cultural heritage. This interdisciplinary area of study, administered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, focuses on the distribution and character of the Earth's vegetation and distinctive ecological, cultural, and Indigenous landscapes shaped by human action. It draws on biogeography, palaeoecology, Indigenous studies, history, and indigenous archaeology to develop innovative perspectives and participatory approaches to ecological and cultural conservation. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, and basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in biodiversity conservation, ecological management, management of cultural landscapes and Indigenous cultural heritage in Australia and international contexts.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in conservation of biological diversity and cultural heritage must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability
  • ATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management

Second/Third year level

Students undertaking a minor or major in conservation of biological diversity and cultural heritage must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of two compulsory units at 2nd year level (12 points) and a further four units (24 points) from the elective units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third-year level.

Compulsory units

And one of the following units:

  • ATS2774 Understanding Australian landscapes: Soil-vegetation dynamics
  • ATS2543/ATS3543 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia

Elective units

  • ATS2360/ATS3360 Indigenous heritage in the contemporary world
  • ATS2386/ATS3386 Broken earth: Journeys through the Australian landscape
  • ATS2544/ATS3544 Archaeological field and laboratory method
  • ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
  • ATS3259 GIS for environmental management
  • ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
  • ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
  • ATS3557 Out of Africa: Human evolution, world heritage and museums
  • ATS3787 Research methods in geography environment and sustainability
  • ATS3788 Soils, landscape and their management
  • ATS3791 Environmental change past to future
  • ATS3893/ATS4893 Special topics in sustainability

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The courses in corporate environmental and sustainability management are designed to integrate environmental management concepts, issues and trends within a commercial context, through an understanding of the linkages between business practices and environmental outcomes. Students gain the analytical skills to identify environmental impacts in terms of product/service life cycles and to understand the synergies between business management theory and practice, and environmental management approaches.

The courses are suitable for corporate managers, business strategists, technical and environmental managers and others who wish to develop combined environmental and business skills.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

+ 3783 Master of Sustainability


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The September 11 attacks, Bali bombings and home-grown operations in London and those thwarted in Australia, have increased the importance of understanding terrorism and political violence. Counter-terrorism studies offers a rigorous course of study that evaluates these multifaceted phenomena, providing an understanding of what terrorism is and how it is constructed and reproduced, and addressing the diverse and multifaceted factors involved in enacting and preventing terrorism and other security concerns. The range of studies includes units on terrorisms (religious, revolutionary and right wing); the political, theological and intellectual bases of terrorism; political violence and political movements; and country and regional studies. Theoretical and empirical units that examine the international processes and events that fuel and discourage terrorism provide further context for students. Counter-terrorism studies is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in these areas and professionals working in law enforcement, public service, defence and diplomacy.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

3758 Master of Counter-Terrorism Studies


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Embedded in the English section of the school, creative writing offers candidates the opportunity to experiment with creative writing, or with creative non-fiction, and to theorise their writing process by engaging in self-reflexive scholarly critique of the genre, considering it on social, cultural, intellectual and linguistic terms.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3773 Master of Arts (Creative Writing)*
  • 4048 Master of Cultural Arts
  • 3940 Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Writing)*

*By research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Berwick, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • A major is only offered to students undertaking course 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice). Other students may take criminal justice units as a minor only.Also available via off-campus learning. Selected units are available at Berwick.

Description

Criminal justice addresses the complex issue of crime and the way in which it affects the lives of us all. It provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the diverse nature of crime, to identify and evaluate stages in the criminal justice process, to critically assess its performance and to consider new and radical alternatives for dealing with crime. Students study issues that compare and contrast regional, state, national and international crime and crime prevention policies, including public safety and security issues. The major in criminal justice adopts an inter-disciplinary approach which includes psychological studies, sociology and Indigenous studies perspectives.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in criminal justice must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1283 Crime: Theory and practice
  • ATS1284 The criminal justice process

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in criminal justice must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

Elective units

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associated degrees

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4040 Associate Degree of Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus study.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the criminal justice honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • APG4417 Policing, security and risk management
  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice

Related areas of study

Honours

Contact details

Honours

Relevant courses

+ 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

This area of study presents the application of criminal justice in a unique mixture of regional, urban and international crime-related contexts. Studies specialise in contemporary regional and international crime matters, crime prevention, policing in its generic sense, criminal behaviours and profiles, and alternative justice and corrections initiatives. A special feature is the opportunity for students of criminal justice to develop links with regional practitioners and, in some cases, utilise placements within the criminal justice and allied systems.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3772 Master of Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

*By Research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • At South Africa only a minor is offered.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Crime is an issue that all citizens and governments confront on a daily basis. The causes of crime, the crime problem and how it should be dealt with, are the subject of intense debate. The criminology major, which is offered on the Caulfield and Clayton campuses, provides students with the skills to understand the complexities of crime, to learn about the various stages of the criminal justice system, to critically analyse its workings and tensions, and to explore alternative strategies. Criminology students can combine an interest in areas such as policing, courts, punishment and prisons, transnational crime and international justice, criminological theory, crime and the media, crime and politics, crime prevention and victims of crime in order to broaden their career options in criminal justice and allied areas.

Students learn to critically analyse issues of crime at the local, state, national, and global level. The first-year sequence introduces students to various facets of crime and how it is dealt with by the criminal justice system. Second and third-year units build on this knowledge gained and offer students the opportunity to critically analyse and evaluate crime-related issues in greater depth.

Graduates with a major or minor in criminology may find employment in a wide range of fields, including police, courts, corrections, human services, attorney-general departments, departments of justice, law reform commissions, ombudsman offices, anti-corruption commissions, local government and the private sector.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in criminology must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1281 Understanding crime
  • ATS1282 Criminal justice in action: Police, courts and corrections

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in criminology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Units available for specific groups of students

Students who commenced in 2011 may also include the following units as electives:

Students who commenced prior to 2009 may also include the following units as electives:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two compulsory coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the criminology honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4923 PSI honours thesis (full-time candidates)
  • ATS4925 PSI honours thesis A and ATS4926 PSI honours thesis B (part-time candidates)

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4924 PSI Honours research methodology
  • ATS4699 Criminology and criminal justice for the 21st century

Both course work units are undertaken in Semester 1.

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Crime, its causes and its consequences directly impacts on all public and private sector institutions and on every member of society. The discipline of criminology interprets, analyses and evaluates critical aspects of crime, social control and the criminal justice process.

People interested in pursuing research into the criminal justice system and related criminological issues are invited to apply. All relevant research topics will be considered, subject to the availability of supervision. Joint interdisciplinary supervision can be arranged.

Current academic strengths relevant to the criminology discipline include:

  • border policing and sovereignty
  • causes of crime
  • crime and human rights
  • gender and the criminal justice system
  • histories of policing
  • people trafficking
  • policing
  • punishment and incarceration
  • restorative justice
  • state crime
  • surveillance
  • terrorism and counter-terrorism
  • transnational crime.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.



Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Critical theory is a term that has come to signify a number of contemporary approaches to textual and cultural criticism. Research interests include eco-philosophy and eco-feminism, cultural materialism, deconstruction, feminist critical theory, hermeneutics, and psychoanalysis.

Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entry for 'comparative literature and cultural studies' at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/aos/comparative-literature-and-cultural-studies/pg-arts-comparative-literature-and-cultural-studies.html.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete two core units (24 points) and two elective units (24 points) from the following list.

Core unit

  • APG4722 Critical theory research project part 1 (12 points)
  • APG4723 Critical theory research project part 2 (12 points)

Elective units

  • APG4265 Poetics
  • APG4266 Deleuze and Foucault
  • APG4267 Hermeneutics
  • APG4418 Semiotic and poststructural theory of literature and culture

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the comparative literature and cultural studies postgraduate coordinator.

Course coordinator

Professor Andrew Milner

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

Offered by the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Critical theory is a term used to describe a whole series of contemporary approaches to textual criticism: hermeneutics and reception theory, semiotics and structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction, post-Marxian theories of ideology and post-Freudian theories of psychoanalysis. These have all been central to recent works in literary and cultural studies. This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to this complex body of work and an opportunity to apply it to a substantive research thesis, which may focus on literary studies, cultural studies or critical theory itself.

Candidates intending to carry out research in comparative literature are normally expected to read literary texts in the original language.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5265 Poetics
  • APG5267 Hermeneutics
  • APG5266 Deleuze and Foucault
  • APG5418 Semiotic and poststructural theory of literature and culture

Course coordinator

Professor Andrew Milner

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Theatre is a discipline that spans a wide range of research interests, characterised by an intersection of textual or theoretical enquiry with performance, as an exploratory activity, and/or a subject for documentation and analysis.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points at fourth-year level including a core unit and 24-point core dissertation, thesis or creative project, and one elective from the list below.

Core units

  • APG4421 Dramatic theory, criticism and research methods

plus one of the following options:

  • ATS4744 Drama and theatre studies research dissertation or ATS4745 Drama and theatre studies research dissertation Part 1 and ATS4746 Drama and theatre studies research dissertation Part 2
  • ATS4747 Drama and theatre studies thesis/investigative project or ATS4748 Drama and theatre studies thesis/investigative project Part 1 and ATS4749 Drama and theatre studies thesis/investigative project Part 2
  • ATS4750 Drama and theatre studies creative project or ATS4751 Drama and theatre studies creative project Part 1 AND ATS4752 Drama and theatre studies creative project Part 2

Elective units

  • APG4268 Creating the new: Theatre and its experiments
  • APG4269 Rethinking theatre history
  • APG4423 Performance investigation
  • an approved 12-point fourth year level unit from a related discipline with the approval of the course coordinator
Course coordinator

Dr Stuart Grant

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

English as an international language is a timely and innovative discipline that offers a new perspective on the use of English in today's globalised and internationalised world. It also examines the implications of the global spread of the English language for intercultural communication. One of the important features of the courses offered in this program is that students are encouraged to critically reflect on their experiences of using, learning, and/or teaching English in a variety of contexts and examine them in the context of the development of intercultural communication skills.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in English an as international language must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1291 English as an international language: English language, society, and communication
  • ATS1292 English an as international language: International communication

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in English as an international language must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2769 English as an international language: Language and purpose
  • ATS2770 English as an international language: The language of spoken English
  • ATS3778 English as an international language: World Englishes
  • ATS3779 English as an international language: Language and culture
  • ATS3780 English as an international language: Language and education
  • ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Gippsland, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and their availability differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. A minor only is available at South Africa, Gippsland and via off-campus learning. Students at Sunway can only undertake a first-year sequence in this area of study.As of 2012 English will be replaced on the Caulfield or Clayton campuses by the Literatures in English pathway of the Literary Studies major. Those students who commenced English prior to 2011 can consult the English Undergraduate Coordinator http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/people/ regarding how to complete the requirements of their major.

Description

Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa and Sunway

Offered by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies.

English offers a variety of units in the literatures of Britain, Australia, America, Asia, and in a range of related areas including academic, professional and creative writing.

In first year, students are introduced to the study of English through a choice of units. Each unit has a different focus, either on some aspect of literature in English or on the study of effective writing. Each aims to introduce students to a variety of modes of reading and to a number of ways of speaking and writing about what they read.

Second and third-year units in literature introduce students to the literature and culture of different historical periods. Related units are offered in the following fields: Australian studies, fairy tale, fantasy and children's literature, war literature and travel writing, critical theory, feminist theory and women's writing, postcolonial theory and literature, the languages of literature, literary and visual semiotics and performance studies, creative writing and professional writing. Students may select from these areas to develop their minor or major in English.

Students will find the expectations of English outlined in unit guides as they proceed through the degree. The school provides consultation and advice on choice of units at first, second, third and fourth-year levels to ensure that students choose suitable and coherent sequences.

It is expected that students intending to major in English will choose units which will provide them with:

  • a familiarity with a range of literary genres across a broad historical and cultural spectrum
  • an understanding of contemporary and historical modes of literary and critical theory
  • an understanding of the nature and construction of the discipline, including its historical and contemporary forms.

Gippsland and off-campus learning

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences.

English offers a sequence of units focusing on English language as it is used for a range of communicative and cultural purposes. The approach is interdisciplinary (drawing on linguistics, philosophy, sociology, communications as well as traditional disciplines of literary criticism) and the range of texts studied is diverse (including contemporary and canonical literature, formal and academic writing, popular fiction, poetry and journalism). The emphasis is on the complex relations between the texts we read for pleasure or craft to communicate with others and the social and intellectual conditions which give birth to them. In this way, English combines a love of reading with a passion for thinking, to provide a chance to understand and debate the significance and purpose of communication and culture in its many varied forms.

The English minor has been designed specifically to meet the needs of writing students and education students enrolled at Gippsland or via off-campus learning, but may be of interest to any students studying the humanities and seeking to improve their English literacy - an attribute increasingly valued by a range of employers. The English program aims to equip students with high levels of English language skills and cultural literacy, including developed aptitudes for the understanding and use of English for a variety of purposes, advanced skills in critical reading and interpretation, and an appreciation of the cultural and social history which has shaped the world we live in.

On completion of the English minor, students will have:

  • general competence in the understanding and use of English for a variety of purposes
  • a range of effective reading strategies, including strategies of evaluation, and advanced skills in close and critical reading
  • an appreciation of the complex relations between cultural and material history and between literature, life and society
  • an ability to debate the significance of literature and the various ways of engaging in literary interpretation
  • detailed knowledge of the aesthetic form and social context of production of a selection of key works in literary history.

Units

Caulfield and Clayton

As of 2012 English will be replaced on the Caulfield or Clayton campuses by the Literatures in English pathway of the Literary Studies major. Those students who commenced English prior to 2011 can consult the English Undergraduate Coordinator http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/people/ regarding how to complete the requirements of their major.

Gippsland and off-campus learning

Students can complete an advanced level sequence consisting of the two core units listed below.

Students can complete an advanced level minor consisting of two core units and two electives chosen from the units listed below. While the units listed as electives are offered at both second and third levels, students must complete the electives at third level to complete the minor.

Second/Third -year level

Students studying an advanced second year sequence in English must complete two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below.

Students studying an advanced minor in English must complete four units (24 points) from the units listed below, including two compulsory units at second year and two elective units at third year.

Compulsory units
Elective units

South Africa

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in English must complete two of the following units (12 points):

  • ATS1294 Reading Africa
  • ATS1295 World literature and culture studies: An introduction

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor in English must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below

Units include:

Sunway

Students studying a sequence in English must complete the following two units (12 points):

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students must complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

plus one of the following units:

  • ATS4757 English and an international language: Multilingual identity (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading honours unit 1 (honours) (12 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

English honours is a year of transformation and the culmination of your undergraduate studies. Through a rewarding and challenging program of inquiry, you will significantly extend the knowledge and skills you have developed over the course of your undergraduate degree. In particular, you will develop your capacity for independent research, critical thinking, and high-level research and analysis. English honours is an excellent preparation for a wide-range of professional pathways and graduate study.

Intending honours students

Intending honours students are encouraged to consult as early as possible with the fourth-year honours coordinator in planning their major sequence. They should choose units providing them with:

  • an understanding of the nature and construction of the discipline, including its historical and contemporary forms
  • a familiarity with a range of literary genres across a broad historical and cultural spectrum
  • an understanding of contemporary and historical modes of literary and critical theory.

In particular, intending honours students who wish to undertake a creative writing thesis are strongly encouraged to enrol in either:

  • ATS2517/ATS3517 Introduction to fiction writing
  • ATS2518/ATS3518 Advanced fiction writing.
  • ATS2508/ATS3508 Introduction to poetry writing
  • ATS2509/ATS3509 Advanced poetry writing.

Further information about the English honours program can be obtained from the English honours coordinator: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/contactus.php#english

Units

Students are required to complete 48 points of study including a thesis, a compulsory coursework unit and one elective coursework unit. Students may also be required to attend a short methodology course.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the English honours coordinator; contact details available at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/current/honours.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

Compulsory unit

  • ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar

Elective units

One of:

  • ATS4265 Poetics
  • ATS4270 Writing the child
  • ATS4274 Literary theory and aesthetics
  • ATS4275 Drama of the age of Shakespeare
  • ATS4276 Exotic erotic other: World writing in English
  • ATS4235 ECPS Selected topics in theory and practice
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the English honours coordinator

Intending honours students are encouraged to consult as early as possible with the fourth-year honours coordinator in planning their major sequence. They should choose units providing them with:

  • an understanding of the nature and construction of the discipline, including its historical and contemporary forms
  • a familiarity with a range of literary genres across a broad historical and cultural spectrum
  • an understanding of contemporary and historical modes of literary and critical theory.

In particular, intending honours students who wish to undertake a creative writing thesis are strongly encouraged to enrol in ATS2517/ATS3517 Introduction to Fiction Writing and ATS2518/ATS3518 Advanced Fiction Writing.

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

English as an international language is a new and timely discipline that is concerned with all aspects of the spread and the use of English around the globe. This interdisciplinary area includes studies that deal with all areas of linguistics and applied linguistics that have implications for English as a language of international and intercultural communication.

The very rapid growth in the use of English and in the number of English speakers around the world in recent decades has had significant linguistic, socio-cultural, political and pedagogical implications and consequences for this global language, which deserve scholarly attention. The program of English as an international language provides a unique opportunity for masters and PhD students to undertake in-depth studies in this area that will equip them with knowledge and expertise that is highly needed in today's internationalised world.

Prospective students may choose to investigate topics from a wide range of sub-fields, including teaching and testing of English as an international language, intercultural communication, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and cultural linguistics.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including two compulsory coursework honours units and a thesis.

  • ATS4753 Special topics in English as an international language (12 points)
  • ATS4755 English as an international language: Minor thesis and methodology part 1 and ATS4756 English as an international language: Minor thesis and methodology part 2
  • ATS4757 English as an international language: Multilingual identity (12 points)

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the English as an international langauge honours coordinator.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Farzad Sharifian

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The discipline of English is concerned with the richest and most varied of the world's literatures, reaching in time from Anglo-Saxon writings of the eighth century to contemporary genre fiction, and in geographical range across all the many nations in which English is a preferred medium for writing. English has also been the source of some of the most exciting theoretical and interdisciplinary advances of recent decades. English at Monash has as its ideal a fruitful interaction of new energies and modes of awareness with the strengths of traditional scholarship and criticism. It offers studies in authors from the Renaissance onwards and in many thematic and theoretical fields. It is a world-recognised centre for the editing of scholarly texts, particularly from British literature pre-1800, classic Australian poetry and fiction, and postcolonial literature. Scholarly editions of Henry Handel Richardson and Mary Gilmore, and 19th-century Indian women's writing in English are among some of the section's recent productions. The Monash Library has particularly fine collections in the field of English literature 1660-1800 and owns rare database, exclusive to Monash University, in postcolonial studies - Empire On-Line. The Rare Books library also has outstanding collections of Australian literature, children's literature, science fiction and ephemera.

Particular academic strengths in the section include:

  • 17th and 18th-century writing and new literatures in postcolonial contexts
  • Australian literature (including its regional and textual character)
  • children's literature and discourses of childhood
  • creative fiction writing
  • discourse analysis
  • law and literature
  • literary and cultural theory
  • literary and other biography
  • literature and the history of ideas
  • poetics and poetry
  • postcolonial literature and discourse
  • pre-1800 British literature
  • the construction of canons and the newly emerging developments of English studies
  • the history of authorship and editorial practice and theory
  • Victorian literature
  • women's studies and writing.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including a dissertation, one core theory unit and two elective units chosen from the list below.

Core units

Elective units

  • APG4265 Poetics
  • APG4270 Writing the child
  • APG4271 Gothic revivals
  • APG4272 Writers and the creative process
  • APG4273 Contemporary Australian poetry and fiction
  • APG4275 Drama of the age of Shakespeare
  • APG4276 Exotic erotic other: World writing in English
  • APG4277 Visions and revisions: Reworkings
  • APG4424 Ireland, Swift, England: Special author subject
  • ATS4765 Feminist poetics
Course coordinator

Dr Nina Philadelphoff-Puren

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

On completion of the course, students should have consolidated and extended their knowledge of literature, literary theory and the contexts in which literature is produced and read. They should also have consolidated their skills in originating and pursuing research projects independently and extended their skills of analysis, composition and argument. They should also have completed a substantial research thesis which represents a significant contribution to knowledge in the field in which they are working.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5265 Poetics
  • APG5272 Writers and the creative process
  • APG5273 Contemporary Australian poetry and fiction
  • APG5274 Literary theory
  • APG5275 Drama of the age of Shakespeare
  • APG5276 Exotic erotic other: World writing in English
  • APG5277 Visions and revisions: Reworkings
  • APG5424 Ireland, Swift, England: Special author unit

Course coordinator

Dr Nina Philadelphoff-Puren

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

English as an international language is a timely and innovative discipline that offers a new perspective on the use of English in today's globalised and internationalised world. It also examines the implications of the global spread of the English language for intercultural communication. One of the important features of the courses offered in this program is that students are encouraged to critically reflect on their experiences of using, learning, and/or teaching English in a variety of contexts and examine them in the context of the development of intercultural communication skills.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in English an as international language must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1291 English as an international language: English language, society, and communication
  • ATS1292 English an as international language: International communication

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in English as an international language must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2769 English as an international language: Language and purpose
  • ATS2770 English as an international language: The language of spoken English
  • ATS3778 English as an international language: World Englishes
  • ATS3779 English as an international language: Language and culture
  • ATS3780 English as an international language: Language and education
  • ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students must complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

plus one of the following units:

  • ATS4757 English and an international language: Multilingual identity (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading honours unit 1 (honours) (12 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

English as an international language is a new and timely discipline that is concerned with all aspects of the spread and the use of English around the globe. This interdisciplinary area includes studies that deal with all areas of linguistics and applied linguistics that have implications for English as a language of international and intercultural communication.

The very rapid growth in the use of English and in the number of English speakers around the world in recent decades has had significant linguistic, socio-cultural, political and pedagogical implications and consequences for this global language, which deserve scholarly attention. The program of English as an international language provides a unique opportunity for masters and PhD students to undertake in-depth studies in this area that will equip them with knowledge and expertise that is highly needed in today's internationalised world.

Prospective students may choose to investigate topics from a wide range of sub-fields, including teaching and testing of English as an international language, intercultural communication, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and cultural linguistics.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including two compulsory coursework honours units and a thesis.

  • ATS4753 Special topics in English as an international language (12 points)
  • ATS4755 English as an international language: Minor thesis and methodology part 1 and ATS4756 English as an international language: Minor thesis and methodology part 2
  • ATS4757 English as an international language: Multilingual identity (12 points)

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the English as an international langauge honours coordinator.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Farzad Sharifian

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Programs in environment and sustainability have been designed to prepare students for careers in environmental policy and analysis, planning, consulting, education, advocacy and management. Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for 'geography' and 'environmental science'.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

+ 3783 Master of Sustainability


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Geography and environmental science is concerned with understanding dimensions, complexities and relationships of the physical, human and environmental world. The school has an active research program that provides research training and the foundations for interactions across a range of government, non-government and industry sectors. There are a number of broad research strengths within the school including:

  • urban and regional sustainability - associated with social, cultural, economic, environmental and political change across a range of scales (global to local); dealing with a range of activities (housing, economic development, resource management, sustainability) and contexts (Australia, Africa and Indo-Pacific Region)
  • short and long-term changes in climate, vegetation and the physical and human landscape
  • the socio-political structures shaping human interactions with the biosphere and the exploration of the community governance of environmental and ecological change at the local, national and international scale
  • specialisation in the archaeology of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait
  • geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing, with strong emphasis on scientific applications to environmental and resource management, GIS for mapping and modelling in local government, transport and land use planning applications.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete a 24-point research project and 24 points of coursework units. Units are worth six points unless otherwise indicated.

