Bachelor of Applied Science/Bachelor of Arts (Communications)

• Important information
• Course requirements
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
  • Stage 3
  • Stage 4
  • Major studies

Important information

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This double degree course responds to the significant demand in the sciences for skills in communication, with an increasing need for scientists to be able to communicate their work and its importance to colleagues in other rapidly diverging fields to grant-awarding bodies and to industry and the community in general.

The BAppSc/BA(Comn) aims to foster the acquisition of soundly based knowledge and skills that will equip students for scientific practice and for communication of scientific ideas, concepts and innovations in a changing technological, social and political environment.

The length of the course is four years full-time study or the equivalent part-time, distance education or mixed mode course.

Course requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 192 points to be eligible for this award. The 192 points must be obtained by completing:

1 ninety-six points in subjects from the schedule of major sequences for the Bachelor of Applied Science degree (see entry for the Bachelor of Applied Science) including

• at least one major sequence from the schedule of major sequences for the Bachelor of Applied Science (excluding the computing and information systems sequences) consisting of at least twelve points at each of first, second and third-level subjects
• the compulsory subjects GAS1030, GAS1062 and GAS2062
• at least thirty points of second-level studies (including GAS2062 and the major sequence)
• at least twenty-four points of third-level studies (including the major sequence)
• at most eighteen points from subjects outside the School of Applied Science;

• thirty points from first level (six-point) subjects which must include eighteen points from three compulsory communications subjects GSC1901, GSC1402 and GSC1602
• sixty-four points from upper level (second and third level) (eight-point) subjects which must include forty points from five compulsory communications subjects GSC2410, GSC2411, GSC3409, GSC2407/3407 and GSC2408/ 3408;

It would be normal for a student to progress through the science and communication requirements in a parallel fashion. Considerable flexibility allows each student to design their own study program, subject to the completion of prerequisities, and in consultation with a course adviser.

The following represents one possible structure for the double degree program, with each of the schools (Applied Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences) contributing a maximum of ninety-six points towards the award.

A full-time student would normally complete each of the following stages in one academic year. Part-time students have considerable flexibility in study load; for example, a half-time load would require two years for each stage.

Stage 1

Semester one

• GSC1901
• H&SS minor (first level)
• AppSci sequence (first level)
• AppSci elective (first level)

• GSC1402
• H&SS minor (first level)
• AppSci sequence (first level)
• AppSci elective (first level)

Stage 2

Semester one

• GSC2410
• AppSci elective (second level)
• AppSci sequence (second level)
• GAS1062

• GSC1602 and GAS1030
• AppSci elective (second level)
• AppSci sequence (second level)

Stage 3

Semester one

• GSC2408/3408
• AppSci sequence (third level)
• H&SS minor (second/third level)

• GSC2411 and GAS2062
• AppSci sequence (third level)
• AppSci elective (any level)

Stage 4

Semester one

• GSC2407/3407
• AppSci elective (third level)
• H&SS minor (second/third level)
• Free elective (at least 2 points)

• GSC3409
• H&SS minor (second/third level)
• AppSci elective (third level)

Major studies

The ninety-four points from the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) comprise a major study in communication. In addition, one or two major studies may be chosen from the following science disciplines: biochemistry, psychology, microbiology, physical science, applied physics, applied chemistry, chemistry, pure mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research, statistics.

Minor studies in environmental science and human bioscience are also available.

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