Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies minor course amendment

304 Pages·2017·3.79 MB·English

AB Undergraduate Studies
Submission To
Committee
Date 4 July 2017
Item No 4.3.1
Confidential OR Non-Confidential

Author Vyvyan Nickels
Reviewer/Approver Kristian Adamson
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies minor course
Paper title
amendment
Purpose
In plain language, provide the
purpose of the submission (do not Amend the course resolutions and unit of study tables to clarify program,
use acronyms, abbreviations or
major and minor structures and incorporate changes to units on offer in 2018.
technical language).
Content should be 1-2 sentences
in length.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Undergraduate Studies Committee approve the changes to the Bachelor of Arts Table A, and the
Bachelor of Economics Table A

That the Undergraduate Studies Committee recommend that the Academic Board:
1. approve the proposal from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to amend the Bachelor of Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies;
2. approve the amendment to the Course Resolutions arising from the proposal with effect from 1
January, 2018; and
3. approve the amendment to the Unit of Study tables arising from the proposal with effect from 1
January, 2018.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During the first quarter of the year the Faculty undertook work to streamline and clarify the offerings for 2018.
The changes made have been supported by the Education Portfolio and relevant Schools and Departments.

BACKGROUND / CONTEXT

The streamlining and clarification of the structure and content of the Bachelor of Arts formed a part of the third
phase of the Faculty’s part in the Curriculum Transformation Project.

CONSULTATION

Changes to the Tables were made in consultation with the Education Portfolio, the Academic Model Team
and each of the departments and Schools in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

IMPLEMENTATION

The tables approved by Academic Board will be the basis of what is included in the 2018 handbook.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: minor course amendment including course resolution amendment
Attachment 2: Bachelor of Arts Table A, with tracked changes.

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FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

MINOR COURSE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
FACULTY/BOARD OF STUDIES: FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Contact Person:
Date:

1. Name of award course
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies

2. Purpose of proposal

3. Details of amendment

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies

4. Cross-faculty management
(1) Candidates in the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies and those undertaking honours in the
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies will be under the supervision of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences throughout.

6. Requirements for award
(2) Bachelor of Arts
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, comprising:
(a) A major (48 credit points) or a program as listed and defined in Section 7 below and as specified infrom Table A;
(b) A minor (36 credit points) or second major (48 credit points) as listed and defined in Section 7 below and as specified infrom
Table A or Table S;
(c) A minimum of 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(d) Where appropriate, Eelective units from Table A or Table S.
(e) If enrolled in a stream, complete the requirements for the stream as specified in Table A.
(3) Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies, a candidate must complete 192 credit points,
comprising:
(a) A major (48 credit points) or program as listed and defined in Section 7 below and specified in Table A;
(b) A second major (48 credit points) as listed and defined in Section 7 below and specified in Table A or Table S;
(c) 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(d) A minimum of 24 credit points in a single subject area at 4000 level as listed and defined in Section 7 below and specified in
Table A or Table S, including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 and a maximum of 36 credit
points.
(e) Where appropriate, Eelective units from Table A or Table S.

