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Master of Arts by Coursework
The Master of Arts allows students to further their knowledge and skills
in the humanities and social sciences. Students will be able to select
a course with flexible content - either an interdisciplinary
or selected discipline based specialisation,
learn generic arts skills (especially comprehension and communicating),
and develop their research-based language skills.
Entry to the Degree
Entry to the degree is normally from the Bachelor of Arts degree, but
students with an equivalent qualification will also be considered.
Time Limits
The course takes one year of full time study or two years for part-time
students.
Please Note: Because all subjects require assumed knowledge of the relevant
discipline or studies area, students will need to discuss their program
with the course co-ordinator, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies and Research).
Degree Program
Students normally take one of the following paths of study to complete
the degree:
1. Interdisciplinary Studies
A combination of six of the subjects listed below (48 credit points) will
enable a student to graduate in a general Master of Arts degree. This
option caters for students who do not have a specialist area, but who
wish to continue to study a range of Arts subjects.
2. Discipline Specialisation
A combination of six of the subjects listed below with a minimum of three
(ie 24 credit points) in a single disciplinary or studies area will enable
a student to graduate in a Master of Arts in a specified disciplinary
or studies area. Two disciplines may be undertaken by combining three
subjects from each of two disciplinary or studies areas.
The areas of specialisation currently available are:
- Communication and Cultural Studies
- English Studies (including Postcolonial literatures)
- History
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Science, Technology and Society
- Sociology
Where there is one specialisation, the remaining 24 credit points are
chosen from any other subjects in the schedule, which also includes History
and English Language Studies.
Schedule of Subjects
| Communication and Cultural Studies |
| CCS951 |
Regulating Culture: Policy Language and Control |
8
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| CCS966 |
Special Topic |
8
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| CCS991# |
Communications in Culture |
8
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| English Studies |
| ENGL903 |
Contemporary Literary Issues |
8 |
| ENGL913 |
Literature, Memory and Forgetting |
8 |
| ENGL918 |
Special Topic |
8 |
| ENGL923# |
Indigenous Literatures in Canada, New Zealand and Australia
|
8 |
| History* |
| HIST904
|
Themes in History |
8 |
| HIST951 |
Philosophy of History |
8 |
| * In 2001 only, students may take one of the Politics
subjects to complete a specialisation in History. |
| Modern Languages |
| ELS
901 |
English for Postgraduate Studies (Arts) |
8 |
| Philosophy |
| PHIL935 |
Applied Ethics |
8 |
| PHIL955 |
Theoretical Ethics |
8 |
| PHIL990 |
Contemporary Political Philosophy |
8 |
| Politics |
| POL902 |
Advanced Topics in Politics |
8 |
| POL914 |
Political Theory: New Departures for a New Millennium |
8 |
| POL931 |
Comparative Politics in a New World Order |
8 |
| POL941 |
Politics of Developing and Lesser Developed Countries
|
8 |
| Science, Technology & Society |
| STS901 |
Theory and Method in Science and Technology Studies |
8 |
| STS902 |
Advanced Topics in Science and Technology |
8 |
| STS921 |
The Dynamics of Science and Technology |
8 |
| STS929 |
Resource and Environmental |
8 |
| Sociology |
| SOC904 |
Policy and Program Evaluation |
8 |
| SOC921 |
Advanced Studies in Sociology |
8 |
| SOC933 |
Advanced Research Techniques |
8 |
| SOC
940 |
Social Policy and Theory |
8 |
| SOC
942 |
Advanced Race and Ethnic Studies |
8 |
# not available in 2001
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