Bachelor of Arts
Course code/s: RBA Bendigo
The Bachelor of Arts is an undergraduate course designed to meet the needs of students in a rapidly changing and uncertain environment. As occupations change, disappear, or are absorbed into new multi-skilled ones, it is vital that the education students receive now promotes responsiveness and creativity, and develops skills that can be easily transferred into a range of new activities and occupations at a later stage when and if needed. Fostering multi-skilling and flexibility is the goal of the Bachelor of Arts at Bendigo.
The Bachelor of Arts at Bendigo offers students a wide choice of subjects. Hence students (subject to regulations and timetabling) are able to tailor their studies to their own specific needs.
The Faculty offers the following majors and elective subjects:
Majors
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Community Development
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English
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Graphic Design
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History
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Psychology
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Sociology
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Strategic Communication
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Sustainable Development
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Urban, Rural and Environmental Planning
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Visual Arts
Minors
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Indonesian
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Photojournalism
International Study Tour
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HUS2IST/HUS3IST - International Humanities and Social Sciences Study Tour
Subject to regulations, quotas and timetable, a limited number of subjects from other Schools and Departments may be taken, including:
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Accounting
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AUSLAN
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Biology
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Computing
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Economics
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Education
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Environmental science
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Human resource management
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Information technology
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Marketing
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Mathematics
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Public health
Course requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 360 credit points, with at least 120 credit points at third year level and include in their course at least one core major, the Faculty also offers a number of elective subjects from additional disciplines. Students wishing to undertake a Psychology major, must also complete a Humanities and Social Sciences major, students cannot undertake a single major in Psychology. Minors can also be undertaken in most disciplines, the minor requirements are 30 credit points at first year level, 15 credit points at second year level and 15 credit points at third year level.
Single Major (120 credit points)
A major consists of 120 credit points in a discipline, and must include the following:
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30 credit points at first year level (including a first-year core subject),
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45 credit points at second-year level (including a second-year core subject) and,
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45 credit points at third-year level (including a third-year core subject)
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Requirements |
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First year |
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Major (core subject) |
Humanities Elective |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Major |
Humanities Elective |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Second year |
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Major (core subject) |
Major |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Major |
Humanities Elective |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Third year |
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Major (core subject) |
Major |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Major |
Humanities Elective |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
Double major (240 credit points)
Students can complete a double major within the BA which consists of 120 credit points in each of two different disciplines. The structure is the same as the structure for a single major but students must complete the structure for two different disciplines.
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Requirements |
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First year |
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Major 1 (core subject) |
Major 2 (core subject) |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Major 1 |
Major 2 |
Humanities Elective |
University Elective |
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Second year |
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Major 1 (core subject) |
Major 1 |
Major 2 (core subject) |
University Elective |
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Major 1 |
Major 2 |
Major 2 |
University Elective |
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Third year |
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Major 1 (core subject) |
Major 1 |
Major 2 |
University Elective |
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Major 1 |
Major 2 (core subject) |
Major 2 |
University Elective |
Course regulations
A full-time study load for each year level is 120 credit points (60 credit points in each semester). Students require permission from the faculty to overload by taking more than 60 credit points in any teaching period. Permission is normally based on a student’s previous academic record.
First year subjects
Students must take a minimum of 90 credit points at first year level from subjects offered by the faculty. Students are required to complete a total of 120 credit points of first year subjects.
Subjects from other La Trobe faculties and other universities
Students may take two subjects at each year level from other La Trobe faculties or other universities. Students may, with permission, study subjects from another tertiary institution in a discipline that is not available at La Trobe University. Applicants for cross-institutional study in a discipline that is available at La Trobe University require written approval from the head of that School or Department. This should be submitted to the Faculty Enquiries Office.
Links to postgraduate study
The Bachelor of Arts can also provide a pathway to specialisation at postgraduate levels in a range of different programs: Masters degrees by coursework and research, and PhD studies at Bendigo – and programs at other universities. For many careers, specialised skills developed at postgraduate levels are essential: librarianship, urban and regional planning, teaching, journalism, computing, management, recreation and leisure and counselling.
