Bachelor of Arts

The course is organised on the basis of a combination of Majors and Minors and a number of free electives.

All students must complete EITHER two Majors and one Minor OR one Major and three Minors, as follows:

Option A

Two Majors and One Minor:

• 2 X 8 subject Major (16 Subjects) Selected from list A
• 1 X 4 Subject Minor selected from list A or B
• 3 free electives selected from any area
• one compulsory subject COM120
• Total 24 subjects

Option B

One Major and three Minors:

• 1 x 8 subject Major selected from list A
• 1 X 4 subject minor selected from list A
• 1 X 4 subject minor selected from list A or B
• 1 X 4 subject minor selected from lists A, B or C
• 3 free electives selected from any area
• one compulsory subject COM120
• Total 24 subjects

Majors and Minors are chosen from the following:

List A:

• Art History
• English
• History
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Indigenous Studies

List B:

• Children's Literature
• Global Studies
• Policy Studies
• Visual Culture
• Writing

List C:

• Computing
• Economics
• Environmental Studies
• Human Bioscience
• Justice Studies
• Law
• Mathematics
• Theology

In selecting areas of study and subjects, the following rules apply:

• Each student will select two Majors and one Minor, OR one Major and three Minors, in different areas. Majors from List A, Minors from Lists A, B and C
• In special circumstances the Course Coordinator may approve Minors in disciplines not listed above. Please note that List B Minors may contain subjects which also appear in Majors.
• Free elective subjects may be selected from any area, subject to any other restrictions.
• No more than twelve subjects can be taken from any one Discipline area.
• No more than seven subjects may be taken from outside Lists A and B.
• No more than ten subjects at Level 1 may be counted towards the degree.
• At least five subjects at Level 3 must be completed.
• The generic skills subject COM120 is compulsory.

Discipline restrictions

• No more than 12 subjects from a single discipline may be counted towards the Bachelor of Arts degree. A discipline is defined as follows:
• Art History: all subjects with ART or VIS codes
• English: all subjects with LIT or WRT codes, plus COM327
• History: all subjects with HST codes, plus COM225 and COM226
• Philosophy: all subjects with PHL codes plus POL205
• Psychology: all subjects with PSY codes
• Sociology: all subjects with SOC codes, plus ANT160 SPE101 and COM219.

Majors

A major (64 points) consists of eight single session subjects, with two subjects at Level 1, at least two subjects at Level 2, and at least two subjects at Level 3, in the following disciplines:

• Art History
• English
• History
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Indigenous Studies

Art History major

Level 1

ART113 European Art 1850-1920: Origins of Modernity
ART114 Modern Art - Twentieth Century 1920-1970

Level 2

At least two of the following:
ART210 Australian Art to 1939
ART215 Australian Art from 1939
ART222 Art, Technology and Culture
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art

Level 3

At least two of the following:

ART304 Aspects of Design
ART310 Issues in Contemporary Art
ART316 Italian Renaissance Art
ART317 Art and Books
ART318 The Body in Art

Note: some Level 3 subjects may be offered in rotation from year to year.

English major

Level 1

Two of:

LIT107 English Literature 1
LIT108 English Literatute 2
LIT111 Texts and Meanings
*LIT124 Children's Literature: the Oral Tradition (subject to be first offered Session 1 2014)

Level 2

Any six of the following, with at least two at Level 2 and at least two at Level 3:

LIT201 Irish Literature
LIT212 American Literature
LIT214 Australian Literature
LIT216 Introduction to Literary Theory
LIT218 The 'Woman Question' in Nineteenth-Century England and America
LIT219 Drugs and Alcohol in Literature
**LIT220 Screenwriting
**LIT221 Creative Writing
**WRT210 Writing for Publication
*LIT224 Children's Literature: Fantasy and Realism

Level 3

COM327 Literature and Film
LIT301 Modernism
LIT302 Contemporary Australian Writing
LIT303 The English Novel from Austen to Lawrence
LIT315 Author in Context: Special Literary Study
*LIT324 Australian Children's Literature
*LIT325 Writing for Children and Teens (first offered Session 2 2014)
**WRT301 Life Writing

Note:
*A student may include in their English major no more than two of LIT124 Children's Literature: the Oral Tradition, LIT224 Children's Literature: Fantasy and Realism, LIT324 Australian Children's Literature and LIT325 Writing for Children and Teens.
** A student may include in their English major no more than two of LIT220 LIT221 WRT210 and WRT301.

