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Course Information

Bachelor of Arts

Effective from 01-JAN-2019 : Code Y78

This course enables students to pursue their passion and career goals simultaneously with a choice of majors spanning traditional and humanities disciplines. Students will have an opportunity to explore cross-disciplinary studies to enhance their skills and interests, in areas that cover historical, critical, political, theoretical and creative practices that underpin our global cultures and industries. This multi-skilled approach is essential in contextualising and applying knowledge and experience in a broad range of employment fields. We also encourage work-related placement. To help students create exactly the undergraduate experience they want for their anticipated professional life, ongoing, professional support is provided throughout the course.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply an international perspective and a global outlook to industry.
2. Apply concepts and theories to a study of the Arts to analyse issues in a way that assists critical thinking and problem solving.
3. Apply creative thinking and innovation to generate and evaluate complex ideas and provide sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges.
4. Collaborate in team project settings to produce measurable outcomes and evaluate team processes.
5. Communicate information and analysis across a range of professional contexts.
6. Demonstrate cross-cultural awareness, including Indigenous cultural competence in a range of professional contexts.
7. Demonstrate responsibility for own learning and professional practice to identify and reflect on the knowledge and skills to a study of the Arts.
8. Discuss the ways in which the arts contributes to shaping cultural understanding of the past and the present.
9. Gather and critically analyse information from a range of primary and secondary sources in order to construct evidence-based arguments.
10. Obtain, analyse and interpret information using trans literacy skills, including technology, information literacy and numeracy proficiency.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 3)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• AQF Cert IV;
• Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test; or
• Experience Based Entry Scheme.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test;
• AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 3 Years
• Part Time: 6 Years

Course Delivery

• Mount Lawley: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

A/Prof Panizza Ruth ALLMARK

Course Structure

Students are required to complete the following four core units (60 credit points):

Students are also required to complete 180 credit points in the form of a twelve unit major from within the Bachelor of Arts.

Students must complete a further eight units (120 credit points) in the form of an eight unit major, minor(s), and/or elective units.

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course