7. Programs, majors and minors
(1) Bachelor of Arts
(a) Completion of a major or program from Table A and a minor or second major from Table A or Table S is a requirement of the
Bachelor of Arts. Requirements for completion of majors and minors are as set out in Table A and Table S.
(b) Candidates in the Bachelor of Arts have the option of completing:
(i) A program (which contain a major); and
(ii) A second major from Table A or Table S in place of the minor.
(c) Requirements for completion of programs are as set out in Table A.
(2) Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
(a) Completion of a major from Table A and second major from Table A or Table S is a requirement of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor
of Advanced Studies. Requirements for completion of majors and minors are as set out in Table A and Table S.
(b) Candidates in the Bachelor of Arts have the option of completing a program (which contains a major).
(3)(1) Requirements for programs, majors and minors
(a) Programs, majors and minors are as defined in the Learning and Teaching Policy.
(b) The requirements for completion of programs, majors and minors are as set out in Table A and Table S.
(4)(2) Majors available in Table A majors inof the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies:
Agricultural and Resource Economics
American Studies
Ancient Greek
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Ancient History
Anthropology
Arabic Language and Cultures
Archaeology
Art History
Asian Studies
Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
Chinese Studies
Cultural Studies
Digital Cultures
Econometrics
Economics
Economic Policy
English
European Studies
Film Studies
Financial Economics
French and Francophone Studies
Gender Studies
Germanic Studies
Hebrew (modern)
History
Indigenous Studies
Indonesian Studies
Global Studies*
International and Comparative Literary Studies
International Relations
Italian Studies
Japanese Studies
Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
Korean Studies
Latin
Linguistics
Media Studies**
Modern Greek Studies
Music
Philosophy
Political Economy
Politics
Socio-legal Studies
Sociology
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Studies in Religion
Theatre and Performance Studies
* Available only as a major to students admitted into the International and Global Studies stream
** Available only as a major to students admitted into the Media and Communications stream
(5)(3) Programs in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies:
Media and Communications
Politics and International Relations
International and Global Studies
Psychology (from Table A of the Bachelor of Science)
Languages
With the exception of Psychology, programs in the Bachelor of Arts are only available to students admitted into relevant streams. A
Psychology program may only be taken in addition to a major from Table A of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of
Advanced Studies.
(6)(4) Table A minors
In addition to the following all All majors available as Table A majors in the Bachelor of Arts, except the majors in Global Studies and
Media Studies, are available as Table A minors in the Bachelor of Arts. Minors available in the Bachelor of Arts also include those
listed in Table S and the following additional Table A minors:
Australian Literature
Celtic Studies
Criminology
Diversity Studies
Sanskrit
Social Policy
Writing Studies

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9. Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies with honours
(3) Requirements
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies with honours a candidate must complete the
requirements for the pass degree but include and 36-48 credit points of honours units at 4000 level as specified in Table A or above,
including an honours research project of 12 – 36 credit points, and 12 – 36 credit points of honours coursework, as required by the
relevant department and published in the faculty handbook. If the honours component is
taken in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, candidates must complete 48 credit points of honours units.

10. Award of the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
(1) Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies combined degree who have completed requirements for the
Bachelor of Arts who but do not meet requirements for the combined degree will be awarded the Bachelor of Arts.

4. Transitional arrangements
N/A.

5. Other relevant information

6. Signature of Dean

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BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF ARTS /
BACHELOR OF ADVANCED STUDIES – TABLE A
Award requirements Commented [A1]: This is all defined in the Resolutions of
the degree and not necessary to repeat in Table A
Bachelor of Arts
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts, a candidate must complete 144 Formatted Table
credit points, comprising:
(a) A major (48 credit points) or program from the table below
(b) A minor (36 credit points) or second major (48 credit points) as listed and
specified in the table below or Table S
(c) 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in
Table O
(d) Where appropriate, elective units from the table below and Table S
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advanced Studies
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advanced Studies, a Formatted Table
candidate must complete 192 credit points, comprising:
(a) A major (48 credit points) or program listed and specified in the table below
(b) A second major (48 credit points) as listed and specified in the table below or
Table S
(c) 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in
Table O
(d) A minimum of 24 credit points at 4000-level from the table below or Table S,
including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of ≥ 12 and ≤
36 credit points; and
(e) Where appropriate, elective units from the table below and Table S
Streams
The available streams in the Bachelor of Arts are:
 Dalyell
Academic Board Approved 7 December 2016
The available streams in the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advanced Studies are:
 International and Global Studies
 Media and Communications
 Politics and International Relations

In addition to the requirements specified in the degree resolutions, achievement of
the Dalyell stream requires:
(i) Completion of 12 credit points of Dalyell units as set out in Table S Formatted Table
The requirements for the completion of all other streams are set out in the table
below.
Programs
The available programs in the Bachelor of Arts are:
 International and Global Studies (only available in the International and
Global Studies stream)
 Media and Communications (only available in the Media and
Communications stream)
 Politics and International Relations (only available in the Politics and
International Relations stream)

