Program Advisor on +61 7 4930 9681 or ahe-program-ug2@cqu.edu.au

A recommended study schedule for this program can be obtained from your program administrator.  Students may determine their own schedule based upon credit transfers and personal study requirements.  It is important to note that full-time students usually enrol in 4 courses per term and part-time students usually enrol in 2 courses per term.

Application for credit transfer

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies equivalent in content and depth to the CQU program has been successfully completed.  Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption.  For more information about credit transfer contact the program administrator.

Note: Students must check to see when and where a course is offered before enrolling.  See the course availability section in this handbook for details.

Schedule A

This Schedule contains details of the Professional Plans listed under Option B for the Bachelor of Arts.  The courses and other requirements listed below are based on advice from the Schools responsible for administering these disciplines and may change from year-to-year depending on course availability.  Students selecting a professional plan are strongly advised to check these details during each year of their study.

Psychology

The primary purpose of this plan is to provide students with a broad knowledge of the discipline of Psychology and its applications, including plan theoretical perspectives within the discipline.  In addition, they will have knowledge of the range of core research areas that make up the scientific discipline of Psychology.

Level 1
PSYC11008 Biological Foundations of Psychology
PSYC11009 Social Foundations of Psychology
Level 2
PSYC12047 Research Methods in Psychology A
PSYC12048 Research Methods in Psychology B

Plus 2 from the following list:

PSYC12010 Introduction to Human Development
PSYC12012 Physiological Psychology
PSYC12013 Personality
PSYC12014 Social Psychology

Students who wish to complete an accredited sequence of psychology courses (ie. to be eligible to apply for a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, a 'fourth' year which is compulsory for eligibility to apply for registration as a psychologist) should in addition to the above 6 courses also complete an additional 6 courses as below:

Level 3
PSYC13015 Advanced Methods in Psychology

Plus 5 from the following list:

PSYC13016 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC13017 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC13018 Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC13019 Developmental Psychology
PSYC13020 Individual Differences & Assessment
PSYC13021 Special Topic in Psychology
PSYC13022 Learning

Marketing

The marketing plan provides a comprehensive, integrated program of specialist marketing courses.  The program is designed to give graduates added skills in the areas of service marketing and international business.

Students must complete the 2 Level 1 courses plus four from the list of Advanced level marketing:

Level 1
MRKT11029 Marketing
MRKT11028 Interactive and Internet Marketing

Advanced
MRKT19030 Promotions Management
MRKT19031 Consumer Behaviour
MRKT19034 Entrepreneurial Marketing

MGMT19114 Strategic Management
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
MRKT19037 International Marketing
MRKT19038 Marketing Research
MRKT19049 Customer Relationship Marketing
MRKT19040 Marketing Plans
MRKT19050 Introduction to Retailing

Tourism

This program prepares graduates for a career in Tourism, which involves transportation, accommodation, food and beverages, entertainment, attractions and any private business or government body which in some way has an impact on these activities.

Level 1
TOUR11013 Understanding Tourism
TOUR19010 Global Tourism

Advanced
TOUR19021 Events, Leisure and Entertainment
TOUR19020 Destination Marketing
TOUR19016 Special Interest Tourism
TOUR19019 Tourism Business Development

Journalism

This plan provides vocational skills required for the practice of journalism, such as news gathering and news writing, as well as providing an understanding of the historical and other contexts relevant to the news media.

Level 1
JOUR11005 Introduction to Journalism
JOUR11006 News Writing and Reporting

Advanced
JOUR12014 Journalism and Media History
JOUR12009 Radio Journalism
JOUR12008 Television Journalism
JOUR12010 Feature Writing

Multimedia
The multimedia plan provides students with the technical skills and contextual understanding of media needed to design and develop multimedia software applications.

Select MMST11001 Introduction to Multimedia (compulsory), 1 other Level 1 course, plus 4 Advanced courses from the following list:

Level 1
MMST11001 Introduction to Multimedia
MMST11002 Web Design and Development
MMST11003 Design Perspectives

Advanced
MMST12004 Multimedia Design
MMST12005 New Media Histories & Practices
MMST12009 Dynamic Web Interfaces
MMST12015 Digital Moviemaking
MMST12016 Digital Audio
MMST12017 Interactive Animation
MMST12019 3D Modelling
COMM12030 Desktop Publishing
COMM12116 Contemporary Photomedia

Communication

Professional Communication provides vocational skills relevant to public relations, information management, publishing and other communication careers.

Level 1
COMM11007 Professional Writing
JOUR11001 Public Relations and the Media

Advanced
COMM12017 Public Relations Management
COMM12018 Public Relations Practice

Plus 2 courses chosen from the following:

COMM12025 Organisational Communication
COMM13110 Communication Project A
COMM12033 Speech Communication
COMM12116 Contemporary Photomedia

Information Technology

Level 1
COIT11133 Programming Fundamentals
COIT11166 Systems Analysis & Design

4 Advanced courses
COIS12041 Business Programming
COIS12036 Human-Computer Interaction
COIT12167 Database Use & Design
COIT12168 Analysis & Specification
or
COIT13143 Database Application Development