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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts offers the widest range of courses and areas of study of any faculty at the University of Melbourne.
The Faculty's courses are dynamic and frequently change in response to developments in research, disciplinary knowledge and as a result of student feedback.
As a student in the Faculty of Arts you can take studies in a huge range of traditional and non-traditional areas of study.
Arts subjects are designed to develop you personally, as well as academically. Arts subjects can challenge, inspire and surprise you. Arts encourages you to hold original opinions on all sorts of issues and to think on your feet.
Studying in the Faculty of Arts will help you develop the skills necessary to organise and analyse information, communicate ideas and research and report facts; all valuable skills to graduates after completing their degree.
The Faculty aims to:
advance, preserve and refine knowledge through critique and research in the languages, humanities, and social and behavioural sciences, and disseminate the results of such scholarship and research;
provide education, including honours and postgraduate programs, in the following disciplines: philosophy, psychology, political science, criminology, social work and the cognitive and social analysis of science;
literary studies, languages, linguistics and the history and theory of the visual arts; history, geography and environmental studies, classical studies, archaeology and anthropology;
provide professional education in such fields as psychology, social work, criminology, public administration and planning, art conservation and curating, and applied linguistics, and provide accelerated pathways to professional qualifications in urban planning and landscape architecture;
contribute to the intellectual and cultural life of the community through public lectures, conferences and continuing education programs.
Employment opportunities for Arts graduates reflect the scope and volume of subjects and disciplines available for study. Studying Arts subjects can produce specific vocational skills or general skills depending on the subjects taken.
Arts courses produce flexible, literate and well-informed graduates with analytical and interpersonal skills who are socially aware and potential managers and leaders in many areas. You receive valuable training in research methods, creative thinking, critical evaluation of sources, the development of written and verbal communication skills and the ability to analyse and organise and present complex material effectively.
These are all 'marketable' skills and accomplishments which employers in a wide range of organisations recognise as desirable. Combined with personal interests and talents, these skills have the potential to lead to a satisfying career.
The University's Graduate Destination Survey shows that graduates often gain employment in professional areas which are closely related to the subjects they have studied. Arts research skills are applicable in the workplace in many different contexts from research for politicians or trade unions, to market research. Many Arts graduates also enter the business, corporate and government sectors in graduate trainee schemes. Graduates are also well placed to upgrade and increase their skills by pursuing further study to gain a professional qualification, such as the Bachelor of Social Work, the Bachelor of Teaching (offered by the Faculty of Education), or through further research work leading to a higher degree. Arts graduates are able to transfer the skills they acquire across many sectors, and may become administrators in government, the diplomatic service, the arts, commerce and industry, archivists and historians, criminologists, psychologists, social workers, publishers, journalists, media and advertising professionals, curators in art galleries and museums, art conservationists, theatre directors, writers, poets, film directors and producers.
Arts offers many opportunities for further study. An Honours year or Postgraduate Diploma, leading on to a Master's degree or PhD can both add vocational skills to your undergraduate Arts degree, and increase your employment options. Arts graduates also use postgraduate study to explore in greater depth and detail subjects they found interesting during their undergraduate study or to study a completely new field of knowledge. These include, Diplomas in Business Management, Graduate Diplomas in Audiology, Arts Curatorial Studies, Criminology, Economics, Linguistics, Information Management, and Librarianship. The list of postgraduate courses you might wish to take after finishing your undergraduate Arts degree is long and varied and growing.
Some students may decide to do a second bachelors degree in an equally wide range of subject areas - everything from Law to Engineering and Business. These students find the skills they developed while studying for their Arts degree useful in studying in these other, different subject areas.
The Arts degree is recognised by universities and institutions around the world. Many University of Melbourne graduates head off overseas to complete further courses. The major destinations are the USA, Europe and Asian countries, although once again, the choice is almost endless.
Mature Age Entry Bridging Program
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bridging Program
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
Bachelor of Letters
Bachelor of Letters (Honours)
Concurrent Diploma in Arts
Concurrent Diploma in Modern Languages
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Geomatics
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Theology
Graduate Diploma in Arts
Options available - Anthropology, Applied Philosophy, Arabic, Archaeology, Art History and Cinema Studies, Asian Studies, Australian Studies, Chinese, Creative Writing, Criminology, English Language, French Studies, Geography, German, Hebrew, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Indonesian, Italian Studies, Japanese, Linguistics, Modern Greek, Philosophy of Religion, Russian, Russian Studies, Women's Studies.
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies
Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL)
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts
Options available - Anthropology, Applied History, Applied Linguistics, Arabic Studies, Archaeology, Art Curatorship and Museum Management, Art History and Cinema Studies, Asian Studies, Australian Studies, Chinese, Classical Studies, Criminology, English, French Studies, Geography, German, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Indonesian, Islamic Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Modern Greek, Philosophy, Political Science, Russian Studies, Russian and Slavonic Studies, Social Research Methods, Social Work, Tourism and the Visual Arts, Women's Studies.
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Studies
Postgraduate Diploma of Public Policy
Master of Arts
Options available - Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics (French, German, Interpreting & Translating, Italian, Japanese, Russian), Applied Psychology, Asian Studies, Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science, Geography, Germanic Studies, International Politics, Linguistics, Russian Studies, Science in Society, Social Research Methods, Women's Studies, Women's Studies: Gender & Development.
Master of Criminology
Master of Environmental Studies
Master of Public Policy
Master of Public Policy
Master of Social Work
Master of Arts
Options available - American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Australian Studies, Australian Studies/Political Science, Classics & Archaeology, English Language & Literature, Fine Arts, French Studies, Geography, History, History and Philosophy of Science, International Politics, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, Modern Greek, Philosophy, Social Theory, Women's Studies.
Master of Social Work.
Master of Arts
Options available - American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic Studies, Australian Studies, Chinese, Classics & Archaeology, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Economic History, English Language & Literature, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, French Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Modern Greek, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Russian Studies, Social Theory, Social Work, Statistics, Women's Studies.
