Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

309373 v.1 Bachelor of Arts (Media, Society and Culture) (Honours)



Course CRICOS Code: 055610G
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 1 Year

Introduction

This course educates students in conceptual and theoretical aspects of academic practice, provides them research methodologies appropriate to their honours project and provides them with practical experience of applying concepts to investigation through the production of a dissertation or creative project and exegesis.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.

Duration and Availability

Honours is normally completed in one year of full-time study or its part-time equivalent. External study may be available through negotiation with appropriate academic personnel.

Course Organisation

In the first half of the course, students undertake a unit in concepts and theories (50 credits), a unit in methodologies appropriate to their research topic (25 credits) and a unit of supervised preparation (25 credits) for the second half of the course, the production of a dissertation or creative project and exegesis (100 credits).

Career Opportunities

An Honours degree is a prerequisite for research and other higher degrees. An Honours degree may also attract higher status and rates of pay in employment.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1
309471 v.1   Librarianship and Corporate Information Management Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309473 v.1   Internet Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309474 v.1   Journalism Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309476 v.1   Mass Communication Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309477 v.1   Media Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309478 v.1   Screen Arts Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309480 v.1   Australian and Intercultural Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309481 v.1   Creative Writing Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309482 v.1   Cultural Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309483 v.1   Gender Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309484 v.1   Literary Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309485 v.1   Performance Studies Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309486 v.1   Professional Writing and Presentation Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309487 v.1   Publishing Practice Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309488 v.1   Anthropology Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309489 v.1   Geography Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309490 v.1   History Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309491 v.1   Politics Honours Major   200.0
  OR  
309492 v.1   Sociology Honours Major   200.0
  200.0
 

Availability

Year Location   All* Internal Partially Online Internal^ External Fully Online#
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 1   Y      
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 2   Y      

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.



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