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Both streams - non-language subjects A102 Introduction to Japan - A Cultural Overview A1202 Communication in Japanese AP204 Modern Japan And one of *A307 Reading Japanese Newspapers *A1308 Japanese for Tourism and Hospitality *A310 Japanese for Business and Industry Elective A1302 Work Experience in Japan * May be taken as electives if not included as a stage three mandatory subject in the Japanese major. ~058 ltalian Beginner's stream AA109 ltalian 1X MI 10 ltalian 1Y (2 subjects) AA209 ltalian 2X AA210 ltalian 2Y AA309 ltalian 3X AA310 ltalian 3Y Advanced stream AA106 Advanced ltalian 1A A4107 Advanced ltalian 1 B (2 subjects) AA206 Advanced ltalian 2A AA207 Advanced ltalian 2B A4306 Advanced ltalian 3A AA307 Advanced ltalian 38 Both streams AA313 Contemporary Italy Both streams non-language subjects A4102 Understanding ltaly AA205 The European Union AA308 ltalian Business Practice Electives AA208 20th Century European Literature and Thought AA312 The European Union II Study Tour Korean Korean 1A Korean 1 B (2 subjects) Korean 2A Korean 2B Korean 3B Korean 3C Korean 3D Reading Korean Newspapers Non-language subjects AKlO2 Traditional Korea AK207 Korean Society AK208 Korean Politics and Economy Vietnamese Vietnamese 1 A Vietnamese 1 B (2 subjects) Vietnamese 2A Vietnamese 28 Vietnamese 3A Vietnamese 38 Vietnamese 3C Non-Language subjects Three non-language subjects currently being developed. Elective component Students may choose to use the four elective subjects to complete an additional approved minor. This minor may be taken from either specialisations offered in the Business or Arts degree programs. NO52 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) The Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science offers a Bachelor of Arts honours degree to selected students. This is a fourth year, research oriented course open to students who have completed the requirements for a three year Bachelor of Arts degree. The course will require one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study. Students will be required to complete both coursework and thesis requirements in one of four strands depending on the subjects in which they majored. Cultural Studies For students who have majored in literature, media studies, philosophy and cultural inquiry, or political studies. Languages For students who have majpred in Italian, Japanese or Korean. Psychology For students who have majored in psychology. Social Sciences For students who have majored in media studies, political studies or sociology. To be accepted for the honours degree, students must have completed all subjects necessary for a three year Bachelor of Arts degree and achieved a high academic standard overall with an excellent record in their major area of study, especially at third year level. Students interested in the honours program should complete an application form (available from the Divisional office) and submit it by a date in November to be advised. Selection will be made by the Honours Committee. To achieve a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) students must complete two seminar subjects (Honours Seminars A and B) and two thesis subjects (Honours Thesis A and B). The former include a range of class requirements and each strand has its own requirements. For the thesis subjects, students submit a thesis, which will normally be in the range of 12,000 to 15,000 words. This will be supervised by a member of staff in the area of study. Final results are given for the year as a whole. Students will be graded as: First Class Honours (HI) 85%-100% Second Class Honours Division A (H2A) 75%-84% Second Class Honours Division B (H2B) 65%-74% Third Class Honours (H3) 50%-64% Staff Honours Year Coordinator Associate Professor Tanya Castleman Conveners Cultural Studies Strand - Dr. Arran Care Languages Strand - Dr. Alina Skoutarides Psychology Strand - Dr. Glen Bates Social Science Strand - Dr. Peter Love