Master of Social Work
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Letters
The Bachelor of Arts course has as its objectives that graduates:
can demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of selected fields of study in the humanities, languages and social and behavioural sciences;
can access and appreciate national and international debates in their areas of study;
can 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;
can apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within a changing social context;
can act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the workforce;
can communicate effectively and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major, are able to read, write and speak with fluency and with an appreciation of the cultural context of the language;
qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations;
have a continuing commitment to learning;
are proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and audio-visual systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
To complete an ordinary BA degree you have to complete 300 points of study, 100 at each year-level.
Each subject you complete is worth a certain number of points, normally 12.5 points at first-year level for one semester's work, and 16.7 points at second or third-year level for one semester's work.
Subjects over two semesters (year-long subjects or double semester subjects) are, of course, worth twice the points (i.e. 25 points at first-year level).
Languages, because of the extra work they involve, are worth more points at first-year level - 18.75 points per semester. This means that at first-year level, two semesters of language subjects is equivalent to three semesters of non-language subjects (i.e. 2 x 18.75 points = 3 x 12.5 points).
Subjects at first-year level prepare you for study at second and third-year level.
Most subjects at second or third-year level build on the study you have completed in first year. In practical terms this means that to enrol into particular subjects at second or third-year level, you must complete particular subjects at first-year level. While most second and third-year level subjects need as a prerequisite study in the same 'area of study' at first-year level, some subjects simply require you to complete 50 points of first-year level subjects in any area of study.
An 'area of study' is a grouping of subjects belonging to a particular discipline or theme. Within the Arts degree you can choose from subjects in 48 different and distinct areas of study offered by the Departments of the Faculty of Arts and some by other faculties of the University. Each area of study has a separate entry in this Handbook.
A 'major', or specialisation in an area of study, is normally five semester subjects at second or third-year level (83.3 points) in that particular area of study. Some areas of study havecompulsory subjects that you must do in order to complete that major. For example, in most language majors you are required to complete an advance level language subject. You should check the requirements of a major in each area of study entry in this handbook to ensure that you are aware what is required.
You don't have to do a major in an Arts degree, but you can complete one or two if you plan your study carefully. When you finish your studies, the formal transcript of your course will include acknowledgement of the majors you have completed.
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The above course shows how a standard Arts course begins with four areas of study at first-year level, three areas of study at second-year level and finishes with specialisation in two at third-year level.
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This example would include the compulsory subjects for a major in Indonesian - Advanced Indonesian Level 1B.
The Arts degree can be taken together as a combined degree with nine other degrees. In general, in a combined degree you would do fewer subjects or points than are required if you were to complete both degrees separately.
In 1997, the following combined courses are available:
Arts/Law Combined Arts/Law degree
Arts/Commerce Commerce and Arts
Arts/Engineering Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts (BE/BA)
Arts/Science Arts/Science
Arts/Geomatics Bachelor of Geomatics and Bachelor of Arts (BGeom/BA)
Arts/Medicine Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Bachelor of Arts
Arts/Theology Arts/Theology
Arts/Social Work Arts/Social Work
To complete a BA degree in combination with one of the above courses you have to complete subjects of both degrees worth a minimum of 500 points of study or five full-time years study (seven years full-time study for Arts/Medicine).
Of these, (except for Arts/Law, please The Arts/Law degree and Arts/Social Work, Arts/Social Work) you must complete 216 points towards your Arts component. As in the BA degree, you complete Arts subjects worth a certain amount of points at each year level:
Each combined degree has minimum requirements to be met in order to complete the other course and the combined degree. You should refer to the other faculty's entry in the Handbook for more information. Similarly, examples of combined degree courses may be found in the other faculty's entry in the Handbook.
Students should note that they are not permitted to take out one of the degrees on completion of the minimum requirements. If students discontinue either component of the combined course, they are then required to complete the full requirements of the degree they intend to take out. No subject can count towards both degrees.
An information sheet on the general structure and requirements of each of the various combined degree courses is available from the Faculty of Arts Office.
You can still specialise in one or two areas of study by completing the specified five subjects at second or third-year level, including any compulsory subject, in that particular area of study. If you wish to do two majors in Arts, you should choose your first-year level subjects carefully, and make sure that you have complete the required prerequisite subjects.
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To complete a combined BA/LLB degree you have to do a minimum of 500 points of study. Of these, you must complete a minimum of 300 points towards the Law component of the combined degree and 200 points towards your Arts component.
You can still specialise in an area of study by doing five subjects at second or third-year level, including any compulsory subjects, in that particular area of study.
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You do not require special permission from the Faculty of Arts to study on a part-time basis. The University of Melbourne considers any student enrolled in less than 75 points in a calendar year to be a part-time student. The minimum enrolment allowable for Arts students is one subject in each semester, and the Faculty requires that students take at least one subject in each semester.
Students who receive an AUSTUDY benefit should note that the Department of Education, Employment and Training defines students as part-time where they are enrolled in a weighting of less than 0.375 (37.5 points) in each semester. Students who are studying on a part-time basis according to this definition are normally not eligible to receive AUSTUDY benefits. If you have any questions about your eligibility for AUSTUDY, you should speak with an adviser at the Student Advisory Service (Ground Floor, Baldwin Spencer Building - see University map at the back of this Handbook).
The Bachelor of Arts degree must be completed within ten years from the date of commencement of study. At the rate of one subject per semester, you will complete a BA degree in ten years. This ten year limit applies to combined course students as well.
All areas of study in which you can major are listed below. A separate entry exists in the subject listing section of the Handbook for each title here. Some subjects (for example Chemistry and Communication Skills) are only available at first-year or at second-year; these are also listed below.
At second and third-year level 13 new areas of study are available (see below). In addition, most languages can be taken at beginners level at second or third-year level. You should look through the Handbook to see what additional choices you have at second and third-year level, and check that you have completed the appropriate prerequisites for the subjects that interest you. Some subjects do not have any prerequisite. Finally, other individual subjects available at second and third-year level may be taken to fulfil overall degree requirements.
