Undergraduate - Course4099 - Diploma of Higher Education Studies

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; 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 course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Arts

Managing faculty	Arts
Abbreviated title	DHES
Total credit points required	48
Standard duration of study (years)	1 year FT, 2 years PT
Study mode and location	On-campus (Sunway)
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/4099
Contact details	Course Management Office, School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS), Sunway Campus
Course coordinator	Associate Professor Helen Nesadurai

Notes

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

Description

This course provides intensive learning opportunities in problem-solving, analytical, and research skills that will prepare students for the rigours of tertiary level academic study. In addition, students gain credit towards their undergraduate degrees by successfully completing (subject to individual faculty specifications) six first year subjects in their chosen streams and two additional core units.

This course offers an alternate pathway to Monash undergraduate degrees offered at the Sunway Campus through the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Information Technology and Science for applicants even if the students pre-university/Year 12 or equivalent scores fall below the entry scores for these degrees.

Outcomes

Graduates are expected to:

display proficiency in the analytical, problem-solving, verbal and writing skills necessary to support university-level learning
gain confidence in their abilities to pursue university level studies and for the learning process more generally
attain first-year equivalence in a major area or stream of study that they intend to pursue at undergraduate level at Monash University (Sunway Campus).

Structure

This course consists of:

12 points of core units
36 points completed from one of the streams.

Requirements

Students must complete:

(a.) two core units (12 points):

ATS1017 Academic literacies
ATS1018 Learning in higher education

(b.) six first-year units from one of the following streams (36 points):

Arts stream

ATS1277 Media studies
ATS1278 Introduction to communication studies
ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2
ATS1328 Journalism 1
ATS1329 Journalism 2

Business stream

AFW1000 Principles of accounting and finance
BTW1042 Malaysian business law
ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics
ETW1000 Economics and business statistics or ETW1102 Business statistics
MGW1010 Introduction to management
MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice

Information technology stream

FIT1002 Computer programming
FIT1004 Data management
FIT1029 Algorithmic problem solving
FIT1031 Computers and networks
two level one electives

Science stream

BIO1011 Biology 1
BIO1022 Biology 2
CHM1051 Chemistry 1 advanced
CHM1052 Chemistry 2 advanced
SCI1020 Introduction to statistical reasoning or STA1010 Statistical methods for science
one level one science elective

Award(s)

Diploma of Higher Education Studies