2019 Undergraduate Courses
  • Students are to follow the requirements of the Handbook for the year they commenced the course.

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Minor Study Areas (Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts) | 2019

The Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts offers Minors in the areas listed below.  

Some important information regarding minors includes:

  • Minors consist of 24 credit points, 12 of which will be at 200 level or higher. 
  • You cannot study a major and a minor of the same title. For example, you cannot study both a major and a minor in Sociology. If a particular minor has any other restrictions, they will be listed below.
  • You can only cross-count one subject across your degree. This means you cannot double-count subjects in your major or degree towards your minor. You will need to choose different subjects.
  • Minors will appear on your transcript, but not on your testamur.
  • You can declare and/or change most minors via SOLS. Some minors will require Faculty approval. If you cannot select your choice on SOLS, students can complete an application to declare or change their Minor.

Ancient History

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
HIST112 Lost Worlds: The 'Big History' of Ancient History 6
HIST259 Ancient History: Greece 6
HIST262 Ancient History: Rome 6
HIST386 Ancient Texts 6

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Animal Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
PHIL256 Environmental Philosophy: Animals, Nature and Ethics 6
SOC 235 Living with Animals 6
ENGL381 Animals and Ecology in Literature and Film 6
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
INDS205 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 6
STS 216 Knowledge and Truth in the Natural and Social Sciences 6
SOC 226 New Social Movements 6
GEOG222 Society and Environment: Resources, Challenges, Futures 6
LAW 337 Animal Law 6
INTS311 Human Security, Global Capitalism and the Environment 6
STS 302 Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures 6
PHIL326 Bioethics 6
CAVA332 Art, Nature and the Environment 6

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Art History

The Art History Minor is not available to students studying the 'Visual Arts' or the 'Visual Arts and Design' major.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
Core:
CAVA232 Contemporary Indigenous Art: Theory and Practice 6
CAVA231 Visual Art, Modernism and the Avant-garde 6
CAVA331 Contemporary Artworlds 6
CAVA332 Globalisation and Contemporary Art 6

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Asia Pacific Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
INTS121 Global Politics and Power 6
Plus a minimum of THREE from the following:
BCM 320 Digital Asia 6
HIST200 Oceans of History: Exploring the Pacific 6
HIST204 Illicit Trades: Trafficking and Slavery in Global History 6
HIST293 China since 1949 6
JAPA220 The Making of a Globalised Japan 6
POL 308 The Politics of Asian Development 6

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Australian Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of ONE of the following:
AUST101 Australian Studies: Cultures and Identities 6
AUST102 Locating Australia 6
Plus subjects from the below to make a total of 24 credit points in the minor. At least TWO of the following must be at 200 or 300 level.
AUST101 Australian Studies: Cultures and Identities 6
AUST102 Locating Australia 6
ENGL131 Australian Fiction and Film 6
INDS150 Introduction to Indigenous Australia 6
HIST292 Power and Protest in Australia 6
HIST258 Australians and the Great War 6
HIST351 Debates in Australian History 6

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Chinese(Mandarin) for Character Background Students

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
Beginner Entry
MAND161 Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students (CBS) 1 6
MAND162 Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students (CBS) 2 6
MAND271 Intermediate Chinese 1 for Character Background Students (CBS) 6
MAND272 Intermediate Chinese 2 for Character Background Students (CBS) 6
Intermediate Entry
MAND271 Intermediate Chinese 1 for Character Background Students (CBS) 6
MAND272 Intermediate Chinese 2 for Character Background Students (CBS) 6
MAND371 Advanced Chinese 1 for Character Background Students (CBS) 6
MAND372 Advanced Chinese 2 for Character Background Students (CBS) 6

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Chinese (Mandarin) For Non-Chinese Background Students

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
*Beginner Entry
MAND151 Chinese (Mandarin) for Beginners 1 6
MAND152 Chinese (Mandarin) for Beginners 2 6
MAND231 Intermediate Chinese 1 for Non-Chinese Background Students (NCB) 6
MAND232 Intermediate Chinese 2 for Non-Chinese Background Students (NCB) 6
*Intermediate Entry
MAND231 Intermediate Chinese 1 for Non-Chinese Background Students (NCB) 6
MAND232 Intermediate Chinese 2 for Non-Chinese Background Students (NCB) 6
MAND331 Advanced Chinese 1 for Non-Chinese Background Students (NCB) 6
MAND332 Advanced Chinese 2 for Non-Chinese Background Students (NCB) 6

 * Definitions of beginner and intermediate entry is available on the Chinese (Mandarin) for Non-Character Background Students major handbook page.

