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Requirements for the degree

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 twenty-four 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.



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