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Introduction to course outlines

Courses offered on the Bendigo campus are described under the following headings:

• Faculty of Education, including education, outdoor and environmental education
• Faculty of Health Sciences, including dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy, oral health, paramedics, podiatry, physiotherapy, public health, speech pathology, and social work
• Faculty of Humanities and social sciences, including arts, planning and visual arts
• Faculty of Law and Management, including accounting, business, tourism and hospitality management; double degrees in law; and Graduate School of Management programs
• Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, including science, civil engineering, information technology, pharmacy, and psychology

Courses are described alphabetically at each level under their applicable faculties. Some descriptions refer to regulations and assessment details that are specific to that course. These references supplement those in the student entry and progress regulations and those in the individual course regulations. Any questions concerning the interpretation of regulations by faculties should be referred to the relevant course administrator.

All undergraduate courses are developed and maintained through a rigorous approval, accreditation, and review process. This involves both internal and external scrutiny, and consultation with appropriate professional registration authorities to ensure the continuing quality and relevance of the programs and awards.

Bachelor degree courses provide a systematic and coherent introduction to a body of knowledge, underlying principles, and concepts and associated problem-solving techniques. Students are expected to develop the academic skills and attitudes needed to comprehend and evaluate new information, concepts and evidence from a range of sources. Such courses usually include the provision of major studies in which course content is taken to a significant depth, and knowledge is developed to a high level, which provides a basis for postgraduate studies. Minor studies and elective subjects may also be taken in addition to the major studies to provide a broadening of knowledge. The undergraduate courses available are:

Double degrees provide a combination of studies from two programs, concentrated over a minimum period of four years to provide knowledge in two disciplines. In 2009, the Faculty of Health Sciences is introducing a number of bachelor and master double degrees. Please see the Melbourne (Bundoora) section of this Handbook for more details. The following double degree courses are available:

Honoursdegrees are courses that may be taken as a fourth year after completing a three-year bachelor degree program with a sufficiently high standard of pass, or that are awarded to students in a four-year degree program who have achieved sufficiently high overall grades. Refer to individual course entries for Honours criteria. Honours courses are designed to provide students with greater depth in a specialised subject area and skills in research by way of preparation for higher degree studies. The following degree courses allow for honours:

Key: ^1. No new intake into this course

^2. For continuing students only

^3. New course in 2009

^4. Course offered subject to approval