Areas of study marked with this note1 are not from approved Arts Departments (Subjects from Arts departments).
Areas of Study available from first-year level
Areas of Study available after first-year
Languages available through other universities
Spanish (and Portuguese & Catalan) - La Trobe University Ibero-American Studies
Subjects only available at first-year level
Subjects available at first and/or second-year level
Subjects available and second and/or third-year level which may be taken to fulfill degree requirements
At first-year level, making a wide choice of subjects will mean you have a wider range of options at second-year level, when you begin to choose your majors. The majority of students try four different areas of study in first year from those available. You cannot, however, do more than four semester subjects (50 points) in one area of study in first year, and no more than 10 semester subjects (167 points) in one area of study over second and third years.
It is strongly recommended that you consider taking a language other than English. Most languages are offered at beginners and more advanced levels, depending on your previous language experience.
Students, however, will not normally be permitted to take more than two languages during their degree. It should be noted that the concurrent Diploma in Modern Languages provides further opportunities for language study. Applications to take more than two languages with the BA structure would need to meet criteria of a coherent academic program and must be approved by the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Study) in consultation with the School of Languages and/or the appropriate department.
Some first-year level subjects and some second and third-year subjects are offered as linked semester subjects. Normally a student will enrol in both the first semester and second semester parts of such subjects. Some students may choose to take only one semester of the subject, but special permission will normally be required to take the second semester subject of linked subjects without completing the first semester subject.
Certain subjects are limited by quota, for example summer beginners language subjects, and Psychology and first-year level. Selection into quota subjects is made according to academic merit. Some subjects (e.g. Music Performance) have special entry requirements. The Faculty Office can advise you on what you need to do to gain entry to these subjects and on how to gain a place in a quota subject.
The Faculty of Arts offers a variety of subjects which provide students with skills; both as an aid to successful study, and to provide skills useful to BA graduates, however students may undertake a maximum of three subjects from the below list within their degree, and no more than two at second/third-year level.
Communication Skills
English as a Second Language
Computer Skills for Arts Students
Obviously, if you are doing an Arts degree, some of your subjects must be Arts subjects!
Of the 300 points (or the 200 points for Arts/Law students, 266 points for Arts/Social Work students and 216 points for other combined course students) you must do to complete your degree requirements, you must complete a minimum number of subjects in the approved departments of the Faculty of Arts:
four semester subjects at 1st-year level (50 points)
six semester subjects at 2nd/3rd-year level (100 points)
Subjects and areas of study that are not from Arts Departments are noted in Areas of study.
This means that students in combined courses will not normally be able to do majors outside the Faculty. Students on combined course that have points that may be taken from either faculty (Science and Commerce) should speak to an advisor at the Faculty of Arts Office.
Despite the above, Arts students are able to study, and in many cases complete a major, in selected subjects and areas of study from other faculties (as noted in Areas of study). Details of subjects that have been approved for Arts students can be found in the Arts section of the Handbook. Please note, however, that some subjects are only available at first-year level and that you cannot do further study in that area of study.
The Faculty of Arts has special arrangements with several institutions that offer languages that are not taught at the University of Melbourne. La Trobe University offers Spanish to Arts students, Monash University offers Thai, Vietnamese and Hindi, RMIT offers Vietnamese, and Swinburne University of Technology offers Korean. These subjects are listed in the subject entries.
If you would like to study a subject that is not offered at the University of Melbourne (complementary study) you will need to receive the approval of the Faculty of Arts as well as permission from the other university. This needs to be arranged at the beginning of the year in which you enrol in your subjects. You should start by collecting an 'Application for Enrolment in Complementary Studies' form, which is available from the Faculty of Arts office. There are instructions on the back of this form, and if you need some help, you can make an appointment at the Faculty of Arts office to speak with the student adviser responsible for Complementary Studies.
Many Arts students take the opportunity to study a language overseas during their degree. Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Spanish, Danish, Italian, French, Dutch and Gaelic language subjects have been taken in the past at overseas tertiary institutions.
If the foreign language studies which you wish to take are not part of a formal exchange agreement (see below) you will need to negotiate a credit agreement with the relevant language departmentand the Faculty of Arts before you take these studies. You will need full details of the course (information on the assessment, course content and contact hours), a letter from the language department approving the course as equivalent to language studies in this Faculty, and a letter from the Faculty which outlines the arrangements for award of credit on successful completion of the course.
Interested students can make an appointment with the student adviser for international and exchange students at the Faculty of Arts office.
Exchanges can be arranged for both BA and combined course students, for one or two semesters. You are able to apply in both second or third-year level of your course. You must act early as applications are normally due two semesters before you intend to go on exchange.
You will normally receive credit (up to 100 points of second and/or third-year credit) for the study you do on exchange. In some cases it is also possible to receive credit for studies taken at a university overseas with which the University does not have a formal exchange agreement.
If you are interested in applying for an exchange program, you should make an appointment at the Faculty of Arts office to speak with the student adviser for overseas and exchange students.
The normal student workload is a maximum of 100 points per year, or 50 points in a semester. Students who attempt more than this workload more often than not drop out from subjects and reduce their enrolment back to 100 points, or actually fail one or more subjects. However, at first-year level, if you do a language, you will be able to undertake one additional semester subject (12.5 points). If you have a good academic record and good reasons to overload your enrolment, you may to apply at the Faculty Office for permission.
Apart from the additional subject mentioned above, you would not normally do more than the points required at each year level. Again, if you have a good academic record and good reasons toover-enrol, you can apply to the Faculty of Arts Office for permission to take extra subjects.
Many students find that they need to take a semester's or an entire year's break from study for all sorts of reasons. Taking such a break from you study is called taking leave of absencefrom your course. Normally, to be eligible for Leave of Absence you must have successfully completed at least 25 points (two first-year semester subjects).
