Programs & Courses 2009
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Student Handbook : Honours : Program Group : CA10

CA10 - Bachelor of Arts (Specialisation)

Specialisations
BA (Geography)
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Geography) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
BA (History)
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (History) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
BA (Journalism) No New Enrolments for 2009
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
BA (Liberal Studies)
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Studies) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
Course Code Course Name
6 x core courses
EDED11449 Principles of University Learning
FAHE11001 Managing E-Learning
FAHE12001 Communication in the Digital Age
FAHE12002 Work in the 21st Century
FAHE13001 Professional Skills
FAHE13004 The Global Future
Another plan or 6 electives
2 x 6 course plans (from the list of Bachelor of Arts plans)
BA (Literary and Cultural Studies)
Students wishing to graduate with Bachelor of Arts (Literary and Cultural Studies) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
BA (Media Studies)
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
BA (Music) No new enrolments in specialisation in 2009
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Music) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
BA (Public Relations)
Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Public Relations) degree must successfully complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) consisting of:
Plans
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies plan
Australian History plan
Australian Studies plan
Creative Communities
Cultural Studies plan
Dance plan - No new enrolments will be accepted in 2009
Digital Innovation plan
Digital Music plan - No new enrolments will be accepted 2009
Drama plan - No new enrolments will be accepted in 2009
Film Studies plan
Games and Animation plan
Geography plan
6 courses to be chosen from the following:
International History plan
Japanese Language and Culture plan
Journalism plan
Learning Management plan
Liberal Studies plan

The liberal studies plan provides student with an opportunity to design their own plan by selecting 36 units of credit (i.e. 2 level 1 and no less than 4 Advanced Level courses) from the core studies plans of the Bachelor of Arts (Specialisation). This will allow students the flexibility to pursue a study stream that suits their interests, whilst also studying one of the required plans for the Bachelor of Arts (Specialisation). Students must meet the usual pre and co-requisites for these courses.

The courses must be from the plans in the Bachelor of Arts (Specialisation) degree and that the courses selected for this plan may not be selected for any other plan in the BA (Specialisation).

Literary Studies plan
Media Studies plan
Music plan - No new enrolments will be accepted in 2009
Music History and Style (Contemporary) plan
No new enrolments will be accepted into this plan in 2009
Music History and Style (Classical) plan - no new enrolments
New Media Studies plan
Performance Studies plan - no new enrolments for 2009
Professional and Creative Writing plan
Psychology plan
Public Relations plan
Sociology plan
Training Administration plan
Tourism plan
Welfare Studies plan
The welfare studies plan offers a professional education that focuses on the acquisition of practical and technical knowledge and skills for work in the human services.  To this end, those undertaking this plan study the values and ethics of the welfare profession, and also acquire knowledge of self, and the interpersonal and group skills necessary to work successfully in the field of human services delivery.  Upon successful completion of the BA program and all the courses in the welfare studies plan, graduates become eligible for accreditation with the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers (AIWCW)** (see note 4).  Courses in the welfare studies plan are also available to those who do not intend to become professional welfare practitioners but who wish to integrate them with other studies, such as the helping and allied health professional study programs.

Note 1:

Enrolment in WELF19039 Practicum course requires successful completion of WELF19004 Individual Counselling or WELF19040 Working with Groups and Families as a prerequisite.

  • Students who have already completed Working with Families and Working with Groups will not have to complete the 2 new courses (that is, WELF19040 Working with Families and Groups and WELF19041 Assessment of Risk to Wellbeing).
  • Students who have successfully completed WELF19006 Working with Families, but not WELF19005 Working with Groups, will be required to complete WELF19041 Assessment of Risk to Wellbeing.
  • Students who have attended a weekend workshop when completing either WELF19004 Individual Counselling or WELF19005 Working with Families (or both) will not be required to attend the welfare residentia; however, attendance is recommended.

Note 2:

Entry into WELF19039 Practicum placement is dependent upon a satisfactory interview with the practicum coordinator and completion of prerequisite studies, as well as participation in a four day residential school at CQUniversity Rockhampton campus.

Note 3:

Students who wish to study a welfare plan but do not intend to pursue a career in human services are not required to complete WELF19039 Practicum.

Note 4:

 Completion of the welfare plan alone does not provide membership eligibility to the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers (AIWCW).  In order to achieve such eligibility, students must complete the BA program which includes the whole of the welfare plan.  For example, in the event that a student completes the whole of the Welfare plan but elects to exit the BA program with a Diploma of Arts only, the student will not qualify for AIWCW membership.

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