A064 Bachelor of Business (Honours) lntroduction The Bachelor of Business (Honours) program provides students with an opportunity to enhance their research ability and permits further studies and specialisation in their discipline. The Bachelor of Business (Honours) program is offered by the Schools of Commerce, Management and Information Systems. It is a program that offers students the opportunity to add considerable depth to their understanding of concepts within their chosen discipline and encourages students to pursue excellence in their studies at a higher level. The program encourages a multidisciplinary approach by permitting students to undertake, where appropriate, subjects offered by other schools, divisions or institutions. 0 -. < Program duration g. The Bachelor of Business (Honours) program may be undertaken over one year full-time or over two consecutive years part-time. w C L". I Admission requirements A student may be admitted into the Bachelor of Business I (Honours) program if they have satisfied the requirements for C a Swinburne Bachelor of Business degree and have achieved 2 an average level of attainment of a credit (C) or better in an 2 appropriate discipline or range of disciplines considered by ; the Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science Honours Committee to be acceptable for entry to the v, Bachelor of Business (Honours) program. . 2 -.. ar .. Program timetable V1 2. The honours program consists of a 25% research 'D methodology component, a 25% discipline specific component and a 50% research project component. Research methodology component The research methodology subject (BQ405) aims to equip students with the necessary research skills to conduct studies for higher degrees. It is designed to facilitate the development of independent learning skills. Students will be presented with various research methodologies appropriate to their chosen discipline as well as those used in other disciplines. Two-thirds of the subject will be presented as a common core, with one third of the syllabus being discipline specific. Assessment will be based on assignments, case studies and presentations and teaching methods will include formal lectures and tutorial discussion groups and will make extensive use of library resources. This subject is compulsory for all Bachelor of Business (Honours) students and no prerequisite is necessary. Subject to approval from the Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science Honours Committee, a pass in an equivalent subject at a graduate level may entitle the student to an exemption from this subject. Discipline specific and research components Students should seek advice from the Honours Convener in the appropriate school when formulating their disciplinespecific course of study and their research project proposal. Students may, subject to approval, undertake selected honours level coursework subjects from other schools, divisions, or institutions provided that they show the relevance of these coursework subjects to their proposed area of research. Such arrangements are subject to the student having any necessary prerequisite studies and may be subject to any quotas imposed on these subjects by the offering school. Students must submit a proposal to their Honours Convener for approval prior to the commencement of their honours program. Approval for a student's discipline specific course of study and research project proposal shall be subject to the availability of any necessary resources and the availability of appropriate staff supervision. Research projects may be individually supervised or supervised within a group seminar setting. As part of the Bachelor of Business (Honours) program, students may be required to make class presentations at progressive stages in their program and to attend and participate fully in a series of seminars conducted by staff. At the end of their research component students will be required to submit a written dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in length. 1050 Bachelor of lnformation Technology Manager G.A. Murphy, BCom, CPA Administrative Officer To be appointed The course is offered only as a full-time program of three years duration. Students are actively engaged in the course for an average of forty-four weeks each year. There are eight segments in the course - four semesters, two summer terms and two twenty-week periods of industry based learning. These provide a course which is essentially a four year course completed in three years. Swinburne awards a scholarship to each student admitted to the course. Scholarship levels are expected to be an average of $9,000. Career potential The course equips graduates to apply information technology within business and industry and provides them with an appropriate grounding in management education to prepare them for future roles in management. Prerequisites (entrance 1995) Units 1 and 2: four units of Mathematics. Units 3 and 4: one of Change and Approximation, Reasoning and Data, or Space and Numbers. Course structure Segment 1 Credit points BCl 10 Accounting 1 10.0 IT101 Computer Fundamentals 10.0 IT102 Introduction to Programming 10.0 IT103 Business Applications and Systems 1 10.0 IT105 Behaviour and Communications in Org. 10.0 Segment 2 IT201 Decision Analysis 10.0 IT202 COBOL programming 10.0 IT203 Business Applications and Systems 2 10.0 Plus two non-computing electives each 10.0

