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Bachelor of Arts

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  • Admission
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  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern
  • Workplace Learning
  • Residential School

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Arts BA

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Arts (1408LB)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Arts

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Admission is according to the standard CSU and UAC criteria for undergraduate courses.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course Structure

THE BACHELOR OF ARTS (192)
The course is organised on the basis of a combination of Majors and Minors and a number of unrestricted electives.

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

Option A: Two Majors

Option B: One Major and two Minors

  • 1 x 8 subject Major selected from list A
  • 1 x 4 subject minor selected from list B
  • 1 x 4 subject minor selected from list B
  • 6 unrestricted electives selected (48) offered by CSU
  • 1 compulsory Indigenous subject. Students can choose from IKC101, IKC102, IKC103, IKC200, IKC201, IKC202, IKC300, IKC302, IKC303*, THL225, THL328 or any other IKC subject offered.
  • 1 compulsory subject COM120
  • At least five subjects at Level 3 must be completed.

Majors and Minors are chosen from the following:

List A

  • Art History
  • Community Development and Human Services
  • English
  • History
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Policy Studies
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

List B: Minors

  • Art History
  • Children's Literature
  • Community Development and Human Services
  • Economics
  • English
  • Ethics
  • History
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Justice Studies
  • Language and Culture
  • Mathematics
  • Philosophy
  • Policy Studies
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Theology
  • Writing

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

  • Each student will select two Majors, OR one Major and two Minors, in different areas. Majors from Lists A Minors from B
  • 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.
  • Unrestricted elective subjects may be selected from any area, subject to any other restrictions.
  • No more than fifteen subjects can be taken from any one Discipline area.
  • No more than six 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.
  • Students completing a major or minor in Indigenous Studies are exempted from completing a compulsory Indigenous Studies subject. A student completing a major or minor in Indigenous Studies is free to choose an additional elective. *

Discipline restrictions

  • No more than fifteen 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 COM219.

MAJORS:

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
ART318 The Body in Art
ART310 Issues in Contemporary Art
ART316 Italian Renaissance Art
ART317 Art and Books
ART318 Body in Art

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

Community Development and Human Services Major

Level 1

SOC108 Sociology of Health and Health Care

Level 2

At least two of the following:

POL210 Politics of Identity
SOC205 Social Research
SOC 215 Gender, Family and Society
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
SOC 226 Rural Sociology

Level 3

And both:

SOC 308 Community Analysis
HST310 Drugs and Alcohol: Historical Perspectives

English Major

Level 1

Two of the following:

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

At least two of the following

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

Level 3

At least two of the following

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
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
HST214 Medieval World

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 Philosophy of History

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 2

IKC200 Contemporary Indigenous Realities

And at least one from the following:

IKC201 Comparative Indigenous Studies
IKC202 Indigenous Australians and Literature
ART223 Australian Aboriginal Art
COM217 Indigenous Peoples Portrayals and Representation
THL225 Aboriginal Cultures and Spirituality

Level 3

IKC300 Politics of Race and Representation

And at least two from the following:

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

POL111 International Relations*
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
IKC300 Indigenous Australians and the Politics of Race and Representation
IKC303 Indigenous Australians and the Politics of Control

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

Policy Studies Major

Level 1

POL110 Australian History and Politics
POL111 International Relations

Level 2

SOC218 Policy, Power and Social Action
SOC219 Policy Research
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy

Level 3

SOC308 Community Analysis
and either
HST308 Australia and Asia
or
ECO320 International Economics

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
and
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
or
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services,
and
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology

Level 2

PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

And two from the following:

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#
PSY303Language and Subjectivity
PSY304 Psychopathology
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
PSY308 Psychology of Learning#
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods#
PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma

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

Sociology Major

Level 1

SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality

Level 2

SOC205 Social Research

And at least one from the following:

SOC203 Sociology of Youth
SOC215 Gender, Family and Society
SOC212 Class: Images and Reality
SOC220 Living in a Global World
SOC226 Rural Sociology

Level 3

SOC303 Sociological Theory

And at least one from the following:

SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SOC314 Organisations, Culture and Society
SOC316 Animals and Society

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
ART310 Issues in Contemporary Art
ART316 Italian Renaissance Art
ART317 Art and Books

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

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


Community Development and Human Services Minor

HCS111 Introduction to Social Welfare
and
SOC102 Social Inequality
or
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services

Any two from the following:

POL210 Politics of Identity
SOC205 Social Research
SOC 215 Gender, Family and Society
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
SOC 226 Rurality in a Globalised World
SOC 308 Community Analysis
HST310 Drugs and Alcohol: Historical Perspectives

Economics Minor

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

English Minor

Fours Subjects chosen as follows:

Two of the following:

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
*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

Ethics Minor

PHL101 Applied Ethics
PHL202 Ethical Theory

And any two of the following:

PHL103 Theories of Human Nature
PHL209 Theories of Justice
PHL302 Values and Decisions
POL205 Political Ideas

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
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
HST214 Medieval World
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
THL 225 Aboringinal Cultures and Spirituality
THL328 Reconciliation: the theological/political nexus in Indigenous public policy

Justice Studies Minor

JST110 Intro to the Australian Legal System
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 Social Justice
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
JST321 Government, Civil Society and Justice

Mathematics Minor

MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications

And any two from the following:

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

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
PHL206 Problems of Philosophy
PHL209 Theories of Justice
PHL301 Philosophy of Religion
PHL302 Values and Decisions
PHL304 Philosophy of Science
PHL305 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
IKC300 Indigenous Australians and the Politics of Race and Representation
IKC303 Indigenous Australians and Politics of Control

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.

Policy Studies Minor

POL110 Australian History and Politics
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy

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

SOC218 Policy, Power and Social Action
SOC219 Policy Research
HST213 Australian Civics and Citizenship
POL213 Australian Government and Politics
HST308 Australia and Asia
SOC308 Community Analysis

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 Sociologyor
SOC108 Sociology of Healthand
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
SOC220 Living in a Global World
SOC226 Ruralityin a Globalised World
SOC303 Sociological Theory
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SOC314 Organisations, Culture and Society
SOC316 Sociology of Animals

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

Writing Minor

Any four of the following:

LIT220 Screenwriting
LIT221 Creative Writing
WRT210 Writing for Publication
WRT301 Life Writing
LIT325 Writing for Children and Teens

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.

International Exchange

HSS305 International Exchange is worth 8 subject credit points. This subject is provided in recognition of students' full and compliant participation in an International Short Term Program. Programs will comprise 120-140 hours learning in a cultural and educational program in an international setting involving students engaging in studies of culture, language, history, art, etc. with visits to sites of cultural and educational significance, and intercultural engagement with local people. These activities may take place within the context of a professional work placement. However, workplace placements, in this subject, do not contribute to professional accreditation hours. The Social Work Exchange program does not qualify for this subject.

Notes:

In special circumstances the Course Coordinator may approve Minors in disciplines not listed above. Please note that Minors may contain subjects which also appear in Majors.
Unrestructed elective subjects may be selected from any area, subject to any other restrictions.

  • No more than fifteen subjects can be taken from any one Discipline area.
  • No more than six 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.

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning

Residential School

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

HSS305 International Exchange
PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY303 Language and Subjectivity
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods
THL105 Introduction To Old Testament Studies
THL106 Introduction To New Testament Studies
THL111 Introduction to Christian Theology
THL113 Being the Church
THL208 The Synoptic Gospels
THL242 New Religious Movements, Cults and Sects
THL322 Theology, The Arts And Film
THL334 Interfaith Dialogue

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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