Core units

  • APG4425 Perspectives on environment and sustainability in a globalised world
  • APG4427 Frontiers in sustainability and environment
  • APG4737 Research project part 1 and APG4738 Research project part 2

Elective units

  • approved elective unit(s) to the value of 12 points

If the student's previous background does not provide knowledge in particular areas, elective(s) would be chosen from:

  • APG4429 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a globalised world
  • APG4430 Ecological systems and management
  • APG4558 Global change and the earth system
  • BTX9100 Sustainability regulation
Course coordinator

Dr Stephen Legg

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2702 Masters of Environmental Science by research and coursework
  • 3902 Master of Environmental Science*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byMonash European and EU Centre
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

European and European Union (EU) studies focuses on the present, the past and the possible futures of Europe; its peoples and nations, individually and in relation to each other; its cultures, political and economic life, and the relationships that link Europe to the rest of the world.

Students undertaking European and EU studies at Monash can expect to learn about the contribution that European thought and culture have made to the shaping of the modern world, as well as the significance of contemporary developments such as the creation and enlargement of the European Union. Students are encouraged to analyse, interpret, discuss and evaluate texts, both historical and contemporary, that are representative of European ideas and culture, and to become familiar with the different forms of innovation that have characterised the development of the European Union.

European and EU studies is taught by the Monash European and EU Centre located in the Faculty of Arts but with close ties to the faculties of Law and Business and Economics, and cross-disciplinary research and teaching activities.

Students may take a major, a minor, or individual units in European and EU studies as part of their course. At fourth-year level, students may enrol for honours in European and EU studies, or in European and EU studies combined with another approved discipline. The centre also offers a Diploma in European Studies, which can be taken on its own or concurrently with a bachelor degree.

It is recommended that students study a European language in parallel with their work in European and EU studies but this is not a prerequisite of enrolment. Students who do not wish to take a European language as part of their bachelor degree can choose to study a European language through a Diploma of Languages as a complement to their bachelor degree.

Study Abroad

All students of European and EU studies are encouraged to study in Europe. The centre has established contacts with European universities, enabling students to gain credit towards a qualification in European and EU studies. Grants for study in Europe are available through Monash Abroad. Students intending to undertake study in Europe should consult with the centre before applying for these grants.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in European and European Union studies must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in European and European Union studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of one compulsory unit
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of five compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

Elective units

Students studying a minor or major can select a minimum of one of the following units (6 points):

  • ATS2074/ATS3074 Rebelling against conventionality: Expressions of French individualism
  • ATS2340/ATS3340 Introduction to peace and security studies
  • ATS2401/ATS3401 Ancient Greek epic
  • ATS2402/ATS3402 Ancient Greek theatre
  • ATS2406/ATS3406 The portrayal of capitalist society: Dickens, Flaubert, Dostoevsky
  • ATS2421/ATS3421 James, Woolf and the Russians: Literature of the 1890s to 1930s
  • ATS2422/ATS3422 Romanticism and revolution
  • ATS2487/ATS3487 Mayhem and madness in the Age of Reason: English literature 1698-1798
  • ATS2523/ATS3523 Modern Eastern and Central Europe: Culture and society
  • ATS2572/ATS3572 Crisis and renewal in the late Renaissance: Machiavelli and the age of the prince
  • ATS2592/ATS3592 Sexuality, decadence and modernity in Europe c1880-1918
  • ATS2595/ATS3595 The rise and fall of Nazi Germany
  • ATS2598/ATS3598 Jews in the modern world
  • ATS2600/ATS3600 The Holocaust in the age of genocide
  • ATS2602/ATS3602 Renaissance Italy
  • ATS2603/ATS3603 The age of crusades: Cultures and societies
  • ATS2612/ATS3612 The Renaissance in Florence
  • ATS2614/ATS3614 Slavery and freedom: From the American to the French revolution
  • ATS2692/ATS3692 Progress and despair: Modern political ideologies and theories
  • ATS2812/ATS3835 Contemporary Russia: Identities, transformations and conflicts
  • ATS2869/ATS3869 Political philosophy
  • ATS3494 Romantic literature I
  • ATS3877 Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone De Beauvoir
  • ECC3800 History of economic thought
  • VSA2140/VSA3140 Cross-cultural art: Asian, American and European
  • another unit from a cognate discipline with the approval of the undergraduate coordinator

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byMonash European and EU Centre
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to 48 points of study comprising a thesis (24 points) and coursework units to the value of 24 points.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the European studies honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

Coursework units

Students complete units to the value of 24 points from the following; all units are worth six points unless indicated otherwise:

  • APG4435 European Union: History, debates, politics
  • APG4436 Comparative regionalism
  • APG4437 Business, civil society and lobbying in the European Union
  • APG4438 The European Union and the world
  • APG4440 European study abroad part A
  • APG4441 European study abroad part B
  • APG4442 Intensive EU study in Europe
  • ATS4766 The idea of Europe (12 points)
  • ATS4770 Special reading course (European and European Union studies) (permission required, 12 points)
  • ATS4771 Advanced European studies in Europe part A
  • ATS4897 Researching the European Union from a global perspective
  • ATS4898 The EU and the developing world

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byMonash European and EU Centre
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Monash European and European Union Centre provides a focus for multidisciplinary teaching and research in European and European Union (EU) studies. It gives particular attention to the European Union and its significance on the world scene, including in the Asia-Pacific. The centre is also committed to highlight Europe's cultural, social, linguistic and intellectual heritage as reflected in the diversity of its peoples. It promotes top-quality research on Europe and the European Union.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the Monash European and EU Centre

Students complete 48 points including two coursework units and a thesis.

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the European studies postgraduate coordinator.

Course coordinator

Professor Pascaline Winand

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Offered by the Monash European and EU Centre

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in European/European Union Studies. The coursework component is designed to explore the significance of the European Union and its peoples not only in Europe and the EU's neighbouring countries, but also on the wider international scene. It aims to provide students with a deep understanding of the institutional framework and policy-making processes of the European Union and its relations with non-EU countries, regions and international organisations. It investigates its political, legal, economic, social, humanitarian, environmental, and security implications for Europe and for the international system.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5435 European Union: History, debates, politics
  • APG5436 Comparative regionalism
  • APG5437 Business, civil society and lobbying in the European Union
  • APG5438 The European Union and the world
  • APG5439 Research paper in European and international studies
  • APG5440 European study abroad, part A
  • APG5441 European study abroad, part B
  • APG5442 Intensive European Union study in Europe
  • APG5897 Researching the EU from a global perspective
  • APG5898 The EU and the developing world

Students may also take other fifth-year units in cognate areas with the approval of the course coordinator, including those in the list of elective units in course 3924 Master in European and International Studies, and in the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics and Law.

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 3924 Master of European and International Studies
  • 4411 Master of International Business and Master of European and International Studies
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • A minor only is offered on the Sunway campus. The sequence of units available for Sunway students differs from that described for Caulfield and Clayton students; refer to the campus entries below.

Description

Film and television studies involve historical, textual and critical approaches to film and television, and related video and new screen technologies. Film and television studies cover Australian, Asian and European national cinemas, earlier and contemporary popular Hollywood and its institutions, alternative film and video, documentary film, Australian television, popular television genres, and video practice.

Emphasis is given to a variety of historical, critical and theoretical methods of analysis appropriate to the study of film and television, including formal, semiotic and psychoanalytic approaches, institutional, reception and cultural studies approaches, consideration of issues to do with the intersection of ideology and culture, the representation of gender, race and class, and questions concerning the relations between film and television and new technologies.

Students are encouraged to consider combining their film and television studies with other relevant and compatible units and/or disciplines in the Faculty of Arts. Examples are drama and theatre studies, comparative literature and cultural studies, English, history, gender studies, and a range of relevant Asian and European languages.

Units

Caulfield and Clayton

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in film and television studies must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1304 Contemporary television studies
  • ATS1305 Contemporary film studies

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in film and television studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

  • ATS2529 Australian national film and television
  • ATS2530 Film and television genres
  • ATS3732 Research methods and contemporary theory

*Note: The Film and Television Studies major changed in 2012. Those students who commenced their major prior to 2011 will need to consult the Film and Television Studies Undergraduate Coordinator regarding how to complete the requirements of their major.

Elective units

  • ATS2535 Forms of narrative film and television
  • ATS2538 Film and television institutions
  • ATS3531 Subjectivity, spectatorship and film and television
  • ATS3536 Alternatives in film and television
  • ATS3539 World film and television
  • ATS3540 Realism in film and television
  • ATS3784 From film theory to video practice

Sunway

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in film and television studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1304 Contemporary television studies
  • ATS1305 Contemporary film studies

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or in film and television studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below

Units include:

  • ATS2528/ATS3528 Television genres
  • ATS2533/ATS3533 Independent cinema in Southeast Asia
  • ATS2534/ATS3534 Malaysian cinema

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Completing your degree with BA (Honours) in film and television studies gives you distinct advantages in the professional world. Having an honours degree indicates to any prospective employer that you have studied your chosen discipline in depth and that you have engaged in original research. This means that you will have demonstrated a greater capacity for independent thinking and individual motivation. Taking the honours program in film and television studies will allow you to sharpen your knowledge of the discipline, preparing you for further research in the area and employment in the field.

Intending honours students

Students intending to enter honours in film and television studies must have completed a major in that discipline.

Further information about the film and television studies honours program can be obtained from the film and television studies honours coordinator: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/contactus.php#film.

Units

Students are required to complete 48 points of study including a thesis, a compulsory coursework unit and one elective coursework unit. Students may also be required to attend a short methodology course.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the film and television studies honours coordinator; contact details available at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/current/honours.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

Compulsory unit

  • ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar

Elective units

One of:

  • ATS4235 ECPS Selected topics in theory and practice
  • APG4279 Historical film theory and criticism
  • APG4280 Contemporary film theory and criticism
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the film and television studies honours coordinator.

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Film and television studies offers graduate studies in:

  • alternative film and video
  • American film
  • Asian film (Indonesian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Hong Kong, Indian)
  • Australian film and television
  • documentary film studies
  • European film (especially French cinema)
  • film aesthetics (form, style, narrative)
  • film and television genre studies
  • film history
  • histories of film theory and criticism
  • international film cultures and institutions
  • teen film and television
  • women and cinema
  • women and television.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points at level four including one research unit, at least one methodology unit and elective units from the list below.

Research unit

  • APG4447 Research essay in film and television studies

Methodology units

  • APG4279 Historical film theory and criticism
  • APG4280 Contemporary film theory and criticism

Elective units

  • APG4448 Experimental screen culture
  • APG4449 Critical studies in television
  • an approved 12 point level four unit from a related discipline with the approval of the course coordinator
Course coordinator

Dr Belinda Smaill

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

*By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The French language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • A minor only is offered on the South Africa campus.

Description

The French studies program is designed to enable students to develop a high level of communicative competence in the French language (including translation skills), and a critical understanding of fundamental areas of French studies: literature, film, cultural studies, philosophy, politics and social sciences. Students will develop reading, writing and research skills appropriate to independent study in French.

Language levels

French can be studied from introductory level up to a level of near-native language competence (French Advanced 4). The French studies program has three entry points, each comprising a first and second semester unit. These entry points correspond to three levels of competence in the French language, ranging from Introductory to Proficient. Students who have completed VCE French with a score above 30 or an equivalent qualification will normally enrol in French Proficient 1. To ensure that students are placed in the most appropriate level in the light of their individual profile and the best outcome they can expect to achieve, all students, except beginners, are required to undertake placement testing prior to the start of first semester.

The coordinator of the French studies major, in consultation with unit coordinators, retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students other than beginners are not permitted to determine their enrolment without placement testing. For information on accessing, completing and returning placement tests, see the French Studies Program Enrolment Information page at http://arts.monash.edu.au/french/ugrad/enrolment-info.php

Study abroad

All students have the opportunity to participate in the Language Study Abroad program in France or the francophone world. The program includes exchange agreements with the University of Lyon III, the University of Paris III and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris allowing for semester-length study abroad. It also provides for summer semester study abroad outside the exchange program, especially for students who begin their French studies at Introductory or Intermediate level. For detailed information see the French Studies Program Study Abroad web page at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/french/ugrad/abroad.php. Students must obtain written approval from the French Studies Program before enrolling. Grants for study abroad are available through Monash Abroad, to which applications should be addressed.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course. Students who want to study French as part of their non-arts course should consult the managing faculty of their course to determine the number and year-level of French studies units for which they are permitted to enrol.

Units

First-year sequence

A first-year sequence normally consists of a first semester entry point-level unit followed by the sequential second semester unit in the same discipline:

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of compulsory language units
  • 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students normally complete a major sequence consisting of 48 points of French studies units in one of the following ways depending on their entry point:

Entry point 1

or (where the sequence can be completed over four years)

Entry point 2

  • ATS2063 French intermediate 1
  • ATS2064 French intermediate 2
  • ATS2065 French proficient 1
  • ATS2066 French proficient 2
  • ATS3067 French studies advanced 1
  • ATS3068 French studies advanced 2
  • two third year level electives from the elective units listed below

Entry point 3

  • ATS2065 French proficient 1
  • ATS2066 French proficient 2
  • ATS3067 French studies advanced 1
  • ATS3068 French studies advanced 2
  • ATS3069 French studies advanced 3
  • ATS3070 French studies advanced 4
  • two third year level electives from the elective units listed below

or

  • ATS2065 French proficient 1
  • ATS2066 French proficient 2
  • ATS3067 French studies advanced 1
  • ATS3068 French studies advanced 2
  • Four third-year level electives

Note: students may replace units in the above sequences beyond the entry-point sequence with up to 24 points of approved study abroad exchange units or up to 12 points of approved study abroad summer semester units

Language Study Abroad units

  • ATS2131 LCL Language study abroad 2A
  • ATS2132 LCL Language study abroad 2B
  • ATS2133 LCL Language study abroad 2C
  • ATS2134 LCL Language study abroad 2D
  • ATS3131 LCL Language study abroad 3A
  • ATS3132 LCL Language study abroad 3B
  • ATS3133 LCL Language study abroad 3C
  • ATS3134 LCL Language study abroad 3D
  • ATS3088 New Caledonia study abroad program

Elective units

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points).

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the 'Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation'.

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Plus a further 12 points chosen from the following:

  • ATS4069 French studies 9 (6 points)
  • ATS4070 French studies 10 (6 points)
  • ATS4085 Cultural and literary translation in French studies (6 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Option two

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The French studies program is home to the 'Australian Journal of French Studies'.

Specific research strengths include:

  • 19th-century French literature (especially Zola and the late 19th-century novel)
  • contemporary poetry
  • contemporary popular culture
  • critical theory and practice
  • film studies
  • foreign language learning and classroom instruction
  • French political philosophy and social theory
  • literary translation and translation studies
  • new technologies and language learning
  • the contemporary novel
  • writing in a foreign language and L2 writing instruction.

For a full list of staff and research interests, see http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/historical-studies/staff/index.html.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete one of the following (48 points):

  • two coursework honours units and a 24-point thesis
  • three coursework honours units and a 12-point thesis

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the French studies postgraduate coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Philip Anderson

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in French studies. The coursework component is designed to encourage the theoretical issues and practical application relating to French studies to broaden and deepen the students' understanding of this discipline, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth-year level from:

  • APG5444 Directed reading in French studies 1
  • APG5445 Directed reading in French studies 2
  • APG5652 Managing intercultural communication
  • APG5688 Directed reading in translation studies
  • APG5874 Technology and translation
  • APG5876 Theoretical issues in literary and cultural translation
  • APG5877 Research project in translation/interpreting studies
  • APG5878 Research dissertation in translation/interpreting

Students may also take other fifth-year units in cognate areas with the approval of the course coordinator, eg comparative literature and cultural studies, linguistics, or European and international studies, including:

  • APG5265 Poetics
  • APG5266 Deleuze and Foucault
  • APG5267 Hermeneutics
  • APG5418 Semiotic and poststructural theory of literature and culture
  • APG5419 Gender, body and performance
  • APG5420 Popular culture and ethics
  • APG5435 European Union: History, debates, politics
  • APG5436 Comparative regionalism
  • APG5437 Business, civil society and lobbying in the European Union
  • APG5438 The European Union and the world

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by Research and Coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. At Sunway only a minor is offered. Only selected units are offered on the Caulfield campus. Caulfield students wishing to complete a minor or major in gender studies will need to travel to the Clayton campus.

Description

Gender studies is an exciting interdisciplinary field of inquiry broadly concerned with questions of gender, sexuality and culture. Gender studies is informed by the belief that all social processes are 'gendered' and studies in this area bring innovative theory and research techniques to the study of women's and men's lives, gendered status in society and the dilemmas and contradictions in gender relations and sexualities. Gender studies covers topics such as:

  • how gender issues are represented in film, literature, popular culture, advertising and the media
  • feminist and gender theory
  • the relationship between gender and crime
  • the connections between gender, consumption and marketing
  • feminist research methodology
  • how different cultures shape gender identities and sexualities
  • shifting cultural and historical forms of femininity and masculinity
  • how questions of sex or gender relate to questions of class and race
  • cross-cultural feminism.

The undergraduate program is designed to introduce students to a variety of feminist models of analysis and to assist them in developing a range of methodological skills. Gender studies units also foster the development of transferable professional skills among students. Units offered by the Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research are complemented by a wide range of electives offered throughout the school and the faculty. Selected gender studies units may also be taken as electives within other majors in the school. Gender studies units are offered on the Clayton campus; some units are also offered at Caulfield and Sunway.

Students wishing to vary the components of their minor or major sequences should consult with the director of the centre.

Units

Clayton and Caulfield

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in gender studies must complete the two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1311 Sex, gender and knowledge
  • one further level-one arts unit

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor in gender studies must complete 24 points by choosing one of the following combinations:

  • the first year sequence and two units at 2nd year level, including the compulsory unit, from the units listed below
  • two units at 2nd year level and two units at 3rd year level, including the compulsory unit, from the units listed below.

Students studying a major in gender studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition

  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points), including the compulsory unit, from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory unit

  • ATS2560/ATS3560 Theorising sexed bodies: Contemporary feminist theory

Elective units

*This unit is also a core unit for sociology. Students doing minors/majors in both gender studies and sociology would need to choose another unit to make up credit points for both. A unit cannot be counted twice towards separate minors/majors.

Sunway

First-year level

Students studying a first year sequence in gender studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1311 Sex, gender and knowledge
  • one further level-one arts unit, or one unit (6 points) from second or third-year gender studies units

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor in gender studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units. Students are also required to attend a short methodology course.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the gender studies honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4923 PSI Honours thesis (full-time candidates)
  • ATS4925 PSI Honours thesis A and ATS4926 PSI Honours thesis B (part-time candidates)

Coursework units

Students complete the following unit:

  • ATS4924 PSI Honours research methodology

plus one of the following elective units:

  • ATS4284 Gender, sexuality, power (recommended)
  • any 12 point, fourth year level unit offered in the School of Political and Social Inquiry and approved by the gender studies honours coordinator

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Geography and environmental science is concerned with understanding dimensions, complexities and relationships of the physical, human and environmental world. The school has an active research program that provides research training and the foundations for interactions across a range of government, non-government and industry sectors. There are a number of broad research strengths within the school including:

  • urban and regional sustainability is associated with social, cultural, economic, environmental and political change across a range of scales (global to local); dealing with a range of activities (housing, economic development, resource management, sustainability) and contexts (Australia, Africa and Indo-Pacific Region)
  • short and long-term changes in climate, vegetation and the physical and human landscape
  • the socio-political structures shaping human interactions with the biosphere and the exploration of the community governance of environmental and ecological change at the local, national and international scale
  • specialisation in the archaeology of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait
  • geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing, with strong emphasis on scientific applications to environmental and resource management, GIS for mapping and modelling in local government, transport and land use planning applications.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete a 24-point research project and 24 points of coursework.

Core units

  • APG4737 Research project part 1 and APG4738 Research project part 2 (24 pts)
  • ATS4776 Seminar in geography (12 pts)
  • ATS4889 Directed studies in geography (12 pts)
Course coordinator

Dr Stephen Legg

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

The course is intended for students wishing to obtain an internationally accepted research degree in areas such as geography, environment and sustainability, and geographical information systems (GIS), which testifies to high standards of initiative, independence and innovation and which, if gained at a sufficient standard, is accepted as a qualification for admission to the PhD.

Units

Students complete 24 points of level-five units offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, or from other schools, subject to approval. Individual units are offered according to the availability of staff and subject to sufficient enrolments.

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • ATS2780 Geographical Analysis is compulsory for students commencing from 2011.

Description

The school's research and teaching program adopts an integrative approach for understanding and doing global, regional, and urban sustainability. It can be divided into four main thematic groups that span the traditional disciplinary divides of physical geography, human geography, and environmental management and incorporate analytical techniques such as geographic information systems:

  • Urban, regional and international development investigates the changing relationships between the city and countryside, urban growth and change, industrialisation and rural development with particular attention to questions of uneven development, regional inequality, and social justice.
  • Conservation of biological diversity and cultural heritage focuses on the distribution and character of the earth's vegetation, and distinctive ecological, cultural, and indigenous landscapes shaped by human action.
  • Climate change and society investigates the functioning of the climate and atmosphere in the past, present, and future through a range of disciplinary approaches from earth systems science through to environmental policy.
  • Land and water management draws from scientific investigations in geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography, as well as social science approaches to environmental and resource management.

Many geography units offer opportunities for field studies in different landscapes. These include day or weekend trips to study cities, coasts, alpine areas, soils, hydrology, climatology and meteorology, Australian Indigenous archaeology, tourism and environmental management. More extensive and lengthy excursions are also available, in particular on the themes of indigenous archaeology and regional sustainability (to regional Australia, South Africa and Italy). Basic laboratory techniques are also taught in selected physical geography and archaeology units.

Units

Clayton

First-year level

Students studying a first year sequence in geography and environmental science must complete two units (12 points), including the compulsory unit, from the following:

Compulsory unit
  • ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability
Elective units
  • ATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management
  • ATS1309 The global challenge

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in geography and environmental science must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below including the compulsory unit
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below including the compulsory unit. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory unit

Elective units

  • ATS2545/ATS3545 Environmental hydrology
  • ATS2547 Cities and sustainability
  • ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
  • ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalising world
  • ATS2731/ATS3731 Globalisation and change in regional Australia
  • ATS2774 Understanding Australian landscapes: soil-vegetation dynamics
  • ATS2776 Climatology: Land, ecosystems and the atmosphere
  • ATS2778 People and places: Social geographies of exclusion
  • ATS2779 Climate change and variability
  • ATS2886 Tourism and the environment
  • ATS2889/ATS3889 Indigenous knowledges in cross-cultural praxis: Aboriginal community field unit
  • ATS3259 Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental management
  • ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability (field study unit in Italy)
  • ATS3282 Social space: Urban justice
  • ATS3283 Sharing prosperity: Geographies of work, regional development and economy
  • ATS3543 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
  • ATS3544 Archaeological field and laboratory method
  • ATS3545 Environmental hydrology
  • ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
  • ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
  • ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability (field study unit in South Africa)
  • ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
  • ATS3556 Urbanisation and regional development in the Indo-Pacific rims
  • ATS3557 Out of Africa: Human evolution, world heritage and museums
  • ATS3558 Global change and the earth system
  • ATS3787 Research methods in geography environment and sustainability
  • ATS3788 Soils, landscape and their management
  • ATS3790 Landscape processes (field-based unit in outback Australia)
  • ATS3791 Environmental change: Past to future
  • ATS3886 Tourism and the environment
  • ATS3887 Designing urban futures: Urban climate, water and adaptation
  • ATS3898/APG4893 Special topics in sustainability
  • ATS3902 Geopolitics of climate change

South Africa

First-year level

Students studying a first year sequence in geography and environmental science must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1306 Introduction to human geography
  • ATS1307 Techniques in geography and environmental science
  • ATS1308 Introduction to physical geography
  • ATS1309 The global challenge

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in geography and environmental science must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2259/ATS3259 Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental management
  • ATS2541/ATS3541 Research methods in geography and environmental science
  • ATS2542/ATS3542 Geographical information systems: FOSS Geo-informatics
  • ATS2546/ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
  • ATS2547/ATS3547 Cities and sustainability
  • ATS2548/ATS3548 Environmental policy and management
  • ATS2549/ATS3549 Power and poverty: Geographies of uneven development
  • ATS2550/ATS3550 The Southern African atmospheric environment: A synoptic approach
  • ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability
  • ATS2776 Climatology: Land, ecosystems and the atmosphere
  • ATS3551 Field studies in urban sustainability

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
School of Social Science
Campus(es)Clayton, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the geography and environmental science honours coordinator.