You are able to take up to two semesters (twelve months) of Leave of Absence. In exceptional circumstances a further two semesters of Leave may be approved.
To apply, you should complete a Leave of Absence form available from the Faculty Office. You will need to briefly state your reasons for requesting a Leave of Absence, and indicate whether you require a semester or a full year's leave.
If you fail one or more subjects in first semester, you may be asked to attend an interview with the Students at Risk committee or a student adviser. This committee is interested in helping students who are having difficulties in their course, and will discuss your situation with you to find a cooperative solution to the problems that might be affecting your studies.
If you fail a subject, at some later stage in your course you will need to either repeat the failed subject, or complete another subject of the same year level and credit points in order to complete your degree. However, you cannot enrol in a subject if you have attempted it twice before.
If you fail 50 per cent or more of your course in a year, your situation will be examined by the Faculty of Arts' Student Progress Committee.
The Student Progress Committee considers each student's case individually, and each student is given the chance to explain the reasons for their poor performance, in writing as well as in an interview with the Committee. The Committee is first and foremost concerned with understanding the problems you have faced during the year, and what you propose to do about these problem to ensure they do not recur.
The outcome of the Student Progress Committee's review will depend very much on the nature and degree of your 'unsatisfactory progress', the legitimacy of your problems, the submission that you make to the committee, and the extent to which you can demonstrate that you can overcome the problems that have affected your study.
In some cases the Student Progress Committee will allow you to continue with your enrolment. If appropriate, the committee may enforce a number of restrictions on your enrolment, including limiting your enrolment to part-time, and in some cases recommend to the University's Academic Board that you be suspended from your course.
If you are suspended from your course, you will not be re-admitted until you can demonstrate academic rehabilitation by successfully completing tertiary studies elsewhere.
Before the end of the academic year, continuing students are required to submit a course plan of their intended studies for the following year. If required, you should consult with departmental course advisers for assistance in planning your subject enrolment. Full details of the re- enrolment process will be sent to you in September.
Provided that you have had your course plan authorised by the Faculty and you have passed all your subjects, you should receive an authorised re-enrolment in December. If you receive an automatically authorised enrolment, you will not be required to attend the University during the re-enrolment period to complete your enrolment. Your re-enrolment is completed by following all the procedures (including paying your fees and submitting any other information required) set out in the information package that is sent to you. Students who do not receive re-enrolment information in December should contact the Faculty Office for further information. If you do not re-enrol by the required date, you will incur a late fee.
Applications to resume studies after suspension or termination from your course will only be considered if they are received within five years of your last successful enrolment.
Applicants for the Bachelor of Arts degree will be awarded such credit as the Faculty considers appropriate at the time of their first enrolment in the degree. Credit will not normally be granted for any complete or incomplete undergraduate studies undertaken 10 or more years prior to admission to the degree. Credit will not be granted for former postgraduate study.
Currently enrolled students who wish to undertake additional studies for credit (i.e. overseas language studies, or Community Access subjects) must obtain approval for such an enrolment before it is undertaken, or may not be awarded credit.
No student is obliged to accept the credit that is awarded, but must notify the Faculty in writing of their intention to decline such credit within the year (full or part time) of credit being granted.
Students transferring from other faculties or institutions may be offered unspecified credit for subjects they have completed in their previous courses which are not available as subjects for the Arts course, up to a maximum of 50 points of first-year level and 33.3 points of second-year level.
Students who have completed subjects which are considered to be equivalent to those available to students in the Bachelor of Arts may be granted specified credit for those subjects. It may be necessary for the relevant department to recommend such credit. Specified credit may be granted up to a maximum of 100 points of first-year level and up to a maximum of 100 points of second-year level. The maximum amount of specified and unspecified credit granted to a transferring student will be 200 points.
For more information on credit, you should refer to the Credit Application Form, available from the Faculty of Arts Office.
If you are not eligible for credit for a prerequisite subject but have completed work considered equivalent, you may be granted exemption from that subject. This means that you will be eligible to enrol for the next year level in that area of study; however, you will still be required to complete the normal degree requirements.
Students who have completed subjects through the Community Access Program to gain admission to the Bachelor of Arts degree may be eligible for credit, however where the subjects are used as the basis for admission (i.e. for applicants without the usual prerequisites), no credit will be granted.
Where the subjects are used because academic performance at year 12 or in subsequent tertiary study was insufficient, or to demonstrate academic rehabilitation after suspension or termination, credit will only be given where a grade of H2B or higher is achieved.
Where the subjects are used because previous studies were undertaken more than 10 years ago, credit will granted for all Arts subjects passed.
Students with approval to undertake Community Access subjects in addition to their degree may be granted credit for all Arts subjects passed.
Students who have undertaken accelerated University programs concurrently with their VCE may be granted credit up to a maximum of 50 points of first-year.
The University of Melbourne and the Melbourne College of Divinity offer a combined course in Arts and Theology. Each institution operates independently of the other so students apply separately for admission to each institution. A committee of academics from the two institutions will approve admission to the course.
To meet the requirements for the BA/BTheol degree students must complete subjects totalling 500 points, normally over five years of full-time study. A minimum number of subjects must be taken towards the Arts component, and a minimum number towards the Theology component of the combined degree:
For the Bachelor of Theology component, students will be required to complete a minimum of 240 Theology points (one semester unit equals 15 points) which would normally include:
30 points in Old Testament (Field B)
30 points in New Testament (Field B)
30 points in Systematic Theology (Field C)
30 points in Church History (Field C)
30 points in Moral and Practical Theology (Field D)
One discipline in either Field B (Biblical Studies) or Field C (Christian Thought and History) must be taken to Level 3 (90 points).
Applications must be made for both components of the combined degree separately. Applicants must be admitted by both the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne, and by the Melbourne College of Divinity.