The following list of disciplines and areas of study from which students may construct their courses identifies subjects by year level. Normally, 30 credit points of first year subjects in the relevant discipline area are required as the prerequisite for second or third-year subjects; otherwise students may seek approval to enrol in a subject from the subject coordinator. Subjects listed will be available dependent upon staff availability and/or student demand.
Requirement for completing a major
The requirements for a major are the successful completion of:
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30 credit points at first year level from the relevant discipline area listed below and,
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45 credit points at second year level from the relevant discipline area listed below and,
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45 credit points at third year level from the relevant discipline area listed below
Requirements for completing a minor
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30 credit points at first year level from the relevant discipline area listed below and,
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15 credit points at second year level from the relevant discipline area listed below and,
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15 credit points at third year level from the relevant discipline area listed below
Community Development
First year level subjects (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Sociology |
SOC1SAC |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Understanding Communities (core) |
PLA1UNC |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Society, People and Place |
GEG1SPP |
Second year level subjects (15 credit points, unless otherwise stated)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Australian Cities and Regions |
SOC2ACR |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Community Development Research Project (core) |
PLA2CDR |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Culture Space and Place |
PLA2CSP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Rural and Regional Planning |
PLA2RRP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Sociology of Communities |
SOC2COM |
Third year level subjects (15 credit points, unless otherwise stated)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Australian Cities and Regions |
SOC3ACR |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Community Development |
PLA3CD |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Community Development Internship (core) |
PLA3CDI |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Rural and Regional Planning |
PLA3RRP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Sociology of Communities |
SOC3COM |
English
First year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introducing Literature (1st year core) |
ENG1ILS |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Texts Over Time (1st year core) |
ENG1TOT |
Second/third year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
American Literature |
ENG2AL/ENG3AL |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Gothic Literature and its Children |
ENG2GOT/ENG3GOT |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Narrative Analysis (2nd year core) |
ENG2NAA |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Reading Aboriginality |
ABS2RAB/ABS3RAB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Shakespeare and Contemporaries |
ENG2SAC/ENG3SAC |
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TE-SEM-2 |
The History of the Novel (3rd year core) |
ENG3NOV |
English subjects not available in 2013
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Subject name |
Subject code |
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Australian Women's Fiction |
ENG2AWF |
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Contemporary Literature |
ENG2CL/ENG3CL |
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Literature to Screen |
ENG2LTS/ENG3LTS |
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Modern Literature |
ENG2ML/ENG3ML |
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Modern Myth in Literature and Film |
ENG1MM |
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Post-Colonial Women’s Literature |
ENG2WL |
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Protest in Verse |
ENG3PIV |
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Re-thinking Jane Austen |
ENG2RJA/ENG3RJA |
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Romantic Literature |
ENG2RM/ENG3RM |
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Shakespeare, Realism and Romance (online subject) |
ENG2SRR/ENG3SRR |
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The Body in Literature |
ENG3BOL/ENG3BOL |
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Writing Fiction |
ENG2WFI/ENG3WFI |
Graphic Design
Entry into the Visual Arts major will require a folio presentation and interview
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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First year core subject (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Applied Design 1 |
VPA1AD1 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Applied Design 2 |
VPA1AD2 |
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Second year subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Applied Design 3 (core) |
VPA2AD3 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Applied Design 4 (core) |
VPA2AD4 |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Comparative Studies in Visual Media (Illustration) C |
VPA2CVC |
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OR |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Comparative Studies in Visual Media (Illustration) D |
VPA2CVD |
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Third year subject (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Applied Design 5 (core) |
VPA3AD5 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Applied Design 6 (core) |
VPA3AD6 |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Graphic Design Professional Studies A |
VPA3GPA |
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OR |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Graphic Design Professional Studies B |
VPA3GPB |
History
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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First year subjects (15 credit points each) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Migration Stories in a Global Context (1st core subject) |
HIS1GMS |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Aboriginal Australia |
ABS1IIA |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Globalisation: the rise of the modern world |
DST1DEV |
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Second or third year subjects (15 credit points each) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Medieval Europe c. 600 - 1200 (online subject) |
ARH2MEU/ARH3MEU |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Sex, Crime and Scandal |