Units

Clayton

Offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4778 Geography honours thesis part 1
  • ATS4779 Geography honours thesis part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4776 Seminar in geography and environmental science
  • ATS4889 Directed studies in geography

South Africa

Offered by the School of Social Science

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4778 Geography honours thesis part 1
  • ATS4779 Geography honours thesis part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4776 Seminar in geography and environmental science
  • ATS4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities 

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 4087 Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The German language program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

German Studies programs are designed for students wishing to specialise in German language, linguistics, literature and their relation to culture and society, and also for those seeking a broader outlook within the humanities and social sciences. At every level, students are required to engage in studies of German language and culture, practical language study and fundamental training in German culture and history as well as German linguistics. Optional units, offered at second and third-year levels, offer opportunities for diversification and specialisation in the fields of German literature and culture, media studies and German linguistics. These options are offered from level two (for linguistics) and three onwards.

The compulsory units are organised in streams, catering for different levels of language ability; from introductory (entry point 1) to proficient (entry point 3). Depending on the units taken at first-year level, the sequences may lead either to an introductory minor or major or to an advanced minor or major. Students may also undertake further studies at honours, masters and doctorate level in German linguistics, literature and cultural studies. Students should contact the coordinator for further advice.

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The German Studies coordinator retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the coordinator.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course. Students who decide that they want to study a language as part of their non-Arts course should discuss with their home faculty:

  • whether they are allowed to include language units as part of their course
  • check with their home faculty how many units/credit points they can study and at what year-level
  • how to select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Language study abroad program

The German studies program has ten active exchange agreements with German universities and cultural institutions. Students are encouraged to consider study abroad as part of a major sequence and/or an honours degree in German Studies, linguistics or comparative literature and cultural studies. Funding may be available through Monash Abroad and the German Government. For detailed information contact the German studies program http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/german/index.php.

Students must obtain written approval from the German studies program before enrolling.

Note: Depending on the teaching institution, German study abroad units may be HECS-HELP liable or only available on a fee-paying basis.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of compulsory language units
  • (for Proficient entry level students only) 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six compulsory language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake German studies have the option of starting in one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Study Abroad units can be taken in place of any compulsory units with the permission of the program. In exceptional circumstances accelerated levels may be possible, with the permission of the program.

German major, entry point 1

For students with no knowledge of German or who have previously studied German at a junior secondary level only.

  • ATS1091 German introductory 1
  • ATS1092 German introductory 2
  • ATS2093 German intermediate 1
  • ATS2094 German intermediate 2
  • ATS3095 German proficient 1
  • ATS3096 German proficient 2
  • two third year level elective from the list of electives below

German major, entry point 2

For students with some prior knowledge of German, but generally not to VCE level. In some circumstances, and with permission of the German studies coordinator, students with a pass standard in German at Year 12 may also enter at this level.

  • ATS2093 German intermediate 1
  • ATS2094 German intermediate 2
  • ATS3095 German proficient 1
  • ATS3096 German proficient 2
  • ATS3097 German advanced 1
  • ATS3098 German advanced 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

German major, entry point 3

This stream assumes that students have reached a pass standard in German at Year 12 level or its equivalent.

  • ATS2095 German proficient 1
  • ATS2096 German proficient 2
  • ATS3097 German advanced 1
  • ATS3098 German advanced 2
  • ATS3099 German advanced 3
  • ATS3100 German advanced 4
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Language Study Abroad units

  • ATS2102 German language study program I
  • ATS2103 German language study abroad program II
  • ATS3109 German language study abroad program III
  • ATS3110 German language study abroad program IV

Elective units

  • ATS2101/ATS3101 Second language acquisition and attrition from a German language perspective
  • ATS2684/ATS3684 Intergenerational language learning
  • ATS3102 German dialects and dialectology
  • ATS3103 Language and society: Sociolinguistics from a German language perspective
  • ATS3104 The contemporary German novel
  • ATS3105 On the brink of modernity (Germany and Europe 1890-1920)
  • ATS3106 German travel writing from the 18th to the 20th century
  • ATS3107 German romanticism: Literature, aesthetics, philosophy
  • ATS3108 Introduction to the study of media culture from a German language perspectice
  • ATS3817 Literary theory and critical practice

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising either a 12-point thesis and four coursework units, or a 24-point thesis and three coursework units.

There is a strong expectation that students will complete at least one semester's study at a German university.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the German studies honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis dissertation part B (12 points)

Coursework units

Option one

Students complete the following core unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Students complete an additional 12 points from one of the following specialisations:

Honours with language or linguistics specialisation
  • ATS4099 German studies 9 (6 points)
  • ATS4100 German studies 10 (6 points)
  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (honours) (12 points)
Honours with literature or culture specialisation
  • ATS4102 Critics of civilisation (12 points)
  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (honours) (12 points)

Option two (study abroad)

Students complete

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Areas of research specialisation in German studies include:

  • applied linguistics
  • comparative literature
  • cultural anthropology
  • cultural identity, migration and bilingualism
  • discourse and text analysis
  • German for special purposes
  • German literature from the 18th century to the present (especially Weimar Classic, Romanticism, literature of the 19th century, contemporary literature)
  • history and theory of German drama and theatre
  • history and theory of mass media
  • history of German philosophy
  • literary aesthetics
  • literary theory
  • media studies
  • poetics
  • psychoanalytic theory
  • rhetoric and cultural studies
  • second language acquisition
  • sociolinguistics
  • sociology of literature
  • travel literature
  • visual culture.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points from units listed below, including a research project. All units are 12 points unless otherwise indicated:

  • APG4101 Language and society: Sociolinguistics from a German language perspective
  • APG4746 Critics of civilisation
  • APG4751 Special reading course (German studies)
  • APG4752 Age of Goethe

Research projects

  • APG4745 German language and society: Research project
  • APG4747 Research project in German studies
  • APG4748 Research project in German studies 2 (24 points)

Studies abroad

All graduate students are strongly encouraged to conduct a part of their studies in a German-speaking country. Assistance is provided in obtaining scholarships and arrangements exist with German universities enabling students to continue their courses under supervision and with a maximum of assistance.

Course coordinator

Dr Christiane Weller

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

History is not simply about dates and facts. Rather it is about new ways to interpret and understand the past. History reaches broadly into different aspects of the human experience and considers societies and civilisations across a range of periods and continents. This makes history one of the most exciting and challenging disciplines to study at university. But history is not just about what has come before us. It also provides new ways to make sense of the world today. We cannot understand the current shape of societies and states across the globe, or issues facing individuals and social groups, without considering the past. How did the notion of democracy arise? Why do most of us live in cities? How have ideas and experiences of family or sexuality changed? Why are certain countries and communities implacable enemies? History explores the origins of institutions and ideas that continue to shape our lives, and it explores how people have reacted to and sometimes reshaped the world around them. In so doing, it tells us where we came from, who we are and give us insight into the future.

Students may construct a sequence, minor or major in history. At level 1 students studying a sequence in history will take two introductory units. At levels 2 and 3 students studying a minor or major in history will take units from List A (which develop intellectual and vocational skills in history) and List B (which focus on specific historical periods and places), and may also choose electives from List C (history-related units offered by other subject-areas).

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in history must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1247 Ancient civilisations 1
  • ATS1248 Ancient civilisations 2
  • ATS1316 Medieval Europe
  • ATS1317 Renaissance Europe
  • ATS1318 Understanding Asia I: Foundations
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations
  • ATS1320 Nations at War I: From Napoleon to Gallipoli
  • ATS1321 Nations at War II: Revolutions in the twentieth century
  • ATS1322 Conflict and coexistence: Jews, Christians, Muslims
  • ATS1323 The Bible as history
  • ATS1324 Histories of God
  • ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
  • ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2

Suggested first-year sequences in history are:

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in history must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) chosen from list A and list B below, with a minimum of one unit from List A
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) chosen from list A, list B and List C below, including at least two units must be chosen from list A, and a minimum of four units from lists A and B. A minimum of three units also must be taken at third year level.

List A

List B

List C

Students can include a maximum of 12 points of the following units towards their major:

  • ATS2286/ATS3286 After Auschwitz: Remembering the Holocaust
  • ATS2342/ATS3342 Alexander the Great and his world
  • ATS2343/ATS3343 Imperial Egypt and the Mediterranean world
  • ATS2346/ATS3346 Imperial Rome: A study in power and perversion in the early empire
  • ATS2348/ATS3348 The middle kingdom in Egypt: From collapse to recovery and foreign rule
  • ATS2349/ATS3349 The golden age of Athens
  • ATS2350/ATS3350 Kleopatra's Egypt
  • ATS2351/ATS3351 The early dynastic period and old kingdom in Egypt, 3050-2150
  • ATS2352/ATS3352 Egypt's golden age and its aftermath
  • ATS2353/ATS3353 Social justice and Indigenous Australians
  • ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
  • ATS2357/ATS3357 Australian Aboriginal women
  • ATS2385/ATS3385 Anzac legends: Australians at war
  • ATS2386/AUS3300 Broken earth: Journeys through the Australian landscape
  • ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in two world wars (Prato)
  • ATS2388/ATS3388 Gallipoli journey: ANZAC and the Ottomans (overseas)
  • ATS2389/ATS3389 Gallipoli's shadow: Australia at war (Prato)
  • ATS2390/ATS3390 Anzac journey: Gallipoli and the Ottomans (overseas)
  • ATS2523/ATS3523 Modern Eastern and Central Europe: Culture and society
  • ATS2580/ATS3580 The Middle East in the modern world
  • ATS2582/ATS3582 The history of the Arab-Israeli conflict
  • ATS2585/ATS3585 The world of the Bible
  • ATS2586/ATS3586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
  • ATS2591/ATS3591 The Arab-Israeli conflict through film and literature
  • ATS2598/ATS3598 Jews in the modern world
  • ATS2599/ATS3599 Modern Israel: History, politics and society
  • ATS2600/ATS3600 The Holocaust in an age of genocide
  • ATS2608/ATS3608 Myth and meaning in ancient worlds
  • ATS2609/ATS3609 Jesus and the Jews
  • ATS2636/ATS3636 Sacred and profane: Religion, the secular and the state
  • ATS2610/ATS3610 Ancient religions
  • ATS2611/ATS3611 Mystics, authority and society
  • ATS2632/ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
  • ATS2712/ATS3712 The religious quest: Eastern faith and illumination
  • ATS2907/ATS3907 Islamic leadership in the 20th century
  • ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city through an historical and literary perspective
  • ATS3284 Final journey: Remembering the Holocaust
  • ATS3287 Israelis and Palestinians between war and peace
  • ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda
  • ATS3341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus mode.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the history honours coordinator.

Units

Clayton

Offered by the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4003 SOPHIS honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4004 SOPHIS honours thesis A (12 points)and ATS4005 SOPHIS honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete APG4618 Researching histories plus one of the following units:

  • ATS4285 Dante's medieval world: Politics, religion and the city
  • ATS4286 Final journey: Life and death of European Jews 1900-1945
  • ATS4287 Israelis and Palestinians between war and peace
  • ATS4288 Angels and demons: Rome, the papacy and the world
  • ATS4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • ATS4290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
  • ATS4293 Genocidal thought
  • ATS4295 History and the museum
  • ATS4296 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
  • ATS4297 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
  • ATS4299 History and heritage
  • ATS4301 Reading and writing history
  • ATS4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
  • ATS4303 Issues in environmental history: Images of the natural world
  • ATS4304 Colonial encounters: Ideas of race and 'otherness'
  • ATS4305 History and memory: Interpreting and life stories
  • ATS4307 Cultures of devotion in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
  • ATS4310 Local and community history
  • ATS4311 Text and community in Medieval and Renaissance Italy (Prato)
  • ATS4313 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
  • ATS4314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda
  • ATS4340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol
  • ATS4341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
  • ATS4342 Islamic thought in the modern world
  • ATS4810 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945

Not all units are offered each year

Gippsland, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4794 Research writing in history and politics
  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Historical research is primarily concerned with interpretations of the past based upon the careful analysis of evidence and the critical assessment of other perspectives. History's questions are intrinsically fascinating: How can we know about the past? What can we know? Who speaks in the historical record, and who does not? If the past is written about in this way or that way, what are its consequences for interpretations of the present and the future?

The school's aim is to provide research and coursework students with the critical tools to undertake their own investigations of past worlds and to explore their own. Courses in the school also focus upon different approaches to the tasks of research, interpretation and writing, and encourage students to address questions such as the nature and status of different forms of historical evidence, the 'uses' of history in public debate, and the relationships between history and other ways of recording and remembering the past.

History offers postgraduate research supervision across a broad range of fields, along with coursework units and degrees which enable students to explore their own interests as well as key theoretical, interpretive and methodological questions about the nature of historical knowledge, research and writing. Research degrees in history combine detailed work in a particular area with broader training in appropriate research skills and in understanding of the changes within history as a discipline. Research students are offered regular research training and work-in-progress seminars, an annual one-day conference for the presentation of graduate research, and the opportunity to participate in editing Eras, a refereed online journal. Seminars, conferences and reading groups offered by the school, provide a supportive environment for all postgraduate students.

Specific research strengths in history at Monash include:

  • American history, especially social and cultural history
  • Australian social and cultural history, especially urban history, local history, oral history, public history and social welfare
  • biography, autobiography, oral history, memory and life stories.
  • European social and cultural history, especially French history, German history, Renaissance studies, urban history, family history and the intellectual history of religion and belief in medieval and early modern Europe
  • Indigenous history and the history of racial and ethnic relations
  • Jewish history
  • military history
  • South and Southeast Asian history, Indonesian history and the history of imperialism, colonialism and post colonialism
  • the history of gender and sexuality, especially in Australia, Britain and Europe during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries

There is also considerable expertise in the area of historical biography.

Students with research interests in areas such as public history and heritage should also refer to the postgraduate area of study entry for 'public history'.

For a full list of staff and research interests, see http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/history/staff

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Students complete two 12-point elective units and a 24-point research project.

Research project

Students choose from the following options;

  • APG4623 Research project in history (24 points)
  • APG4624 Research project in history - Part 1 (12 points) and APG4770 Research project in history - Part 2 (12 points)

Elective units

Students complete two electives selected from the following:.

  • APG4286 Final journey: The life and death of European Jews, 1900-1945
  • APG4287 Israelis and Palestinians between war and peace
  • APG4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • APG4293 Genocidal thought
  • APG4294 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
  • APG4296 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
  • APG4297 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
  • APG4299 History and heritage
  • APG4301 Reading and writing history
  • APG4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
  • APG4303 Issues in environmental history: Images of the natural world
  • APG4305 History and memory: Interpreting life stories
  • APG4311 Text and community in Medieval and Renaissance Italy
  • APG4313 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
  • APG4319 Zionism: The argument
  • APG4321 Jewish literature of subversion
  • APG4339 Sustainability and the sacred
  • APG4340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis
  • APG4342 Islamic thought in the modern world
  • APG4618 Researching histories
  • APG4629 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
Course coordinator

Dr Christina Twomey

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences (SAMSS)

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising the following units:

  • ATS4794 Research writing in history and politics
  • ATS4805 SAMSS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMSS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Keith Wilson

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This course is designed to provide students with a broader knowledge of specific fields of history and their associated methodological techniques, to introduce key theoretical concepts and questions regarding the nature of historical investigation and the examination of evidence from a variety of sources, and to provide a context of existing approaches and methods for students developing research theses.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth-year-level from:

  • APG5289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • APG5293 Genocidal thought
  • APG5294 Fascism, Nazism, and racial and social utopias
  • APG5296 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
  • APG5297 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
  • APG5299 History and heritage
  • APG5301 Reading and writing history
  • APG5302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
  • APG5303 Issues in environmental history: Images of the natural world
  • APG5305 History and memory: Interpreting life stories
  • APG5311 Text and community in Renaissance Italy
  • APG5313 Hidden transcripts: Cultural approaches to the past
  • APG5319 Zionism: The argument
  • APG5321 Jewish literature of subversion
  • APG5339 Sustainability and the sacred
  • APG5340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross- cultural analysis
  • APG5342 Islamic thought in the modern world
  • APG5618 Researching histories
  • APG5629 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945
  • APG5794 Research project in history

Course coordinator

Dr Michael Hau

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 3077 Master of Applied History
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

History-politics units are designed to build up, in a systematic way, significant bodies of knowledge of the history and politics of Europe, Australia, Asia, the USA and international relations. Students are provided with a systematic development of learning skills - including skills in reading, information retrieval, critical analysis, oral and written communications and methodological approaches and research techniques.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in history-politics must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1312 Modern world events and issues
  • ATS1898 Understanding globalisation and social change

Students who have already completed ATS1898 Understanding globalisation and social change as part of a first level sequence in sociology must complete another first-level arts unit.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in history-politics must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Available units:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

In the era of globalisation, one of the most important concepts in international affairs is the idea of human rights. Human rights theory is an interdisciplinary major area of study, which examines the history and the nature of human rights, including basic conceptual issues such as:

  • What are human rights?
  • Are human rights culturally relative?
  • Is it possible for human rights to conflict with other requirements of justice?
  • How do human rights relate to institutions like the United Nations?

Students also examine how these theoretical issues relate to pressing practical problems, for instance, how an understanding of human rights theory helps to address issues such as global poverty, unequal access to medicine, free trade, terrorism, warfare, humanitarian intervention, torture, surveillance, and more.

Human rights theory is an excellent complement to studies in law, criminology, journalism, international studies, philosophy, history, development studies and sustainability. Students of human rights theory will acquire strong analytic abilities and communication skills, and will have expertise in areas that are of relevance to employers in the non-government organisation (NGO) sector, a wide variety of professions and in the federal and state public service and their statutory authorities.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in human rights must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in human rights must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) chosen from either list A list or B below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of two units from list A. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level. Students intending to undertake further study in Human Rights Theory are strongly encouraged to take more than the minimum number of units from List A.

List A

List B

  • ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
  • ATS2356/ATS3356 Indigenous legal issues
  • ATS2459/ATS3459 Prisons, power and justice
  • ATS2462/ATS3462 International crime and justice
  • ATS2549/ATS3549 Power and poverty: Geographies of uneven global development
  • ATS2600/ATS3600 The Holocaust in an age of genocide
  • ATS2614/ATS3614 Slavery and freedom: From the American to the French Revolution
  • ATS2616/ATS3616 Twentieth-century America: Race, rights and power
  • ATS2625/ATS3625 Mobile worlds: Migrants refugees and the politics of belonging
  • ATS2628/ATS3628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
  • ATS2632/ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
  • ATS2638/ATS3638 Global childhoods: Children's rights, welfare and mobility in a global context
  • ATS2778 People and places: Social geographies of exclusion
  • ATS2875/ATS3875 The moral psychology of evil
  • ATS2932/ATS3932 Struggles for justice: The history of rights
  • MON2003/MON3001 Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Designed to meet the needs of professionals in the social, community and human services sectors who have, or who wish to move from direct practice into a managerial role. The curriculum includes program planning and evaluation, management and leadership, strategic planning, development of quality standards and best practice models, human resource management, problem-solving and organisational culture and environment analysis. The area of study offers a unique focus on exploring the role, function and responsibilities of the human service organisation in rural, regional and urban environments, and is designed to allow students, whether local or in international agencies, to adapt topics and assignments to their own experience and professional context.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3788 Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management
  • 3789 Graduate Diploma in Human Services Management
  • 3790 Master of Human Services Management

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Indonesian language program aims to facilitate students' progress towards a high level of communications skills in a cross-cultural setting. The discipline involves the integration of language skills in standard and colloquial Indonesian with a knowledge of the broader social and cultural contexts of Indonesia. Students should refer to the individual unit entries in this Handbook to view campus offering details. As a result, some students may need to complete later year units at another campus.

All Indonesian language students are encouraged to enrol in Indonesian studies units to complement their language study.

Right of School to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Indonesian program coordinator retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the program coordinator.

Language Study Abroad program

In collaboration with the Indonesian Studies program and Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, the Indonesian program at Monash is able to offer students the facility of completing one level of study in-country in intensive mode (normally six weeks). This is available at each level except first-year level, and teaching normally occurs over the summer period. Based on results obtained, students gain credit toward their Monash degree, and can fast-track their studies while gaining valuable experience of Indonesian life.

Students must obtain written approval from the Indonesian studies program before enrolling. For further details please contact the in-country coordinator Yacinta Kurniasih or visit the Indonesian Studies in-country program web page at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/indonesian/incountry/index.php.

Note: the Indonesian in-country program is only available on a fee-paying basis. The appropriate fee is paid to Gadjah Mada University, and both tuition and accommodation are covered, however, students may be eligible to apply for Monash Abroad Study grants.

Teaching language requirements

Students intending to teach language will need to complete an advanced major with an equivalent of three years post-VCE study.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of compulsory language units
  • 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six compulsory language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Note: students may replace some of their core language units with alternate intensive in-country units (up to 24 points), or can choose language study abroad units as electives.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

There are several ways to structure an Indonesian major, but those students wishing to accelerate through the program either by taking study abroad units or after being tested, must consult with the coordinator of the major before enrolling. The following sequences are provided as a guide only.

Indonesian major, entry point 1

For students commencing with little or no knowledge of Indonesian.

  • ATS1111 Indonesian introductory 1
  • ATS1112 Indonesian introductory 2
  • ATS2113 Indonesian intermediate 1
  • ATS2114 Indonesian intermediate 2
  • ATS3115 Indonesian proficient 1
  • ATS3116 Indonesian proficient 2
  • ATS3621 Islam in the Malay world or ATS3375 Society and culture of Indonesia
  • one third year level elective chosen from the lists below

Indonesian major, entry point 2

For students who have completed VCE in Indonesian or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.

  • ATS2113 Indonesian intermediate 1
  • ATS2114 Indonesian intermediate 2
  • ATS3115 Indonesian proficient 1
  • ATS3116 Indonesian proficient 2
  • ATS3117 Indonesian advanced 1
  • ATS3118 Indonesian advanced 2
  • ATS3621 Islam in the Malay world or ATS3375 Society and culture of Indonesia
  • one third year level elective chosen from the lists below

This advanced Indonesian major is offered via off-campus learning, however, some later year units are only offered in on-campus mode.

Indonesian major, entry point 3

For students who have completed VCE in Indonesian or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence, or students from Malay language backgrounds.

  • ATS2115 Indonesian proficient 1
  • ATS2116 Indonesian proficient 2
  • ATS3117 Indonesian advanced 1
  • ATS3118 Indonesian advanced 2
  • ATS3119 Indonesian advanced 3
  • ATS3120 Indonesian advanced 4
  • ATS3621 Islam in the Malay world or ATS3375 Society and culture of Indonesia
  • one third year level elective chosen from the lists below

Note: students may replace some of their compulsory language units with alternate in-country units (up to 24 points) or students can choose language Study Abroad units as electives.

Language Study Abroad units

  • ATS2119 Language Study Abroad program (6 points)
  • ATS2120 Language Study Abroad program (12 points)
  • ATS2121 Language Study Abroad program (24 points)
  • ATS3121 Language Study Abroad program (6 points)
  • ATS3122 Language Study Abroad program (12 points)
  • ATS3123 Language Study Abroad program (24 points)
  • ATS4126 Language Study Abroad program (6 points)
  • ATS4127 Language Study Abroad program (12 points)
  • ATS4128 Language Study Abroad program (12 points)
  • ATS4129 Language Study Abroad program (12 points)

Elective units

Note: some elective units have specific language proficiency prerequisites that must be met.

  • ATS1344 Gamelan performing Arts
  • ATS2289/ATS3289 Images of Indonesia
  • ATS2384/ATS3384 Women in Asia: Gender, tradition and modernity
  • ATS2606/ATS3606 The island world of Southeast Asia
  • ATS2607/ATS3607 Nationalism and revolution in Southeast Asia
  • ATS2666/ATS3666 Eastern Austronesian languages of Indonesia, East Timor and Oceania
  • ATS2926 Performance studies: Indonesian Gamelan
  • ATS3334 Southeast Asian politics
  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies

Off-campus learning electives

  • ATS2375/ATS3375 Society and culture of Indonesia
  • ATS3621 Islam in the Malay world
  • other units chosen in consultation with Indonesian program co-ordinator

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Indonesian language program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

The program is offered in both on-campus and off-campus modes and can be combined with some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Indonesian studies program aims to develop students' knowledge of the broader social, political and cultural contexts that make up the Indonesian environment. It provides the opportunity for students to develop interests in a diverse range of fields and encourages students to engage with Indonesia and its people both in Australia and through in-country study.

