Bachelor of Arts
Degree Level Undergraduate
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Start date
February
Campus
Magill
Duration
3 year(s) full-time
Program Code
MBAT
Prerequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
Fees
AUD$ 22,400 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2014
English Language Requirements
- IELTS total [6.0]
- IELTS reading [6.0]
- IELTS writing [6.0]
International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
024180D
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Entry requirements
Admission criteria
The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.
Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.
To be eligible for selection, applicants are required to have:
Completed the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE); and
- completed 200 credits of subjects;
- achieved a grade of C* or better in the Personal Learning Plan, 20 credits of literacy, 10 credits of numeracy and the Research Project at Stage 2;
- achieved a grade C- or better in an additional 60 credits at Stage 2;
- obtained a competitive ATAR.
* For Stage 2 subjects a grade of C- or better is required
OR:
- completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for University entry under SACE and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, obtaining a minimum score of 24 points and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed an award from TAFE or from another registered training organisation at AQF Certificate IV level or above and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- qualified for Special Entry and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed the University Foundation Studies program.
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
NoneAssumed Knowledge
NoneEnglish language entry requirements
In addition, international students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements, does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive. Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.English language testPlease access the following link for a comprehensive list of English language tests accepted by UniSA and other important information in relation to meeting the University’s language requirements: English Language Equivalence Table (PDF)- IELTS total [6.0]
- IELTS reading [6.0]
- IELTS writing [6.0]
Admission Requirements by Country
Bangladesh HSC 4 Canada High School (OSSD) 75 Eynesbury FSP 370 German Abitur 2.3 India (best 4) 70 Kenya KCSE (average) B+ Malaysia STPM (best 3) 9 Malaysia UEC 26 Norway GPA 3.9 Pakistan HSSC 85 Sri Lanka A Levels (best 3) 9 Sweden GPA 16 UK Board GCE A Levels/HK Board 9 USA SAT (2400) 1745 Vietnam 8.5 Australia 80 IB (best 6) 29 Nepal HSEB 70 HKDSE 19
No further intake from 2015 - continuing students only. Prospective students please refer to our new Bachelor of Arts, program code MBAA.
Aim
To build on students creative, theoretical and innovative skills within a generalised degree structure for the purpose of developing skills within a strong professional framework. The Bachelor Degree qualifies individuals who apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge in a range of contexts to undertake professional work and as a pathway for further learning.
Content & Structure
Graduates of a Bachelor Degree will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning.
The program comprises a total of 108 units and may be completed in three years of full-time study or in a corresponding period of part-time study. All students take the four core courses (18 units); a free elective course selected from courses across the University (4.5 units); two majors each consisting of four required courses and four option courses (72 units); and three major elective courses chosen from the full list of major courses (13.5 units).
| Course name | Area and cat no. | Units | Reference | |
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FIRST YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) | ||||
| Ideas, Innovation and Communication | COMM 1060 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | |
| Contemporary Aboriginal Issues | HUMS 1034 | 4.5 | ||
| Free Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | ||
| Major A required course | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) | ||||
| Governance and Citizenship in Australia | POLI 1008 | 4.5 | ||
