Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment)

Note: Students undertaking the BA at Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale or Shoalhaven must complete a major in Community, Culture and Environment

Overview

The BA (Community, Culture and Environment) is an interdisciplinary degree constructed from a range of subjects offered by the Faculties of Arts and Science and the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre. Electives can also be taken from subjects offered by the Faculties of Commerce and Education as part of the degree.

The subjects offered in the degree have been chosen to reflect its themes, community, culture and environment. Subjects offered by Sociology and Politics inform the theme of community, those offered by English, History and Media and Cultural Studies inform the cultural theme and those offered by Earth Sciences and Science and Technology Studies inform the environmental theme. However, many of the subjects offered will often combine two of the themes listed in the degree, especially the subjects offered by the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre.

The basic focus of the degree is Australia. However, Australia cannot be studied in isolation and the degree therefore includes a number of subjects designed to provide a broader context for matters Australian.

The degree provides a broad general education for its students with an emphasis on the skills associated with the humanities and social sciences traditionally associated with an Arts degree: analysis and the use of evidence, the construction of convincing arguments in written and oral forms, the development of writing and presentation skills and a capacity to question and engage in debate are amongst these.

Subjects offered use a range of delivery styles including videoconferencing, edustreaming, web-based and online delivery and face-to-face classes on each of the campuses. The style of delivery varies from subject to subject.

Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment) requires 144 credit points taken from the subjects listed below, the electives offered by Commerce and Education, and any other subjects offered by the Faculty or those listed in the University's General Schedule. No more than 60 credit points can be taken at 100 level. Not all subjects taught by the Faculty are on offer for the Bachelor of Arts (Community, Culture and Environment) but there is nothing to stop those willing to commute to the Wollongong campus taking these subjects.

The degree's major reflects its name, Community, Culture and Environment. The major requires a minimum of 54 credit points and must include ARTS 112 and 24 credit points at 300 level from the schedule listed below. Students may also take a second major although this will usually require attendance at the Wollongong campus. Majors are recorded on the students' testamurs awarded at graduation.

The degree also offers minors in the following areas: Aboriginal Studies, English Literatures, Environmental Studies, History, Media and Cultural Studies, Politics and Sociology.

Honours

Students completing a major in Community, Culture and Environment can undertake Honours in their fourth year. To undertake Honours, students need to have completed the Community, Culture and Environment major with an average of at least 70% with two Distinctions in two of the three subjects required to complete the major at 300 level.

Study Program

Major Study