It is strongly recommended that students majoring in Indonesian studies complete at least a minor sequence in Indonesian language.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Indonesian studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1318 Understanding Asia I: Foundations
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Indonesian studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of one compulsory unit.
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory

* Offered in alternate years.

Electives

  • ATS2381 /ATS3381 Global change and changing identities in Asia
  • ATS2384/ATS3384 Women in Asia: Gender, tradition and modernity
  • ATS2475/ATS3475 Asian theatre
  • ATS2606/ATS3606 The island world of Southeast Asia
  • ATS2666/ATS3666 Eastern Austronesian languages of Indonesia, East Timor and Oceania
  • ATS2671/ATS3671 Managing intercultural communication
  • ATS2724/ATS3724 Spiritualities, faiths and religions: Society and the transcendent
  • ATS2926 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies

Study Abroad

  • ATS2783 Indonesian studies in Indonesia (Summer Semester)
  • ATS3801 Indonesian studies in Indonesia (Summer Semester)

Note: Some of these electives may require permission from schools as students may not have completed first-year sequences in the appropriate discipline.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis dissertation part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the 'Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation'.

Coursework units

Option one

Students must complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

plus an additional 12 points from the following units:

  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two (Study Abroad)

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Indonesia is the world's fourth most populated country and has the largest Muslim population of any nation-state. As our nearest Asian neighbour Indonesia has important political, economic and cultural meaning for Australia. Postgraduate study on Indonesia is a crucial component of the relationship between Australia and Indonesia in particular to ensure that there are people in both countries who have the ability and skills to critically engage with each other based on a deep understanding of the language, culture and society of the other country.

Indonesian studies at Monash focuses on socio-cultural, literary and linguistic issues, although within the Faculty of Arts there are also other areas of study which focus on the history, politics, economy and the music of Indonesia. Monash University is an excellent institution to undertake postgraduate study on Indonesia as in addition to the Indonesia program there is also the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies and the Monash Asia Institute. Moreover the Matheson Library has one of the best Indonesian studies collections in the world available for research purposes.

Areas of research specialisation include:

  • Indonesian language and society
  • literature
  • translation
  • performance and media studies.

Joint research supervision with other schools in the faculty is possible.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including two coursework honours units and a thesis.

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Indonesian postgraduate coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Brett Hough

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts *
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Research in international development covers the ideas and debates that comprise the over-arching term 'development'. The focus is on contemporary concerns with the processes, theories and practices of globalisation and environmental sustainability in the international context.

Supervision of research candidates is available in areas which relate to:

  • centralisation of geopolitical power
  • changing concepts of property in natural resource exploitation and management
  • devolution of governance
  • ethnic minorities
  • foreign investment
  • global production systems
  • political participation and representation
  • poverty.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Coursework programs in international development and environmental analysis have been designed to equip students with tools and knowledge for a career promoting just and sustainable change in the developing world. Studies cover a broad range of topics including:

  • governance
  • participation and representation
  • poverty alleviation
  • the processes, theories and practices of globalisation and environmental sustainability.

Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for 'international development', 'geography' and 'environmental science'.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete a 24 point research project and 24 points of coursework units.

Core units

  • APG4627 Research in political ecology
  • APG4556 Urbanisation and regional development in the Indo-Pacific rims or APG4628 Doctrines of development
  • APG4737 Research project part 1 and APG4738 Research project part 2(24 pts)

Elective units

  • approved elective unit(s) to the value of 12 points
Course coordinator

Dr Stephen Legg

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This program provides some coursework as a foundation for students undertaking a substantial piece of research relating to international development theory, policy or practice. The course extends the knowledge, research and writing skills of people already working in, or seeking employment in, organisations involved in international or sustainable development.

Units

  • 12 points of international development units
  • 12 points approved by the international development program coordinators.

Course coordinator

Dr Craig Thorburn

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 3783 Master of Sustainability

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Research programs in international relations at Monash are designed to enable students in politics or related disciplines to explore, at an advanced level, the many issues and questions raised by the rapidly changing nature of contemporary world politics:

  • How are security issues to be understood in a fluid international system?
  • How far can the consideration of ethical, normative and cultural issues contribute to the understanding of politics across state boundaries?
  • How is globalisation affecting the sovereignty of states and the economic policies which governments pursue at home and abroad?
  • What is the significance of issues such as human rights and the environment in contemporary international politics?
  • What kind of world order, or disorder, is emerging in the aftermath of the twenty-first century?

The graduate coursework programs are particularly suitable for students interested in pursuing careers in such areas as government, diplomacy, business, non-government organisations (NGOs), teaching and journalism (see Journalism/International relations double masters).

Politics staff are active researchers who are engaged in public debate and are actively sought by the media for expert commentary and regularly address major forums, such as the Australian Institute of International Affairs, dealing with issues of major public interest.

For students who wish to undertake research in international relations at masters or doctoral level, the school is able to provide supervision in a wide variety of sub-fields, including, but not limited to:

  • arms control and strategic studies
  • Australian foreign policy
  • ethics and international relations
  • globalisation
  • international history
  • international law
  • international political economy
  • international relations in East, Southeast and South Asia
  • international relations theory
  • nationalism
  • Russia and the former Soviet Union
  • the European Union, NATO and transatlantic security
  • the Middle East
  • the 'war on terror'
  • US foreign policy.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3093 Master of International Relations
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Students complete the same units in the first-year sequence, however the sequence of units and units available at second/third-year level differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. At the Berwick campus, only a first year sequence is offered.

Description

International studies is a cross-disciplinary area of study administered by the School of Historical Studies, with units taught by a number of schools in the Faculty of Arts. Students begin by examining the history of the 20th century before moving on to study the issues facing the world in the 21st century. International studies brings to life the issues and events that have shaped, and continue to shape, our world. As the world globalises and nations and economies become more integrated, it is important to understand our world and the ideas and beliefs of our neighbours and trading partners. In order to compete in the international marketplace of products, ideas and knowledge, we need to understand and respect the cultures and beliefs of others.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in international studies must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in international studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from List A
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of four units from List A. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Note: where students undertake an inter-campus exchange, the minor or major can be comprised of a mix of units available on their home campus and the exchange campus.

Caulfield and Clayton

List A units
List B units

Students may also count additional units listed for the international studies major from the Sunway and South African campuses if undertaking an inter-campus exchange.

Sunway

List A units
List B units

Students may also count additional units listed for the international studies major from the Caulfield, Clayton and South African campuses if undertaking an inter-campus exchange.

South Africa

List A units
List B units

Students may also count additional units listed for the international studies major from the Caulfield, Clayton and Sunway campuses if undertaking an inter-campus exchange.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Arts and Social Sciences
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
School of Social Science
Campus(es)Clayton, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the international studies honours coordinator for the campus of enrolment.

Units

Clayton

Offered by the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies 

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4808 International studies dissertation part 1 and ATS4809 International studies dissertation part 2

OR

  • ATS4470 Minor thesis for honours in international studies (12 points) and ATS4367 Placement research project for honours in international studies (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units*:

  • ATS4315 Civilising global politics
  • ATS4810 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945

* students may substitute one of the listed coursework units with an elective 12-point fourth year unit with the permission of the honours coordinator for international studies.

South Africa and Sunway

Offered by the School of Social Science and the School of Arts and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4808 International studies dissertation part 1
  • ATS4809 International studies dissertation part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4315 Civilising global politics
  • ATS4810 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 3936 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 4087 Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Expert supervision is available in the fields of translation history, translation and interpreting theory, translation and interpreting pedagogy, literary and cultural translation, gender studies and intercultural studies.

Supervision is available for the following languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Units

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2011handbooks/courses/2846.html

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in translation/interpreting studies. The coursework component is designed to encourage the study of theoretical issues and practical application relating to translation/interpreting studies to broaden and deepen the students' understanding of this discipline, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5874 Technology and translation
  • APG5876 Theoretical issues in literary and cultural translation
  • APG5877 Research project in translation/interpreting studies
  • APG5878 Dissertation in translation/interpreting (24 points)
  • APG5689 Major translation project (24 points)

Students may also take other fifth-year units in related areas, for example comparative literature or applied linguistics, with the approval of the course coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Rita Wilson

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 3921 Master of Interpreting and Translation Studies
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byCentre for Islam and the Modern World
Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Islamic studies is offered by Monash University in association with the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue at Australian Catholic University (ACU). Students can take up to 50 per cent of their major in Islamic studies as complementary units at ACU.

The major aims to provide thorough and well-researched undergraduate training in all aspects of Islamic studies. It covers Arabic language, Qur'an and Hadith studies, Islamic history, contemporary thought, and comparative studies.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in Islamic studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ACL1001 Arabic 1A (B)
  • ACL1002 Arabic 1B (B)
  • APIS 100 Introduction to Islam*
  • APIS 101 Approaches to the Qu'ran and Hadith*

* These units are taught at the Australian Catholic University.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Islamic studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2586/ATS3586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
  • ATS2907/ATS3907 Islamic leadership in the 20th century
  • APIS 200 Islamic faith and creeds: Ethics and praxis*
  • APIS 201 Sufism: Spiritual journeys*

Additional units will be available in future years.

*These units are taught at the Australian Catholic University

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Islamic studies offers a broad and comparative introduction to the social, cultural, historical and political aspects of Islam. A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Islam is offered and particular attention is paid to Islamic thought, social movements and Muslim societies and cultures in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Turkey which includes the disciplines of anthropology, politics, sociology, history, religion and theology, and international studies.

Studentswill be exposed to the history of Islam and its civilization, its diversity of thoughts and interpretations, its geographical spread, challenges of modernity and globalisation, and the practice of Islam in the West.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

4003 Master of Islamic Studies


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Italian language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Italian studies program aims to assist students as they gradually develop their linguistic competence, both passive (understanding and reading) and active (speaking and writing). It also helps students to expand their knowledge of important areas of Italian culture; history, society, language, literature, film and theatre. Each proficiency level sequence has a cultural component as well as a language component. Italian has three entry points, all of which lead to either a minor or a major sequence. Students who complete a major sequence with good results may undertake honours at fourth-year level. A "proficient" exit point is the minimum required for entry to the honours year.

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Italian studies program convenor retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the program convenor.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course.

Students who decide that they want to study a language as part of their non-arts course should:

  • discuss with their home faculty whether they are allowed to include language units as part of their course
  • check with their home faculty how many units/credit points they may study and at what year-level
  • how to select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Language Study Abroad program

Grants are available to second and third-year students who intend to study in Italy. Students have the possibility of attending intensive six-point units at first and second-year level at the Monash University Prato Centre. Honours students are strongly encouraged to study for one semester in an Italian university (preferably at the University of Florence or at the University of Bologna) as part of their honours degree. See the lists of units below.

Note: depending on the teaching institution, Italian study abroad units may be CSP-liable or only available on a fee-paying basis. Students may be eligible to apply for Monash Study Abroad grants.

Units

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake Italian studies have the option of starting in one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. There are several ways to structure your Italian studies major, however, students wishing to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because higher level language competence allow them to must consult with the Italian studies program convener before enrolling.

Italian major, entry point 1

For students with little or no knowledge of the language.

  • ATS1221 Italian introductory 1
  • ATS1222 Italian introductory 2
  • ATS2223 Italian intermediate 1
  • ATS2224 Italian intermediate 2
  • ATS3225 Italian proficient 1
  • ATS3226 Italian proficient 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Italian major, entry point 2

For students who have done some Italian during their secondary school or have spent some time in Italy, but have not completed VCE.

  • ATS2223 Italian intermediate 1
  • ATS2224 Italian intermediate 2
  • ATS3225 Italian proficient 1
  • ATS3226 Italian proficient 2
  • ATS3227 Italian studies advanced 1
  • ATS3228 Italian studies advanced 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Italian major, entry point 3

For students who successfully completed VCE Italian or who can demonstrate equivalent knowledge.

  • ATS2225 Italian proficient 1
  • ATS2226 Italian proficient 2
  • ATS3227 Italian advanced 1
  • ATS3228 Italian advanced 2
  • ATS3233 Italian advanced 3
  • ATS3234 Italian advanced 4
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Language Study Abroad units

  • ATS2239 Italian study abroad program
  • ATS3245 Italian study abroad program
  • ATS3246 Language study abroad program 3/2

Elective units

  • ATS1229/ATS2229 Intensive beginners Italian level 1 (In country program)
  • ATS1230/ATS2230 Intensive beginners Italian level 2 (In country program)
  • ATS1231/ATS2231 Intensive intermediate Italian level 3 (In country program)
  • ATS1232/ATS2232 Intensive intermediate Italian level 4 (In country program)
  • ATS2235/ATS3238 Individual option
  • ATS2237/ATS3237 Italy on film
  • ATS2238/ATS3240 The Italian novel: From Realism to Modernism
  • ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city through an historical and literary perspective
  • ATS3241 Italian theatre from Goldoni to Fo
  • ATS3242 Tradurre/tradire: Italian literary translation
  • ATS3244 Dante

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a coursework unit and either a language study abroad unit, a special reading course or a language unit (level eight entry into honours).

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis dissertation part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the 'Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation'.

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Plus students complete an additional 12 points from the following units:

  • ATS4241 Italian theatre from Goldoni to Fo (6 points)
  • ATS4233 Italian studies 9 (6 points) and ATS4234 Italian studies 10 (6 points)
  • ATS4248 Italian Studies 7 (6 points) and ATS4249 Italian Studies 8 (6 points)
  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two (study abroad)

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Italian studies focus on the study of Italian literature, history, language and linguistics, Renaissance culture and literature, women's studies, cinema studies, and social and linguistic issues connected with Italian migration to Australia.

Italian studies staff can provide supervision of research candidates in the areas of:

  • 19th and 20th-century Italian literature
  • Italian women's studies
  • Italian theatre and cinema studies
  • Italian migration studies
  • Renaissance culture and literature.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points comprising coursework units (24 points) and a thesis (24 points).

Thesis

Students chose one of the following options:

  • ATS4245 Italian honours dissertation (24 points)
  • ATS4246 Italian honours dissertation Part 1(12 points) and ATS4247 Italian honours dissertation Part 2 (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete units to the value of 24 points chosen from:

  • APG4250 Italian encounters: Translation, literature and cultural identity
  • ATS4233 Italian studies 9
  • ATS4234 Italian studies 10
  • ATS4239 Women in Italy: Representations and realities
  • ATS4241 Italian theatre from Goldoni to Fo
  • ATS4242 Tradurre/Tradire: Italian literary translation
  • ATS4243 The Italian experience in Australia
  • ATS4244 Dante
  • ATS4248 Italian studies 7
  • ATS4249 Italian studies 8
  • ATS4250 Italian encounters: Translation, literature and cultural identity
  • ATS4251 Special reading course (Italian studies)
  • ATS4252 Special reading course Part 1
  • ATS4253 Special reading course Part 2
  • ATS4254 Language study abroad program
  • ATS4255 Language study abroad program 4/2

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Italian studies honours coordinator.

Course coordinator

Mr Raffaele Lampugnani

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis in Italian studies. The coursework component is designed to encourage the theoretical issues and practical application relating to Italian studies to broaden and deepen the students understanding of this discipline, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5250 Italian encounters: Translation, literature and cultural identity
  • APG5649 Global modernities: Experiences of modernity
  • APG5652 Managing intercultural communication
  • APG5688 Directed reading in translation studies
  • APG5874 Technology and translation
  • APG5876 Theoretical issues in literary and cultural translation
  • APG5877 Research project in translation/interpreting studies
  • APG5878 Dissertation in translation/interpreting

Students may also take other fifth-year units in related areas with the approval of the course co-ordinator, eg comparative literature and cultural studies, linguistics, or European and international studies.

Course coordinator

Dr Simon West

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Japanese studies program offers units in Japanese language, and in Japanese studies (see the Japanese studies entry in this section of the Handbook). A major and a minor are available in both of these areas of study.

The Japanese language program currently provides instruction in the Japanese language from three possible entry levels, catering for students ranging from introductory to proficient. Students will be placed in classes appropriate to their ability, which will vary according to their previous study (at school and at other institutions) and their experience in Japan.

Students with previous study of Japanese will be placed in the appropriate level at the start of their studies. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the program coordinator.

Once students' starting points are determined, they will progress through the language units in sequence. Within the Japanese major, students also take additional elective units in language or in Asian studies. Higher-level language study is available through the honours and postgraduate programs.

Students attend weekly lectures and tutorials, and learn through interacting with teachers, classmates and Japanese people in and out of the classroom and through the use of information technology.

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Japanese program coordinator retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student.

Study in Japan - exchange programs

The Japanese program has been active in developing exchanges and there are now agreements with 12 Japanese institutions. While each exchange has its own features, collectively they provide a wide range of opportunities for students to study in Japan. The credit arrangements vary and need to be clearly verified with the Japanese exchange program coordinator before a student can be assured of receiving credit. Language units and Japanese studies units can be taken in Japan as a substitute for compulsory units in Japanese language or in Asian studies. The first half of the honours program can also be spent in Japan. Students wishing to study in Japan are encouraged to take both Japanese language and Asian studies units. A range of scholarships are available from the university and from the Japanese Government.

For further information visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/japanese/about/exchanges.php or contact the exchange program coordinator within the Japanese program.

Study in Japan - Kanazawa program (intensive summer course)

The Japanese program currently runs a 10-week, fee-paying, in-country language study program with Ishikawa Prefecture. Students can complete two semesters of study (12 points) on an intensive basis. Students are eligible to apply for Monash Study Abroad grants. The program allows students to understand more about Japanese culture and society, as well as language. Contact the in-country program coordinator within the Japanese program for further information.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course. Students who want to study a language as part of their non-arts course should discuss with their managing faculty:

  • whether you are allowed to include language units as part of your course
  • how many units/credit points you may study and at what year-level
  • how to select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Note: because some students will be unable to study language as first-year level units, the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics has created second-year level codes to enable non-arts students to complete the equivalent of a first-year sequence in their chosen language. Students wishing to enrol in these units must discuss any future enrolment with the relevant language program before enrolling.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline. First year sequence is only available for complete beginners. All other students will commence their studies with second year level units, which may be used as the first part of a major.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of language units
  • 18 points of language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Note: students may replace some of their language units with alternate intensive in-country units (up to 24 points), or can choose language study abroad units.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

There are a number of possible entry points for students wishing to undertake Japanese. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Study abroad units can be taken in place of any compulsory units with the permission of the program.

Note: students should complete ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies if they wish to progress into honours.

Japanese major, entry point 1

For students with little or no knowledge of Japanese.

  • ATS1141 Japanese introductory 1
  • ATS1142 Japanese introductory 2
  • ATS2143 Japanese intermediate 1
  • ATS2144 Japanese intermediate 2
  • ATS3145 Japanese proficient 1
  • ATS3146 Japanese proficient 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below
Japanese major, entry point 2

For students with post-VCE competence in Japanese or equivalent.

  • ATS2143 Japanese intermediate 1
  • ATS2144 Japanese intermediate 2
  • ATS2145 Japanese proficient 1
  • ATS2146 Japanese proficient 2
  • ATS3147 Japanese studies advanced 1
  • ATS3148 Japanese studies advanced 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below
Advanced Japanese major, entry point 3

For students with very high post-VCE competence in Japanese or equivalent. A placement test may be necessary.

  • ATS2145 Japanese proficient 1
  • ATS2146 Japanese proficient 2
  • ATS3147 Japanese studies advanced 1
  • ATS3148 Japanese studies advanced 2
  • ATS3149 Japanese studies advanced 3: Popular culture
  • ATS3150 Japanese studies advanced 4: Introduction to Japanese interpreting and translation

then either

  • ATS3151 Japanese Studies Advanced 5: Current issues in the media
  • ATS3152 Japanese Studies Advanced 6: Literature and literary translation

or

  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Advanced Japanese major for heritage/background speakers

For students who have a home background in Japanese, or students who do not have a home background but who have completed two or more years of formal education in Japan, or else can demonstrate equivalent competence. A placement test is required.

  • ATS2153 Japanese for background speakers Part 1
  • ATS2154 Japanese for background speakers Part 2
  • ATS3149 Japanese Studies Advanced 3: Popular culture
  • ATS3150 Japanese Studies Advanced 4: Introduction to interpreting and translation
  • ATS3151 Japanese Studies Advanced 5: Current issues in the media
  • ATS3152 Japanese Studies Advanced 6: Literature and literary translation
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Language units

  • ATS1141/ATS2141 Japanese introductory 1
  • ATS1142/ATS2142 Japanese introductory 2
  • ATS2143 Japanese intermediate 1
  • ATS2144 Japanese intermediate 2
  • ATS2145/ATS3145 Japanese proficient 1
  • ATS2146/ATS3146 Japanese proficient 2
  • ATS3147 Japanese studies advanced 1
  • ATS3148 Japanese studies advanced 2
  • ATS2153 Japanese for background speakers Part 1
  • ATS2154 Japanese for background speakers Part 2
  • ATS3149 Japanese studies advanced 3: Popular culture
  • ATS3150 Japanese studies advanced 4: Introduction to interpreting and translation
  • ATS3151 Japanese studies advanced 5: Current issues in the media
  • ATS3152 Japanese studies advanced 6: Literature and literary translation

Study Abroad units

  • ATS2156/ATS3156 Language study in Japan (6 points)
  • ATS2157/ATS3157 Language study in Japan (12 points)
  • ATS2158/ATS3158 Language study in Japan (18 points)
  • ATS2655/ATS3655 Japanese studies in Japan (12 points)
  • ATS2786/ATS3803 Japanese studies in Japan (6 points)
  • ATS3163 Language study in Japan (24 points)
  • ATS3804 Japanese studies in Japan (24 points)

Summer semester intensive In-Country Japanese Program - Kanazawa

Elective units

  • ATS2154/ATS3154 Japanese intermediate reading skills **
  • ATS2155/ATS3155 Japanese advanced reading skills ***
  • ATS2382/ATS3382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
  • ATS2649/ATS3649 Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics
  • ATS3159 Adjunct unit in advanced Japanese
  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies*
  • ATS2652/ATS3652 Japan as empire: From Meiji to 1945
  • ATS2653/ATS3653 Japanese language acquisition and use
  • ATS2648/ATS3648 Japanese society and the new millennium
  • ATS2654/ATS3654 Australia-Japan relations
  • ATS2651/ATS3651 Japanese culture: Identity and tradition
  • Other 2nd/3rd year level Asian Studies units
  • additional language units - this option allows students who are completing their degree over four years (or who complete an intensive summer course) to complete a four-year sequence in Japanese if their course structure permits
  • electives from other disciplines with substantial Japanese studies content may be approved by the Japanese program coordinator

* Recommended for intending honours students.

** This unit is suitable for students enrolled in Japanese proficient 1/2.

*** This unit is suitable for students enrolled in Japanese studies advanced 1/2 or above

Note: not all elective units are offered each year.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Japanese language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It may be possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas.

Language units can also be taken within selected masters programs.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

+ 3084 Master of Asian Studies


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Japanese studies units are taught in English and most require no language prerequisites (with the exception of units in the linguistics stream). They are open to all students and may be taken as part of a major or minor in Japanese language or studies, as part of a major in Asian studies, or on their own.

A first-year sequence in Japanese studies provides a broad introduction to a number of aspects of Japanese culture and society, and the broader Asian context. In second and third year, a variety of units are available in history, society and culture, and linguistics and communication. All Japanese studies students are encouraged to also enrol in Japanese language units.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Japanese studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1327 Understanding contemporary Japan
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations

For the purposes of a minor/major, a first-year sequence in Japanese studies can be replaced by a first-year sequence in any first-year Japanese language stream or a combination of any Japanese language unit in first semester and ATS1327 Understanding contemporary Japan or ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Japanese studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Note: students must complete ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies if they wish to progress into honours.