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Creative Production

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
Choose TWO from the following:
BCM 115 Introduction to Screen Media 6
CAMS103 Introduction to Audio Production 6
CAMS104 Introduction to Music Production 6
Plus TWO from the following:
CAOS204 Sound Design 6
CAOS203 Video 6
BCM 216 Transmedia Storytelling 6
CAPA216 Lighting 6

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Creative Writing

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
CACW100 Introduction to Creative Writing 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
CACW103 Editing Foundation 6
CACW104 Text and Context 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
CACW201 Poetic Studio 6
CACW202 Dramatic Studio 6
CACW203 Narrative Studio 6
CACW231 Writing, Representation and Power 6
CACW232 Writing and Critical Theory 6

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Cultural Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
CST 120 Culture and Society 6
CST 244 The Secret Life of Policy 6
CST 245 Critical Thinking and Cultural Change 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
CST 351 Commerce and Culture 6
CST 361 Cultures of Sex, Gender and Sexuality 6
CST 371 Race and Place 6
SOC 238 Happiness: Investigating its Causes and Conditions 6
SOC 329 Globalisation and Social Transformation 6
SOC 344 Emotions, Bodies & Society 6
SOC 347 Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine 6
SOC 356 Cultures of Dispossession 6

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Digital and Social Media

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
BCM 112 Emergent Media 6
BCM 206 Future Networks 6
BCM 325 Future cultures 6
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
BCM 214 Digital and Social Innovation 6
BCM 215 Game Media 6
BCM 300 Game Making 6
BCM 302 Advanced Digital Media Project 6

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English Language and Linguistics

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
ELL 110 Language in Social Life 6
ELL 182 Effective Written Communication (ESB) 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
ELL 230 Communication Across Cultures 6
ELL 240 Digital Tools for Language Learning and Language Analysis 6
ELL 272 Functional Grammar and Text Analysis 6
ELL 280 Sound and meaning in language: variety, society and identity 6
ELL 330 World Englishes 6
ELL 380 Language as Evidence in Social Inquiry 6
ELL 372 Current Developments in Discourse Analysis 6

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English Literatures

Complete a minimum of 24 credit points of subjects from the English Literatures major. 12 credit points must be at 200 or 300 level.

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Environmental Humanities

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
INDS205 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 6
PHIL256 Environmental Philosophy: Animals, Nature and Ethics 6
STS 216 Environmental Sustainability, Risk and Governance 6
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
CMP 100 Ocean Conservation and Development  
SOC 235 Living with Animals 6
HIST292 Power and Protest in Australia 6
SOC 208 Cities, Communities and Families 6
SOC 226 New Social Movements 6
GEOG222 Society and Environment: Resources, Challenges, Futures 6
STS 286 Risk, Media and Communication 6
INTS311 Human Security, Global Capitalism and the Environment 6
STS 302 Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures 6
ENGL381 Animals and Ecology in Literature and Film 6
PHIL326 Bioethics 6
CAVA332 Art, Nature and the Environment 6

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Ethics

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of ONE from the following:
PHIL106 Media, Art, and Society 6
PHIL107 Introduction to Philosophy 6
PHIL151 Logic: The Art of Reasoning 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
PHIL218 Ethics: Good, Bad and Evil 6
PHIL226 Global Ethics 6
PHIL256 Environmental Philosophy: Animals, Nature and Ethics 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
PHIL319 Political Philosophy: Justice, Equality and Rights 6
PHIL326 Bioethics 6

