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+ an understanding of Koorie traditions, culture and history;
+ a sound knowledge of their society and their place in Australia today;
+ a range of skills which will build self-confidence and equip them to undertake further studies;
+ specialist skills that will assist them in gaining employment and enable them to make a positive contribution to their local Koorie community;
+ skills to assist in the dismantling of racist attitudes and barriers in the community through the process of reconciliation.
(a) complete a total of ninety-six points of study;
(b) complete all of the prescribed subjects specific to Koorie studies;
(c) follow the necessary prerequisites and corequisites as set out in the subject descriptions for level one.
To proceed to level two, students must normally satisfactorily complete the requirements of 75 per cent of level one of the course. In order to graduate however, students are expected to satisfactorily complete all fourteen subjects of study.
+ GSC1802 Dynamics of Koorie language A
+ GSC1803 Patterns of social organisation A
+ GSC1804 Oral history and customs of Gippsland Koories
+ GSC1806 Dynamics of Koorie language B
+ GSC1807 Patterns of social organisation B
+ GSC1808 Koorie literature
+ GSC2802 Traditional Koorie and British law
+ GSC2803 Dominant and minority cultures
+ GSC2805 Land rights
+ GSC2806 Koorie archaeology
The level-one subjects listed above are valued at six credit points each, while the second-level subjects are valued at eight points each, thus meeting the ninety-six credit-point requirement to graduate.
+ habits of critical thinking and the ability to express themselves orally and in writing with precision and clarity;
+ a broad understanding of the main bodies of knowledge and intellectual traditions of the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences;
+ a high order of self-motivated intellectual curiosity and the desire for continued learning;
+ soundly based knowledge and skills that will permit them to seek a range of employment opportunities.
The disciplines from which students may select subjects for inclusion in an arts degree are not confined to those taught by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who are interested in taking subjects from outside the school should discuss this option with the administrative officers at the outset of their studies. In most disciplines there is more than one subject at a given level. A student must spread first-year work over at least four disciplines, three of which must be offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The value of a subject is expressed in points and a normal year's work for a full-time student is forty-eight points.
(a) Disciplinary and interdisciplinary majors or minors - English, gender studies, history-politics, Indonesian, mass communications, sociology, writing (subject to approval);
(b) Disciplinary and interdisciplinary minors - Australian studies, community studies, journalism.
Students should be aware that they may include subjects from other disciplines for credit towards the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences). Currently these subjects include GSC1611 (Understanding university learning), GSC1601 (Basic statistics and computing for social sciences), GSC1602 (Introduction to methods of social research), GSC1301 (Welfare issues), GSC1306 (Behavioural studies A), GSC1307 (Behavioural studies B), GSC1801 (Introduction to Koorie society) and GSC2806 (Koorie archaeology).
A first-year sequence is a pair of first-level subjects which form the first part of a major or minor sequence.
A minor sequence shall require a minimum of twenty-eight points of study and will normally comprise two successive parts, being either a first-year sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects.
A major sequence shall normally comprise three successive parts to include a minimum of fifty-two points and a maximum of seventy-six points. Normally a major will include a first-level sequence totalling two subjects (twelve points) and such second and third-level subjects as are prescribed in the outline of studies to complete the remaining forty to sixty-four points.
All upper-level subjects require prerequisites. Where course regulations have changed since the student's initial enrolment, the student may have the choice between the original and the current requirements for completion of the course.
A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences):
(a) complete a total of at least 144 but not more than 162 points;
(b) complete subjects equivalent to at least 108 points within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(c) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten first-level subjects;
(d) complete at least three first-level sequences from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(e) complete at least one major sequence (fifty-two points) and one minor sequence (twenty-eight points) from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. A major will comprise a minimum of (fifty-two points) and may include a maximum of (seventy-six points). Normally the first two subjects of a major will be a first-level sequence and the remaining forty to sixty-four points will be taken from levels two and three, normally at least sixteen points of which will be at third-year level;
(f) undertake additional subjects to complete the 144 points needed for the degree. Candidates may complete a second major or a second minor sequence from disciplines offered by the school or from other departments or schools.
The course of study is normally a minimum of three years full-time or five years part-time or by distance education, and normally cannot extend beyond eight years.
Inquiries: Ms G Davy, telephone (051) 226 575
Students qualified to enter an honours program must normally do so within five years of the date on which they complete their undergraduate studies.
Students who have completed their degree at a higher education institution other than Monash University Gippsland campus must provide a certified copy of their academic transcript and supporting documentation regarding content of their course. This is to be judged by an Honours Committee as being acceptable for entry.