Units include:

  • ATS2382/ATS3382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
  • ATS2622/ATS3622 Production, consumerism and the environment in the contemporary world
  • ATS2627/ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture
  • ATS2648/ATS3648 Japanese society and the new millennium
  • ATS2649/ATS3649 Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics
  • ATS2651/ATS3651 Japanese culture: Identity and tradition
  • ATS2652/ATS3652 Japan as empire: From Meiji to 1945
  • ATS2653/ATS3653 Japanese language acquisition and use
  • ATS2654/ATS3654 Australia-Japan relations
  • ATS2897/ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies (prerequisite for honours)
  • all Japanese language units

Language study abroad units

  • ATS2655/ATS3655 Japanese studies in Japan (12 points)
  • ATS2786/ATS3803 Japanese studies in Japan (6 points)
  • ATS3804 Japanese studies in Japan (24 points)

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the 'Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation'.

Coursework units

Students complete one the following options:

Option one

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Plus students complete one of the following units:

  • 12 points of language study at advanced level
  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two (study abroad)

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Supervision of research candidates, as well as coursework-based studies are available in the following areas:

  • applied linguistics
  • child language acquisition and language planning
  • gender studies
  • history of the Asia-Pacific wars
  • industrial relations
  • intercultural communication
  • Japanese culture and society
  • Japanese history (20th century)
  • Japanese interpreting and translation
  • Japanese linguistics
  • Japanese sociolinguistics
  • languages in contact

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points selected in consultation with the course coordinator, including:

  • 12 or 24 points of research
  • no more than 12 points of Japanese language units
  • a research methods unit from an appropriate discipline
  • the remaining units required from level four units in appropriate disciplines

It may be possible to include study in Japan as part of this program.

Course coordinator

Dr Beatrice Trefelt

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Japanese studies are expected to develop research skills through the completion of a thesis as well as acquiring advanced knowledge of Japanese society, culture or language.

Units

Students normally complete two level five units in Asian studies or other appropriate discipline. See http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/asian-studies/pg-arts-asian-studies.html.

Course coordinator

Dr Beatrice Trefelt

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byAustralian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Jewish civilisation units offered within the Centre for Jewish Civilisation encompass a number of diverse disciplines and areas of study which reflect the very nature of Jewish civilisation itself. Accordingly, a primary objective of this centre is to equip students with an understanding of Jewish civilisation in its many aspects - language and literature, history, theology, philosophy, law, politics and sociology.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Jewish civilisation must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1322 Conflict and coexistence: Jews, Christians, Muslims
  • ATS1323 The Bible as history
  • ATS1324 Histories of God
  • ATS1336 Yiddish language, culture and literature 1A
  • ATS1337 Yiddish language, culture and literature 1B

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Jewish civilisation must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byAustralian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory seminar and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Jewish civilisation honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4003 SOPHIS honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4004 SOPHIS honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4005 SOPHIS honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units*:

  • ATS4286 Final journey: Remembering the Holocaust (overseas)
  • ATS4287 War and peace: Models of conflict resolution (overseas)
  • ATS4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • ATS4290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
  • ATS4293 Genocidal thought
  • ATS4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
  • ATS4314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda (overseas)

* Not all units are offered each year

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byAustralian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

The Graduate School of Jewish Studies is Australia's leading institute of Jewish studies, attracting students nationally and internationally. Its diverse program offers academics and students an environment shaped by the Monash ethos of excellence in teaching and research. An academic faculty comprised of four Professorial Chairs, lecturers and a stream of distinguished Visiting Fellows lead the programs. The activities of the school are diverse and incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives by drawing on a range of partners from Monash University. Supervision of research candidates is also available.

Relevant courses

  • 3077 Master of Applied History
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Berwick, Caulfield, Gippsland, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries listed below.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Caulfield, South Africa, Sunway and off-campus learning

Offered by the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

This program in journalism prepares students for the professional practice of high quality journalism. It addresses all production technologies for journalism - print, video, radio and online - in metropolitan, regional and international contexts. It imparts advanced skills in research and communication for professional practice, fosters a critical understanding of the role of journalism and the media in contemporary Australian society, in all its diversity and dynamism, and is founded in the principle that robust and accurate journalism is an essential component of a democratic society. Graduates can expect to possess high order skills in professional practice and critical analysis that will enable them to find appropriate industry employment, and enter further study at a higher level as and when needed.

Berwick, Gippsland and off-campus learning

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Journalism is in a period of dramatic change, driven by technological advances and a paradigm shift in how citizens consume (and create) news. As newspapers confront the greatest challenge to their survival since their inception, the expanding world of online reportage is capturing global attention - and so the focus in this dynamic journalism program reflects the challenges of media industries. Students and the study program adapt, reflect and move with these developments. Students learn the vital professional skills required for a career in journalism, while also exploring broader issues of newsroom culture, the implications of technology on journalism practice, ethical journalism, and the media's influential role in the democratic system. Journalism has developed its own methods and practice, its own code of ethics, and a constantly developing body of theory to help understand the rapidly changing world of mass communications.

Units

Caulfield, off-campus learning, South Africa and Sunway

It is compulsory for students enrolled in course 4042 Bachelor of Journalism to complete a major in journalism and a specialisation in journalism studies. Refer also to the journalism studies area of study at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/aos/journalism-studies/

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in journalism must complete the following two units fr (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in journalism must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

* Only available to students enrolled prior to 2010

** Requires approval from the course coordinator

Berwick, Gippsland and off-campus learning

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in journalism must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in journalism must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
Compulsory units
Elective units

Units include:

Note: ATS3811 can only be completed in the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism), Bachelor of Professional Communication and associated double degrees

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the journalism honours coordinator.

Units

Caulfield, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4370 JAIS Honours thesis (24 points)

OR

Coursework units

Students complete two units as follows:

Compulsory unit:

  • ATS4375 JAIS Honours research seminar

And one of the following units:

  • ATS4373 JAIS Honours professional project
    ATS4374 JAIS Honours specialist seminar

Gippsland, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4366 Reporting cops, courts and councils

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4078 Honours degree of Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Some journalism courses are also available off campus

Description

This course caters for students from various disciplines with no journalism background as well as extending the professional skills of students with journalism degrees and those with industry experience. Students also have the opportunity to research their own particular field of interest in journalism and related media.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points comprising the following units:

  • ATS4811 Journalism studies research seminar
  • ATS4812 Journalism dissertation part 1
  • ATS4813 Journalism dissertation part 2
  • ATS4814 Advanced journalism project
Course coordinator

Prof Chris Nash

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 3932 Master of Journalism
  • 4054 Master of Journalism and Master of Business
  • 4057 Master of Journalism and Master of Environment and Sustainability
  • 4063 Master of Journalism and Master of International Relations
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By Research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

This program in journalism studies complements the journalism program, but can also be taken as a stand-alone sequence of study. It explores recent and contemporary scholarship about the institutional context and practice of journalism in Australia and internationally. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on media studies, political economy, history, philosophy and sociology among other disciplines. It develops advanced skills in media research, and fosters a critical while sympathetic interrogation of journalism practice. Graduates can expect to possess strong skills in scholarly research and analysis that will both enhance their professional skills in journalism, and lead to further study at a higher level.

Units

Caulfield, Off Campus

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in journalism studies must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third -year level

Students studying a minor or major in journalism studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below.
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Listed in completion order, units include:

Sunway

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Korean language studies program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas.

Language units can also be taken within selected masters programs.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Korean studies program is designed for students who wish to acquire Korean language skills and understand Korean culture and society. The units offered will be useful to students who aspire to a professional career in business, government, communication, and education, among other fields.

Korean language teaching incorporates interactive and multimedia resources to enhance learning and bring Korean culture to the classroom. Introducing Hangul, a phonetic writing system, enables students to type in Korean from the introductory level.

Korean language can be studied from introductory to proficient level. The focus is on enabling students to communicate in Korean in a broad range of situations, and the use of Korean in various genre areas such as business, journalism, science, law and tourism. Socio-cultural aspects in these areas are also explored.

Students may complete a major sequence in Korean language and honours in Korean studies. A minor sequence in Korean studies is also available, combining units offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics with units offered by other schools. Combined honours may be taken in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics and another discipline.

With the exception of absolute beginners, all students wishing to enrol in a Korean language unit are required to undertake a placement test to obtain enrolment approval.

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Korean program convenor retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the program convenor.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course.

Students who decide that they want to study a language as part of their non-arts course should discuss with their home faculty :

  • whether they are allowed to include language units as part of their course
  • check with their home faculty how many units/credit points they may study and at what year-level
  • how to select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Note: because some students will be unable to study language as first-year level units, the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics have created second-year level codes to enable non-arts students to complete the equivalent of a first-year sequence in their chosen language. Students wishing to enrol in these units must discuss any future enrolment with the relevant language program before enrolling.

Language Study Abroad program

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the Language Study Abroad program in Korea. Korean studies has exchange agreements with three prominent universities (Korea University, Seoul National University and Yonsei University). While each exchange has its own features, collectively they provide a wide range of opportunities for students to study in Korea. For detailed information contact the Korean studies program via http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/index.php Credit arrangements vary and need to be clearly verified with the coordinator before a student can be assured of receiving credit.

Grants for study may be available through Monash Abroad, to whom applications should be addressed. Third and fourth-year students may also apply for a Korean Government scholarship.

Note: depending on the teaching institution, study abroad units may be CSP-liable or only available on a fee-paying basis.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of language units
  • 18 points of language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Note: students must complete ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies if they wish to progress into honours.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake Korean have the option of starting in one of two entry points. Placement tests are required for entry point 2. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Study abroad units can be taken in place of any units with the permission of the program (up to 24 points). If a student wishes to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because language acquisition results allow, they must consult with the language program before enrolling.

Korean major, entry point 1

For students with no prior knowledge of Korean.

  • ATS1171 Korean introductory 1
  • ATS1172 Korean introductory 2
  • ATS2173 Korean intermediate 1
  • ATS2174 Korean intermediate 2
  • ATS3175 Korean proficient 1
  • ATS3176 Korean proficient 2
  • one second or third year level elective from the list of electives below
  • one second level elective from the list of electives below

Korean major, entry point 2

For students who have a basic Korean proficiency equivalent to Korean 1 and Korean 2, it is possible to undertake an Intermediate Korean major. Students wishing to complete a major commencing at this level are required to undertake a placement test and gain program permission.

  • ATS1318 Understanding Asia 1: Foundations
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations
  • ATS2173 Korean intermediate 1
  • ATS2174 Korean intermediate 2
  • ATS3175 Korean proficient 1
  • ATS3176 Korean proficient 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Language elective units

  • ATS2897/ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
  • ATS3185 Project in Korean 1
  • ATS3186 Project in Korean 2
  • ATS3187 Special project in Korean 1
  • ATS3188 Special project in Korean 2
  • ATS3382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
  • ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies (* Prerequisite for honours)
  • language study abroad units
  • electives from other disciplines with substantial Korean studies content may be approved by the Korean program convenor

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory seminar and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation.

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Plus students complete one of the following units:

  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)
  • 12 points of language study at advanced level

Option two (study abroad)

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1(Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Areas of research supervision include Korean linguistics and applied Korean linguistics. Close links with several universities in the Republic of Korea are maintained. Travel and field grants are available on a competitive basis for research students. Korean studies may also be incorporated into coursework masters programs in Asian studies and applied linguistics for language teachers.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points selected in consultation with the course coordinator, from one of the following options:

Option one

  • 24 points of research
  • 24 points through the ATS4183 Korean Language Study Abroad (24 points)

Option two

  • 24 points of research
  • 24 points of level four Asian studies and/or Korean language units
Course coordinator

Dr. Injung Cho

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Sustainable land and water management are pressing environmental issues facing cities and regions in Australia and many parts of the world. This interdisciplinary area of study draws from scientific investigations in geomorphology, hydrology, soil science and biogeography, as well as social science approaches to environmental and resource management. It provides a sound understanding of key environmental processes, as well as treating the many challenges arising from the human use and stewardship of landscapes. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in areas such as catchment management, water supply and river management, land capability mapping, resource inventory, park management, the management of bushfire impacts on land and water resources.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in land and water management must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management
  • ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability

Second/Third year level

Students undertaking a minor or major in land and water management must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of two compulsory units at 2nd year level (12 points) and a further four units (24 points) from the elective units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

and one of the following units:

  • ATS2774 Understanding Australian landscapes: Soil-vegetation dynamics
  • ATS2545/ATS3545 Environmental hydrology

Elective units

  • ATS2386/ATS3386 Broken earth: Journeys through the Australian landscape
  • ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
  • ATS3259 GIS for environmental management
  • ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy
  • ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
  • ATS3551 Field studies in urban sustainability (in South Africa)
  • ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
  • ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability (in South Africa)
  • ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
  • ATS3558/APG4558 Global change and the earth system
  • ATS3787 Research methods in geography, environment and sustainability
  • ATS3788 Soils, landscape and management
  • ATS3790 Landscape processes
  • ATS3791 Environmental change past to future
  • ATS3887/APG4887 Designing urban futures: Urban climate, water and adaptation
  • ATS3893/APG4893 Special topics in sustainability

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Most units are also available via off-campus learning, although some later-year units may only be available in on-campus mode.

Description

Linguistics is the study of the structure and function of language and of the uses of language in communication, including written, spoken and 'cyber' contexts. Linguistics explores how languages differ and what they all share, and provides the techniques and principles to be adopted in the analysis and description of any given language. In addition, the linguistic study of language and language use in socio-cultural contexts contributes to our understanding of identities, social and cultural organisation, multiculturalism and multilingualism, institutions and power, as well as the creative functions of language in texts and discourses. Knowledge of linguistics is central to the study of languages (eg English, Australian Aboriginal languages, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish). Linguistics also offers students of anthropology, mathematics, philosophy, sociology, engineering, psychology, law, translation studies and computer science useful insights into the nature of language in their particular area of interest.

Examples of the practical applications of linguistics include communications within organisations, communications interfaces with electronic systems, the preparation of materials for language teaching, the documentation of endangered languages, the development of language policies in government and education, and in the areas of business, professional and technical communication, tourism, intercultural communication and speech therapy.

The first-year sequence provides students with an introduction to the nature of language, including the manner in which sounds are produced and represented (phonetics), the organisation and relationship of sounds in language (phonology), the forms and structures of words (morphology), the organisation of words in sentences (syntax), the analysis of meaning (semantics and pragmatics), language change (historical linguistics) and language variation and the uses of language in social contexts (sociolinguistics).

At second and third year levels, the areas of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonetics, phonology, and sociolinguistics are developed on a general and comparative basis and there are also units exploring varieties of English, historical and comparative linguistics, Aboriginal languages, Austronesian languages, discourse analysis, language and identity, psycholinguistics, first and second language acquisition, intercultural communication, endangered languages, multiliteracies in English and the structure of English.

Linguistics also offers a fourth-year honours program which combines coursework and a 24-point research thesis as the foundation for postgraduate research degrees.

Off-campus learning and online resource delivery

Most linguistics units are also offered by off-campus learning or by a combination of online resources and face-to-face teaching. These units are usually available in the same semester as the on-campus delivery of the unit. The access to online resources and off-campus learning allows for flexibility, and face-to-face class commitments are kept to a minimum. Alternative arrangements include the use of the Monash portal and electronic group discussion programs. In addition to the online or print resources, students can access tutorial support by telephone, fax and email. The intention is that the flexible learning program should make linguistics units available to students whose work or other commitments make it difficult for them to attend regular classes on-campus. The following units can be undertaken on-campus, or through flexible mode using online resources: ATS1338, ATS1339, ATS2665/ATS3665, ATS2674/ATS3674, ATS2675/ATS3675, ATS2678/ATS3678, ATS2671/ATS3671, ATS2680/ATS3680 and ATS2683/ATS3683.

For more details on flexible learning units, contact the linguistics program or visit the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/linguistics.

Study Abroad

Students may apply to study linguistics abroad. A list of exchange partner universities is available from the Study Abroad website at http://www.monash.edu.au/students/studyabroad/programs/partners/index.html.

Students should select a shortlist of suitable linguistics units from the exchange partner universities in which they are interested. Units to be taken abroad need to be approved by the linguistics program at Monash before the commencement of the trip. Please submit the unit titles (and synopsis if available), assessment details and total number of contact hours to Dr Anna Margetts at anna.margetts@arts.monash.edu.au or contact the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at LCL.Enquiries@arts.monash.edu.au

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in linguistics must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1338 The language game: Why do we talk the way we do?*
  • ATS1339 Describing and analysing language and communication*

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in linguistics must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below. Students completing studies entirely via off-campus learning can only complete a minor in linguistics.
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of one unit from each of the four groups. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level. Students completing a major are required to complete at least one unit from each of four groupings.

Group 1 - Structure

Group 2 - Sound and meaning

  • ATS2669/ATS3669 Phonetics and phonology
  • ATS2674/ATS3674 Semantics: The study of meaning in human languages *
  • ATS2675/ATS3675 Pragmatics: Strategies for communication *
  • ATS2683/ATS3683 The analysis of discourse: Texts, narrative and society*

Group 3 - Language and society

Group 4 - Applications

* These units are offered via off-campus learning.

Most second/third year units are offered in alternate years: Those units not offered in 2011 will be offered in 2012; those offered in 2011 will once again be available in 2013.

Students are encouraged to discuss their course structure or any other matter related to their linguistics study with the relevant year coordinator.

Note: students who major in linguistics are encouraged to gain the experience of learning a language other than their first language.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory seminar and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the linguistics supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL honours thesis part B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option 1

  • ATS4653 LCL honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)
  • ATS4826 Linguistic theory (12 points)

Option 2 (Study Abroad)

  • ATS4131 LCL language study abroad 1(honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Linguistics is the study of the structure and function of language and the uses of language in communication, including written, spoken and cyber contexts. Linguistics explores how languages differ and what they all share, and provides the techniques and principles to be adopted in the analysis and description of any given language. In addition, the linguistic study of language and language use in socio-cultural contexts contributes to our understanding of identities, social and cultural organisation, multiculturalism and multilingualism, institutions and power, as well as the creative functions of language in texts and discourses. Knowledge of linguistics is also central to the study of languages.

Linguistics also offers students of anthropology, mathematics, philosophy, sociology, engineering, psychology, law, and computer science, useful insights into the nature of language in their particular area of interest. Examples of the practical applications of linguistics include communications within organisations, communications interfaces with electronic systems, the preparation of materials for language teaching, the documentation of endangered languages, the development of language policies in government and education, and in the areas of business, professional and technical communication, tourism, intercultural communication and speech therapy.

The school accepts suitably qualified candidates for research degrees in linguistics. Monash staff in the linguistics program have expertise in a number of areas including:

  • anthropological linguistics
  • applied linguistics
  • Australian Aboriginal languages
  • Australian English
  • Austronesian languages
  • bilingualism and multilingualism
  • child language acquisition
  • cognitive linguistics
  • comparative and contrastive linguistics
  • computers in linguistic research
  • conversational analysis
  • cross-cultural communication
  • dialectology
  • discourse analysis
  • functional grammar
  • historical linguistics
  • language and discrimination
  • language description and documentation
  • language attitudes
  • language attrition
  • language contact
  • language ecology
  • language maintenance and shift
  • language planning and policy
  • language typology
  • literacy development
  • morphology and morphosyntax
  • new and other Englishes
  • phonetics (acoustic and articulatory)
  • phonology
  • politeness phenomena
  • pragmatics
  • prosody and meaning
  • second language acquisition
  • semantics
  • sociolinguistics
  • syntax.

In addition, there is close collaboration with linguists in other programs within the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics who may have skills not represented within the linguistics program. Co-supervision can be arranged where it will be beneficial to a postgraduate student.

Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for applied linguistics, Chinese studies, English, English as an international language, French language, German studies, Hebrew, Hispanic studies, Indonesian language, interpreting and translation studies, Italian studies, Japanese language, Korean language, Slavic studies, Spanish and Latin American studies, Spanish language, translation studies, Ukrainian.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points comprising the following units:

  • ATS4822 Linguistics minor thesis
  • ATS4825 Special topics in linguistics
  • ATS4826 Linguistic theory
Course coordinator

Dr Anna Margetts

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5347 Research methods in applied linguistics
  • approved units at level five

Course coordinator

Professor Kate Burridge

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3767 Graduate Certificate in Linguistics
  • 0010 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics
  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 3769 Master of Applied Linguistics
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Three pathways are offered through the literary studies sequence in literary studies on the Caulfield and Clayton campuses. The guide below indicates the requirements for completing first-year, minor and major sequences through each of these pathways. Not all units are offered at both campuses.

Pathway one: Literatures in English

Literatures in English is a pathway that offers students the opportunity to read and study literature written in English, from its historical origins in Britain through to its vital role in contemporary culture in Australia, America, the UK and the post-colonial world of Africa and Asia. From the first-year sequence onwards students are introduced to a variety of modes of reading and analysing literature and learn how to write about what they have read. Literatures in English introduces students to a variety of cultural and historical contexts and provides the tools to understand the relations between language, literature and culture. Among the topics usually available are ones that extend the discussion of literature into the fields of fairy tale, fantasy and children's literature, creative writing, war literature and travel writing; core subjects look at narrative, adaptation, critical theory, women and writing, postcolonial literature and theory, as well as at some key historical contexts such as the Renaissance, the Romantic period, Victorian Britain, modernism and postmodernism.

Pathway two: Creative writing

Creative writing students study literature and its applicability to creative writing practice through a comparative approach. The fiction-writing and poetry-writing subjects concentrate on a number of key texts by major contemporary writers and examine various works which may be seen to exemplify, modify, or challenge these approaches. Students will be required to reflect both creatively and analytically on their ongoing writing practice in the light of these texts. In the collaborative environment of workshops students will be encouraged to experiment with a range of techniques and styles. Studies are designed to present an integrated approach to the study of literature, fostering both creative and critical skills through an emphasis on the praxis between theory and creative practice.

Pathway three: International literatures

International literatures is a dynamic pathway that offers students the opportunity to read and study works of literature from European, Latin American and Asian countries. This pathway removes boundaries between national literatures providing an international perspective on literary movements and works including fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction from around the globe. International Literatures exposes students to different cultural and historical contexts giving them the tools to study literature across cultures. All works are studied in translation (English) or in the original where students have language competency. There are no foreign language requirements: however, students majoring in languages other than English are strongly encouraged to take electives from this pathway or to do a double major.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in literary studies must complete two units (12 points) from one of the following pathways, including all compulsory units for the chosen pathway.