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European Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
HIST111 The Modern World 6
HIST305 Europe in World History 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
FREN230 The Making of France and the French Nation 6
ITAL230 Italy: Past and Present 6
SPAN230 The Hispanic World 6
ENGL357 Sex, Power, and Chivalry - Medieval to Modern Literature 6
HIST371 Twentieth Century Dictatorships 6
LANG335 Literature and Society in Renaissance Europe 6

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French

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
*Beginner Entry
FREN151 French for Beginners 1 6
FREN152 French for Beginners 2 6
FREN241 Intermediate French 1 6
FREN242 Intermediate French 2 6
*Intermediate Entry
FREN241 Intermediate French 1 6
FREN242 Intermediate French 2 6
FREN341 Advanced French 1 6
FREN342 Advanced French 2 6

  * Definitions of beginner and intermediate entry is available on the French major handbook.

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Game Production

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
BCM 215 Game Media 6
BCM 300 Game Making 6
A minimum of ONE of the following:
BCM 114 Making Media 6
CACW100 Introduction to Creative Writing 6
VCD 102 Interaction Design Fundamentals 6
VAD 190 Design Principles 6
VAD 192 Design Practice 6
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
CAOS203 Video 6
CAOS204 Sound Design 6

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Gender Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
SOC 227 Genders and Sexualities 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
SOC 344 Emotions, Bodies & Society 6
SOC 351 Men and Masculinities 6
Plus a minimum of TWO  from the following:
CST 120 Culture and Society 6
ECON208 Gender, Work and the Family 6
EDUE324 Gender and Social Justice 6
ENGL379 Desiring Bodies: Gender & Sexuality in Literature & Film 6
HIST357 The Making of the Modern Australian Woman 6
HIST387 Sex and Modern History 6
LAW 303 Family Law 6
LAW 335 Anti-Discrimination Law 6
PHIL326 Bioethics 6
SOC 344 Emotions, Bodies & Society 6
SOC 347 Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine 6
SOC 351 Men and Masculinities 6

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Global Sustainable Development

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Core
INTS204 Global Aid and Development: Challenges and Prospects 6 Spring
PHIL226 Global Ethics 6 Spring
INTS311 Human Security, Global Capitalism and the Environment 6 Autumn
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
INTS349 Special Topics in Global Sustainable Development 6 Autumn, Spring
POL 309 Global Political Economy 6 Spring
POL 326 Global Inequality 6 Autumn
SOC 329 Globalisation and Social Transformation 6 Autumn
SOC 356 Cultures of Dispossession 6 Autumn
STS 302 Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures 6 Autumn

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Global Screen Media

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
 Choose a minimum of TWO from the following:
BCM 111 Global Media and Culture 6
BCM 112 Emergent Media 6
BCM 115 Introduction to Screen Media 6
Choose a minimum of TWO from the following:
BCM 216 Transmedia Storytelling 6
BCM 217 Documentary 6
CAOS203 Video 6

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Graphic Design

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
VAD 190 Design Principles 6
VAD 192 Design Practice 6
Plus a minimum of TWO of the following:
VCD 201 Typography 6
CAOS202 Word and Image 6
VCD 203 Social Impact Design 6

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International Relations

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
INTS200 Model United Nations 6 Autumn
INTS207 Conflict, Peace & Security 6 Autumn
POL 309 Global Political Economy 6 Spring
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
HIST358 War and Society 6 Autumn
INTS352 Special Topics in International Relations 6 Autumn, Spring
LAW 343 International Law 6 Autumn
LAW 354 Human Rights Law 6 Spring
POL 306 Complex Peace Operations 6 Spring

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Indigenous Studies

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of ONE from the following:
INDS130 Indigenous Knowledge in Global Contexts 6
INDS150 Introduction to Indigenous Australia 6
Plus a minimum ofe from the following:
INDS207 Critical Themes in Indigenous Studies 6
INDS208 Working with Indigenous Communities 6
Plus:
INDS305 Research and Indigenous Communities 6
Plus ONE 200 or 300 level subject from the list of electives from the major.