Mid-year entry into honours is offered by some disciplines within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, subject to the approval of the Honours Committee.
It is proposed that honours will be offered by the distance education mode in the future.
Honours studies at Monash University Gippsland campus may be taken as a single discipline or combined honours. The course is to be completed in a minimum period of one year full-time or two years part-time equivalent. The following disciplines are available at honours level: English, history, mass communications, politics and sociology.
Students studying full-time or part-time in either mode (on-campus or distance education) are expected to complete the forty-eight points of the single or combined honours course in any chosen discipline.
The honours program comprises two components: coursework and the dissertation. The coursework comprises two subjects: one examining the major theoretical and methodological issues related to a particular discipline and the other focusing on issues and applications. These subjects will require students to present seminar papers and a major essay. Each of these subjects is of twelve points value. The dissertation component is a full-year subject of twenty-four points value and requires a minor dissertation of not more than 15,000 words on an approved topic of the students' own choice. Students will prepare their dissertation under the direction of a supervisor.
Combined honours may be taken from two disciplines within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, provided that all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to the approval of the Honours Committee. Students undertaking combined honours will complete one coursework subject from each discipline and a single or joint discipline dissertation.
+ an understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues as they apply to the study of journalism;
+ an understanding of the role of communication in modern society;
+ the skills and knowledge required by journalists (or those using journalism skills) for the future;
+ the ability to contribute knowledgeably and in socially responsible and ethical ways to the particular communities they find themselves in, drawing on an informed intercultural awareness and an understanding of the professional and ethical codes and responsibilities of journalism;
+ the ability to engage knowledgeably and responsibly with the rapid developments in mass communication technologies and their social consequences;
+ soundly based knowledge and skills that will permit graduates to seek employment in the communication and journalism industries.
The disciplines from which students may select subjects for inclusion in an arts degree are not confined to those taught by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who are interested in taking subjects from outside the school should discuss this option with the administrative officers at the outset of their studies. In most disciplines there is more than one subject at a given level. A student must spread first-year work over at least four disciplines, three of which must be offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The value of a subject is expressed in points and a normal year's work for a full-time student is forty-eight points.
Students should be aware that they may include subjects from other disciplines for credit towards the BA (Journalism). Currently these subjects include GSC1301 (Welfare issues), GSC1306 (Behavioural studies A), GSC1611 (Understanding university learning), GSC1601 (Basic statistics and computing for social sciences), GSC1801 (Introduction to Koorie society).
A first-year sequence is a pair of first-level subjects which form the first part of a major or minor sequence.
A minor sequence shall require twenty-eight to thirty-two points of study and will normally comprise two successive parts, being either a first-year sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects.
The journalism sequence shall comprise three successive parts (sixty points), including twelve points at first level, thirty-two points at second level and sixteen points at third level. Other majors will include a first-level sequence and such second and third-level subjects as are prescribed in the outline of studies to complete the remaining forty to sixty-four points.
All upper-level subjects require prerequisites.
A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism):
(a) complete a total at least 144 but not more than 162 points;
(b) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten first-level subjects including the prescribed humanities and social sciences sequence;
(c) complete the prescribed eight-subject sequence of study in journalism (sixty points), a compulsory minor sequence in mass communications (thirty-two points) and an arts minor from the disciplines listed under minor and major sequences above (twenty-eight to thirty-two points). The journalism sequence will comprise eight subjects comprising a first-year sequence, four second-level subjects and two third-level subjects;
(d) undertake additional subjects to complete the minimum 144 points needed for the degree.
The course of study is normally a minimum of three years full-time or five years part-time, and normally cannot extend beyond eight years.
1 To provide students with
+ the theory, practice technology and processes of mass communication;
+ quantitative and qualitative research techniques;
+ an area of professional specialisation which may include journalism, marketing, management, community studies, writing (subject to approval), business computing, or tourism;
+ an area of humanities and social sciences which may include English, Australian studies, gender studies, history, LOTE, politics and sociology.
2 To provide students with an understanding of
+ the role of mass communications in society;
+ the application of mass communications theory in the corporate sector;
+ the role of modern technologies in the application of mass communication theory;
+ the role of the media;
+ the economics and politics of communications.
3 To provide students with the skills to
+ enable them to work as professionals in an area of specialisation;
+ bring together their multidisciplinary knowledge in order to provide solutions to real-world problems;
+ communicate effectively with other professionals and the wider community;
+ enable them to conduct basic research pertinent to the discipline within which they are working.
