Advanced Coursework
Requirements for the combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies
Students enrolled in any combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies except for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
The following requirements apply to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Advanced Studies combined with:
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Design Computing, or
- Bachelor of Visual Arts.
Students undertaking advanced coursework in a Bachelor of Advanced Studies combined with one of the above Bachelor degrees must complete a minimum of 24 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework units of study, including 12 to 36 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework project units, from any of the following tables.
Provided the pre-requisites are met, students are permitted to choose units from any of the following tables:
Students can also complete units from the Table S 4000-level electives units to make up the total credit point requirement of their combined degree.
Students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
Students undertaking advanced coursework in the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook for completion requirements and available units of study.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credit points in a single subject area at 4000 level from Table A for the Bachelor of Arts, or a minimum of 24 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework project units of study from Table S, including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 and up to 36 credit points.
Provided that they meet the pre-requisites, students are permitted to choose units from the following tables:
Requirements for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Coursework)
The Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Coursework) is available in the following pathways:
- Business
- Humanities#
- Science
- Social Sciences#
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Coursework), a student must complete 48 credit points comprising:
- a minimum of 24 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework units of study, including 12 to 36 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework project units, from the relevant Table A (i.e. Business, Humanities, Social Sciences or Science);
- any additional elective units of study from the Table S 4000-level elective units required to make up the 48 credit points total.
Students enrolled in the standalone Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Coursework) should disregard the pre-requisites attached to the units within the Units of Study tables, as these will be waived.
Students requiring any advice regarding selection for units of study or to seek special permission to enrol in other units of study should contact the Student Centre.
#Additional requirements for the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathways
Students enrolled in the Humanities or Social Sciences pathways are required to complete 24 credit points from a single subject area of study, as specified in the relevant Table A and based on the major(s) they completed in their qualifying bachelor degree.
The single subject areas available in the Humanities pathway are:
|
Single subject area |
Relevant majors |
|---|---|
|
Languages and cultures |
Arabic Language and Cultures; Chinese Studies; French and Francophone Studies; Germanic Studies; Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew; Indonesian Studies; Italian Studies; Japanese Studies; Korean Studies; Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies; Spanish and Latin American Studies; American Studies; Asian Studies; European Studies; International Comparative Literature Studies and Translation Studies or equivalent majors. |
|
Literature, art and media |
Art History; Digital Cultures; English; Film Studies; Linguistics; Theatre and Performance Studies or equivalent majors. |
|
Philosophy and historical inquiry |
Ancient History; Cultural Studies; Gender Studies; History; Philosophy or equivalent majors. |
The single subject areas available in the Social Sciences pathway are:
|
Single subject area |
Relevant major |
|---|---|
|
Social and political sciences |
Anthropology; Criminology; International Relations; Political Economy; Politics; Sociology; Socio-Legal Studies or equivalent majors. |
|
Economics |
Agricultural and Resource Economics; Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Economic Policy or equivalent majors. |