2009 Undergraduate Courses
2009 Postgraduate Courses
Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment)
Testamur Title: |
Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment) |
Abbreviation: |
BA |
Home Faculty: |
Faculty of Arts |
Duration: |
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
144 |
Delivery Mode: |
Varies according to location |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn/Spring |
Location: |
Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Shoalhaven |
UOW Course Code: |
BB702, BE702, MV702, SH702 |
UAC Code: |
753106, 753107, 753108, 753102 |
CRICOS Code: |
000612E |
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 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 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. 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.
Major Study
The degree's major reflects its name, Community, Culture and Environment. The major requires a minimum of 54 credit points and must include CENV112, 24 credit points at 200 level from the schedule of subjects offered for the degree and 24 credit points at 300 level from the schedule of subjects offered for the degree.
Second (double) majors
The minimum requirement for the degree is the major as set out above. However, you may also take a second major (sometimes called a double major) as part of your degree. At present, you can complete a second major in Aboriginal Studies or History from the schedule of subjects listed for this degree. You can also take a second major in other disciplines offered by the University (for example, English Literatures, Economics or Politics) but to complete those majors, you need to commute to Wollongong.
Minor Study
The degree also offers minors in the following areas:
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
Honours is a fourth year of Study that students can undertake provided they meet the requirements as set out in the Honours entry for this Handbook.
More details about the degree can be found in the South Coast and Southern Highlands Handbook.
Study Program
Subject Code |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
Session |
Subject Code | |||
Introduction to Aboriginal Australia |
6 |
Autumn | |
People and Place |
6 |
Autumn | |
Community, Culture and Representation |
6 |
Spring | |
The Human Environment: Problems and Change |
6 |
Spring | |
English for Academic Purposes: A First Language Perspective |
6 |
Autumn | |
An Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics |
6 |
N/O 2009 | |
An Introduction to Literature and Screen |
6 |
Autumn | |
Introduction to Employment and Labour Relations Studies |
6 |
Autumn | |
The Culture of Everyday Life |
6 |
Spring | |
Practical Reasoning |
6 |
Spring | |
International Politics |
6 |
Spring | |
200 Level | |||
Aboriginal Identities: History and Contested knowledge |
8 |
Spring | |
Redefining Eden: Indigenous Peoples and Environment |
8 |
Autumn | |
Rural and Urban Social Geography |
8 |
Spring | |
Nineteenth Century Australian Literature |
8 |
Autumn | |
Nineteenth Century US Literature |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Dreams and Visions in Literature and Film |
8 |
Autumn | |
Australians and the Great War |
8 |
Autumn | |
Water in Australia: An Environmental History |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Gallipoli Study Tour |
8 |
Winter | |
Western Front Study Tour |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Media Events and Rituals |
8 |
Spring | |
Australian Content: Media, Narrative and Celebrity |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Australian Public Policy |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Women in Society: Productive and Reproductive Labour |
8 |
Autumn | |
Social Analysis |
8 |
Spring | |
Environment in Crisis |
8 |
Spring | |
300 Level | |||
Indigenous Theories of Colonisation |
8 |
Spring | |
Arts Internship |
8 |
Spring | |
Sex, Power, and Chivalry - Medieval to Modern Literature |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Australia Fair: Post-Federation Australian Literature |
8 |
Spring | |
Reporting War: A History |
8 |
Spring | |
Twentieth Century Dictatorships |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Regional and Environmental History |
8 |
Autumn | |
Debates in Australian Cultural History |
8 |
Autumn | |
Globalising Media: Asian Screen Cultures |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
An Unequal World |
8 |
N/O 2009 | |
Social Policy and the Neoliberal State |
8 |
Spring | |
The Third Sector |
8 |
Autumn | |
Social Research Methods in Policy and Evaluation |
8 |
Autumn | |
The Environmental Context |
8 |
Autumn | |