Whilst applications to the Bachelor of Arts must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre, applications to the Bachelor of Theology should be made directly to the Dean of one of a chosen Associated Teaching Institution of the Melbourne College of Divinity:
Catholic Theological College, PO Box 302, Bayview Avenue CLAYTON Victoria 3168
United Faculty of Theology, Kernick House, Ormond College PARKVILLE Victoria 3052
Evangelical Theological Association, c/o Whitely College, 271 Royal Parade, PARKVILLE Victoria 3052
Yarra Theological Union, PO Box 79, 90 Albion Road, BOX HILL Victoria 3128
The BA(Hons) degree is a more advanced and specialised course of study requiring a higher standard of performance than for the pass degree. It involves one year of additional study at fourth-year level. You may specialise in one area of study (pure honours) or two (combined honours). Entry to the honours degree must be approved by the department(s) concerned and the Faculty.
In order to meet the requirements for the BA (Hons) degree, you must complete 100 points of study at fourth-year level. Pure honours normally consists of 66.6 points of coursework and a thesis of 33.3 points, Combined honours normally consists of 33.3 points of coursework in each of two disciplines and a thesis of 33.3 points in either discipline.
Honours students must plan their studies with their department(s) and formalise their enrolment with the Faculty.
More detailed information about the Honours degree can be obtained at the Faculty of Arts Office.
You are required to achieve an honours grade (i.e. H1, H2A, H2B, H3) for each component of assessment in fourth year, and an overall grade of at least H3. Your overall grade will normally be based on the weighted average of your marks for each component of your fourth-year studies. If these requirements are not fulfilled, you will only be eligible for the BA pass degree. A pass or fail grade in any component will disqualify you from taking out an Honours degree.
Fourth-year studies are normally taken full-time. In exceptional circumstances (such as ill-health, work commitments etc.), and with both departmental and faculty approval, you may be permitted to take fourth-year part-time over two years.
You will not normally be permitted to transfer to part-time studies after commencing fourth-year, nor will you be permitted to withdraw from fourth-year subjects after the first two weeks of each semester without departmental and faculty approval.
In all cases, your thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters within a twelve month period of enrolment. Withdrawal from the thesis will only be permitted in very exceptional circumstances.
It is possible for students accepted into Honours to take leave of absence for 12 months before starting their fourth year.
Once you have commenced your fourth-year studies, leave of absence will only be approved with the support of the relevant department(s) in exceptional circumstances. The maximum leave that will be granted is two semesters (12 months). You must still complete your studies within two years of commencing your honours studies.
Extensions of time for outstanding work during fourth-year studies (i.e. as a result of illness) may be granted up the last day of business in the calendar year (or the last day of the semester one teaching period) by the relevant Head(s) of department or honours coordinator(s). For all other extensions, you will require the prior written approval of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) as well as the written support of the department.
Under certain circumstances you may be given credit for up to 50 points (33.3 points course-work and 16.7 points towards your thesis) for studies undertaken at an overseas or interstate university.
Students may be permitted to undertake up to 33.3 points of coursework studies for pure honours or 16.7 points in each discipline for combined honours students at another local university.
Grades for work completed at other tertiary institutions will be translated by the relevant department(s) and the Faculty for the calculation of your final examination (FE) result.
If you wish to study abroad, interstate or at another local university, you must seek the prior approval of both the relevant department(s) and the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies). Approval will depend on the appropriate level, weighting and standard of subjects, and, for the thesis, the provision of suitable co-supervision arrangements.
In order to be eligible for admission to fourth-year honours you must have:
satisfied the requirements of the pass degree; and
completed a major in the particular area(s) of study, including any prerequisite subjects specified by the department(s) concerned; and
attained the appropriate standard across the major(s).
An appropriate standard is normally a grade of H2A or H2B on average over the five subjects taken towards your major(s); however, you should refer to the individual area of study entry for information on the minimum standard required. You would not be required to achieve an overall honours standing in all your second/third-year subjects.
Students undertaking combined honours may, under certain circumstances and subject to departmental and faculty approval, count one subject towards both majors.
Students who do not meet the minimum threshold requirement for admission to honours will require the approval of the relevant honours coordinator or head of department and the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) before being admitted to honours.
Current BA students should contact the relevant department(s) for information on departmental requirements. Requirements and application procedures will vary from department to department.
Commencement of Honours must occur within five years of the completion of your BA degree.
You may commence your Honours year mid-year with departmental and faculty approval.
Students wishing to resume their Honours studies must do so within five years from the completion of their pass degree.
In most cases combined degree students can be admitted to an Honours program. Before you are admitted to fourth-year level studies you must complete sufficient points towards your other degree which would, if you were to discontinue the other degree, give you enough points to complete the requirements of the standard BA degree (i.e. 100 points at each year level).
The Bachelor of Letters program is designed for students who, having completed an undergraduate degree in Arts or in an approved course, wish to undertake further study at undergraduate level in the humanities, social sciences, or the language and culture of other peoples. The course requirements for Bachelor of Arts graduates differ from those of graduates from other degrees.
The aims of the degree are to enable graduates:
to pursue a new area of interest or to extend their knowledge in undergraduate subject areas to pass or honours level;
to undertake study in order to pursue a new career path, which may include a higher degree.
Students in the BLitt course can choose subjects from any area of study taught within the Faculty of Arts, as well as Psychology and Planning and Design. They are not permitted, however, to undertake subjects offered by departments outside the Faculty, for example Computer Science, Economics, Economic History, Mathematics, Music, Spanish and Statistics. Applicants who wish to study these subjects should contact the faculties or institutions concerned.
Bachelor of Letters students may be permitted to undertake up to 33.3 points of second or third-year level language study overseas for credit towards their degree, provided it is based on former language studies in the Faculty. Please refer to the section Languages, and other subjects not offered at the University of Melbourne for the terms and conditions of such study.
The BLitt is a two-year, full-time course. However, the majority of students choose to undertake the course on a part-time basis and are permitted to take up to seven years to complete the degree. The course may be structured in two ways:
Subjects totalling 100 points at second-year level and subjects totalling 100 points at third-year level, a course total of 200 points. This normally consists of six semester subjects at each year-level.