Pathway one: Literatures in English

Compulsory units
  • ATS1903 Introducing literature: Ways of reading
Elective units
  • ATS1296 Worlds in conflict
  • ATS1904 Reading the city: Literary genres

Pathway two: Creative writing

Compulsory units
  • ATS1903 Introducing literature: Ways of reading
Elective units
  • ATS1296 Worlds in conflict
  • ATS1904 Reading the city: Literary genres

Pathway three: International Literatures

Compulsory units
  • ATS1903 Introducing literature: Ways of reading
  • ATS1276 Tales of origin and transgression

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in literary studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from units listed below from the chosen pathway
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from one of the following pathways, including all compulsory units for the chosen pathway. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Students intending to do Honours are strongly recommended to take the pre-Honours unit, ATS3782 The pleasures of the text

Pathway one: Literatures in English

Compulsory units
Elective units
  • ATS2379/ATS3379 Fairy tale in Italy (Prato)
  • ATS2409 Writing lives: Autobiography and historical fiction
  • ATS2413/ATS3413 Science fiction: From monsters to cyborgs
  • ATS2422 Literature and romanticism
  • ATS2442/ATS3442 Print Cultures: Books as Media
  • ATS2443/ATS3443 On the road: Travel and representation
  • ATS2444/ATS3444 Inscribing Italy: Travels and imaginings (Prato)
  • ATS2485 Reading the past
  • ATS2492 Shakespeare
  • ATS2500/ATS3500 Puritans and sinners: Interrogating the American tradition
  • ATS2503 Writing women
  • ATS2507 Here and there: The literature of travel
  • ATS2508 Introduction to poetry writing
  • ATS2510 Australian literature: Imagining the community
  • ATS2513 Short fiction: Classic and contemporary
  • ATS2515 Reading across cultures
  • ATS2516 Adaptation to film
  • ATS2517 Introduction to fiction writing
  • ATS2519 Children's literature: A comparative study
  • ATS2888/ATS3888 Race and class in US literature
  • ATS2914 Dark hero: Demonic, deranged and cursed
  • ATS2915 The roots of fantasy: Fables, fairy tales and imaginary voyages
  • ATS3421 Literature and modernism
  • ATS3486 Renaissance literature: power and desire
  • ATS3495 Victorian literature: The Age of Dickens
  • ATS3496 Fairy-tale traditions
  • ATS3487 Mayhem and madness in the Age of Reason: English literature 1698-1798
  • ATS3502 Contemporary and Post-Modern English literature
  • ATS3506 Poetry: Text and performance
  • ATS3782 The pleasures of the text
  • ATS3300 Fantasy literature
  • ATS3xxx Visions and revisions
  • ATS3xxx Literature and Diaspora

Pathway two: Creative writing

Compulsory units
Elective units
  • ATS2508 Introduction to poetry writing
  • ATS2517 Introduction to fiction writing
  • ATS3509 Advanced poetry writing (pre-requisite ATS2508)
  • ATS3518 Advanced fiction writing (pre-requisite ATS2517)
  • One unit (6 points) from the list of Second/Third-year level units specified for the Literary studies (Literatures in English) pathway

Pathway Three: International Literatures

Compulsory units
  • ATS2422 The romantic movement: Literature and thought
  • ATS3421 Literature and modernism
Elective units
  • ATS2076/ATS3076 Contemporary fiction: Rewriting identity
  • ATS2077/ATS3077 Realism and representation: Literature and visual
  • ATS2383/ATS3383 Story-telling in Asia: Ancient and modern
  • ATS2403/ATS3403 Classical drama
  • ATS2405 Introduction to critical theory
  • ATS2409 Writing lives: Autobiography and historical fiction
  • ATS2412 Popular fiction and popular culture
  • ATS2426/ATS3426 Modern drama
  • ATS2427 Earthworks: Literature and environment
  • ATS2428/ATS3428 Modern Jewish literature: Writing across the language
  • ATS2429/ATS3429 Authority, death and desire: Medieval to renaissance literature
  • ATS2475/ATS3475 Asian theatre
  • ATS2507 Here and there: The literature of travel
  • ATS2515 Reading across cultures
  • ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city: Literary and historical perspectives (Prato)
  • ATS2xxx Classical mythology
  • ATS3083 Translation: Theory and practice
  • ATS3204 Culture and identity in Latin America
  • ATS3205 Dictatorship and democracy in contemporary Spanish fiction
  • ATS3407 Reading Freud and Jung
  • ATS3410 Narrative
  • ATS2413/ATS3413 Science fiction: From monsters to cyborgs
  • ATS3xxx Literature and Diaspora
  • ATS3xxx Writing the nation
  • ATS3782 The pleasures of the text

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • First-year sequence only currently available.

Description

Modern Greek is spoken by about 11 million people in Greece and Cyprus, and in various Greek communities of the diaspora. It is an Indo-European language, but unlike French or German it has no close relatives among modern European languages. Beginners will find that a good many Modern Greek words and roots are already familiar to them from our scientific and technical vocabulary. Knowledge of ancient Greek can help the student of the modern language, but it is by no means a prerequisite.

The units offered focus on the culture and literature of the Greeks over the past 200 years and introduce students to the enticing rhythm of life in modern Greece, the definitive crossroads between west and east, Europe and Asia.

Currently, there are two one-year sequences* available in Modern Greek, catering for students who are beginners, or who have completed VCE Modern Greek. If there is sufficient demand, more units may be added in future, but this cannot be guaranteed.

Students completing the post-VCE sequence in Modern Greek with a high level of achievement, and who obtain an undergraduate qualification, may be eligible to further their studies through course 3921 Master in Interpreting and Translation Studies. Further information about eligibility may be obtained from the school.

* Second year codes are also available for these units, for students in other faculties taking the unit as an elective who are unable to take the first year unit. In addition, fourth and fifth year codes are available to allow these units to be taken at graduate level in courses which permit them.

Units

Students studying a sequence in Modern Greek must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1241 Modern Greek introductory 1
  • ATS1242 Modern Greek introductory 2
  • ATS2245 Modern Greek intermediate 1
  • ATS2246 Modern Greek intermediate 2

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Music - Conservatorium
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The School of Music at Monash is consistently ranked among the best music schools in Australia and leads the country in internationally recognised ethnomusicology research. The school attracts students and visiting academics from all over the world and has an outstanding track record in winning competitive research funding.

The school offers a wide-ranging undergraduate program and a variety of postgraduate degrees in performance, composition, musicology and ethnomusicology. With modern facilities, unique archival collections, scholarship opportunities and a reputation for supervision excellence, the Monash School of Music is home to a vibrant, nurturing and productive environment.

Disciplines

The School of Music - Conservatorium teaches, researches, and promotes public outreach in four fields of musical endeavour: performance, composition, musicology and enthnomusicology. Students specialise in one or more fields, but gain experience in a unified way in all four areas.

Performance

Students with a strong musical aptitude undertaking this specialisation are expected to acquire an assured technique and an awareness of the history of performance style and practice. Students develop their performance skills as well as interactive musical skills in a variety of ensembles. Throughout the program students are examined on both solo and ensemble work.

Composition

Students undertaking this specialisation can expect to acquire experience and skills in music composition. The program offers supervision of students' compositional projects and encourages work in various media, including traditional, electronic, and contemporary solo and ensemble combinations. The School of Music - Conservatorium organises a number of large and small instrumental and ensemble choral groups and encourages performances of student compositions.

Musicology or ethnomusicology

Students who choose either of these specialisations, or a combination of both, can expect to develop their knowledge and understanding of music to prepare themselves as musicologists and/or ethnomusicologists, studying the music history of various genres, research methods and aspects of systematic musicology such as performance practice, analysis, aesthetics, criticism, music sociology and psychology of music.

In the ethnomusicology stream, students make detailed area studies of selected music cultures of Asia and/or Africa, and may learn to perform in an Indonesian gamelan and in other Asian and African traditions as appropriate for a particular unit for which a student enrols.

Units

Note: prerequisites or prohibitions may apply for individual units - consult the unit entry for details.

Refer to the 'sequence requirements' below for units required in each course.

Chief study units*

* Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music and associated double degrees.

Professional practice units

  • ATS2797 Professional practice in music 1
  • ATS2798 Professional practice in music 2
  • ATS3826 Professional practice in music 3
  • ATS3827 Professional practice in music 4

Ensemble studies units

General units

  • ATS1343 American music and popular culture
  • ATS1344 Gamelan performing arts
  • ATS1345 Exploring western music
  • ATS1346 Exploring world musics
  • ATS1907 Music performance study
  • ATS2331 Music overseas study program I
  • ATS2332 Music overseas study program II
  • ATS2333 Jazz history 1: Readings in history and biography
  • ATS2686 Flaring up: Bali and musical revolution
  • ATS2687/ATS3687 African music: Musical change, social change and performance
  • ATS2799 Audio culture: Developments in new music
  • ATS2804 From the erotic to the exotic: music, culture and society in nineteenth-century Europe
  • ATS2805 Global popular and roots music
  • ATS2807 Composition techniques: Structure, pitch and space
  • ATS2900 Music aesthetics and criticism
  • ATS2926 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
  • ATS3331 Music overseas study program I
  • ATS3332 Music overseas study program II
  • ATS3686 Flaring up: Bali and musical revolution
  • ATS3818 Global popular and roots music
  • ATS3819 Applied music I
  • ATS3820 Applied music II
  • ATS3821 Music composition techniques: Chance, sets and computers
  • ATS3822 Jazz history 2: Readings in improvisation and musical cross-pollination
  • ATS3823 Music of North and South India
  • ATS3824 Music in society: Musicians, performances and institutions
  • ATS3825 Western art music in the 20th and 21st century
  • ATS3828 Music composition techniques: Film and orchestration
  • ATS3829 East Asia and its music: Silk road histories and popular contexts
  • ATS3899 Jazz composition and arranging 1
  • ATS3900 Jazz composition and arranging 2
  • ATS3901 Music- Overseas study program
  • ATS3926 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0821 Bachelor of Music

Double degrees

  • 1185 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 1497 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3717 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education (Primary)
  • 2025 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
  • 3774 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music

Degrees with non-performance units only

Only non-performance units can be taken in the following degrees.

Single degrees
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 0821 Bachelor of Music
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science
Double degrees
  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Music - Conservatorium
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study in their chosen stream comprising a thesis and two coursework units. The streams are:

  • composition
  • musicology
  • performance

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the music honours coordinator.

Units

Students complete units from the following streams:

Musicology and Ethnomusicology

Composition

  • ATS4838 Special project: Composition and music technology part 1
  • ATS4839 Composition and music technology part 2

Performance

  • ATS4831 Music special project: Practical study part 1
  • ATS4832 Music special project: Practical study part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following unit:

Students complete one unit from one of the following streams:

Composition

  • ATS4834 Honours research project in music

Musicology

  • ATS4834 Honours research project in music

Performance

Contact details

Relevant courses

0822 Honours degree of Bachelor of Music

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Music - Conservatorium
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Music at Monash comprises the areas of composition, ethnomusicology, musicology and performance.

Students may choose to complete a postgraduate program in music that is musicology-oriented, ethnomusicology-oriented, composition-oriented, music education-oriented, or performance oriented, or a combination of these. Facilities are available for the supervision of research candidates in most of the main areas of music, including historical and systematic musicology and ethnomusicology, music pedagogy, music performance and music composition.

The school's concentration is on:

  • 19th and 20th-century music
  • composition and music technology
  • contemporary music
  • European (Western), including Australian music
  • music pedagogy
  • music of Southeast Asia
  • music semiotics
  • organology
  • popular and folk music.

Composition

The Monash School of Music - Conservatorium has one of the finest composition programs in Australia in terms of works composed and performed by staff and students. The school also offers performance opportunities dedicated to the development and performance of works written by its students. Composition students will have access to a wide range of facilities at various levels of sophistication in computer music, studio recording, and electronic music. They can also be involved with the sonic art group, which is a studio-based ensemble for composition students interested in electronic and computer music.

Ethnomusicology and musicology (music studies)

The programs in music studies are designed for musicians who wish to develop a greater knowledge, understanding and competence in music. Students can acquire skills in research methods and techniques and develop the capacity for critical reflection and informed assessment in the area of music specialisation. Vocational outcomes include musicology, ethnomusicology and world music, composition, music education and pedagogy, contemporary music and Australian music.

Performance

The School of Music - Conservatorium is involved in presenting sixty to seventy concerts a year by students, staff and outside artists. They include many large-scale choral/orchestral and small-scale solo and chamber music concerts of music from countries in all continents. The concerts are widely advertised as part of the Monash performing and visual arts activities and are presented mainly in the excellent venues of the Monash Arts Precinct (which comprises the Robert Blackwood Hall, Music Auditorium, Alexander Theatre, and Drama Theatre, as well as the Religious Centre) but also in the city of Melbourne, and overseas.

The school offers many major concerts of choral and orchestral works as well as solo, chamber and small ensemble concerts. The large ensembles in the school and their vibrant public concert seasons include performers from across the faculties of the University and from the external community. They include the Monash Academy Orchestra, the Monash Sinfonia (string orchestra), the Monash Wind Symphony, the Monash Viva VoceChoral ensemble, re-sound (a contemporary music group), and the Monash Gamelan Orchestra. There are also several chamber groups. In recent years, the school's choirs and orchestras have toured Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including one 12-point core unit, at least one relevant co-core unit and elective units from the list below.

Core unit

Composition option - co-core unit
  • APG4791 Special project: Composition and music technology - Part 1
  • APG4792 Special project: Composition and music technology - Part 2
Performance option - co-core unit

Elective units

  • APG4664 Music pedagogy
  • APG4788 20th and 21st century music repertoire studies
  • APG4790 Special research project in music
  • APG4791 Special project: Composition and music technology - Part 1
  • APG4792 Special project: Composition and music technology - Part 2
Course coordinator

Dr Joel Crotty

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth-year level from:

  • APG5835 Topics in musicology
  • APG5836 Directed reading in music
  • APG5837 Australian music history
  • APG5838 Medieval and Renaissance music
  • APG5839 Music scholarship
  • APG5843 Compositional thought: Writings by composers and sound

Candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 (five for part-time candidates) of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature.

Course coordinator

Dr Joel Crotty

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3068 Graduate Diploma in Music
  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 3069 Master of Music
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 3059 Master of Arts (Music Performance)*
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 3063 Master of Arts (Music Composition)*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy
  • 4067 Doctor of Philosophy (Music Composition)*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • This area of study is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Performing Arts and associated double degrees.

Description

Bachelor of Performing Arts (and associated double degree) students complete a compulsory major by undertaking all units outlined below. Students do not have an option to only complete a first-year sequence or minor in performance as it is requirement within the degree that a major is completed.

Units

First-year level

Students complete the following two units:

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a major in performance must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the second and third year level units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

  • ATS2811 Making performance: Theory and practice (12 credit points)
  • ATS3833 Writing performance
  • ATS2891 Dramaturgy II - Materials
  • ATS3892 Dramaturgy III - Contexts

Note: the performance major changed in 2011 and 2012. All students who completed PER 2000 prior to 2011 or ATS2767 in 2011 will have this unit counted towards their performance major as equivalent to ATS2891 Dramaturgy II - Materials. Students who have not completed PER 2000 prior to 2011 or ATS2767 in 2011 must complete ATS2891 Dramaturgy II - Materials.

Elective units

  • ATS1352 Production investigation I
  • ATS2810 Production investigation II (previously PER2000)
  • ATS3774 Directing workshop
  • ATS3834 Production investigation III

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts

Double degrees

  • 2317 Bachelor of Performing Arts/Bachelor of Laws
  • 3774 Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Performing Arts

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning, although some later-year units may only be available in on-campus mode. Units are available in South Africa, however, to complete a minor/major some units would need to be taken via off-campus learning.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Philosophy is the study of fundamental ideas about the world we live in. It questions the nature of our world, asks what would constitute a good life in such a world, and asks what could be done to make it better.

Students are not expected to be persuaded by the doctrines of any one school or tradition. Rather, studies in philosophy seeks to deepen the understanding of a variety of different world views. Students are encouraged to express any conclusions they themselves may have reached concerning foundational questions, but they are also expected to try to understand some of the influential conclusions others have reached. Furthermore, it is essential that students try to understand what reasons people have had for reaching those conclusions. Thus, students are strongly encouraged to study the theory of reasoning (logic) if they intend to major in philosophy.

The following are some other areas of study that are central to philosophy:

  • Metaphysics is the study of what sorts of things exist in the world, and how they are related: for instance, whether there is a mind or soul and if so, how it is related to the body.
  • Epistemology is the study of what constitutes knowledge of the world, and of what methods can be used to obtain it.
  • Ethics and aesthetics investigate what it is to make value judgements, and how such judgements can be justified.
  • Political philosophy attempts to discover the principles that underlie the structure of a good society.
  • Philosophy of language investigates the notions of meaning, truth and linguistic understanding.
  • Philosophy of mind studies the nature of the conscious mind.

Every human inquiry rests on general assumptions, which people take for granted while pursuing more particular goals. At times, however, in any discipline, foundational questions arise. Anyone facing such questions, in any discipline, is studying philosophy. Thus, for any discipline, there is an area of study appropriately described as the philosophy of that discipline, for example the philosophy of history, of psychology, of biology, of science, of law, of mathematics, and so on.

Sometimes these foundational questions within a discipline can profitably be explored by philosophers as well as by specialists in that discipline. Philosophers can draw connections between the foundational problems arising in one discipline and those arising in other disciplines. They can also attempt to integrate different disciplines, at a foundational level, into a coherent overall world view.

Because the focus of philosophical concerns varies enormously, the school provides a wide range of options for study while at the same time attempting to ensure that students have some acquaintance with the central problems and traditions in philosophy.

Philosophy provides skills in reasoning and argument that are applicable in a wide variety of professions as well as the opportunity to engage in a reflective appraisal of our place in the universe.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in philosophy must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1263 Bioethics: Current controversies
  • ATS1264 Bioethics: Biotechnology, justice and the law
  • ATS1371 Philosophy: Introduction A (Life, death, and morality)
  • ATS1372 Philosophy: Introduction D
  • ATS1833 Thinking: How to analyse arguments and improve your reasoning skills
  • ATS1835 Philosophy: Introduction B (Time, self, and mind)
  • ATS1836 Philosophy of film
  • ATS1837 Philosophy of Plato and Platonism
  • ATS1838 Philosophy: Introduction C (Logic)
  • ATS1839 Philosophy: Ethics

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in philosophy must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Clayton

Resource-based teaching and the philosophy flexible delivery program

Sufficient philosophy units are offered in flexible mode to complete a major. All these units can be taken in any semester and are flexibly scheduled so that class commitments are kept to a minimum. Flexible learning mode units are also available in the summer and in off-campus learning mode. These units use materials prepared specifically for off-campus students, but there is also a tutorial support service operating by telephone, fax and email. These basic resources are usually supplemented by workshops. Attendance at these workshops is optional. The intention is that the flexible learning program should make philosophy units available to students whose work or other commitments make it difficult for them to attend regular classes on-campus.

Closely associated with resource-based teaching is an alternative assessment program. The Keller Plan is used in most of these units. In the plan, a series of assessment tasks are completed in a specified order. Typically, the series involves short exercises, an essay and tests. Each task has to be completed at a satisfactory standard before moving on to the next, but students nominate the standard to count as satisfactory (pass, credit or distinction) and can retry on any task until that standard is achieved.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

In addition to these formal seminars, there is a weekly research seminar where honours and postgraduate students discuss their current work. Attendance at this research seminar is strongly recommended.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the philosophy honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4866 Philosophy honours research project part 1
  • ATS4867 Philosophy honours research project part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The school's strength lies in the area of analytic philosophy in the Anglo-American tradition. It is also able to offer high-quality supervision in many areas of recent European thought, feminism and the history of ideas.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete the following units:

  • APG4794 Philosophy masters qualifying research project - part 1
  • APG4795 Philosophy masters qualifying research project - part 2
  • APG4796 Philosophy masters qualifying A
  • APG4797 Philosophy masters qualifying B

In addition to the workload associated with each unit, students will be expected to attend weekly work-in-progress seminars for honours and graduate students and to make a presentation to the seminar series.

Course coordinator

Dr Monima Chadha

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

All students attend staff and honours seminars, and engage in philosophical discussion with staff members and peers.

Units

  • APG5845 Philosophy MA coursework A
  • APG5847 Philosophy MA coursework B
Course coordinator

Dr Monima Chadha

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Politics is a very broad discipline, which tends to overlap continually with all the other major humanities and social science disciplines. It is, therefore, an excellent discipline for learning about the interrelationships that exist in the human world, and for acquiring a diverse range of interpretive, analytic and synthetic (especially conceptual) skills. The discipline is not just concerned with the study of government, policy or political institutions; it also studies resource allocation, decision-making, social behaviour and political action, the management or resolution of conflict, power struggles, the struggle for political freedom, ideologies and political movements, and the nature of the state and relations between states. It is especially concerned with the nature of power and authority, with 'practical understanding', with the relations between theory and practice, and with the series of arguments which are created by the continual struggle by human beings to maintain their social existence and to devise more desirable and more satisfactory forms of human community.

Politics at Monash aims to offer students up-to-date coverage and explanation of many aspects of the contemporary world - developed and underdeveloped - coupled with a solid intellectual grounding in the key debates, texts and traditions of inquiry that one finds in the humanities and social sciences. The Monash politics program specialises in three broad areas:

  • politics and governance: Australia and the world
  • international relations and global politics
  • political theory and philosophy.

Students may specialise in one or more of these areas, but are encouraged to choose their units so as to explore the different approaches to political studies.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in politics must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
  • ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2
  • ATS1353 Australian politics and government
  • ATS1873 Introduction to international relations
  • ATS1354 Nature, law, revolution: Political ideas in context
  • ATS1355 Fanatics and fundamentalists: The global politics of violence

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in politics must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Only a maximum of 12 points of electives may be studied.

Units include:

Elective units

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus learning..

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the politics honours coordinator.

Units

Clayton

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4923 PSI Honours thesis (full-time candidates)
  • ATS4925 PSI Honours thesis A and ATS4926 PSI Honours thesis B (part-time candidates)

Coursework units

Students complete the following unit:

  • ATS4924 PSI Honours research methodology

plus one of the following elective units:

  • ATS4001 The fall of the Australian prime ministers
  • ATS4843 Terrorism, fringe politics and extremist violence
  • ATS4324 Advanced seminar in international political economy
  • ATS4333 Australian National government
  • ATS4328 Grand theories of politics
  • any 12-point, fourth-year-level unit offered in the School of Political and Social Inquiry and approved by the politics honours coordinator

Gippsland, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4794 Research writing in history and politics
  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 4090 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Politics is a field of study that focuses on the way people live in association, addressing in particular the institutions, practices and cultural meanings of public and private expressions of power. It examines basic questions about the nature of politics and communities, and how they are organised. The politics discipline takes an analytical-critical rather than simply descriptive approach to the area, attempting to explain why and how things happen politically.

Politics staff are active researchers. Supervision of research candidates is available in a wide range of sub-fields, including specialisations in the nature and implications of globalisation, social and political theory, contemporary political cultures and Australian politics.

Refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for:

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Students complete 48 points including one core unit and three electives chosen from the list below.

Core unit

  • APG4798 Research project (Politics)

Electives

  • APG4324 Advanced seminar in international political economy
  • APG4327 Wars of recognition: Terrorism and political violence
  • APG4328 Grand theories of politics
  • APG4329 Political Islam
  • APG4330 Global soul: Consumers, citizens and rebels
  • APG4332 Strategic studies
  • APG4333 Australian national government
  • APG4334 Southeast Asian politics
  • APG4336 Islam and modernity
  • APG4337 Conflict resolution and Islam in the Middle East
  • APG4667 Fringe politics and extremist violence: An introduction to terrorism
  • APG4668 Perspectives on world politics
Course coordinator

Dr Andy Butfoy

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences (SAMMS)

Students are complete 48 comprising the following units:

  • ATS4794 Research writing in history and politics
  • ATS4805 SAMMS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMMS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMMS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Keith Wilson

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Berwick, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The major in psychological studies includes a set of psychology units with an applied flavour. It is designed for students who wish to complete a major in psychology in conjunction with studies in a number of other areas such as science, social work, sociology, communications, management, marketing or education. At first-year level, the sequences provides a brief coverage of a wide range of human behaviours, including seeing and hearing, sleep and dreaming, learning, remembering, thinking, functioning of the brain and nervous system, language, social interactions, dealing with stress, abnormal behaviours and emotions, with more in-depth coverage of developmental topics. The second and third-year units are geared more towards the applied aspects of psychology.

Note: psychological studies is not accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Those interested in undertaking APAC-accredited units should refer to 'psychology' entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/aos/psychology/ug-arts-psychology.html.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in psychological studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1359 Exploring human behaviour: An introduction to psychology
  • ATS1840 Psychology and you

Note: students are not permitted to study ATS1359 and ATS1840 if they have previously completed ATS1261 and ATS1262 or PSY1011 and PSY1022.

Note: ATS1360 Developmental psychology will no longer be offered at first year level from 2012 but students who have already completed this unit may count this towards their first year sequence in psychological studies.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in psychological studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including the compulsory unit. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory unit

  • ATS2831 Quantitative social research

Elective units

  • ATS2819 Perspectives on personality psychology
  • ATS2260 Developmental psychology: Behaviour across the lifespan
  • ATS2820 Abnormal psychology and behavioural disorders
  • ATS2821 Social psychology
  • ATS3842 Sport psychology
  • ATS3843 Work psychology
  • ATS3844 Forensic psychology
  • ATS3845 Parapsychology
  • ATS3846 People and other animals: A social science perspective
  • ATS3843 Work psychology

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the psychological studies honours coordinator

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4846 Research methods in psychological sciences

Contact details

Relevant courses

+ 4090 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Berwick, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • This course is also available off campus.