Both streams - non-language subjects<br />

A102 Introduction to Japan - A Cultural Overview<br />

A1202 Communication in Japanese<br />

AP204 Modern Japan<br />

And one <strong>of</strong><br />

*A307 Reading Japanese Newspapers<br />

*A1308 Japanese for Tourism and Hospitality<br />

*A310 Japanese for Business and Industry<br />

Elective<br />

A1302 Work Experience in Japan<br />

* May be taken as electives if not included as a stage three<br />

mandatory subject in the Japanese major.<br />

~058 ltalian<br />

Beginner's stream<br />

AA109 ltalian 1X<br />

MI 10 ltalian 1Y (2 subjects)<br />

AA209 ltalian 2X<br />

AA210 ltalian 2Y<br />

AA309 ltalian 3X<br />

AA310 ltalian 3Y<br />

Advanced stream<br />

AA106 Advanced ltalian 1A<br />

A4107 Advanced ltalian 1 B (2 subjects)<br />

AA206 Advanced ltalian 2A<br />

AA207 Advanced ltalian 2B<br />

A4306 Advanced ltalian 3A<br />

AA307 Advanced ltalian 38<br />

Both streams<br />

AA313 Contemporary Italy<br />

Both streams non-language subjects<br />

A4102 Understanding ltaly<br />

AA205 The European Union<br />

AA308 ltalian Business Practice<br />

Electives<br />

AA208 20th Century European Literature and Thought<br />

AA312 The European Union II Study Tour<br />

Korean<br />

Korean 1A<br />

Korean 1 B (2 subjects)<br />

Korean 2A<br />

Korean 2B<br />

Korean 3B<br />

Korean 3C<br />

Korean 3D<br />

Reading Korean Newspapers<br />

Non-language subjects<br />

AKlO2 Traditional Korea<br />

AK207 Korean Society<br />

AK208 Korean Politics and Economy<br />

Vietnamese<br />

Vietnamese 1 A<br />

Vietnamese 1 B (2 subjects)<br />

Vietnamese 2A<br />

Vietnamese 28<br />

Vietnamese 3A<br />

Vietnamese 38<br />

Vietnamese 3C<br />

Non-Language subjects<br />

Three non-language subjects currently being developed.<br />

Elective component<br />

Students may choose to use the four elective subjects to<br />

complete an additional approved minor. This minor may be<br />

taken from either specialisations <strong>of</strong>fered in the Business or<br />

Arts degree programs.<br />

NO52 Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts (Honours)<br />

The Division <strong>of</strong> Business, Humanities and Social Science <strong>of</strong>fers<br />

a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts honours degree to selected students. This<br />

is a fourth year, research oriented course open to students<br />

who have completed the requirements for a three year<br />

Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts degree. The course will require one year <strong>of</strong><br />

full-time study or two years <strong>of</strong> part-time study. Students will<br />

be required to complete both coursework and thesis<br />

requirements in one <strong>of</strong> four strands depending on the<br />

subjects in which they majored.<br />

Cultural Studies<br />

For students who have majored in literature, media studies,<br />

philosophy and cultural inquiry, or political studies.<br />

Languages<br />

For students who have majpred in Italian, Japanese or<br />

Korean.<br />

Psychology<br />

For students who have majored in psychology.<br />

Social Sciences<br />

For students who have majored in media studies, political<br />

studies or sociology.<br />

To be accepted for the honours degree, students must have<br />

completed all subjects necessary for a three year Bachelor <strong>of</strong><br />

Arts degree and achieved a high academic standard overall<br />

with an excellent record in their major area <strong>of</strong> study,<br />

especially at third year level. Students interested in the<br />

honours program should complete an application form<br />

(available from the Divisional <strong>of</strong>fice) and submit it by a date in<br />

November to be advised. Selection will be made by the<br />

Honours Committee.<br />

To achieve a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts (Honours) students must<br />

complete two seminar subjects (Honours Seminars A and B)<br />

and two thesis subjects (Honours Thesis A and B). The former<br />

include a range <strong>of</strong> class requirements and each strand has its<br />

own requirements. For the thesis subjects, students submit a<br />

thesis, which will normally be in the range <strong>of</strong> 12,000 to<br />

15,000 words. This will be supervised by a member <strong>of</strong> staff in<br />

the area <strong>of</strong> study.<br />

Final results are given for the year as a whole. Students will<br />

be graded as:<br />

First Class Honours (HI) 85%-100%<br />

Second Class Honours Division A (H2A) 75%-84%<br />

Second Class Honours Division B (H2B) 65%-74%<br />

Third Class Honours (H3) 50%-64%<br />

Staff<br />

Honours Year Coordinator<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tanya Castleman<br />

Conveners<br />

Cultural Studies Strand - Dr. Arran Care<br />

Languages Strand - Dr. Alina Skoutarides<br />

Psychology Strand - Dr. Glen Bates<br />

Social Science Strand - Dr. Peter Love

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