Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies)

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• Objectives
  The objectives of the Bachelor of Arts are to provide students with an outstanding education in the humanities, social sciences and languages as well as a broadunderstanding of selected fields of study outside these areas. The degree is designed so that a Bachelor of Arts graduate should be able to: * Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of selected fields of study in core disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Reflect a general understanding of the concepts and principles of selected areas of study outside core disciplines of the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Access and appreciate national and international debates in their specialised areas of study. * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a * respect for ethical values. * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts. * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force. * Communicate effectively and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major, to read, write and speak another language with fluency and appreciate its cultural context. * Qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations. * Commit to continuous learning. * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and otherinformation technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies)
• Course description
  A major in Australian Studies consists of 100 points of study, comprising :
  
  Level 1
  
      * Contesting Australia; and
      * One Interdisciplinary Foundation Subject
  
  Level 2/3 (normally 37.5 points at each year level)
  
      * Four Australian Studies subjects (50 points)
  
      * One elective at either level 2 or 3; and
  
      * Researching Australia: Issues, Agendas (level 3 Compulsory Capstone subjects)
  
  A minor sequence in Australian Studies consists of 75 points of study comprising :
  
  Level 1
  
      * Contesting Australia; and
      * one Interdisciplinary Foundation Subject
  
  Level 2
  
      * 25 points of Australian Studies at level 2
  
  Level 3
  
      * 25 points of Australian Studies at level 3
  
  All subjects except the Australian Studies Capstone Subject are available in the minor and as breadth studies.
  
  

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