Bachelor of Arts (Communications)/Bachelor of Science

• General
• Course structure
  • Level 1
  • Major studies

General

Gippsland campus and distance education

Course code: To be advised

Course adviser: Dr Wendy Wright

This double degree program aims to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to (a) the role of science and media in society; communication and mass communication; modern multimedia technology appropriate to science and to communications; and (b) one or more areas of the natural and/or applied sciences.

Course structure

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 approved science subjects' (see entry for the Bachelor of Science) including two discipline sequences (excluding computing) consisting of either (i) 12+16+24 points in one discipline area across levels one, two and three respectively and twenty-eight points in a second discipline area (including at least sixteen points from levels two and three) or (ii) 12+16+16 points in one discipline area and 12+16+16 points in a second discipline area within a defined linked major package; and the subjects ASC2626 and ASC2639;

• 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, GSC3407 and GSC3402;

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.

Level 1

It is recommended that full-time students take the following study program in first year. (Part-time students would take these studies over two years.)

• GSC1901, GSC1402
• Humanities and social sciences minor (first level)
• Science major sequence (first level)
• Science minor sequence (first level)

Major studies

The ninety-four points from the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) comprise a major study in communication. In addition, two discipline sequences may be chosen from the following science disciplines: biochemistry, psychology, microbiology, chemistry, mathematics (including applied statistics and operations research) and environmental/resource management.