Subjects totalling 25 points (or 37.5 points for language subjects) at first-year level, 66.6 points at second-year level and 100 points at third-year level. A course total of 191 points (or 204 points if a first-year language is taken).
If you wish to undertake studies in a subject area that you did not attempt in your previous degree you may decide to commence with a first-year subject (the second structure outlined above). This option will normally require a minimum of three years of study.
Students who have no previous studies in Arts disciplines will normally be required take a minimum of 50 points at first-year level, 66.6 points at second-year level and 100 points at third-year level. This is normally a three year sequence, but can be completed part-time in up to seven years.
When planning a BLitt course you may undertake a range of different subjects and therefore complete a BLitt 'general' degree, or choose to complete up to two majors in areas of study offered by the Faculty of Arts. A major in a Bachelor of Letters is defined in the same way as for the Bachelor of Arts: five semester subjects (83.3 points) at second and third-year level in a particular area of study.
You may undertake a major based on prerequisite studies undertaken less than 10 years prior to your enrolment in the BLitt. It is recommended that students seek advice from departments on whether such a course of action would be appropriate. Exemptions for previous study of up to 33.3 points may be granted towards a major.
BLitt students should refer to the section on the BA for information regarding choices within the BLitt degree (Choices within the Arts degree).
Applications should be made directly to the Faculty of Arts by 31 December of the year preceding the year in which entry is sought. Forms are available from the Faculty of Arts Office.
The BLitt(Hons) degree is a more advanced and specialised course of study requiring a higher standard of performance than for the pass degree. It involves study at fourth-year level consisting of subjects totalling 100 points. The honours year in the BLitt(Hons) course is equivalent to fourth-year level studies in the BA(Hons) course in either pure or combined honours.
The BLitt(Hons) degree enables graduates to study for a formal qualification which may lead to an MA degree or PhD. The Faculty also offers a number of one-year postgraduate diplomas which may qualify students for entry into the MA degree. For more information, please see the entry in the Faculty's Postgraduate Course Guide.
BLitt pass students may proceed to a BLitt(Hons) degree provided that they have:
completed subjects totalling 100 points at second/third-year level; and
completed a major in the area(s) of study at the appropriate standard; and
satisfied any honours prerequisite subjects within the major(s).
Entry to the honours degree must be approved by the department(s) concerned and the Faculty.
To be eligible for the BLitt(Hons) degree, students must have completed subjects totalling 200 points, including 100 points at second or third-year level studies, and completed 100 points at fourth-year level at honours standard (please refer to the entry Honours grade requirement above for more information on the Honours grade requirements).
Students who are not Arts graduates undertaking the BLitt would, in most circumstances and providing they meet departmental requirements, be able to proceed to an honours year after completing the 216 points specified in the BLitt entry.
BLitt(Hons) students should refer to the section on the BA(Hons) above Bachelor of Arts (Honours) for information regarding workload, change of enrolment, status, leave of absence, overseas study, etc.
The Faculty of Arts offers a concurrent Diploma in Modern Languages to students who wish to combine the study of a language whilst completing their undergraduate degree. Diploma students attend the same classes as students enrolled in a language as part of their Bachelor of Arts degree. The aim of the Diploma is to facilitate language study in all undergraduate degree courses offered at the University. The diploma will only be awarded on the completion of a student's primary degree, and visa-versa.
At the completion of the Diploma, students should:
have acquired a mastery of both oral/aural and writing/reading skills similar to that of a student majoring in a language discipline;
have gained a basic understanding of selected aspects of the culture (or cultures) and of the society (or societies) associated with the language.
The Diploma in Modern Languages is only available to students who have accepted an offer of a place or who are re-enrolling in an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne. Entry to the diploma requires the approval of both the Faculty of Arts and the student's home Faculty, and the endorsement of the relevant language department.
The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of study in one language (six single-semester subjects, totalling a minimum of 100 points). The language subjects will be taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree in an integrated sequence approved by the student's home faculty and the language department, and will normally add one year to the duration of a student's main degree course. Students are not normally permitted to take additional subjects.
The Diploma will be available to students with no prior knowledge of a language as well as those who have completed several years of study (for instance, as part of the VCE). In some cases, intensive summer beginners subjects may be undertaken as part of the Diploma.
The language stream or level in which a student enrols will be determined by the language department based on the student's VCE results, other language study record or a placement test. However, a student's enrolment will remain provisional until confirmed, or, alternatively, altered in the light of new evidence that might emerge during the first few weeks of teaching. As far as possible, students will be notified of changes in the first two weeks of semester. Changes in weeks 3 and 4 will have to be reported to the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies).
The following languages and levels are available:
Arabic (Beginners and post-VCE)
Chinese (Beginners, non-dialect speakers with VCE Chinese, and background speakers)
French (Beginners, intermediate and post-VCE)
German (Beginners, intermediate and post-VCE)
Modern Greek (Beginners, intermediate, post-VCE and more advanced standing)
Hebrew (Beginners and post-VCE)
Indonesian (Beginners and post-VCE)
Italian (Beginners and post-VCE)
Japanese (Beginners, post-VCE, and more advanced standing)
Russian (Beginners and post-VCE)
Swedish (Beginners)
In the case of French, German, Italian, Japanese and Russian, intensive beginners summer courses are available from the Horwood Language Centre, and may be undertaken as part of the Diploma. Each intensive subject is the equivalent of a full year of language study and successful candidates may continue directly to a second year language subject.
Students undertaking the Diploma may in some circumstances undertake language study abroad for credit of up to 33.3 points toward their course. An application for credit must be made prior to proceeding overseas. Interested students should consult their subject coordinator (see also Language study overseas above).
It is not possible to defer commencement of the Diploma; students not intending to commence study in 1997 should apply for selection in a later year. Students who have completed at least one subject (16.7 points) may be permitted to take up to one year of leave of absence. As a sequential Diploma, leave of less than one year can prove difficult. Students who require time away from their studies but who have not completed a subject should discontinue their course and reapply once they are able to continue.
