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Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Arts (1408LB)
On Campus Bathurst
Wagga Wagga
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Admission criteria

Standard CSU Admission criteria apply.

Credit

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course structure

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:

Option B

One Major and three Minors:

Majors and Minors are chosen from the following:

List A:

List B:

List C:

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

Discipline restrictions

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 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
ART214 Aspects of Design, 1850 to the Present
ART222 Art, Technology and Culture
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art

Level 3

At least two of the following:
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

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
**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.

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

PAD320 Public Policy

THL328 Reconciliation: The Theological/Political Nexus in Indigenous Public Policy

Note: A student who wishes to include both a Politics major and a History major in their BA should include a maximum of four HST code subjects in their Politics major.

Psychology majors

Psychology major (Non-Accredited)

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

Level 1

PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2

Level 2

PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

And two from:

PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY208 Biopsychology

Level 3

At least two of the following:

PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY303 Psychology of Language
PSY304 Psychopathology
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
PSY308 Psychology of Learning

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
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
SOC315 Migration and Settlement

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
ART214 Aspects of Design, 1850 to the Present
ART222 Art, Technology and Culture
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art
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

Two of:

LIT107 English Literature 1
LIT108 English Literatute 2
LIT111 Texts and Meanings
*LIT124 Children's Literature: the Oral Tradition

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
*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, 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 minor no more than two of LIT220 LIT221 WRT210 and WRT301.

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

Philosophy minor

In order to complete a Philosophy Minor a student must complete PHL101 plus three more philosophy subjects, at least one of which must be from Level two offerings.

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
PHL 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

PAD320 Public Policy

THL328 Reconciliation: The Theological/Political Nexus in Indigenous Public Policy

*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
SOC315 Migration and Settlement

List B Minors

Children's Literature Minor

LIT124 Children's Literature: the Oral Tradition
LIT224 Children's Literature: Fantast 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
*POL212 Global Politics and Culture
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World
*HST301 International History from 1945
HST308 Australia and Asia
SOC315 Immigration and Settlement Policy

*Note: students may not enrol in both POL212 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
SOC315 Immigration and Settlement Policy

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
COM123 Screen Studies
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

ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology

And two subjects from:

Level 2

ITC211 The Systems Environment

Level 3

ITC383 Information Systems Management

Economics minor

ECO110 Microeconomics
ECO120 Macroeconomics

And two subject from:

ECO210 Labour Economics
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN340 Public Finance
ECO355 Contemporary Economic Issues
ECO320 International Economics
ECO330 Urban and Regional Economics
ECO356 Environmental Economics

Environmental Studies Minor

BIO100 Concepts of Biology
GEO164 Earth System Processes
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology

and one from:

BIO312 Landscape Ecology
GEO302 Landscape Evolution

Human Bioscience Minor

BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2

And two of the following:

BMS291 Human Bioscience 3
BMS292 Human Bioscience 4
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic

Justice Studies minor

JST104 Foundations in Criminology
JST205 Criminology
PHL209 Theories of Justice

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

Law 100 The Australian Legal System
LAW110 Business Law

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

ETH 205 Ethics and Law for Creative Industries
LAW 211 Law for the Human Services 1
LAW 221 Law for the Human Services 2
LAW 220 Business Organisations Law
LAW 240 Industrial Law
LAW 260 Administrative Law
LAW 330 Finance Law
LAW 350 Advanced Commercial Law

Mathematics minor

MTH101 Mathematics 1A
MTH102 Mathematics 1B

And two from:

MTH203 Numerical Methods
MTH218 Multivariable Calculus
*MTH219 Linear Algebra
*MTH220 Ordinary Differential Equations

*Note: students may not enrol in both MTH219 AND MTH220.

Theology minor

Two subjects from:

THL105 Introduction to Old Testament Studies
THL106 Introduction to New Testament Studies
THL111 Introduction to Christian Theology
THL131 The Christian Church to 500 CE

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

THL205 Luke - Acts
THL202 Old Testament History and Narrative
THL211 God, Creation and Ecology
THL231 Australian Church History from 1788 CE
THL224 Theological Ethics
PHL301 Philosophy of Religion
THL303 Judaism and Early Christianity (THL205 prerequisite)
THL308 The Prophetic Literature
THL314 Sacramental Theology
THL334 Interfaith Dialogue

Notes:

In special circumstances the Course Coordinator may approve Minors in disciplines not listed above. Note that some subjects require successful completion of other prerequisite subjects. These prerequisites may be determined from the subject descriptions in the Handbook. Also 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.

The education strand will count as a major for students enrolled in the BA/BTeach Degree only.

+ Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

BIO100 Concepts of Biology
BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management
GEO164 Earth System Processes
MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY303 Language and Subjectivity
PSY308 Psychology of Learning
THL105 Introduction To Old Testament Studies
THL106 Introduction To New Testament Studies
THL111 Introduction To Christian Theology
THL131 The Rise Of Christianity To 600 C E
THL322 Theology, the Arts and Film
THL328 Reconciliation: The Theological-Political Nexus in Indigenous Public Policy
THL334 Interfaith Dialogue

+ Workplace Learning

No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.

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 meeting of pre-requisites, particularly in the students' chosen major/minors. In the psychology major and minor, 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.

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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