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Italian

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
*Beginners Entry
ITAL151 Italian for Beginners 1 6
ITAL152 Italian for Beginners 2 6
ITAL241 Intermediate Italian 1 6
ITAL242 Intermediate Italian 2 6
*Intermediate Entry
ITAL241 Intermediate Italian 1 6
ITAL242 Intermediate Italian 2 6
ITAL341 Advanced Italian 1 6
ITAL342 Advanced Italian 2 6

 * Definitions of beginner and intermediate entry is available on the Italian major handbook.

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Japanese

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
*Beginner Entry
JAPA141 Beginner Japanese 1 6
JAPA142 Beginner Japanese 2 6
JAPA241 Intermediate Japanese 1 6
JAPA242 Intermediate Japanese 2 6
*Intermediate Entry
JAPA241 Intermediate Japanese 1 6
JAPA242 Intermediate Japanese 2 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
JAPA341 Advanced Japanese 1 6
JAPA342 Advanced Japanese 2 6
JAPA343 Advanced Japanese 3 6
JAPA344 Advanced Japanese 4 6
JAPA320 Advanced Readings in Japanese 6

  * Definitions of beginner and intermediate entry is available on the Japanese major handbook.>

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Journalism

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
JRNL101 Media Reporting and Storytelling 1 6
JRNL102 Multimedia Reporting and Production 6
JRNL203 Audio Journalism Production 1 6
JRNL204 Video Journalism Production 1 6

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Legal Studies 

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
LAW 101 Introduction to Law 6
LAW 284 Politics of Justice 6
SOC 247 Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy 6
A minimum of ONE subject from the following:
LAW 302 Law of Business Organisations 6
LAW 303 Family Law 6
LAW 308 Administrative Law 6
LAW 315 Taxation Law 6
LAW 316 Work Health and Safety Law 6
LAW 319 International Business Law 6
LAW 321 Banking Law 6
LAW 323 Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law 6
LAW 325 Children of the Law 6
LAW 326 Gender, Sexuality and the Law 6
LAW 330 Law of Employment 6
LAW 331 Intellectual Property Law 6
LAW 332 Labour Regulation 6
LAW 334 Environmental Law 6
LAW 335 Anti-Discrimination Law 6
LAW 338 International Trade Law 6
LAW 343 International Law 6
LAW 344 Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems 6
LAW 348 Media Law 6
LAW 354 Human Rights Law 6
LAW 337 Animal Law 6
LAW 383 Disability and Law 6
LAW 385 Refugee Law 6

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Marketing Communication and Advertising

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
Core
MARK101 *Marketing Principles 6
MARK250 Advertising Practice and Creative Strategies 6
MARK221 Public Relations Concepts 6
MARK322 Corporate Identity and Branding 6

* Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and related double degrees, for whom MARK101 is a compulsory subject, may complete a minor in Marketing Communication and Advertising by substituting MGNT102.

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Media Arts

Students completing the 'Global Screen Media' major may not take the Media Arts Minor.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
BCM 115 Introduction to Screen Media 6
MEDA102 Alternative Cinemas 6
BCM 216 Transmedia Storytelling 6
MEDA202 Tangible Media 6

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Modern History

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
HIST111 The Modern World 6
Plus a minimum of ONE of the following:
AUST101 Australian Studies: Cultures and Identities 6
AUST102 Locating Australia 6
Plus credit points to complete a total of 24 credit points for the minor, selected from 200 and 300 level subjects offered in the History Major (excluding Ancient History Subjects)

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Music

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
CAMS101 Music Skills 1 6
CAMS102 Music Skills 2 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
CAMS201 Music Studio 1 6
CAMS231 Critical Studies in Music 1 6
CAMS232 Critical Studies in Music 2 6

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Philosophy

Complete a minimum of 24 credit points of subjects from the Philosophy major. 12 credit points must be at 200 or 300 level.