The disciplines from which students may select subjects for inclusion in an arts degree are not confined to those taught by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who are interested in taking subjects from outside the school should discuss this option with the administrative officers at the outset of their studies. In most disciplines there is more than one subject at a given level. A student must spread first-year work over at least four disciplines, three of which must be offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The value of a subject is expressed in points and a normal year's work for a full-time student is forty-eight points.
A first-year sequence is a pair of first-level subject which form the first part of a major or minor sequence.
A minor sequence shall require twenty-eight to thirty-two points of study and will normally comprise two successive parts, being either a first-year sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects.
A specialisation sequence shall include at least thirty points of study and will comprise four to six subjects.
The Communication sequence comprises fifty-eight points, normally three first level subjects, two second-level subjects and three third-level subjects.
All upper-level subjects require pre-requisites.
A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of Bachelor of Arts (Communication):
(a) complete at least 144 points but not more than 162 points;
(b) complete a minimum of 108 points within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(c) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten first level subjects;
(d) complete the prescribed sequence in communication studies, an arts minor sequence and a specialisation sequence. The communication studies sequence includes eight subjects; three at first level, two at second level and three at third level. The arts minor normally requires either two subjects at first level and two subjects at second level, or two subjects at second level and two subjects at third level. The specialisation sequence will include at least thirty points, four to six subjects depending on the points value of the subject;
(e) undertake additional subjects to complete the 144 points needed for the degree.
The Communications sequence includes the following compulsory subjects:
+ GSC1901 Introduction to communication studies
+ GSC1402 Media studies
+ GSC1602 Introduction to methods of social research
+ GSC2410 Public relations and mass communications technologies
+ GSC2411 Media, culture, power: theories of mass communications
+ GSC3407 Authorship and writing
+ GSC3408 Screen studies
+ GSC3409 Narratives and representations
The arts minor may be chosen from Australian studies, English, history, LOTE, politics, sociology or gender studies (details are provided under discipline headings).
The specialisation sequences are outlined below:
+ GSC2901 Journalism theory and practice A
+ GSC2902 Journalism theory and practice B
+ GSC3901 Comparative journalism
+ GSC3402 Policies, Audiences, Futures
+ GCO1815 Computers in business
+ GCO2851 Programming for business applications
+ GCO2852 Business systems
+ GCO2813 Information systems 2
+ GCO3831 Database management systems
+ GCO3816 Information systems 3
+ GBU1401 Introduction to marketing
+ GBU1402 Consumer behaviour
+ GBU2404 Market research methods
+ GBU3410 International marketing
+ GBU3405 Marketing strategy
plus one of the following subjects:
+ GBU2405 Promotion management
+ GBU3406 Research project in marketing
+ GBU3408 Sales management
+ GBU3409 Export management
+ GBU2304 Organisational behaviour
+ GBU2305 Management methods and decision making
+ GBU3313 Strategic management
+ GBU3319 Management processes and systems
+ GBU3312 Human resource management
+ GBU3314 Training and development
+ GBU3316 Employment relations policy and practice
+ GBU3317 Strategic human resource management
+ GBU3318 Contemporary issues in employment relations
The sequence in tourism management comprises six compulsory subjects as follows:
+ GBU1501 Tourism - social environment
+ GBU1502 Tourism - policy and regulations
+ GBU2503 Travel services management
+ GBU2504 Hospitality services management
+ GBU3505 Tourism management processes
+ GBU3506 Tourism management project
+ GSC1401 Introduction to culture and English
+ GSC2406 Women's writing
+ GSC2405 Contemporary fiction
plus the following:
+ GSC3421 Writing 1: techniques
+ GSC3422 Writing 2: portfolio
The course of study is normally a minimum of three years full-time or five years part-time and cannot extend beyond eight years.
+ an understanding of psychology as a scientific discipline and an appreciation of the role it plays within society as a whole;
+ a broad understanding of the main bodies of knowledge and intellectual traditions of the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences alongside the intensive study of psychology and the relevant methodology it requires;
+ a high order of self-motivated intellectual curiosity and the desire for continued learning;
+ soundly based knowledge and skills that will permit graduates to seek a broad range of employment situations where a knowledge of psychology will complement their learning in other disciplines.
In most disciplines there is more than one subject at a given level. A student must spread first-year work over at least four disciplines, the compulsory psychology sequence and three disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The value of a subject is expressed in points and a normal year's work for a full-time student is forty-eight points.