History major

Level 1

HST101 The Contemporary World 1
HST102 The Contemporary World 2

Level 2

At least two of the following:
HST201 Colonial Australia
HST204 Twentieth Century Australia
HST210 Media and Society in the Twentieth Century
HST211 Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Europe from 1890
HST212 Film and History

Level 3

At least two of the following:
HST301 International History from 1945
HST303 Literature and Society
HST308 Australia and Asia
HST310 Drugs and Alcohol: Historical Perspectives
HST311 Local History in Context

Note: some Level 2 and Level 3 subjects may be offered in rotation from year to year.

Indigenous Major

Level 1

IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

Level Two

IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Realities
And at least one from
IKC201 Comparative Indigenous Studies
IKC202 Indigenous Australians and Literature
COM217 Indigenous Peoples Portrayals and Representation
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art

Level Three

IKC300 Politics of Race and Representation
And at least two from
IKC302 Human Rights and Indigenous Australians
IKC303 Indigenous Australians and the Politics of Control
THL328 Reconciliation: the theological/political nexus in Indigenous public policy

Philosophy major

Level 1

PHL101 Applied Ethics
PHL103 Theories of Human Nature

Level 2

At least two of the following:

PHL201 Critical Reasoning
PHL202 Ethical Theory
POL205 Political Ideas
PHL206 Problems of Philosophy
PHL209 Theories of Justice

Level 3

At least two of the following:

PHL301 Philosophy of Religion
PHL302 Values and Decisions
PHL304 Philosophy of Science
PHL305 The Self

Politics Major

Level 1

Two of the following:

POL111 International Relations*
POL106 Government and Police
POL110 Australian History and Politics

Level 2

At least two of the following:

POL205 Political Ideas
POL210 Politics of Identity
HST211 Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Europe from 1890
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
POL213 Australian Government and Politics**

Level 3

At least two of the following:

POL305 Politics and the Media
HST301 International History from 1945
HST308 Australia and Asia
THL328 Reconciliation: The Theological/Political Nexus in Indigenous Public Policy

Note:
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Psychology major

Psychology major (Non-Accredited)

An eight-subject Psychology major, not accredited by the APAC, is chosen in the following 
way:

Level 1

Either

PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services, AND
Or
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology

Level 2

PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

And two from:

PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing#
PSY208 Biopsychology

# Students studying by DE attend a compulsory residential school for this subject.

Level 3

At least two of the following:

PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology#
PSY304 Psychopathology
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
PSY308 Psychology of Learning#
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods#

# Students studying by DE must attend a compulsory residential school for this subject.

Sociology major

Level 1

SOC101 Introductory Sociology

And one from EITHER

SOC108 Sociology of Health and Healthcare OR
SOC102 Social Inequality

Level 2

SOC205 Social Research

And at least one from:

SOC203 Sociology of Youth
SOC215 Gender, Family and Society
SOC212 Class: Images and Reality
SOC217 Fame and Social Control
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World

Level 3

SOC303 Sociological Theory

And at least one from:

SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SOC314 Organisations, Culture and Society

Minors

A minor (32 points) consists of four single session subjects, with no more than two subjects at Level 1, and normally at least one subject at Level 2.

List A Minors

Art History Minor

ART113 European Art 1850-1920: Origins of Modernity
ART114 Modern Art - Twentieth Century 1920-1970

And any two of the following:

ART210 Australian Art to 1939
ART215 Australian Art from 1939
ART222 Art, Technology and Culture
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art

ART304 Aspects of Design
ART310 Issues in Contemporary Art
ART316 Italian Renaissance Art
ART317 Art and Books
ART318 The Body in Art

Note: some Level 3 subjects may be offered in rotation from year to year.

