The student who is offered a place in the Faculty of Arts has an interview during enrolment with an adviser, who approves the student's selection of subjects for the first year and a provisional outline of the remainder of the course. The function of the enrolment adviser is not to select a student's course but to give any help and advice needed and to ensure that the choice the student makes is based on rational grounds. Students are expected to understand the regulations. For later-year students, approval for each subject is normally granted by the relevant department or centre. Students may also consult with a course adviser during this period. Any change in the selection of subjects must be formally approved by an officer of the faculty.
Students intending to proceed to the Diploma in Education should take note of the teacher education entry and the information about the DipEd in the handbook for the Faculty of Education before deciding on their selection of subjects.
Throughout their university course, students are expected, on any matters of difficulty in their studies, to seek the advice of the tutors and lecturers whose classes they attend, and, if necessary, of the head of the department concerned. In addition, the course advisers, whose main function is to assist the dean in advising students, may be consulted by students on the selection of their subjects, on changes of course, or on matters relevant to their academic progress in their university courses. Sometimes the advisers may wish to refer a student to one or other of the student services such as health, housing or counselling. Experience suggests that many students get into unnecessary difficulties through failing to make use of advice which is available to them.
Once a student has embarked on a second-year level subject and becomes a later-year student, the general supervision of his or her work becomes the responsibility of the department, or one of the departments, in which a major sequence is being taken or in which the student is enrolled for an honours degree.
Students are advised that, while the faculty will endeavour to give every possible assistance and advice concerning subject choice, the onus is on students to ensure that subjects selected meet degree regulations and requirements. It is therefore recommended that students purchase and retain copy of this handbook and consult it when seeking information about course and subject-related matters.
Suitably qualified people may be permitted to enrol for a subject or subjects on a non-credit basis. These courses are normally available to (i) graduates who need to upgrade their previous studies in order to satisfy the requirements for admission to honours or MA preliminary or MA Part I; (ii) other applicants wishing to undertake studies in individual subjects.
All such students must satisfy normal tertiary entry requirements, and those applicants who are candidates for a degree or diploma at another tertiary institution must gain written permission from that institution to credit their Monash studies towards their degree or diploma.
A fee is charged by the university for all courses that are not being credited towards a degree or diploma. In 1996 the fee for forty-eight points of study was $5300 with those students taking fewer than forty-eight points being charged on a pro rata basis (eg a six-point subject will cost $663). This fee must be paid to the university at the time of enrolment and cannot be deferred.
Single subject (non-credit) enrolments are only available in subjects included in List A (I) up to a maximum of twelve points in any one semester. Students should also note that enrolment in any subject in which a quota applies (and in which a candidate for the degree has been or would therefore be refused enrolment) can only be undertaken with the permission of the faculty board in exceptional cases.
A student enrolled for a course in the Faculty of Arts (undergraduate or postgraduate) may apply to take a subject which is not available at Monash at one of the other Victorian universities. Some special conditions apply. For example undergraduate students who gain permission to enrol for a subject on this complementary course basis are required to complete among their subjects specific sequences at Monash, such as the third part of a major sequence in one discipline.
Applicants should note that quotas may apply to the number of places available in certain subjects at neighbouring universities. Applications normally close by mid-November (for re-enrolling students) or early February (for students enrolling in the Faculty of Arts for the first time). Application forms are available from the Arts faculty office on all campuses.
Students may also apply for credit on the basis of studies completed previously at an Australian or overseas tertiary institution. Students generally apply for credit at the commencement of their degree, as the amount of credit that is granted will generally influence the student's course plan.
Students should note that:
The Education Abroad Unit of Monash International, based at the Clayton campus, provides services to students who wish to complete a semester or a year of their degree at an overseas institution. Further information on the study abroad and exchange programs can be obtained from the Education Abroad Unit by ringing 9905 1551.
Students undertaking language studies in the Faculty of Arts may also be eligible to participate in the Language Study Abroad Program. This program allows students to travel (usually during the summer vacation) to the country whose language they are learning. Students interested in participating in this program should contact the relevant language department.
Students who wish to take time off prior to or during their degree must apply for a leave of absence or for a deferral.
Deferrals are granted to students who have been offered a place in the Faculty of Arts but who have chosen not to take up the offer for a year. Deferrals are granted for one year only. This means that a student who has deferred his or her place and does not wish to take up that place at the start of the following year will lose the place, and will need to re-apply through VTAC.
A leave of absence is granted to a student who is already studying in the Faculty of Arts. Students may take a leave of absence for a semester or a year, and may reapply for a further leave of absence at the expiration of the initial leave. Students should note, however, that the maximum of eight years allowed for completion of the BA degree can shrink rapidly after continued leave of absence.
Application forms for both deferrment and leave of absence can be obtained from the arts faculty undergraduate office on the Clayton, Caulfield or Peninsula campus locations.
The university provides a wide range of services to students including financial advice and assistance, a health service, a university housing office, a counselling service and a course and career centre. Assistance for students with disabilities is provided through the university's equal opportunity office. There is a religious centre on the Clayton campus with two full-time and three part-time chaplains. Further information on student services will be provided at the time of enrolment or by ringing the university on 9905 4000.
The Monash University Disability Support progam (MUDS) provides comprehensive support services, equipment and facilities to students with temporary or permanent disabilities or medical conditions. These are varied and include provision of pre-application advice, assistance with enrolment and orientation, course and research materials in alternative formats (eg braille, audio), notetaking services, alternative arrangements for assessment (exams), advocacy (representation, grievance procedures) provision of specialised equipment (eg hearing loops, furniture, specialised software) and many others as listed in The green guide: A resource guide for people with disabilties.
For more information on the MUDS program, a confidential appointment or a copy of this guide contact the disability liaison officer on (03) 9905 5704 or TTY (03) 9905 5391 (metropolitan campuses) or on (03) 9902 6794 (Gippsland campus and distance education students).
Director: Associate Professor G V Taylor
The faculty's language and learning unit advises students particularly on matters of learning, essay writing, reading and other aspects of their academic work. Students on the Clayton campus can make an appointment by ringing Gordon Taylor on 9905 2263 or Tim Moore on 9905 5069, or by making appointments directly with the unit, located on the first floor of the west wing of the Robert Menzies School of Humanities (Building 11), rooms 127 and 129. The unit also offers regular short courses on studying and writing in the faculty. Information about the short course program is available at the unit. At Caulfield, Peninsula and Gippsland students have access to the centrally organised language and learning units located on those campuses.
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