HIS2SCS/HIS3SCS |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Changing Cities: From Industrial to Modern |
HIS2URB/HIS3URB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Community and History in Australia (2nd year core subject) |
HIS2CHA |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Landscape and Cultural Heritage |
SOC2LL/SOC3LL |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Making History (3rd year core subject) |
HIS3MHI |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Reading Aboriginality |
ABS2RAB/ABS3RAB |
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Wk 15 - 31 |
Humanities and Social Sciences International Study Tour |
HUS2IST/HUS3IST |
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Wk 48 - 51 |
The Ottoman Empire (offered in Turkey) (30 credit points) |
MDS2OTT/MDS3OTT |
History subjects not available in 2013
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Subject name |
Subject code |
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Second or third year subjects (15 credit points each) |
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Governing Aborigines? |
ABS2GAS/ABS3GAS |
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Australians at Work |
HIS2ALS/HIS3ALS |
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Australian Environmental History: Gondwana to Global Warming (online subject) |
HIS2AEH/HIS3AEH |
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Dangerous Attractions |
HIS2DA/HIS3DA |
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Heritage Studies |
HIS2HS/HIS3HS |
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Little Britain: Culture, Society and the end of Empire |
HIS2LBR/HIS3LBR |
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Out West and Down Under |
HIS2OWD/HIS3OWD |
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Life Stories: Oral History and Memory |
HIS2RTP/HIS3RTP |
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The European Union |
HIS3EUU |
Indonesian language
ENTRY POINT 1
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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First year core subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Indonesian 1 |
INM1001 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Indonesian 2 |
INM1002 |
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Second year core subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Indonesian 3 |
INM2003 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Indonesian 4 |
INM2004 |
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Third year core subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Indonesian 5 |
INM3005 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Indonesian 6 |
INM3006 |
ENTRY POINT 2
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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First year core subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Indonesian 3 |
INM1003 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Indonesian 4 |
INM1004 |
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Second year core subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Indonesian 5 |
INM2005 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Indonesian 6 |
INM2006 |
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Third year core subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Indonesian 7 |
INM3007 |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Indonesian 8 |
INM3008 |
Planning
First year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Planning and Design (core) |
PLA1IPD |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Understanding Communities |
PLA1UNC |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Introduction to Statutory Planning (core) |
PLA1ISP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Society, People and Place |
GEG1SPP |
Second year level (15 credit points, unless otherwise stated)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Australian Cities and Regions |
SOC2ACR |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Planning Practice A (30 credit points) (core) |
PLA2PPA |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Culture, Space and Place |
PLA2CSP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Rural and Regional Planning |
PLA2RRP |
Third year level (15 credit points, unless otherwise stated)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Australian Cities and Regions |
SOC3ACR |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Children in their Environment |
PLA3CIE |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Planning Practice B (30 credit points) (core) |
PLA3PPB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Climate Futures |
PLA3CFD |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Rural and Regional Planning |
PLA3RRP |
Sociology
First year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Sociology (core) |
SOC1SAC |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Australia and Beyond |
SOC1AAB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Climate, Sustainability and Society |
ENV1CSS |
Second/third year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Australian City and Regions |
SOC2ACR/SOC3ACR |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Contemporary Social Issues (Shepparton Campus) |
SOC2CSI/SOC3CSI |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Governing Aborigines |
ABS2GAS/ABS3GAS |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Social Research Methods (2nd year core) |
SOC2MSR |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Sociology of Emotions (online) |
SOC2SEM/SOC3SEM |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Knowledge and Gender (Shepparton Campus) |
SOC2KG/SOC3KG |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Landscape and Cultural Heritage |
SOC2LL/SOC3LL |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Reading Aboriginality |
ABS2RAB/ABS3RAB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Sociology of Communities |
SOC2COM/SOC3COM |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Sociology of Health and Illness |
SOC2SHI/SOC3SHI |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Theory, Culture and Society (3rd year core) |
SOC3TCS |
Sociology subjects not available in 2013
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Subject name |
Subject code |
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Second or third year subjects (15 credit points) |
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Asia Pacific Cities |
SOC2APC/SOC3APC |
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Nature, Conservation and Society: The human impact |
SOC2SOE/SOC3SOE |
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Social and Political Theory |
SOC2SPT |
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Social Worlds |
SOC3SWO |
Strategic Communication
First year level subjects (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Strategic Communication (core) |
STC1ISC |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Writing for Strategic Communication (core) |