The Faculty of Arts is concerned about the progress of its students and monitors progress with the intention of providing assistance to those students who may need it. If you are concerned about your study, please feel free to contact the Faculty for advice at any time. If you fail a subject in the Diploma you will be asked to see either a Faculty Course Adviser, or the Faculty Progress Committee. Students who attend the committee may be asked to apply for leave of absence or to discontinue their course. In some cases, the committee may recommend that a student be suspended from the course (see What if I fail a significant proportion of my studies?).
Credit may be granted to Diploma students at the time of first enrolment for tertiary studies taken within the last 10 years. The Faculty offers credit to a maximum of 33.3 points towards the Diploma for equivalent language study not counted towards another qualification.
Students who have completed Community Access Program subjects may be awarded credit up to a maximum of 33.3 points.
Students who have completed subjects through accelerated learning programs concurrently with their VCE may be awarded credit up to a maximum of 33.3 points.
Students who are eligible for credit, but who have completed work considered the equivalent of a language subject or level may be granted an exemption from that subject and enrol in the next level of the language. However, the student must still complete 100 points of study to be eligible for the award of the Diploma.
Selection to the diploma is based upon academic merit. Students generally need to meet the Arts clearly-in rank (84.3 in 1996) to be eligible for selection. Application forms are available from the Faculty of Arts Office. There is only one enrolment period (no mid-year entry). Applications must be received by:
Summer courses: Wednesday 1 November 1996
Re-enrolling students: Friday 6 December 1996
New students: Friday 7 February 1997
For further information and application forms, please telephone the Faculty of Arts Office on (03) 9344 6395.
The Faculty of Arts offers a Diploma in Arts to students who wish to study one area of study in the Humanities or Social Sciences, but who do not wish to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree. The Diploma is only available to students admitted to a degree course at the University of Melbourne, and is a concurrent degree taken in conjunction with a bachelors degree and not on its own. The Diploma will only be awarded on the completion of a student's primary degree, and the primary degree cannot be awarded until the Diploma is completed.
At the completion of the Diploma, students should:
demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of a selected field of study in the Humanities or Social Sciences;
be able to access and appreciate national and international debates in their area 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;
be able to apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within a particular area of study.
The Diploma normally consists of a three year sequence of study, and adds one year to the duration of a your main degree course. You will complete 25 points of first-year level, 33.3 points of second-year level and 50 points of third-year level studies in an approved major offered by the Faculty of Arts. If you have former studies in your chosen area of study, you may be permitted to complete 100 points of study and second and/or third-year level instead of the above structure. The Diploma may only be awarded on the successful completion of your bachelor degree course.
The Diploma will specify the area of study you have completed: for example, Diploma in Arts (Classical Studies).
The Diploma assumes no previous study of a discipline. Students must complete an approved major (i.e. complete 83.3 points of second and third-year level studies including any prescribed subjects) from the areas of study available from approved Arts Departments to students in the Bachelor of Arts. NOTE: Psychology, languages and Planning & Design are not available as part of the Diploma.
It is not possible to defer commencement of the Diploma; students not intending to commence study in 1997 should apply for selection in a later year. Students who have completed at least one subject (12.5 points) may be permitted to take up to one year's leave of absence. Students who require time away from their studies but who have not completed a subject should discontinue their course and reapply once they are able to continue.
The Faculty of Arts is concerned about the progress of its students and monitors progress with the intention of providing assistance to those students who may need it. If you are concerned your study, please feel free to contact the faculty for advice at any time. If you fail a subject in the Diploma you will be asked to see either a Faculty Course Adviser, or the Faculty Progress Committee. Students who attend the committee may be asked to apply for leave of absence or to discontinue their course. In some cases, the committee may recommend that a student be suspended from the course (see What if I fail a significant proportion of my studies?).
Credit may be granted to Diploma students at the time of first enrolment for tertiary studies taken within the last 10 years. The Faculty offers credit to a maximum of 25 points at first-year level and 33.3 points at second-year level towards the Diploma for equivalent study not counted towards another qualification.
Students who have completed Community Access Program subjects may be awarded credit up to a maximum of 25 points at first-year level and 33.3 points at second-year level.
Students who have completed subjects through accelerated learning programs concurrently with their VCE may be awarded credit up to a maximum of 25 points at first-year level.
Students who are eligible for credit, but who have completed work considered the equivalent of a subject may be granted an exemption from that subject and enrol in the next year-level of the area of study. However, the student must still complete 100 points of study to be eligible for the award of the Diploma.
Selection to the diploma is based upon academic merit. Students generally need to meet the Arts clearly-in rank (84.3 in 1996) to be eligible for selection. Application forms are available from the Faculty of Arts Office. There is only one enrolment period (no mid-year entry). Applications must be received by:
Re-enrolling students: Friday 6 December 1996.
New students: Friday 7 February 1997.
For further information and application forms, please telephone the Faculty of Arts Office on (03) 9344 6395.
Combined degree students are not normally eligible for the Diploma, however, your application will be considered if you are a High Achieving student. Applications are available from the Faculty of Arts Office, ground floor, Old Arts Building.
The Bachelor of Social Work degree prepares students for professional social work practice. Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. The BSW degree course is normally taken over two or three years, as two full-time years or by one year part-time and two years full-time. Part-time study is available to a limited number of students. There is no provision for external studies.
Throughout the course, you study the theory and practice of social work, its methods and the fields in which it is practised. In the final year of the course it is possible for you to concentrate on particular fields of service such as health, mental health services, services for ethnic minorities, services for Aborigines, the legal context of social work, women and welfare, public welfare and local government, social work with children, young people and families. The course includes at least 140 full-time days of field practice, with a minimum of 70 days in each of Supervised Professional Practice 1 & 2. Social welfare organisations contribute to the fieldwork education program by accepting students as student workers in their agencies under the supervision of qualified fieldwork teachers.
