Bachelor of Arts
Overview
A Bachelor of Arts degree is one of the traditional and
most popular university degrees, though it has changed in
shape and content through the years and from country to country.
The BA today is made up of subjects with origins in the humanities
— history, literature, languages and philosophy. During
the nineteenth century the disciplines we now know as the
social sciences developed — economics, sociology, psychology,
anthropology and geography. While Universities organise themselves
in a variety of ways, these and related disciplines are generally
included in an Arts degree, even if they are not located in
an Arts Faculty.
The Australian pattern of study for a BA has been a focused
sequence of subjects that forms a 'major' in a wider pattern
of subjects that provide a broader knowledge of humanities
and social sciences. The major can take many forms, with the
unity and coherence of the degree constructed in one of two
ways. The study of a discipline can form the basis of the
sequence of studies, giving students a developing set of skills
in 'doing' the discipline while they acquire a set of conceptual
frameworks and a body of knowledge interpreted using those
frameworks. That is, within the study of 'history', students
learn how to research and write history as well as how to
read what historians have thought about the past. An area
of studies can also form the focus of a degree. Asia- pacific
studies, science and technology studies and communication
studies are three examples of study areas offered at the University
of Wollongong. Students learn skills from several disciplines
while working on a particular theme or area, for example,
history and literature of a region or sociological, political
and textual approaches to film.
Advanced Standing
Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements
is available at www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html/
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
NSW HSC entry through UAC:
Students apply through UAC and satisfy the UAI requirement
for the year of application. Assumed knowledge: any two units
of English.
Other secondary qualifications:
Students with secondary qualifications outside NSW
will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Tertiary Qualifications
Applications will be considered from students with the following
tertiary qualifications:
- A completed Associate Diploma, Diploma or Advanced Diploma
from TAFE or another accredited institution;
- Not less that one-sixth of a Bachelor degree from an
approved University;
- Other tertiary courses approved by the University of
Wollongong.
Overseas qualifications
Students with tertiary qualifications obtained overseas will
be considered provided that they satisfy University's minimum
admission requirements.
Alternative Entry (Domestic applicants)
STAT test
UAP
Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander alternative entry program
Course Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts is made up of 144 credit points of subjects
listed in the course structures for the Faculty of Arts or
the General Schedule. In their first two semesters of study,
students must undertake at least 12 credit points in subjects
taught by member units of the Faculty of Arts. No more than
60 credit points of 100-level subjects may be counted in the
degree. Students should refer to the Award Rules for the Bachelor
of Arts for further details.
Students must complete one major study but may undertake
two major studies within the normal requirements of the degree.
Completed major studies are noted on the student's testamur,
awarded at Graduation. The degree does not have subjects compulsory
for all students, but individual majors may have compulsory
subjects.
MAJOR STUDY AREAS FROM THE FACULTY OF ARTS
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts within the Faculty
of Arts must take one of these majors:
*available at the Shoalhaven Campus and the Bega, Batemans
Bay and Moss Vale access centres only. For details see the
Bachelor of Arts (Community and Environment).
Minor Studies in Languages Other Than English:
Arts Internship Subject (see subject description for ARTS301)
Major Study areas offered by other Faculties
The following major study areas are offered by other faculties
and may be taken as second majors only:
Assessment
Assessment in this course varies between subjects and programs,
but typically can include a combination of essays, tutorial/seminar
presentations, WebCT exercises and in some subjects, in-class
tests and/or exams. Some subjects may have an additional practical
component. The assessment requirements of each subject are
set out in the individual subject outlines which students
receive in the first week of session.
Honours
See separate entry for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours).
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