Frequently Asked Questions
Where will an Arts Degree get me?
This is the question most commonly asked by students and their parents when they come to talk to us about enrolling in Arts.
Arts Graduates from Wollongong are lecturing at Universities in Australia and overseas, writing for Sydney newspapers, teaching all over the world, working as policy analysts in the Public Service, seen daily on television, writing plays and working in advertising and publishing.
Employers want graduates who can find information, analyse it and make independent decisions. They want people who can handle the technology AND be creative. (They want a lot.) This is why they're now employing more Arts graduates; because Arts degrees teach critical analysis, produce good researchers and good decision-makers.
In today's employment climate it pays to keep your options open and ARTS gives you a way to do that. It gives you.
options in your choice of subjects;
options in your choice of a major study;
options in your choice of a career.
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Why Arts at Wollongong?
In a recent University-wide survey, the Arts Faculty was rated highest in student satisfaction. Studying at Wollongong means you will be able to speak to your teachers. (You won't be in class of 700 here). We have small tutorial groups, and outside class times all staff have individual consultation times.
The academic staff who teach you are part of world-wide networks in their fields, they edit international journals and hold senior positions on international academic bodies; they are excellent and innovative teachers who take time to talk to their students AND to care about them.
A Wollongong Arts degree gives you flexibility; most students structure their degree path using four areas of study in their first year. Most majors, even the majors like Communication Studies, with prescribed cores, allow you to structure your own program to include YOUR areas of expertise.
Excellent facilities. The University library is equipped with state-of-the-art resources and a talented, proactive staff. Each Faculty has a librarian who provides specialist services to its staff and students. One of the University's goals is to produce students who are technologically literate. We understand that not all students are confident computer/internet users, so all our students are provided with electronic mail accounts and are required to undertake a basic computer literacy skills program.
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How many subjects do I take?
In your first year, normally you take four subjects in each of the two sessions (Autumn and Spring). You will choose your subjects with these things in mind: your abilities and preferences, your major and its requirements, and your timetable.
What is a major?
YOUR major is the core of your degree. It is the subject or approved interdisciplinary area in which you specialise. Arts is a flexible degree which gives you the option of choosing a major from the Arts Faculty, and we hope you will do that, or one of several approved majors from other faculties. You need one major to graduate, but you may take two (a double major).
How long does a BA take?
Arts takes three years of full-time study or longer if you are a part-time student. If, on the basis of your results, you decide to do Honours, you add a (fourth) year.
What was the UAI for Arts for 2008?
Approximately 78 for the BA, 85 for the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (BCMS), 93 for the International BCMS (hons) and at least 93 for BA Dean's Scholars. Entry to the BA Dean's Scholars is dependent on UAI, plus interview, plus application.
Can I transfer from a BA to Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies?
If you achieve a Distinction (75) average in your first year of study you may transfer into the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies in your second year.
I want to be a primary school teacher. Can I do that through the BA?
Yes. You can do this in the BA by selecting a programme of study which satisfies the requirements of the Department of Education and Training for entry into the Graduate Diploma in Education. Normally you will need to maintain a Credit (65) average through your degree to gain entry to the Graduate Diploma.
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Is it a good idea to talk to someone in the Arts Faculty about my course BEFORE I enrol? Who?
Yes. You can come in to talk about your degree options or phone the Arts Central on 4221 5328 to be put through to the appropriate person.
Who employs Wollongong Arts Graduates?
Here is just a sample of our graduates' career destinations, based on a recent survey:
Harper Collins Publishing (Assistant to product manager)
George Paterson Bates (account co-ordinator)
WIN TV (Reporter)
Hitachi {Japan} (Personal assistant to the director)
IBM (marketing executive)
NSW Premier's Department (Project officer)
University of Wollongong (Research Assistant, Manager, Professional Officer, Lecturer)
Government and non-government schools (primary and secondary teachers))
NSW Police Department (policy analyst)
National Library, Canberra (Librarian)
BHP Melbourne (Archivist)
NSW Ambulance Service (EEO officer)
NORTEL (Researcher/accountant)
Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Policy analyst)AIDS Council of NSW (policy officer)
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