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Philosophy Of Psychology

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
PHIL234 Philosophy of Mind: Mind, Body and World 6
PHIL318 Stories in Our Lives: Mind, Self and Psychosis 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
PHIL106 Media, Art and Society 6
PHIL107 Introduction to Philosophy 6
PHIL151 Logic: The Art of Reasoning 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
PHIL227 The Meaning of Life: Absurdity and Existence 6
PHIL329 Imagination and Emotion 6

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Photography

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of TWO from the following:
CAVA124 Introduction to Photography 1 6
CAVA125 Introduction to Photography 2 6
CAVA126 Introduction to Photography Intensive 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
CAVA224 Advanced Photography 1 6
CAVA225 Advanced Photography 2 6
CAVA226 Advanced Photography Intensive 6

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Politics

Complete a minimum of 24 credit points of subjects from the Politics major. A minimum of 12 credit points must be at 200 or 300 level.

A maximum of one subject with an INTS prefix can be included.

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Science and Technology Studies 

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of ONE from the following:
STS 112 The Scientific Revolution 6
STS 209 Sociology of Knowledge:Theories, Methods & Practices in the Sciences 6
Plus:
STS 216 Environmental Sustainability, Risk and Governance 6
STS 286 Risk, Media and Communication 6
STS 302 Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures 6

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Sociology

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of ONE from the following:
SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology 6
SOC 104 Investigating Society 6
Plus the following:
SOC 207 Introduction to Social Theory 6
SOC 234 Social Research Methods 6
Plus ONE subject from the schedule of the Sociology major

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Spanish

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
*Beginner Entry
SPAN151 Spanish for Beginners 1 6
SPAN152 Spanish for Beginners 2 6
SPAN241 Intermediate Spanish 1 6
SPAN242 Intermediate Spanish 2 6
*Intermediate Entry
SPAN241 Intermediate Spanish 1 6
SPAN242 Intermediate Spanish 2 6
SPAN341 Advanced Spanish 1 6
SPAN342 Advanced Spanish 2 6

  * Definitions of beginner and intermediate entry is available on the Spanish major handbook.

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Theatre

The Theatre Minor Study is not available to students studying the Bachelor of Performance.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
CAPF111 Stagecraft 1 6
CAPF112 Stagecraft 2 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
CAPF221 Theatre Studio: Performance Workshop 6
CAPF222 Theatre Studio: Methodologies 6
CAPF231 Contemporary Theatre and Text 6
CAPF232 Contemporary Australian Theatre and its Context 6
CAPF331 Theory and Practice of Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century 6
CAPF333 Political Dramaturgy 6

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Technical Theatre

The Technical Theatre Minor is not available to students studying the Bachelor of Performance.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
CAPA111 Stage Management 6
CAPA112 Introduction to Lighting and Sound 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
CAPA211 Technical Theatre: Production 1 6
CAPA212 Technical Theatre: Production 2 6
Plus a minimum of ONE from the following:
CAOS204 Sound Design 6
CAPA216 Lighting 6

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Visual Arts

The Visual Arts Minor Study is not available to students studying Visual Arts or the Visual Arts and Design Major.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
A minimum of TWO from the following:
CAVA111 Visual Arts Studio Workshop A 6
CAVA112 Visual Arts Studio Workshop B 6
CAVA113 Visual Arts Studio Workshop C 6
CAVA124 Introduction to Photography 1 6
CAVA125 Introduction to Photography 2 6
CAVA126 Introduction to Photography Intensive 6
MEDA102 Alternative Cinemas 6
Plus a minimum of TWO from the following:
CAOS202 Word and Image 6
MEDA202 Tangible Media 6
CAVA211 Visual Arts Studio Workshop D 6
CAVA212 Visual Arts Studio Workshop E 6
CAVA213 Visual Arts Studio Workshop F 6
CAVA224 Advanced Photography 1 6
CAVA225 Advanced Photography 2 6
CAVA226 Advanced Photography Intensive 6

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Other Information

For further information email the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au.

Last reviewed: 27 March, 2019