STC1WSC |
Second year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Press and Society |
JRN2PAS |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Strategic Communication Practices (core) |
STC2SCP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Strategic Communication Research Planning and Evaluation (core) |
STC2SCR |
Third year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Broadcast Journalism |
JRN3BEJ |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Professional Internship (core) |
MST3INT |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Media Industries (core) |
MST3MIN |
Sustainable Development
First year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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First year subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Human Ecology and Health |
PHE1HEH |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Introduction to Planning and Design |
PLA1IPD |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Understanding Communities |
PLA1UNC |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Climate Sustainability and Society (1st year core) |
ENV1CSS |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Critical Thinking [Online] |
PHI1CRT |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Globalisation and Development |
DST1DEV |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Society, People and Place |
GEG1SPP |
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TE-SEM-2 |
World Views and The Environment |
OED1WE |
Second year level (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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Second year subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Environmental Health Issue |
PHE2EHI |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Environmental Law |
LST2EL |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Landscape and Cultural Heritage |
SOC2LL |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Local and Regional Economic Development |
PLA2RED |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Sociology of Communities |
SOC2COM |
Third year level subjects (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
subject name |
Subject code |
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Third year subjects (15 credit points) |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Climate Futures (3rd year core) |
PLA3CFD |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Environmental Case Studies |
SCI3ECS |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Everyday Mobilities: Movement, Access and Transport in Urban and Rural Communities |
PLA3MOB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Management for Climate Change (online) |
MGT3MCC |
Visual Arts
Entry into the Visual Arts major will require a folio presentation and interview
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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First year core subjects (15 credit points each) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop A |
VPA1MWA |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop B |
VPA1MWB |
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Second year core subjects (15 credit points each) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop C (core) |
VPA2MWC |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop D (core) |
VPA2MWD |
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TE-SEM-1/2 |
Comparative Studies in Visual Media C |
VPA2CVC |
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OR |
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TE-SEM-1/2 |
Comparative Studies in Visual Media D |
VPA2CVD |
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Third year core subjects (15 credit points each) |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop E (core) |
VPA3MWE |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop F (core) |
VPA3MWF |
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TE-SEM-1/2 |
Professional Studies A |
VPA3PSA |
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OR |
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TE-SEM-1/2 |
Professional Studies B |
VPA3PSB |
Visual Arts electives for non-Bachelor of Visual Arts or Bachelor of Graphic Design students are available. Subjects include options in:
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Ceramics
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Illustration
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Photography
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Photojournalism
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Painting/Drawing
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop A |
VPA1MWA |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop C |
VPA2MWC |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop E |
VPA3MWE |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop B |
VPA1MWB |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop D |
VPA2MWD |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Visual Arts Media Workshop F |
VPA3MWF |
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TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 |
Intro to Photojournalism 1 (online) |
VPA1PJ1 |
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TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 |
Photojournalism Practice & Theory 2 (online) |
VPA1PJ2 |
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TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 |
Photojournalism 3 (online) |
VPA2PJ3 |
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TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 |
Photojournalism 4 (online) |
VPA2PJ4 |
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TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 |
Photojournalism 5 (online) |
VPA3PJ5 |
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TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 |
Photojournalism 6 (online) |
VPA3PJ6 |
First, second and third year elective subjects (15 credit points)
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Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Critical Thinking (online) |
PHI1CRT |
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TE-SEM-2 |
First-Year Academic Seminar: Exploring the Human Experience |
HUS1FAS |
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Wk 50 - 09 |
Encountering Aboriginal Victoria |
ABS2EAV/ABS3EAV |
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TE-SEM-2 |
Applied Theatre: Theory and Practice |
DRA2APT |
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TE-SEM-1 |
Political Ideologies |
POL2PID |
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TE-SEM-1 |
International Politics of Climate Change: Triumph or Tragedy? |
POL2IPC/POL3IPC |
Information in this handbook may be revised during the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences restructure process.
For further information about the Bachelor of Arts, please contact: (03) 5444 7225.
