Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment)

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment) is an interdisciplinary degree based on a range of subjects offered by the Faculties of Arts and Science and the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre. Electives can also be taken from subjects offered by the Faculties of Commerce, Education and Law as part of the degree. It is offered for students enrolled at the Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale and Shoalhaven campus and centres.

The subjects offered in the degree have been chosen to reflect its themes, community, culture and environment. Subjects offered by Sociology and Politics inform the theme of community, those offered by English, History and Media and Cultural Studies inform the cultural theme and those offered by Earth Sciences and Science and Technology Studies inform the environmental theme. However, many of the subjects offered will often combine two of the themes listed in the degree, especially the subjects offered by the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre.

Although the basic focus of the degree is Australia, Australia cannot be studied in isolation and the degree therefore includes a number of subjects designed to provide a broader context for matters Australian.

The degree provides a broad general education for its students with an emphasis on the skills associated with the humanities and social sciences traditionally associated with an Arts degree: analysis and the use of evidence, the construction of convincing arguments in written and oral forms, the development of writing and presentation skills and a capacity to question and engage in debate are amongst these.

Subjects offered use a range of delivery styles including videoconferencing, edustreaming, web-based and online delivery and face-to-face classes on each of the sites. The style of delivery varies from subject to subject.

Entry Requirements/Advanced Standing

For information on Advanced Standing and Entry see the entry for the Bachelor of Arts course code 702.

The Major, Community, Culture and Environment

The degree's major reflects its name, Community, Culture and Environment. The major requires a minimum of 54 credit points and must include ARTS 112, 24 credit points at 200 level and 24 credit points at 300 level from the schedule of subjects offered for the degree.

Double majors

Students may also take a second major subject to the same conditions that govern the Bachelor of Arts 702. However, this will require attendance at the Wollongong campus. All majors appear on the testamur awarded at graduation.

Minors

The degree also offers minors in the following areas:

• Aboriginal Studies

• English Literatures

• Environmental Studies*

• History

• Media and Cultural Studies

• Politics

• Sociology

*Subject to final approval

Minors do not appear on the testamur but do appear on the transcript (i.e. the academic record).

Course Requirements

To qualify for award of the degree of Bachelor of Arts course code 702BB, 702BE, 702SH or 702MV a student must complete a total of at least 144 credit points from subjects listed in the Course Structures of the Bachelor of Arts offered by member units of the Faculty of Arts and other subjects as approved by the Faculty.

The 144 credit points shall include:

a) for course code 702BB, 702BE, 702SH or 702MV, the subjects prescribed for the major in Community, Culture and Environment;

b) for the major 24 credit points at 300 level at a pass grade or better in subjects offered by member units of the Faculty of Arts for the degree;

c) not more than 60 credit points in 100-level subjects.

Students may count no more than 26 credit points of PC (Pass Conceded) or PR (Pass Restricted) grades towards the 144 required for the degree.

Where a double major is taken, both shall meet the requirements of the majors as prescribed by the faculty. A candidate for course code 702BB, 702BE, 702SH or 702MV who has registered for two major studies, for which there are common subjects at any level may count one subject twice towards the requirements of the major studies, but may only count the credit points once towards the credit points required by the course.

Minor studies for course code 702BB, 702BE, 702SH or 702MV consists of a minimum of 28 credit points of which no more than 12 credit points at 100 level. Students may not cross count subjects from a nominated minor into any other minor or major.

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts (Honours). Honours Students completing a major in Community, Culture and Environment can undertake Honours in their fourth year. To undertake Honours, students need to have completed the Community, Culture and Environment major with an average of at least 70% with two Distinctions in two of the three subjects required to complete the major at 300 level. The Faculty of Arts Honours Handbook can be accessed as a PDF document from the Faculty of Arts home page at: http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/

Subjects on offer 2008

Last reviewed: 6 November, 2007