Requirements for the programs are listed below.
Honours
Honours is available in the following areas:
 American Studies
 Ancient Greek
 Ancient History
 Anthropology
 Arabic Language and Cultures
 Archaeology
 Art History
 Asian Studies
 Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
 Chinese Studies
 Cultural Studies
 Digital Cultures
 English
 European Studies
 Film Studies
 French and Francophone Studies
 Gender Studies
 Germanic Studies
 Hebrew (modern)
 History
Academic Board Approved 7 December 2016
 Indonesian Studies
 International and Global Studies
 International Comparative Literary Studies
 International Relations
 Italian Studies
 Japanese Studies
 Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
 Korean Studies
 Latin
 Linguistics
 Media and Communications (only available in the Media and
Communications stream)
 Modern Greek
 Music
 Philosophy
 Political Economy
 Politics
 Politics and International Relations (only available in the Politics and
International Relations stream)
 Socio-legal Studies
 Sociology
 Spanish and Latin American Studies
 Theatre and Performance Studies

Requirements for Honours are listed below.
In addition to the admission requirements listed in the degree resolutions, admission
to Honours requires:
(i) A WAM of 70.0 across units within the relevant major(s) or program
(ii) Completion of a second major
Advanced coursework
Advanced coursework for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies is available in the
following areas:
 Ancient Greek
 Ancient History
 Anthropology
 Arabic Language and Cultures
 Archaeology
 Art History
 Asian Studies
 Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
 Chinese Studies
 Cultural Studies
 Digital Cultures
 Economics
 English
Academic Board Approved 7 December 2016
 European Studies
 Film Studies
 French and Francophone Studies
 Gender Studies
 Germanic Studies
 Hebrew (modern)
 History
 Indonesian Studies
 Global Studies (only available in the International and Global Studies stream)
 International Comparative Literary Studies
 International Relations
 Italian Studies
 Japanese Studies
 Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
 Korean Studies
 Latin
 Linguistics
 Modern Greek
 Multilingual Translation
 Philosophy
 Politics and International Relations (only available in the Politics and
International Relations stream)
 Political Economy
 Politics
 Socio-legal Studies
 Sociology
 Spanish and Latin American Studies
 Theatre and Performance Studies

Advanced coursework may also be taken in the area of the Table S major.

24 credit points must be completed at 4000-level, including one 12 credit point
project.
Majors Formatted Table
Table A majors/minors available in this course are:
 Agriculture and Resource Economics
 American Studies
 Ancient Greek
 Ancient History
 Anthropology
 Arabic Language and Cultures
 Archaeology
 Art History
 Asian Studies
 Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
 Chinese Studies
 Cultural Studies
 Digital Cultures
Academic Board Approved 7 December 2016
 Economics
 Economic Policy
 English
 European Studies
 Film Studies
 French and Francophone Studies
 Gender Studies
 Germanic Studies
 Global Studies (only available in the International and Global Studies stream)
 Hebrew (modern)
 History
 Indigenous Studies
 Indonesian Studies
 International Comparative Literary Studies
 International Relations
 Italian Studies
 Japanese Studies
 Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
 Korean Studies
 Latin
 Linguistics
 Media Studies (only available in the Media and Communications stream)
 Modern Greek
 Music
 Philosophy
 Political Economy
 Politics
 Socio-legal Studies
 Sociology
 Spanish and Latin American Studies
 Studies in Religion
 Theatre and Performance Studies

Requirements for the majors are listed below.
Minors
Table A minors available in this course are:
 Agriculture and Resource Economics
 American Studies
 Ancient Greek
 Ancient History
 Anthropology
 Arabic Language and Cultures
 Archaeology
 Art History
 Asian Studies
 Australian Literature
 Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
Academic Board Approved 7 December 2016
 Celtic Studies
 Chinese Studies
 Criminology
 Cultural Studies
 Digital Cultures
 Diversity Studies
 Economics
 Economic Policy
 English
 European Studies
 Film Studies
 French and Francophone Studies
 Gender Studies
 Germanic Studies
 Hebrew (modern)
 History
 Indigenous Studies
 Indonesian Studies
 International Comparative Literary Studies
 International Relations
 Italian Studies
 Japanese Studies
 Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
 Korean Studies
 Latin
 Linguistics
 Modern Greek
 Music
 Philosophy
 Political Economy
 Politics
 Sanskrit
 Social Policy
 Socio-legal Studies
 Sociology
 Spanish and Latin American Studies
 Studies in Religion
 Theatre and Performance Studies
 Writing Studies

Requirements for the minors are listed below.

Academic Board Approved 7 December 2016