English minor

Fours Subjects chosen as follows:

Two of:

LIT107 English Literature 1
LIT108 English Literatute 2
LIT111 Texts and Meanings
*LIT124 Children's Literature: the Oral Tradition (First offered Session 1 2014)

And any two of the following, with at least one at Level 2:

LIT201 Irish Literature
LIT212 American Literature
LIT214 Australian Literature
LIT216 Introduction to Literary Theory
LIT218 The 'Woman Question' in Nineteenth-Century England and America
LIT219 Drugs and Alcohol in Literature
LIT220 Screenwriting
LIT221 Creative Writing
WRT210 Writing for Publication
*LIT224 Children's Literature: Fantasy and Realism
COM327 Literature and Film
LIT301 Modernism
LIT302 Contemporary Australian Writing
LIT303 The English Novel from Austen to Lawrence
LIT315 Author in Context: Special Literary Study (First offered session 2 2014)
*LIT324 Australian Children's Literature
*LIT325 Writing for Children and Teens
WRT301 Life Writing

Note:
“*A student may include in their English minor no more than two of LIT124 Children’s Literature: the Oral Tradition (note: the first offering of LIT 124 will be in 201430), LIT224 Children’s Literature: Fantasy and Realism, LIT 324 Australian Children’s Literature and LIT325 Writing for Children and Teens (note: the first offering of LIT325 will be in 201460)

History minor

HST101 The Contemporary World 1
HST102 The Contemporary World 2

And any two of the following, with at least one at Level 2:

HST201 Colonial Australia
HST204 Twentieth Century Australia
HST210 Media and Society in the Twentieth Century
HST211 Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Europe from 1890
HST212 Film and History
HST301 International History from 1945
HST303 Literature and Society
HST308 Australia and Asia
HST310 Drugs and Alcohol: Historical Perspectives
HST311 Local History in Context

Indigenous Minor

IKC102 Indigenous Australian Cultures
IKC103 Indigenous Australian Histories

And

IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Realities

And one of the following subjects:

IKC201 Comparative Indigenous Studies
IKC202 Indigenous Australians and Literature
COM217 Indigenous Peoples Portrayals and Representation
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art
IKC300 Politics of Race and Representation
IKC302 Human Rights and Indigenous Australians
IKC303 Indigenous Australians and the Politics of Control
THL328 Reconciliation: the theological/political nexus in Indigenous public policy

Philosophy minor

PHL101 Applied Ethics

And any three of the following, with at least one at level 2:

PHL103 Theories of Human Nature
PHL201 Critical reasoning
PHL202 Ethical Theory
POL 205 Political ideas
PHL 206 Problems of Philosophy
PHL 209 Theories of Justice
PHL 301 Philosophy of Religion
PHL302 Values and Decisions
PHL 304 Philosophy of Science
PHL 305 The Self

Politics Minor

Two of the following:

POL111 International Relations*
POL106 Government and Police
POL110 Australian History and Politics

And any two of the following, with at least one at Level 2:

POL205 Political Ideas
POL210 Politics of Identity
HST211 Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Europe from 1890
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
POL213 Australian Government and Politics**
POL305 Politics and the Media
HST301 International History from 1945
HST308 Australia and Asia
THL328 Reconciliation: The Theological/Political Nexus in Indigenous Public Policy

Note:
*POL111 replaces POL212 and students who have done POL212 cannot do POL111.
**POL213 replaces POL101 and students who have done POL101 cannot do POL213.

Psychology Minor

Students must complete two subjects at Level 1, being either PSY101 and PSY102 as a pair; or PSY111 and PSY113 as a pair:

PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1 AND
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
OR
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services AND
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology Foundations of Psychology

And two other subjects selected from Level 2 and Level 3 PSY subjects for which the pre-requisites have been met, with at least one of these subjects being at Level 2.

Sociology Minor

SOC101 Introductory Sociology

And EITHER

SOC108 Sociology of Health and Healthcare OR
SOC102 Social Inequality

And two from the following, with at least one at Level 2

SOC203 Sociology of Youth
SOC205 Social Research
SOC215 Gender, Family and Society
SOC217 Fame and Social Control
SOC226 Ruralityin a Globalised World
SOC303 Sociological Theory
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SOC314 Organisations, Culture and Society

List B Minors

Children's Literature Minor

LIT124 Children's Literature: the Oral Tradition
LIT224 Children's Literature: Fantasy and Realism
LIT324 Australian Children's Literature
LIT325 Writing for Children and Teens

Global Studies Minor

SOC101 Introductory Sociology
HST102 The Contemporary World 2

And two subjects from:

COM219 Media, Communication and Globalisation
*POL111 International Relations
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World
*HST301 International History from 1945
HST308 Australia and Asia

*Note: students may not enrol in both POL111 and HST301.