(a) Disciplinary and interdisciplinary majors: English, gender studies, history-politics, Indonesian, mass communications, sociology and writing (subject to approval);
Students should be aware that they may include subjects from other disciplines for credit towards the BA (Psychology and Humanities). Currently these subjects include GSC1301 (Welfare issues), GSC1611 (Understanding university learning), GSC1601 (Basic statistics and computing for social sciences), GSC1602 (Introduction to methods of social research) GSC1801 (Introduction to Koorie society) and GSC2806 (Koorie archaeology).
A first-year sequence is a pair of first-level subjects which form the first part of a major or minor sequence.
A minor sequence shall require twenty-eight to thirty-two points of study and will normally comprise two successive parts, being either a first-year sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects.
A major sequence shall normally comprise three successive parts to include a minimum of fifty-two points and a maximum of sixty points in the case of psychology, or seventy-six points in the case of arts disciplines. Normally a major will include a first-level sequence and such second and third-level subjects as are prescribed in the outline of studies to complete the remaining forty to sixty-four points, depending on the major.
All upper-level subjects require prerequisites.
A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities):
(a) complete at least 144 but not more than 162 points;
(b) complete at least ninety points within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(c) complete a minimum of six and a maximum of ten first-level subjects, including a first-level sequence in psychology and three first-level sequences chosen from arts disciplines;
(d) complete the prescribed major sequence of study in psychology (fifty-four to sixty points) and one major sequence (fifty-two to seventy-six points) from the humanities and social sciences disciplines listed above. Normally a major will include a first-level sequence totalling two subjects (twelve points) and such second and third-level subjects as are prescribed in the outline of studies to complete the remaining forty to sixty-four points, normally at least sixteen points of which will be at third level.
(e) undertake additional subjects to complete 144 points needed for the degree.
The course of study is normally a minimum of three years full-time or five years part-time, and normally cannot extend beyond eight years.
the ability to integrate theory drawn from several disciplines and understand its relevance for and application in practice;
an understanding and acceptance of the values of welfare work, and an appreciation of the intrinsic importance of an ethical base for practice;
the skills of competent welfare work practice, based on the ability to analyse situations, assess and apply an appropriate professional response, and evaluate the outcome;
generic skills in written, oral and interpersonal communication with a range of audiences;
the ability to contribute critically to the development and performance of organisational and professional responses to social need in a changing social and political environment.
(a) complete at least 144 but not more than 162 points;
(b) complete the prescribed social welfare program and may complete one minor sequence from within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. A minor sequence shall require four subjects (twenty-eight to thirty-two points) of study and will comprise two successive parts, being either a first-year sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects. Minors may be chosen from Australian studies, community studies, sociology or psychology;
(c) undertake additional subjects to complete the (144 points) needed for the degree.
The course of study is a minimum of three years full-time or five years part-time or by distance education and normally cannot extend beyond eight years.
The sequence of subjects for full-time and distance education study is set out below.
+ GSC1201 Introduction to sociology A
+ GSC1301 Welfare issues
+ GSC1303 Welfare methods IA
+ GSC1202 Introduction to sociology B
+ GSC1304 Welfare methods IB
+ GSC1305 Welfare organisational practice I
+ GSC2303 Welfare methods IIA
+ GSC1601 Basic statistics and computing for social research
+ Upper level elective
+ Second semester
+ GSC2304 Welfare methods IIB
+ GSC2310 Social policy: untangling the threads
+ GSC1602 Introduction to methods of social research or
+ Upper level elective
+ GSC3303 Welfare methods IIIA
+ GSC3306 Field education (credit value 16 points)
+ GSC3304 Welfare methods IIIB
+ Upper level elective
* The behavioural studies subjects are provided to give an introduction to human behaviour which is particularly tailored to those students intending to proceed in the social welfare field. These subjects are offered at level one only. Those students wishing to complete a minor in psychology will need to complete the general level one psychology subjects listed below:
+ GAS1501 Introduction to psychology A
+ GAS1502 Introduction to psychology B
+ GSC1201 Introduction to sociology A
+ GSC1202 Introduction to sociology B
+ GSC1801 Introduction to Koorie society
+ Upper level elective
+ Upper level elective
+ GSC2310 Social policy: untangling the threads
+ GSC1602 Introduction to methods of social research or
+ Upper level elective
+ GSC1601 Basic computing and statistics for social sciences
+ GSC2307 Welfare organisational practice II
+ GSC3303 Welfare methods IIIA
The focus of group learning has shifted from weekend schools in Gippsland to the student's own locality, and university staff will facilitate the establishment and maintenance of such area student groups.
Current students will complete the course under their present arrangements.