This double degree provides students with understanding and skills in traditional, changing and current areas of knowledge and learning in the arts and in the social and natural sciences. Graduates will be able to demonstrate high levels of competence in complex information management and communication skills. The course also offers core studies in which students compare and contrast the traditions of the arts, social and natural sciences, covering such areas scientific method, research methods and the social construction and social impact of scientific and technological development. Students will develop skills needed for research and policy making.
The length of the course is four years full-time study or the equivalent part-time. The mode of delivery will be principally on-campus, although modern high technology delivery may be used in some areas and distance education may be provided as a resource for some students.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 192 points across four years of equivalent full-time study to be eligible for this award. The 192 points must be obtained by completing eighty points in arts and eighty points in science, as outlined in (1) and (2) below.
1 Eíghty points in arts (social science). An arts (social science) major comprising twelve points at first year, sixteen points at second-year level, and twenty-four points at third-year level in one subject area (eg sociology); and a minor comprising twelve points at first year and sixteen points at second-year level in one subject area (eg politics).
2 Eighty points in science. Twenty-four points at first level and fifty-six points at second and third level, with at least twenty-four points at third-year level.
A psychology major requires twelve, sixteen and twenty-four points across the three year levels: twenty points in a sequence of interdisciplinary core studies and twelve points in elective studies of two six-point subjects (or, any second or third-year subjects totalling no more than sixteen points).
It would be normal for a student to progress through the arts and science requirements in a parallel fashion. The interdisciplinary core studies will commence in the third year of the degree when students have studied in both arts and science. The general elective studies are to be completed late in the course - giving the opportunity to develop either further breadth or depth of study. There is flexibility in the study program which allows for variation, subject to the completion of prerequisites and in consultation with a course adviser.
The Faculty of Arts offers majors and minors currently approved for the BA(SocSci) and available at the Peninsula campus. Students will choose their arts (social science) subjects from the discipline areas including anthropology and sociology, geography and environmental science, history, linguistics, philosophy and politics.
The Faculty of Science offers subjects on the Peninsula campus from the Department of Psychology and the School of Applied Science. Major and minor sequences are offered in biology, mathematics and psychology. In the double degree, psychology must be taken in the applied science degree.
From 1997 the following first-year applied science subjects will be offered at Peninsula campus: GAS1011, GAS1095, GAS1186, GAS1613, GAS1614 and GAS1615.
Biology and mathematics will be offered at second and third-year levels in 1998 and 1999 respectively.
A full psychology major is well established at the Peninsula campus. See APY1010 and following entries in the Science handbook for full details of psychology at Peninsula campus. Psychology subjects are approved by the Australian Psychological Society. Students could also develop a career path in psychology from the BA(SocSci)/BAppSci if they so wished.
Interdisciplinary subjects will commence in 1999 when students are in the third year of their BA(SocSci)/BAppSci.
The following subjects will be offered:
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