Description

As a discipline, psychological studies has a teaching and research interest in all fields of psychology and a myriad iterations with other disciplines. Students and staff within psychological studies are involved in both laboratory- and field-based research, and are supported by grant and industry sources of funding. Two current broad areas of interest are virtual reality (VR), and road safety.

Projects associated with our virtual reality laboratory include the development and testing of VR interfaces, particularly using the sense of touch; simulations, training and remote control for mining and medical applications, and the interaction between the different sensory modalities in virtual reality. Current road safety topics have a particular focus in the areas of heavy vehicle safety, motorcyclists, and ecodriving. While these are current topics, supervision is also potentially available in a wide range of other areas such as the psychophysics of touch, sensory integration, parapsychology, sports psychology, motivation, health psychology, teaching and learning technologies, human factors, human-machine interface, and behaviour change. Psychological studies academics also have a history of collaboration with academics in other disciplines (both within and outside Monash, including internationally) in order to accommodate projects that cross boundaries.

Psychological studies boasts strong cross-fertilisation across projects as all staff and student researchers (honours and postgraduate) participate in regular informal round-table discussions of all ongoing projects. Research students at all levels are also strongly encouraged and supported to publish, including attendance at appropriate conferences.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points comprising the following units:

  • ATS4805 SAMMS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMMS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMMS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4846 Methods in psychological sciences
Course coordinator

Dr Mark Symmons

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Psychology and Psychiatry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Administrated and taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Arts students can count psychology units towards the core arts component of their degree. Units are also available via off-campus learning.

Description

NOTE: For the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited major and accredited courses please refer to the medicine psychology areas of study page at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/psychology/ug-med-psychology.html.

Psychology is concerned with a wide range of phenomena including remembering and forgetting, thinking, problem-solving, learning, the acquisition of skills, language, seeing and hearing, decision-making, verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and emotions. It is also concerned with the practical and ethical applications of psychology research to the profession. While the major focus is on people, animals are also studied because they are of interest in their own right. Monash undergraduate psychology embraces all of these topics at each of the campuses.

Students may complete single units, a major or minor in psychology towards the core arts component of their Bachelor of Arts degree or associated double degrees.

For their major, students choose to study either the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited major (10 units) which also leads to honours or postgraduate studies in psychology, or a standard humanities major of eight units.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in psychology must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/ Third-year level

Standard humanities psychology minor/major

Students studying a minor or major in psychology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
Compulsory units
  • PSY2051 Research design and analysis
Elective units
  • PSY2031 Developmental and biological psychology
  • PSY2042 Cognitive and social psychology
  • PSY2112 Organisational psychology
  • PSY3032 Abnormal psychology
  • PSY3041 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics
  • PSY3051 Perception and personality
  • PSY3062 Research methods and philosophy and psychology
  • PSY3071 Human neuropsychology and its evolutionary perspectives
  • PSY3102 Advanced psychobiology: Brain and behaviour
  • PSY3122 Introduction to counselling
  • PSY3131 Health psychology
  • PSY3151 Contemporary social psychology
  • PSY3162 Psychology of language
  • PSY3172 Decision making in professional settings

APAC-accredited psychology major

Students completing the APAC-accredited major in psychology are to refer to the Faculty of Medicine Psychology areas of study page http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/psychology/ug-med-psychology.html.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)+ 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Psychology and Psychiatry
School of Health Sciences
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The honours program in psychology (as an arts discipline) is administered by the School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine. Further information is available from the school (and the School of Health Sciences at Monash South Africa).

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the psychology honours coordinator.

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 4087 Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Public history offers vocational programs for historians and related professionals. They deal with working in public history, heritage conservation and management, museums and community or local history. Graduates may go on to work in the fields of commissioned history, heritage conservation and management, oral history, community history, museums and related areas.

The programs have excellent links with the heritage industry and professional historians working in these fields. The public history program draws on teaching strengths across the faculty, and students will have a number of opportunities to build professional networks through assessment tasks, including a period of supervises work experience. Specific research strengths in this area include historic conservation, the heritage movement's indigenous and colonial histories, especially of landscape and environment; and oral history, life stories and memory.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 3077 Master of Applied History
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Berwick, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The major is only available in the Bachelor of Professional Communication, Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)and the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences. Graduates from these courses who complete the nine unit major in public relations are eligible to receive accreditation by the Public Relations Institute of Australia. Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

The public relations (PR) industry is in a state of continuous growth and evolution. Corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations are always in search of public relations professionals to assist them with their strategic communication needs. PR graduates can expect to find employment in private sector, government and not-for-profit organisations.

As the public relations profession is increasingly becoming holistic, the PR practitioner is required to perform many different roles. To succeed, they must not only understand the needs of their clients, but must also be aware of industry trends and developments, and be attuned to the needs of their target audience. The skills necessary for this profession include: effective writing, critical thinking, active listening, decision-making, social perceptiveness, persuasiveness and an orientation towards service.

At Monash, public relations is accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Australia, and is designed to equip students with the relevant and necessary skills for the profession. Students will learn the rationale behind public relations practices, critically analyse case studies and learn practical skills such as giving effective oral presentations. Monash graduates have gone on to become consultants and specialists in media relations, internal communication, publicity and events, government relations, public affairs, political communication, crisis and issues management in business and non-business sectors such as healthcare, finance, information technology, community services and government.

Today, every worthwhile organisation understands the value of public relations and the critical role it plays in organisational survival. Public relations is primarily about building and maintaining relationships for the mutual benefit of those involved. Students will be introduced to the challenging and rewarding work of building organisation-public relationships. It provides students with the necessary tools to work in positions where building a meaningful relationship between an organisation and its target publics are critical.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in public relations must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1356 Public relations writing
  • ATS1897 Public relations principles and practice

Note: for students who completed first year public relations at Gippsland prior to 2011, PRL 1001 and PRL 1002 can replace ATS1356 and ATS1897 as the first year sequence.

Students progressing to an accredited major in public relations are also required to complete the following unit:

Second/Third year level

Students studying a minor or major in public relations must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • an accredited major requires completion of ATS1277 and a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

  • ATS2814 Publicity and promotion
  • ATS2815 Crisis and risk communication
  • ATS2918 Online public relations
  • ATS3837 Public relations and event management
  • ATS3838 Public relations campaigns
  • ATS3839 Public relations internship

Non-accredited elective (Gippsland):

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byNational Centre for Australian Studies
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

This vocationally-oriented program in publishing and editing is designed to prepare graduates for careers in the publishing industries. Graduates will acquire advanced skills in the preparation of print and electronic publications; understand the roles of the author, publisher, editor, designer, production manager, publicist, sales manager and sales representative; and understand key topics in publishing, including technological development, intellectual property rights, international sales and licensing, market analysis and project commissioning and leadership.

Monash staff from the publishing and editing program are available to supervise research candidates in a variety of publishing-based areas.

Units

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies, within the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

Units

Students complete 48 points from the following:

  • APG5670 Authorship, editing and text*
  • other publishing or approved units at level five to the value of 12 points

* This is a core unit required by candidates in this course who have not completed the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Editing or equivalent. Students who do not have to complete APG5670 undertake an additional 12-point level five unit instead.

Course coordinator

Dr David Dunstan

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2183 Master of Publishing and Editing
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byCentre for Studies in Religion and Theology
School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

All human cultures reflect on the meaning of life through myth, symbol and abstract reflection. Studying the religions and theologies of different cultures, within a variety of historical contexts, is both an important intellectual exercise and a fascinating process that provokes many questions about the past, the present and the future. The Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology was established in order to promote interdisciplinary teaching and research in the areas of religion and theology. The centre has established extensive links with the Melbourne College of Divinity and offers symposia, workshops and seminars in which research into religion and theology is presented and discussed. The centre is devoted to the critical study of a wide range of religious traditions, as interpreted both in the past and in the contemporary world. It is also concerned with thinking about the ways in which specific religious traditions (in particular Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) engage in intellectual reflection on a wide range of specific issues, such as the nature of God, ethics, social issues, gender, the environment and the meaning of life.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in religion and theology must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS1316 Medieval Europe
  • ATS1317 Renaissance Europe
  • ATS1318 Understanding Asia 1: Foundations
  • ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations
  • ATS1322 Conflict and coexistence: Jews, Christians, Muslims
  • ATS1323 The Bible as history
  • ATS1324 Histories of God
  • ATS1371 Philosophy: Introduction A (Life, death, and morality)
  • ATS1372 Philosophy: Introduction D

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in religion and theology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory seminar and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the religion and theology honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4003 SOPHIS honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4004 SOPHIS honours thesis A (12 points)and ATS4005 SOPHIS honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete at least one of the following units:

  • ATS4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • ATS4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives

plus units choosen from the following:

  • ATS4340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol
  • ATS4341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
  • ATS4342 Islamic thought in the modern world

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byCentre for Studies in Religion and Theology
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

All human cultures reflect on the meaning of life through myth, symbol and abstract reflection. Studying the religions and theologies of different cultures, within a variety of historical contexts is both an important intellectual exercise and a fascinating process that provokes many questions about the past, the present and the future. The Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology was established in order to promote interdisciplinary teaching and research in the areas of religion and theology. The centre has established extensive links with the Melbourne College of Divinity and offers symposia, workshops and seminars in which research into religion and theology is presented and discussed. The centre is devoted to the critical study of a wide range of religious traditions, as interpreted both in the past and in the contemporary world. It is also concerned with thinking about the ways in which specific religious traditions (such as Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity) engage in intellectual reflection on a wide range of specific issues, such as the nature of God, ethics, social issues, gender, the environment and the meaning of life.

The centre has research strengths in the area of the relationship between culture and belief, both in relation to contemporary society and to the past. There is supervisory expertise in the historical and literary analysis of religion in biblical, medieval and early modern periods, as well as in contemporary (postmodern) approaches to the study of religious questions, including religion in Australian society. Expertise also exists in Islamic studies, contemporary hermeneutics, gender studies, environmental thought, philosophical theology, and Jewish civilisation, religion and history, ancient and modern.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including a research project, at least one methodology unit, and two elective units chosen from the list below (note that not all units are offered each year).

Research unit

  • APG4675 Research paper in religion and theology

Methodology units

  • APG4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • APG4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
  • APG4343 Religion and ceremony in Australian society

Elective units

  • APG4278 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
  • APG4285 Dante's medieval world: Politics, religion and the city
  • APG4288 Angels and demons: Rome, the papacy and the world
  • APG4307 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
  • APG4319 Zionism: The argument
  • APG4320 Jewish history, Jewish memory
  • APG4339 Sustainability and the sacred
  • APG4340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross-cultural analysis
  • APG4341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
  • APG4342 Islamic thought in the modern world
  • APG4344 Sexuality and religion: Monotheist traditions
  • APG4676 Medieval women and their world: Literacy, authority and spirituality

Students may apply to undertake units at level four at another tertiary institution, such as the Melbourne College of Divinity, approved by the director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology.

Units taken outside Monash will not amount to more than 50 per cent.

Course coordinator

Professor Constant Mews

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2011handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5278 Religion and secularism in the quest for European integration
  • APG5289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • APG5302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
  • APG5307 Cultures of devotion in Renaissance Italy
  • APG5319 Zionism: The argument
  • APG5320 Jewish history, Jewish memory
  • APG5339 Sustainability and the sacred
  • APG5340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol: A cross- cultural analysis
  • APG5342 Islamic thought in the modern world
  • APG5343 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
  • APG5344 Sexuality and religion: Monotheist traditions
  • APG5675 Research paper in religion and theology
  • APG5676 Medieval women and their world: Literacy, authority and spirituality
  • other units by permission

* At least one of these units must be taken if not already completed at honours or masters qualifying or in the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research).

Course coordinator

Professor Constant Mews

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the 'Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation'.

Coursework units

Students must complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

plus one of the following units:

  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4267/APG4267 Hermeneutics (12 points)
  • ATS4717 Semiotic and poststructural theory of literature and culture (12 points).

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Slavic studies program conducts and supervises research in the literatures and cultures of various Slavic nations, in the first instance Russia, and the nations of the former Yugoslavia, as well as Slavic socio-linguistics.

Areas of research specialisation include:

  • Russian theory of literature and philosophy (Russian Formalism, M M Bakhtin, the New StPetersburg School of Philosophy, M M Mamardashvili and theory of perecption)
  • Russian postmodernism (Sorokin, Tolstaya, Petrushevskaya, Ulitskaya)
  • Russian and Yugoslav Modernisms
  • Slavic popular culture
  • Russian avant-garde and (post-)Yugoslav cinema and theory of film (Eisenstain, Vertov, Kusturica)
  • Slavic drama in a comparative European perspective
  • the Realist canon (Dostoevsky, Tolstoy in the context of phenomenology)
  • metaphors of war in contemporary Russian and Ukrainian news media.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The sequence of units and units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. At South Africa only a minor is available. Also available via off-campus learning, although some later-year units may only be available in on-campus mode.

Description

Caulfield, Clayton

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

The focus of sociological teaching and research is the study of contemporary societies in a global context. It involves the investigation of diverse human groups, communities, institutions and organisations, and the networks of meaning and association that link individuals and groups to the broader social structures of such societies. The wide range of units available is designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore broad theoretical and methodological issues. Sociologists focus on social structures, cultures and processes of change. Sociologists examine class, gender, ethnicity, power and culture to understand the differences in how people live, think and feel.

Sociology is a versatile major, providing useful background for students intending to work in areas such as social policy, research and journalism. Introductory sociology introduces students to a variety of perspectives and substantive areas of sociology: socialisation, deviance, the family, sexualities and gender, industrialisation and globalisation, class and social inequality. In later years, sociological theories and methods are examined in greater detail. A wide range of electives are available, manyof which give students an understanding of the diverse aspects of Australian culture in its global context.

Gippsland and off-campus learning

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Sociology is the study of social life. Since all human behaviour is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organised crime to religious cults; from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; and from the large-scale issues of global development and social change to the more immediate issues of everyday relationships within our family, friends and communities. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organisations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Its broad scope and relevance for research, theory, and application of knowledge makes sociology one of the most versatile and valuable university majors.

Units

Caulfield, Clayton and South Africa

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in sociology must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1365 Introduction to sociology I
  • ATS1366 Introduction to sociology II

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in sociology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of one unit from List A.

A maximum of two 'additional elective' units (12 points) can be taken.

List A: Research options

*This unit is also a core unit for behavioural studies. Students doing minors/majors in both behavioural studies and sociology would need to choose another unit to make up credit points for both. A unit cannot be counted twice towards separate minors/majors.

Elective units

*This unit is also a core unit for gender studies. Students doing minors/majors in both gender studies and sociology would need to choose another unit to make up credit points for both. A unit cannot be counted twice towards separate minors/majors.

Additional elective units

Students can also choose a maximum of two units (12 points) from the following:

  • ATS2340/ATS3340 Introduction to peace and security studies
  • ATS2371/ATS3371 Magic, science and religion
  • ATS2376/ATS3376 Political Anthropology: Ethnic and national identitiies in the modern world
  • ATS2378/ATS3378 Development and the Third World
  • ATS2391/ATS3391 A world of sport
  • ATS2399/ATS3399 The self and others: Identity and the experience of difference in the 21st century
  • ATS2469/ATS3469 Victimology
  • ATS2560/ATS3560 Theorising sexed bodies: Contemporary feminist theory
  • ATS2563 Global consumption, sex and race
  • ATS2692/ATS3692 Progress and despair
  • ATS2889/ATS3889 Indigenous knowledge in cross-cultural praxis: Aboriginal community field unit
  • ATS3898 Special topics in sustainability
  • ATS3902 Geopolitics of climate change
  • MON2003/MON3001 Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities

Gippsland and off-campus learning

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in sociology must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1367 Sociological reflections on everyday life
  • ATS1898 Understanding globalisation and social change*

*Students who have already completed ATS1898 in a first-year-level sequence in history-politics can complete another first-year-level arts unit to meet course requirements. A unit cannot be counted twice towards separate minors/majors.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in sociology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of one unit from List A and one from list B. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
List A: Research methods

One of:

List B: Theory

Note: students who have completed SCY3815 and/or SCY3816 have completed the theory requirement and not able to complete ATS2855/ATS3855.

Elective units

*This unit is also a core unit for psychological studies. Students doing minors/majors in both psychological studies and sociology will need to choose another unit to meet course requirements. A unit cannot be counted twice towards separate minors/majors.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning (Gippsland only).

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the sociology honours coordinator.

Units

Caulfield and Clayton

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4923 PSI Honours thesis (full-time candidates)
  • ATS4925 PSI Honours thesis A and ATS4926 PSI Honours thesis B (part-time candidates)

Coursework units

Students complete the following unit:

  • ATS4924 PSI Honours research methodology

plus one of the following elective units:

  • ATS4681 Qualitative research strategies
  • ATS4684 Analysing quantitative data

Gippsland

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4677 Theory and practice in sociology
  • ATS4807 SAMSS Selected topics in theory and practice

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 4090 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The focus of sociology is the study of human society. It involves the investigation of human groups, communities, institutions and organisations, and the networks of meaning and association which link individuals and groups to the broader social structure of society. Sociologists are also concerned with the analysis of policy, for example public health policy, and its impact on society and individuals. Sociologists have developed a range of research methods and techniques, and theoretical approaches, that can be applied to diverse issues and problems in social life. Coursework studies in sociology at Monash aim to provide the student with a broad range of relevant and widely applicable research skills and equip them for careers in social research, government, industry and the public service.

Research supervision is available in areas including:

  • applied social research
  • Australian society
  • childhood and youth studies
  • comparative sociology
  • demography
  • deviance
  • economic sociology
  • ethnicity and minority relations
  • gender studies
  • health
  • homelessness
  • mass media
  • migration, urban affairs and social cohesion
  • relationships, intimacy and sexualities
  • religion
  • research methods
  • social implications of new technology
  • sociology of family
  • social policy
  • social psychology
  • social theory
  • sociology of work.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Students complete 48 points comprising the following units:

  • ATS4677 Theory and practice in sociology
  • ATS4805 SAMMS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMMS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMMS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Vaughan Higgins

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

This course provides students who already have an honours degree in sociology or other related disciplines with the opportunity to expand, update and deepen their knowledge and understanding. Students may choose such a program for various reasons, including the desire to pursue their own intellectual interests, gain more specialised and detailed understanding of a particular area, acquire technical and applied skills and knowledge, or prepare themselves for a PhD and a career in research and teaching.

Units

Students complete 24 points at fifth year level from:

  • APG5343 Religion ceremony in Australian society
  • APG5600 Advanced research methods in social and political sciences
  • APG5681 Qualitative research strategies
  • APG5683 Survey research
  • APG5684 Analysing quantitative data
  • SWM5140 Policy, program planning and evaluation I
  • SWM5160 The child in society: Promoting children's wellbeing and responding to child maltreatment

Alternative units may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.

Course coordinator

Dr Jo Lindsay

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Spanish and Latin American studies are designed for students wishing to specialise in the Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American cultures, societies, literature, film and linguistics, and also for those requiring a broad education in the humanities. Language study is a compulsory part of Spanish and Latin American studies and is designed to enable students to develop a high level of communicative competence (including specialised registers and translation skills). The study of Spanish and Latin American history and culture is conducted from first year. Optional units, covering Spain and Latin America, are introduced from the second year, and aim to develop a critical awareness of fundamental areas of Spanish and Latin American studies including linguistics, literature, cultural theory and film. All programs develop writing and research skills appropriate to advanced independent study.

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Spanish and Latin American studies program convenor retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the program convenor.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course. Students who want to study a language as part of their non-arts course should discuss with the managing faculty of their course:

  • whether they are allowed to include language units as part of their course
  • how many units/credit points they may or must study and at what year-level/s
  • how to select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Language Study Abroad program

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the Language Study Abroad Program in Spain or Latin America. The Spanish and Latin American studies program has exchange agreements with three universities in Chile, Mexico and Spain (Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, and Tec de Monterrey, Mexico). Students should contact the program study abroad coordinators as early as possible for further details on the units they may take abroad.

Students can choose to study an intensive language-culture course at an overseas institution in a Spanish and Latin American nation in semesters one or two, or over summer. For detailed information see the Spanish and Latin American studies program.

Note: depending on the teaching institution, Spanish and Latin American study abroad units may be CSP-liable or only available on a fee-paying basis. Students may be eligible to apply for Monash Abroad Study grants.

Students must obtain written approval from the Spanish and Latin American studies program before enrolling. For further details contact Marisa Cordella at Marisa.Cordella@arts.monash.edu.au.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of compulsory language units
  • 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six compulsory language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Note: students may replace some of their compulsory language units with alternate intensive in-country units (up to 24 points), or can choose language study abroad units as electives.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake Spanish and Latin American studies have the option of starting at one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. There are several ways to structure a Spanish and Latin American studies major, however students wishing to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because language acquisition results allow, must consult with the language program before enrolling.

Spanish and Latin American major, entry point 1

For students with little or no knowledge of Spanish.

  • ATS1191 Spanish introductory 1
  • ATS1192 Spanish introductory 2
  • ATS2193 Spanish intermediate 1
  • ATS2194 Spanish intermediate 2
  • ATS3195 Spanish proficient 1
  • ATS3196 Spanish proficient 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Spanish and Latin American major, entry point 2

For students who have completed IB (ab initio) VCE Spanish or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.

  • ATS2193 Spanish intermediate 1
  • ATS2194 Spanish intermediate 2
  • ATS3195 Spanish proficient 1
  • ATS3196 Spanish proficient 2
  • ATS3197 Spanish advanced 1
  • ATS3198 Spanish advanced 2
  • two third year level electives from the list of electives below

Spanish and Latin American major, entry point 3

For students who have completed VCE Spanish or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.

  • ATS2195 Spanish proficient 1
  • ATS2196 Spanish proficient 2
  • ATS3197 Spanish advanced 1
  • ATS3198 Spanish advanced 2
  • four third year level electives from the list of electives below

Language Study Abroad units

  • ATS1201 Spanish study abroad program 1A
  • ATS1202 Spanish study abroad program 1B
  • ATS1204 Spanish study abroad program summer A
  • ATS1205 Spanish study abroad program summer B
  • ATS2201 Spanish study abroad program (cannot be counted as part of a minor in Spanish)
  • ATS2204 Spanish study abroad program summer A
  • ATS2205 Spanish study abroad program summer B
  • ATS3201 Spanish study abroad program 3A
  • ATS3202 Spanish study abroad program 3B

Elective units

  • ATS2203 Spanish individual option**
  • ATS2340/ATS3340 Introduction to peace and security studies
  • ATS3203 Spanish individual option
  • ATS2207/ATS3207 Hispanic film
  • ATS2209/ATS3209 Spanish linguistics in trading and communication
  • ATS3204 Culture and identity in Latin America
  • ATS3205 Dictatorship and democracy in contemporary Spanish fiction
  • ATS3206 Contesting cultures and identities in modern Spain
  • ATS3817 Literary theory and critical practice

** Cannot be counted as part of a minor sequence in Spanish if completed overseas.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

Honours students may spend one semester of their honours year at a Spanish-speaking university.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the 'Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation'.

Coursework units

Students choose one of the following options:

Option one

Students must complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL Honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Plus one of the following units:

  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
  • ATS4137 LCL Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two

Students complete

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1(Honours) (24 points)

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Research specialisations and supervision of research candidates in this area include:

  • Hispanic and Lusophone cinema
  • Spanish and Latin American popular culture
  • Spanish sociolinguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis and media and political discourses
  • Spanish, Catalan and Latin American literatures and cultures.

For up-to-date information about research areas, refer to the staff and research interest sections on the Spanish and Latin American studies website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/spanish/staff.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete one of the following (48 points):

  • two coursework honours units and a 24-point thesis
  • three coursework honours units and a 12-point thesis

Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Spanish and Latin American studies postgraduate coordinator.