A student who wishes to include SOC101 in a Sociology Major/Minor, and/or who wishes to include HST102 in a History major/minor, should complete a Global Studies minor by selecting other subjects from those listed above.

Policy Studies Minor

SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SPE101 Introduction to Politics and Social Policy

And any two of the following with at least one at Level 2:

SOC218 Policy, Power and Social Action
SOC219 Policy Research
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis

Students who wish to include SOC101 in a sociology Minor or Major should complete the four-subject Policy Studies Minor by including an additional subject at Level 2 or Level 3.

Visual Culture minor

VIS101 Visual Communication

And three from:

ART214 Aspects of Design
ART222 Art, Technology and Culture
ART315 Perspectives in Photography
COM327 Literature and Film
HST212 Film and History

Writing minor

LIT220 Screenwriting
LIT221 Creative Writing
WRT210 Writing for Publication
WRT301 Life Writing

List C Minors

Computing minor

Two subjects:

ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology (DE only)

Plus two subjects from:

ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC 242 Introduction to Data Communications
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security

Economics minor

Four of the following:

ECO130 Business Economics

and three of the following

ECO210 Labour Economics
ECO215 Managerial Economics for Business Strategy
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
ECO240 Forecasting for Business
ECO320 International Economics
ECO355 Contemporary Economic Issues

Environmental Studies Minor

Students choose 4 subjects from the following:

ENM101 People and the Environment
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
ENM163 Natural Resource Management
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
BIO203 Animal Systematics
BIO312 Landscape Ecology

Human Bioscience Minor

BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
BMS292 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2

Justice Studies minor

JST104 Foundations in Criminology*
JST205 Criminology
PHL209 Theories of Justice
*DE Study Only

And one of the following:
PSY211 Psychology of Crime
JST201 Criminal Law and Process
JST203 Punishment and the State
JST204 Crime, Delinquency and Social Welfare
JST222 Policing and Society
JST302 Criminological Perspectives on Social Problems
JST318 Human Rights and Policing
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
JST321 Government, Civil Society and Justice

Law minor

LAW110 Business Law

Plus three from the following 12 options:

LAW221 Law for the Human Services 2
ETH205 Ethics and Law for Creative Industries
LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law and Policy
LAW220 Business Organisation Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW335 International Business Law
LAW350 Advanced Commercial Law
LAW370 Law of Employment

Mathematics minor

MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications
And two from:
MTH203 Numerical Methods
MTH218 Multivariable Calculus
MTH219 Linear Algebra
MTH220 Ordinary Differential Equations

Theology minor

Two subjects from:
THL105 Introduction to Old Testament Studies
THL106 Introduction to New Testament Studies
THL111 Introduction to Christian Theology
THL113 Being the Church
And two of the following, with at least one at Level 2:
THL208 Synoptic Gospels
THL211 Creation and Ecology
THL225 Aboriginal Cultures and Spirituality
THL231 Christianity in Australian History
THL242 New Religious Movements, Cults and Sects
THL245 God, Humanity and Difference
PHL301 Philosophy of Religion
THL322 Theology, Arts and Film
THL326 Theological Ethics
THL329 World Religions
THL334 Interfaith Dialogue

Language and Culture Minor

Students may do an International Exchange Program as part of their Bachelor of Arts. This program counts as a minor in the degree and is equivalent to 32 credit points. The minor, or part thereof, is achieved by a student successfully completing studies in an approved program at a CSU Exchange Partner University.

Notes:

In special circumstances the Course Coordinator may approve Minors in disciplines not listed above. Please note that List B Minors may contain subjects which also appear in Majors.
Free elective subjects may be selected from any area, subject to any other restrictions.
• No more than twelve subjects can be taken from any one Discipline area.
• No more than seven subjects may be taken from outside Lists A and B.
• No more than ten subjects at Level 1 may be counted towards the degree.
• At least five subjects at Level 3 must be completed.
• The generic skills subject COM120 is compulsory.

Enrolment pattern

Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the requirements for their majors and minors. It is expected that students will complete Level 1 subjects before progressing to Level 2 subjects, and Level 2 subjects before progressing to Level 3 subjects for each of their majors and minors.