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Faculty of Arts : Guide to courses
The Arts degree can be taken together with other degrees as a combined degree. There are nine combined Arts degree options:
Arts/Commerce, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
Arts/Engineering, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Engineering (BA/BE)
Arts/Laws, Combined Arts/Law degree
Arts/Geomatics, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Geomatics (BA/BGeom)
Arts/Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (existing)*
Arts/Music, Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts
Arts/Science,Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Arts/Social Work, Arts/Social Work combined degree
Arts/Theology,Combined Arts/Theology degree
*no intake in 1999
Generally a combined degree involves doing fewer subjects or points than are required if both degrees were completed separately.
To complete the combined Arts degrees listed above you must complete subjects from both degrees worth a minimum of 500 points or five full-time years of study (seven years' full-time study for Arts/Medicine).
Each degree component will require the completion of a minimum number of points from each Faculty within the total of 500 points (see the following sections for details). No subject can count towards both degrees.
Students should note that you cannot be awarded one component of your combined degree upon completion of the minimum requirements for that component. If you discontinue either component of your combined course, you must complete the full requirements of your remaining degree (i.e. the full number of points required for the single degree).
Students must complete at least 225 points towards the Arts component of these degrees, comprising:
50 points of first year Arts (usually 4 subjects)
75 points of second year Arts (usually 6 subjects)
100 points of third year Arts (usually 8 subjects)
Students must complete at least 200 points towards the Arts component of these degrees, comprising:
50 points of first year Arts (usually 4 subjects)
75 points of second year Arts (usually 6 subjects)
75 points of third year Arts (usually 6 subjects)
See Arts/Social Work combined degree for the details regarding the BA/BSW degree.
For more detailed information on each combined Arts degree, consult the relevant entries in this handbook (see page references above). You are also expected to be familiar with the course requirements of both the components of your combined degree.
The BA course requirements regarding part-time study, credit, leave of absence, overloading, etc. outlined on Further requirements for the BA apply to combined course students, as does much of the general information about course planning on Planning your BA course.
Useful examples of combined degree course structures may also be found in other faculties' entries. Further information on the general structure and requirements of each combined Arts degree is also available at the Faculty of Arts Office.
The Arts component of a combined degree is subject to the Faculty's Arts-approved subject requirement. The Arts-approved subject requirement means that students in most combined courses usually are not able to complete the number of points required for a Major in areas of study from outside the Faculty of Arts.
In combined courses where points may be taken from either faculty (the Arts/Science and Arts/Commerce degrees), students should consult with a Faculty of Arts course adviser about fulfilling the Arts-approved subject requirement. In these cases it may be possible to complete a Major outside of Arts-approved areas. Students in other combined degrees are unlikely to be able to complete studies that are not Arts approved.
All language subjects are Arts approved (see Language table). Students should consult the Arts areas of study table (Arts areas of study table) to determine which other areas of study offer Arts-approved subjects.
All combined course students can complete a Major in areas of study that offer Arts-approved subjects. Some combined courses (Arts/Commerce, Arts/Music, Arts/Science and Arts/Theology) can accommodate the completion of two Majors within the minimum points required for the Arts component of the degree.
Students in the BA/BE, BA/BGeom, BA/LLB and BA/BSW will not be able to complete two Majors without over-enrolling their Arts course (see Taking extra subjects (over-enrolment)).
If you do intend do two Arts Majors in a combined degree, you should choose your first-year subjects carefully, and make sure that you have completed the prerequisite subjects for the Majors.
The subjects in the following example total the 225 points of Arts study required for Arts/Commerce, Arts/Music, Arts/Science and Arts/Theology degrees.
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Please note that for BA/BE, BA/BGeom and BA/LLB students, the above Arts course with two Majors would require the completion of two extra subjects beyond the 200 points required for the Arts component of their combined degree (and extra HECS/fee liability). See Taking extra subjects (over-enrolment).
The University of Melbourne and the Melbourne College of Divinity offer a combined course in Arts and Theology.
To meet the requirements for the BA/BTheol degree students must complete subjects totalling at least 500 points, usually 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:
225 points
270 points
For a detailed breakdown of how the 225 points of Arts component of the BA/BTheol degree should be distributed across year levels, see The Arts component of the Arts/Commerce, Arts/Music, Arts/Science and Arts/Theology degrees.
The Bachelor of Theology component of the combined degree requires the completion of a minimum of 270 Theology points (where one semester unit equals 15 points). These usually 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 degree. Admission is decided by a committee of academics from the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne College of Divinity.
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 the following Associated Teaching Institutions 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 Whitley College, 271 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052
Yarra Theological Union, PO Box 79, 90 Albion Road, Box Hill, Victoria 3128
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