See Spanish and Latin America Honours page http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/spanish-and-latin-american-studies/hons-arts-spanish-and-latin-american-studies.html

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Masters of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Spanish language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton, South Africa

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Only selected units are available at South Africa so those students cannot fulfil the requirements of a major in this area of study.

Description

Debates about sustainability are becoming central to the world's future. In this area of study students explore issues which surround achieving the integrity of natural systems while providing satisfying and productive lives for members of society. Students begin by studying the challenges posed by the natural world and by its use by humans. Further interdisciplinary studies investigate the ethical, political, social and cultural dimensions of production, consumption and natural resource management. They also provide opportunities to reflect on whether our current ways of thinking and living are sustainable, to consider what changes are appropriate and how they might be achieved.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in sustainability, environment and society must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1309 The global challenge
  • ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in sustainability, environment and society must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

A maximum of two 'additional elective' units (12 points) can be taken.

Compulsory units

Elective units

  • ATS2622 Production, consumerism and the environment in the contemporary world
  • ATS2639/ATS3639 Poverty, ecology and international justice
  • ATS2709/ATS3709 Politics of environmentalism
  • ATS2871/ATS3871 Environmental ethics
  • ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management (to be taken in the last year of the sequence)

Additional elective units

Students can also include a maximum of 12 points towards their major from the following units:

  • ATS2399 The self and others: Identity and the experience of difference in the 21st Century
  • ATS2411/ATS3411 Weird weather: Literature, culture and climate
  • ATS2427/ATS3427 Earthworks: Literature and environment
  • ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
  • ATS2549/ATS3549 Power and poverty: Geographies of uneven global development
  • ATS2259/ATS3259 Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental management
  • ATS2626 Global disasters: Impact, inquiry and change
  • ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
  • ATS2731/3731 Globalisation and change in regional Australia
  • ATS2736 Environmental sociology
  • ATS2774 Understanding Australian landscapes: Soil-vegetation dynamics
  • ATS2778 People and places: Social geographies of exclusion
  • ATS2779 Climate change and variability
  • ATS2780 Geographical analysis
  • ATS2886/ATS3886 Tourism and the environment
  • ATS2889/ATS3889 Indigenous knowledge in cross-cultural praxis: Aboriginal community field unit
  • ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy
  • ATS3283 Sharing prosperity: Geographies of work, regional development and economy
  • ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
  • ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
  • ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability
  • ATS3555 Researching human environments
  • ATS3556 Urbanisation and regional development in the Indo-Pacific rims
  • ATS3558 Global change and the earth system
  • ATS3788 Soils, landscape and their management
  • ATS3787 Research methods in geography environment and sustainability
  • ATS3790 Landscape processes
  • ATS3791 Environmental change: Past to future
  • ATS3898 Special topics in sustainability
  • ATS3902 Geopolitics of climate change
  • MGC2950 Systems thinking for sustainability: A policy perspective

* Note: some of these electives may require permission from schools as students may not have completed first-year sequences in the appropriate discipline.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Centre for Theatre and Performance is a vigorous teaching department with an outstanding national research profile. The Centre offers studies in the making and analysis of theatre and performance, and incorporates a wide range of approaches to theatre, striving to achieve a balance between rich and exploratory performance opportunities and a strong and challenging academic program; the element of performance (in text-based and devised productions) regarded as fundamental to the analysis of theatre texts and processes. The centre stages ten or more public productions each year along with the many smaller-scale productions.

Second and third-year units offer a range of options in the history, theory and practice of theatre. Students may choose to specialise in fields such as theatre history, directing, music theatre, movement and dance, technical aspects of theatre, script writing and design.

Teaching takes place in the theatre and rehearsal spaces of the Monash Performing Arts Complex, Clayton campus, that includes:

  • a flexible and versatile 200-seat theatre with excellent lighting and stagecraft facilities
  • a 65-seat black box theatre
  • a small dance studio, technical workshop, dressing rooms.
  • teaching spaces for seminars and project work.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in theatre must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

Note: students wishing to complete a minor or major in theatre must complete ATS1287 and ATS1288.

The first-year sequence for theatre changed in 2009. All students who completed DTS 1060 and DTS 1160 prior to 2009 will have these units counted towards their theatre minor/major.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in theatre must have completed ATS1287 and ATS1288. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units*

  • ATS2912 Performance studies I - Concepts
  • ATS2916 Theatre theory I - Ideas

* Note: the theatre major changed in 2011. All students who completed DTS2001 and DTS2450/DTS3450 prior to 2011 will have these units counted towards their theatre minor/major in lieu of ATS2912 and ATS2916. Those students who commenced their major prior to 2011 and who have only completed one of DTS2001 or DTS2450/DTS3450 will need to consult the course coordinator regarding how to complete the requirements of their major. Students who have not completed DTS2001 or DTS2450/DTS3450 prior to 2011 must complete both ATS2912 and ATS2916.

Elective units

  • ATS2426/ATS3426 Form and meaning of drama on the 20th Century stage
  • ATS2477/ATS3477 Music theatre
  • ATS2478/ATS3478 Musical theatre workshop
  • ATS2481/ATS3481 Choreographic project
  • ATS2482/ATS3482 Shakespeare: Text and performance
  • ATS2483/ATS3483 Drama into film
  • ATS2635/ATS3635 Transnational culture in theatre, literature and film
  • ATS2911/ATS3911 ESL Drama
  • ATS2912 Performance studies I
  • ATS2913 Playtext study I - Traditions
  • ATS2916 Theatre theory I - Ideas
  • ATS3455 Social drama and political rhetoric
  • ATS3456 Comedy
  • ATS3773 Theories of directing
  • ATS3774 Directing workshop
  • ATS3775 Independent theatre practice
  • ATS3776 Script development
  • ATS3910 Directing workshop
  • ATS3913 Playtext study II - Methods
  • ATS3912 Performance studies II - Cultures

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Honours program in Theatre and Performance gives students the opportunity to pursue higher-level investigations of theatre and performance. Alongside an exciting and challenging program of coursework units, students undertake group and/or individual research projects in areas including dramatic theory, performance practices, theatre histories and performance writing. Throughout the program, students advance their knowledge of performance theory and culture whilst extending their skills in research, analysis and communication.

Units

Students complete 48 points at fourth-year level including: a dissertation, thesis or creative project; a compulsory research and methodologies coursework unit; and one elective coursework unit.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Theatre and Performance Honours coordinator; contact details at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/current/honours.

Dissertation, thesis and creative project

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4744 Drama and theatre studies research dissertation
  • ATS4745 Drama and theatre studies research dissertation part 1 and ATS4746 Drama and theatre studies research dissertation part 2
  • ATS4747 Drama and theatre studies thesis /investigative project
  • ATS4748 Drama and theatre studies thesis /investigative project part 1 and ATS4749 Drama and theatre studies thesis /investigative project part 2
  • ATS4750 Drama and theatre studies creative project
  • ATS4751 Drama and theatre studies creative project part 1 and ATS4752 Drama and theatre studies creative project part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following units.

Compulsory unit

  • ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar

Elective units

One of:

  • ATS4269 Rethinking theatre history
  • a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the drama and theatre studies honours coordinator.

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 2766 Honours degree of Bachelor of Performing Arts

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Relevant courses

  • 3939 Master of Arts (Theatre Performance)*
  • 4048 Master of Cultural Arts
  • 4066 Doctor of Philosophy (Theatre Performance)*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byNational Centre for Australian Studies
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The tourism industry currently employs around 10 per cent of the Australian workforce and over the last decade has been both one of the world's, and Australia's, fastest growing industries. Currently more than eight million international visitors are forecast to arrive in Australia by the year 2012. Australia is widely regarded as being one of the global leaders in the management and marketing of tourism.

Some of the key issues that the graduate tourism program addresses include the following:

  • associated impacts of tourism on the environment
  • developmental and planning issues associated with managing tourism growth
  • how destinations are marketed and the notion of whether countries can become 'brands'
  • how new technologies such as the internet will impact on the industry
  • the current state of the global tourism industry
  • the patterns of global tourism development and why some regions are growing faster than others
  • the role 'culture' plays in the industry
  • the role of special events such as major sporting events in tourism development
  • the role of the government in managing the industry
  • the segments of the market which offer the greatest growth prospects
  • type of tourism emerging in the 21st century
  • where the proposed tourism growth will come from and where will it occur in the world.

The key strength of the graduate tourism program lies in its international focus, its multidisciplinary nature, its industry links and its ability to critically evaluate the industry from various perspectives. The program highlights the value of field-based learning, and a range of study tours are offered to encourage student interaction with the industry. Academically, the program encompasses the areas of:

  • Australian culture and society
  • communications and technology
  • cross-cultural analysis
  • cultural tourism
  • development and planning issues
  • environmental tourism
  • independent tourism
  • marketing and international marketing
  • museum and heritage studies
  • special events.

All courses within the graduate tourism program are designed for students who wish to work in the management sector of the industry.

The graduate tourism program actively pursues research and supervision in the following areas:

  • Aboriginal tourism
  • backpacker/independent tourism
  • cultural tourism and museum studies
  • educational tourism
  • international tourism marketing
  • tourism and development in less-developed countries
  • tourism planning and development in regional areas
  • urban tourism
  • wine tourism
  • tourism in transition in Eastern Europe.

Units

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

Offered by the National Centre for Australian Studies, within the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

This course seeks to develop a strategic understanding of how the industry operates and is designed for those students who desire to undertake some original research in close association with the industry. Students are encouraged to conduct research internationally with universities that have exchange agreements with Monash.

Units

  • APG5717 Applied industry research
  • an additional unit to the value of 12 points as approved by the course coordinator

Course coordinator

Dr Vicki Peel

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 3067 Master of Tourism
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students enrolled in one of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics honours programs may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Thesis at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/honours/guidelines.php#translation.

Units

Consultation

Students interested in undertaking a translation studies project as their honours thesis should speak to the relevant Honours coordinator for their language discipline before they enrol and/or to members of staff in the Translation Studies Program at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/translation-interpreting/staff/index.php.

Students are advised to select a source text for their translation project and to discuss it with their potential supervisor prior to the summer break. The summer should be used to start on background reading and text analysis.

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The translation studies program is designed to provide an academic qualification for those intending to take up careers as professional translators working in a broad range of fields, such as business, science, technology, and cross-cultural communication, as well as those who wish to pursue careers in publishing, or the media. The flexible structure of courses in this area allows participation by working language professionals who wish to expand and enrich their knowledge or specialise in new areas.

Students develop skills in translation to and from English and another language, and their awareness of practical and theoretical approaches to translation and translation studies. Languages available include Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish (refer also to the postgraduate area of study entries for these languages). Other languages may be available depending on student numbers.

An introduction to the field of translation studies is supplemented by a translation project and elective units that offer a wide range of choice, thus enabling student to work on topics tailored to their interests, whether they be vocational or theoretical/literary. Electives include a unit that focuses on the work of the professional translator.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

+ 3921 Master of Interpreting and Translation Studies


Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Ukrainian language program is available to postgraduate students as part of the Graduate Diploma in Languages. This program is for those wishing to add the equivalent of an undergraduate language major to their existing undergraduate degree. Students are enrolled at the appropriate level for their language competence; from introductory to advanced.

It is possible to undertake some studies abroad via either a short intensive program or semester-long program overseas.

Units

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies offers Ukrainian in a beginners and an advanced stream. Both can be taken for one, two or three years to achieve a sequence, minor or major in Ukrainian studies. Both streams feature composite units, which aim not only to develop students' competence in the written and spoken language, but also to introduce them to modern Ukrainian literature, culture and history, as well as the political life of the Ukraine today.

Right of school to determine entry level and approve accelerated enrolment

The Ukrainian studies program convenor retains the right to determine the proper proficiency level for any particular student. Students are not permitted to accelerate their enrolment without first consulting the program convenor.

Non-arts students

In some non-arts courses students are able to take arts electives and count them towards their course. Students who decide that they want to study a language as part of their non-arts course should:

  • discuss with their home faculty whether they are allowed to include language units as part of their course
  • check with their home faculty how many units/credit points they can study and at what year-level
  • select the appropriate language units in which to enrol.

Language Study Abroad program

The centre has links to universities in L'viv and Kyiv and encourages students to take one semester of study in the Ukraine. Students can choose to study an approved subject in Ukrainian at a foreign institution in semester one or two. For detailed information contact the Ukrainian studies program.

Note: depending on the teaching institution, Ukrainian study abroad units may be CSP-liable or only available on a fee-paying basis. Students may be eligible to apply for Monash Abroad Study grants.

Units

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

  • 24 points of compulsory language units
  • 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six compulsory language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Note: students may replace some of their compulsory language units with alternative intensive in-country units (up to 24 points), or can choose language study abroad units as electives.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake Ukrainian have the option of starting in one of two entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. There are several ways to structure your Ukrainian studies major. Students who wish to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking Study Abroad units or because language acquisition results allow this must consult with the program before enrolling.

Ukrainian major, entry point 1

For students with little or no knowledge of Ukrainian.

  • ATS1211 Ukrainian introductory 1
  • ATS1212 Ukrainian introductory 2
  • ATS2215 Ukrainian intermediate 1
  • ATS2216 Ukrainian intermediate 2
  • ATS3217 Ukrainian proficient 1
  • ATS3218 Ukrainian proficient 2
  • two third year level electives chosen in consultation with the program convenor

Ukrainian major, entry point 2

For students who have completed VCE in Ukrainian or can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence.

  • ATS2215 Ukrainian intermediate 1
  • ATS2216 Ukrainian intermediate 2
  • ATS3217 Ukrainian proficient 1
  • ATS3218 Ukrainian proficient 2
  • ATS3219 Ukrainian studies advanced 1
  • ATS3220 Ukrainian studies advanced 2
  • two third year level electives chosen in consultation with the program convenor

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2201 Diploma in Languages
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the supervisor.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4460 LCL Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4461 LCL Honours thesis part A (12 points) and ATS4462 LCL Honours thesis part B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a Translation Project as an Honours Dissertation.

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students must complete the following unit:

  • ATS4653 LCL honours workshop: Theory and method in the humanities (12 points)

Plus an additional 12 points from the following units:

  • ATS4219 Ukrainian studies 9* (6 points)
  • ATS4220 Ukrainian studies 10* (6 points)
  • ATS4132 LCL Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two

  • ATS4131 LCL Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

* This unit cannot be taken if student has completed the equivalent unit at third-year level.

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Research supervision is available in the areas of Ukrainian literature and culture, including nineteenth and twentieth century literature; contemporary literature and popular culture; and Ukrainian culture in Slavic and European contexts. Projects involving rhetorical and postcolonial approaches are especially welcome.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students are complete 48 points comprising a 24 points of thesis units and 24 points of coursework units.

Thesis units

  • ATS4221 Ukrainian honours thesis part 1 and ATS4222 Ukrainian honours thesis part 2 (24 points)

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options.

Option one
  • ATS4219 Ukrainian studies 9 (6 points)
  • ATS4220 Ukrainian studies 10 (6 points)
  • fourth-year-level coursework units to the value of 12 points selected in consultation with the course co-ordinator
Option two

Students who have completed ATS3219 Ukrainian studies 9 (previously coded UKR 3090) and ATS3220 Ukranian studies 10 (previously coded UKR 3100) in previous studies select:

  • fourth-year-level coursework units to the value of 24 points in consultation with the course co-ordinator.
Course coordinator

Associate Professor Marko Pavlyshyn

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Cities have always played an important role in linking different economic activities, innovation, trade, social relations, and cultural identities of regions and countries. In the 21st century, and for the very first time in human history, the proportion of the world's population living in urban areas exceeds those living in rural areas. This global urban transition has immense consequences at both national and international levels in terms of demand for natural resources, infrastructure, and local governance for ensuring urban and regional prosperity, equitable development and social justice, and ecological and cultural resilience in the face of climate change. This interdisciplinary area of study, administered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, focuses on the changing relationships between the city and countryside, uneven global development, urban growth and change, industrialisation and rural development. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in urban and regional development, population and housing policy, spatial economic policy making, international development and environment agencies, and non-governmental organisations committed to social justice and human rights-based development.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in urban, regional and international development must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability
  • ATS1309 The global challenge

Second/Third year level

Students undertaking a minor or major in urban, regional, and international development must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of two compulsory units at second year level (12 points) and a further four units (24 points) from the elective units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

and one of the following units:

  • ATS2547 Cities and sustainability
  • ATS2628 Power and poverty: Geographies of globalisation and uneven development
  • ATS2778 People and places: Social geographies of exclusion

Elective units

  • ATS1833 Thinking: How to analyse arguments and improve your reasoning skills
  • ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
  • ATS2626/ATS3626 Global disaster: Impact, inquiry and change
  • ATS2633/ATS3633 Global cities: Past, present, future
  • ATS2725/ATS3725 Population and society
  • ATS2730/ATS3730 Sustainable societies
  • ATS2731/3731 Globalisation and change in regional Australia
  • ATS2737/3737 Social justice
  • ATS2929/3929 Sociology of race and ethnic relations
  • ATS2871/ATS3871 Environmental ethics
  • ATS3259 GIS for environmental management
  • ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy
  • ATS3283 Sharing prosperity
  • ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
  • ATS3551 Field studies in urban sustainability (in South Africa)
  • ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
  • ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability (in South Africa)
  • ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
  • ATS3556 Urban and regional development in the Indo-Pacific Rims
  • ATS3787 Research methods in geography, environment and sustainability
  • ATS3893/APG4893 Special topics in sustainability

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byDepartment of Theory of Art and Design
Campus(es)Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Offered by the Faculty of Art and Design with a number of units being taught by the Faculty of Arts. Some units will require travel to Caulfield campus.

Description

Visual culture involves a critical engagement with all types of visual expression and communication in society, ranging from the traditional fine arts such a painting and sculpture to recent visual media such as photography, advertising, fashion, film, and cyber-culture.

Various approaches are employed to explore the meaning of the visual. Some units emphasise the social and historical understanding of visual images, frequently drawing on the fields of recent gender or cultural studies, theories of ideology or postcolonial theory. Others consider the visual in the light of psychoanalysis or post-structuralism and methods of deconstruction pertinent to the discipline.

Students may complete single units, a major or minor in visual culture towards the core arts component of their arts degree. Honours is also available.

Students wishing to undertake studio based units from the Faculty of Art and Design must obtain written approval from that faculty before enrolling in units.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in visual arts must complete the following two units (12 points):

  • VSA1000 Introduction to visual culture: Back to the future
  • TAD1101 Introduction to Visual language
  • TAD1102 Modernism and the avant-gardes

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in visual arts must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Units include:

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered byDepartment of Theory of Art and Design
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The honours program in visual culture is administered by the Department of Theory of Art and Design in the Faculty of Arts and Design.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the visual culture honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

  • VSA4002A Minor thesis part 1
  • VSA4002B Minor thesis part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • VSA4012 Visual culture and its theories*
  • VSA4076 Australian Postmodernism

* Classes for VSA4012 Visual culture and its theories and TAD4503 Advanced art theory are held together. Students enrolled in VSA4012 produce an additional piece of assessment to make up the required 9000 word assessment total of a 12-point unit.

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Political and Social Inquiry
Campus(es)Clayton, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Women's and gender studies is an exciting interdisciplinary field of study offering feminist perspectives on gender, sexuality and culture. The study programs provide graduates with a broad knowledge of, and a familiarity with, a wide range of feminist and social and cultural theories and methodologies of gender. The postgraduate programs seek to bring innovative theory and research techniques to the study of women's lives, their status in society, and the dilemmas and contradictions surrounding gender identity, power relations and sexualities. In this way, women's studies attempts to correct the absence of material on women and gender relations that for a long time characterised more traditional areas of study. Women's and gender studies also emphasises the diversity of women's experience and the different cultural and historical forms of gendered and sexual embodiment and experience. Beyond general considerations of the changing status of women and where dominant ideas and assumptions about gender and sexual difference come from, women's and gender studies therefore also covers broader issues of:

  • how different cultures shape gender identities and sexualities
  • how questions of sex or gender relate to questions of class, ethnicity, race, nation, sexuality, religion, ability and age
  • how women and gender are represented in film, literature and the media
  • shifting cultural and historical modes of femininity and masculinity and transgender
  • the role of women and gender in important political, economic, sociological and philosophical debates.

Supervisory expertise is offered in:

  • feminist literary, historical and cultural studies
  • feminist pedagogy
  • film, visual culture, popular culture and performance
  • gender and crime
  • gender and cultural difference
  • gender studies
  • medicine, birth and motherhood
  • postcolonialism and indigeneity
  • sexuality studies
  • transgender, feminist and queer theory.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Students complete 48 points including a 24-point core research unit, a core

coursework unit and one elective unit.

Core units

  • APG4284 Gender, sexuality, power
  • APG4819 Women's studies research component

Elective units

  • one unit as approved by the course coordinator

Part-time students will be required to complete APG4284 and an elective level-four unit in the first year and units APG4820 and APG4821 in the second year of the program.

Course coordinator

Dr JaneMaree Maher

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

The entry below only details the coursework component of this degree. For all requirements including the research/thesis component refer to the full course entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/courses/2846.html.

This program is recommended for candidates who may not have a strong academic background in feminist theory and gender issues or who are returning to study after a break and would benefit from undertaking coursework units to enhance their understanding of the field.

Units

  • APG5284 Gender, sexuality, power*
  • APG5600 Advanced research methods in social and political sciences
  • an additional approved level five unit to the value of 12 points

* Unless completed at level four in which case another approved level five unit will be selected.

Course coordinator

Dr JaneMaree Maher

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2846 Master of Arts by research and coursework
  • 2695 Master of Arts *
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.


All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

The writing major provides a sequence of units which enables students to gain an understanding of a range of writing practices in the context of media and communication studies, contemporary cultural theory, and analyses of literary and other media forms. Units in writing enable students to become familiar with different kinds of contemporary writing, especially prose forms, and to acquire detailed knowledge of a range of techniques associated with contemporary cultural production. Upper-level units provide students with the opportunity to reflect critically on their own writing practices while developing and applying skills and techniques though individual and collaborative projects. The emphasis through the major is on exploring the many forms and possibilities of writing by contextualising writing practice through reflection on a range of textual histories and cultural theories.

Units

Gippsland

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in writing must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in writing must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below, including ATS3857
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
Compulsory units
Elective units

Sunway

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in writing must complete the following two units (12 points):

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in writing must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

  • a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
  • a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.
Compulsory units
Elective units

Relevant courses

Diplomas

  • 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
  • 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

  • 4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors

Single degrees

  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts
  • 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
  • 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
  • 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
  • 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
  • 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
  • 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
  • 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
  • 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  • 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
  • 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
  • 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters
  • 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
  • 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

  • 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
  • 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
  • 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
  • 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
  • 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
  • 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
  • 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
  • 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
  • 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
  • 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
  • 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
  • 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
  • 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
  • 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
  • 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
  • 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing
Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Arts and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland, Sunway

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the writing honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4864 Literary theory

Contact details

Relevant courses

+ 4090 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The postgraduate writing program enables students to gain an understanding of a range of writing practices in the context of media and communication studies, contemporary cultural theory, and analyses of literary and other media forms. Students will increase their knowledge and understanding of different kinds of contemporary writing, especially prose forms, and acquire detailed knowledge of a range of techniques associated with contemporary cultural production. Research in the postgraduate program allows students to reflect critically on their own writing practices while developing and applying skills and techniques though individual and collaborative projects.

Both coursework and individual research projects in the postgraduate writing program broach the question of how to define the nature and status of "creative" writing. The program deepens student's contextual understanding of writing practices by engaging with a range of theories, with particular reference to feminism, psychoanalysis, postmodernism and post-structuralism, in terms of their potential to shed light on the philosophical and social implications of creative writing practice, where the term "creative" is understood in its broadest sense.

Units

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising the following units:

  • ATS4864 Literary theory
  • ATS4805 SAMMS honours dissertation part 1
  • ATS4806 SAMMS honours dissertation part 2
  • ATS4807 SAMMS selected topics in theory and practice
Course coordinator

Dr Sue Yell

Further courses

For a list of units studied or course outlines, refer to the relevant courses.

Relevant courses

  • 3937 Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)
  • 2695 Master of Arts*
  • 0020 Doctor of Philosophy*

* By research.