Subjects generally require written assignments such as essays, case studies and analyses of written and video case material. In the final year a major research project is included. You cannot commence final year subjects until you have completed all prior studies. Performance in fieldwork practicum is assessed on reports prepared by the fieldwork educator (supervisor) in consultation with the student and the field practicum supervisor (staff member) who visits several times throughout the practicum.
Value objectives
Students will seek to develop their practice within the framework of social work's commitment to the empowerment of individuals, groups and communities.
Students will be able to articulate their values within the broad social context.
Students will be able to work with conflict of values.
Students will understand the implicit value underpinnings of the broader social institutions as well as the ethics of social work practice as expressed in the Australian Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics.
Knowledge Objectives
Theory - Students will develop an understanding of:
the historical and current debates in the development of welfare provisions and of social work in Australia and overseas;
the political economy of Australia as the context within which the social welfare legislation, policies and issues develop, compared with the political economy of other countries;
the fields of service within which social work operates and the client dilemmas and issues within such fields of service;
social and community service organisations, their management and the relationship between their practice and social policy formulation;
theories of human growth and development;
the characteristics and social contexts of the different target groups with which social work is concerned;
the theory and practice of social work with individuals, families, groups and communities;
the concept of social change from various perspectives;
the process of social research and the theories of knowledge on which these rest.
Practice - It is endeavoured to develop in students the ability to:
practise social work in such areas as social administration, policy formulation, social action, program planning, community organisation, group work, family work and individual casework;
acquire a range of interactional and analytical skills within the breadth of social work roles such as caseworker, advocate, mediator, activist, negotiator, service provider, policy analyst and so on;
articulate clearly the distinct nature and scope of the social work profession;
understand the obligations of work in statutory and non-statutory agencies, including working with involuntary clients within the legislative framework;
evaluate their own practice and perform practice-based research in all areas of social work.
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You should note that you require approval from the Head of the Department of Social Work to withdraw from subjects, or to take leave of absence. For the important dates for changes, please refer to the introductory information at the beginning of the handbook. A maximum of two semesters (twelve months) leave of absence will be granted.
Students who fail 50 per cent or more of their enrolment in a given year and/or fail Field Education subjects, or who fail additional prerequisite studies in their first year, will be required to appear before the Faculty's progress committee (see the entry What if I fail a significant proportion of my studies? in the BA section for further information).)
Credit is not normally given towards the Bachelor of Social Work degree for previous tertiary studies. Students transferring from other Social Work degree programs may be granted credit or exemption for completed social work subjects not counted towards another degree qualification, at the discretion of the Faculty, at the time of admission to the course.
Prospective students need to be aware that the course is very demanding and there is little time available to undertake employment or other study commitments while they are enrolled as full-time students in the Bachelor of Social Work.
The following categories of applicants are eligible for selection to the BSW.
Graduates with an approved degree qualification who have successfully completed:
(a) at least two semester units in studies of the individual, such as personality development, individual psychology, human development, physical and mental health, and theories of social and group behaviour. Such studies are usually found within the disciplines of psychology, women's studies and allied behavioural sciences, and
(b) at least two semester units in studies of contemporary society such as social inequality, deviance, cultural studies, politics, social history and social systems. Such studies are usually found within the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, political sciences, women's studies, history and philosophy of science, criminology, geography.
Undergraduates who have completed two full years of a course for a degree, and who have successfully completed (a) and (b) as above;
Persons who have completed an approved course at the tertiary level (for instance a three year diploma or an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies), and who have successfully completed (a) and (b) as above.
Applicants who have completed only one of (a) and (b) above may still be considered for selection, but will be required to undertake the relevant prerequisite subject concurrently with their first year of the three year program.
In the combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work degree, students are able to pursue their own interests in their Arts degree while undertaking professional education in the social work field. The combined BA/BSW consists of five years of full-time study, with students taking the prescribed Social Work subjects and a range of subjects from other departments in the Faculty of Arts. The combined degree course shares the objectives of both the BA and the BSW. Students should refer to the section on the BA for information regarding the Arts component of the combined course, and the above Social Work entry for the Social Work requirements.
The normal progression through the combined degree is as follows:
Admission to the combined degree.
The order of the subjects in years four and five can be changed. The course includes at least 140 days of field work practice, as for the BSW.
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For entry to the combined course, current University of Melbourne students must have successfully completed at least one full-time year of their BA course including:
at least two semester units in psychology; and
at least two semester units in sociology, anthropology, political sciences, women's studies, history and philosophy of science, criminology, geography. Students will be accepted in accordance with the normal selection procedures to the BSW course.
Applicants seeking to transfer into the BA/BSW from other University of Melbourne courses or from other institutions must satisfy the entry requirements for both the BA and BSW courses.
From 1996, the Faculty of Arts offers an Honours program in Social Work. Suitably qualified students may be invited at the completion of the second year (of the three year program) of Social Work studies to apply to transfer into the Honours program.
Students who undertake the BSW(Honours) program will, in addition to the normal final year subjects, participate in a Research Issues Seminar, and complete a thesis of 12,000 words (33.3 points).
The Research Issues Seminar will be offered fortnightly during each ten week period when students are on campus as five two hour seminars each semester. The thesis will normally be completed over the summer semester at the end of the final year, though some students may be permitted to complete the thesis concurrently with their final year.
A student's final examination grade will be calculated over the weighted average mark of the thesis and the final year social work subjects, excluding Field Education 3. As in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), students will be required to obtain an honours grade in each component of assessment and an overall grade of at least H2B to be eligible for an Honours degree.
Selection into the Honours course will occur after all second year subjects (of the three year program) are completed. Students must obtain a grade of H2A or above over the following subjects:
Social Work Theory and Practice 2
Social Work and Social Change 1
Social Work and Social Change 2
Human Behaviour and Social Environment 1
Human Behaviour and Social Environment 2
Interested students should contact the Department of Social Work or the Social Work student adviser in the Faculty of Arts Office for more information.
1. Not an approved Arts Department.
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