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Mooroolbark campus
Edinburgh Road, Mooroolbark
The Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science offers
a Bachelor of Arts degree program at the Mooroolbark
campus. Students enrolled here may take majors in
psychology, media studies, sociology, economics, literature,
philosophy and cultural inquiry, and political studies.
Currently, Mooroolbark campus students who wish to study a
language (Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese or Italian) must
secure a place at the Hawthorn campus and be prepared to
travel between campuses. The full range of subjects listed at
the end of this section will not always be offered at the
Mooroolbark campus.
It may not always be possible for students to complete the
third year of a major on that campus.
Classes are offered to full-time and part-time students during
the day only at the Mooroolbark campus.
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Course requirementslstructure
% To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Arts
students are required to:
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(a) complete two of the following majors -
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VI Asian Studies
I Australian Studies
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3 Cultural Studies
a Economics (A quota is applied to this subject.)
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e. Italian
2 Japanese
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3 Korean
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VI Literature
8. Media Studies
E Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry
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E. Political Studies
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3 Psychology
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r~ Sociology
Vietnamese
or
a double major in Political Studies.
A co-major in Psychology/Psychophysiology is available.
See details on page 62.
(b) gain passes:
in twenty semester subjects (or equivalent full-year
subjects) including a minimum of six semester subjects
or equivalent in each of stages one, two and three.
Note: Students in their first year, who do not take any
language studies, are strongly encouraged:
- if full-time, to select their eight semester subjects
from at least six different subject areas;
-if part-time, to select their four semester subjects
from at least three different subject areas.
Students should check the duration and semester subject
value of each subject, as set out under subject details at the
end of this chapter.
Studies constituting major strands
In Economics, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Psychology,
Sociology and Vietnamese, majors must include a full year of
study at stage one as well as at higher stages. In Asian
Studies, Australian Studies, Cultural Studies, Media Studies,
Literature, Philosophy and Cultural lnquiry and Political
Studies, majors may be constructed with one or two
semester subjects at stage one.
In special cases a sequence of studies may be selected from
two related subject areas to constitute a major.
Full-time students
(a) Afull-time student is usually required to enrol in eight
semester subjects at stage one and six semester subjects
at stages two and three. In special circumstances,
permission may be granted to vary this requirement on
application to the Manager, Student and Course
Administration, Division of Business, Humanities and
Social Science.
(b) In each year of study full-time students are expected to
qain passes in at least six semester subjects in stage one,
and at least four in each of stages two and three.
Part-time students
(a) A part-time student is usually required to enrol in four
semester subjects in one year. Permission may be
granted to vary this requirement on application to the
Manager, Student and Course Administration.
(b) A part-time student will be considered to have made
satisfactory progress if he or she has achieved passes in
three semester subjects in a given year.
Course descriptions
Interdisciplinary Majors
The Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science offers
three interdisciplinary majors: Asian Studies, Australian
Studies and Cultural Studies.
Asian Studies
Asian Studies incorporates subjects from political studies and
Asian languages and cultures. The major focus is on
contemporary Asia, with emphasis on the political economy
and international relations in some subjects, and on the
historical-cultural background in others.
The subjects included in the major are listed below. In
general, students must complete one subject at stage one,
two semester subjects at stage two and three semester
subjects at stage three for a major. In the case of the Asian
Studies major, students must do at least one Political Studies
subject in stage one and one in stage two.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
All02 lntroduction to Japan -A Cultural
Overview
AKlO2 Traditional Korea
AP114 Australia and Asia
AP115 lntroduction to Modern Asia
Stage 2
AK207 Korean Society
AK208 Korean Politics and Economy
AP202 Europe, Capitalism and the Third World
AP204 Modern Japan
AP206 Politics of China A
Stage 3
AP304 Japan in Asia
AP311 Politics of China B
AP312 Problems of Contemporary Southeast Asia
AP313 India: Uneven Development
Australian Studies
As an interdisciplinary major, Australian Studies allows
students to explore the contours of modern Australia by
taking a combination of three compulsory subjects and three
optional semester subjects chosen from Literature, Media,
Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry, Political Studies and
Sociology.