| Common Core option | 4.5 | Note(s): 5 | Rule(s): 2 | |
| Major A required course | 4.5 | |||
| Major A required course | 4.5 | |||
SECOND YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) | ||||
| Major A required course | 4.5 | |||
| Major A option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B required course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B required course | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) | ||||
| Major A option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major A option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B required course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B required course | 4.5 | |||
THIRD YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) | ||||
| Major A option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major B option course | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) | ||||
| Major B option course | 4.5 | |||
| Major elective course | 4.5 | Note(s): 3 | ||
| Major elective course | 4.5 | Note(s): 3 | ||
| Major elective course | 4.5 | Note(s): 3 | ||
| MAJORS | Note(s): 2 | |||
| Students select two of the following Majors and complete the 4 required courses and 4 of the option courses for each Major: | ||||
| COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY AND CULTURE MAJOR | Note(s): 2 | |||
| Major required courses: | ||||
| Professional and Creative Communication 1 | COMM 2051 | 4.5 | ||
| Professional and Creative Communication 2 | COMM 2052 | 4.5 | ||
| Effective Communication | PERF 1001 | 4.5 | ||
| Privileged Claims; Discounted Knowledges | SOCU 3006 | 4.5 | ||
| Major option courses: | Note(s): 6 | |||
| Screen Matters: Film, Television and New Media | COMM 1018 | 4.5 | ||
| Film Genres | COMM 2075 | 4.5 | ||
| Youth Studies: Law and Order; Deviance and Justice | WELF 2017 | 4.5 | ||
| Reading Visual Culture 2 | VSAR 2100 | 4.5 | ||
| Photography: The Evolution of an Image | VSAR 2066 | 4.5 | ||
| HISTORY AND BELONGING MAJOR | Note(s): 2 | |||
| Major required courses: | ||||
| Aboriginal People, History and Colonialism | HUMS 2010 | 4.5 | ||
| Culture, Place and Meaning | HUMS 2023 | 4.5 | ||
| Identity and Representation | HUMS 3014 | 4.5 | ||
| Migration, Identity and Multiculturalism | SOCU 1005 | 4.5 | ||
| Major option courses: | Note(s): 6 | |||
| Rights and Racism | HUMS 2008 | 4.5 | ||
| Colonial Experiment: Australian History 1788 - 1918 | HUMS 1053 | 4.5 | ||
| Screening Urban Cultures | HUMS 3035 | 4.5 | ||
| Language and Identity | LANG 2022 | 4.5 | ||
| Mapping Everyday Cultures | HUMS 2024 | 4.5 | ||
| LANGUAGES MAJOR | Note(s): 2 | |||
| LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE MAJOR | Note(s): 2 | |||
| Major required courses: | ||||
| The English Language: Past and Future | COMM 2062 | 4.5 | ||
| Reworking the Canon | COMM 2053 | 4.5 | ||
| Introduction to the Study of Language | LANG 1055 | 4.5 | ||
| Language and Culture in Professional Life | LANG 2021 | 4.5 | ||
| Major option courses | Note(s): 6 | |||
| Writing and Reading Poetry | COMM 2057 | 4.5 | ||
| Writing and Reading Short Fiction | COMM 2058 | 4.5 | ||
| Australia Imagined: Identity and Diversity in Australian Film and Literature | COMM 3048 | 4.5 | ||
| Australian Society, Aboriginal Voices | LANG 2007 | 4.5 | ||
| Arts Writing | VSAR 2042 | 4.5 | ||
| WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR | Note(s): 2 | |||
| Major required courses: | ||||
| International Relations and World Politics | POLI 1010 | 4.5 | ||
| Peace, War and International Politics | POLI 1015 | 4.5 | ||
| Contending Theoretical Perspectives in International Politics | POLI 2011 | 4.5 | ||
| International Political Economy | POLI 2026 | 4.5 | ||
| Major option courses | Note(s): 6 | |||
| International Media Communications | COMM 3023 | 4.5 | ||
| Globalisation and Asian Regionalism | POLI 2020 | 4.5 | ||
| Islam and World Politics | POLI 2022 | 4.5 | ||
| International Risk | POLI 2014 | 4.5 | ||
| Environmental Politics | POLI 2025 | 4.5 | ||
| Global Security and Sustainability | POLI 3011 | 4.5 | ||
| COMMON CORE OPTIONS | Note(s): 5 | Rule(s): 2 | ||
| Introduction to Digital Media | INFT 1014 | 4.5 | ||
| Intercultural Communication | LANG 1054 | 4.5 | ||
| Effective Communication | PERF 1001 | 4.5 | ||
| Global Societies | POLI 1014 | 4.5 | ||
| Communication and the Media | COMM 1006 | 4.5 | ||
| Migration, Identity and Multiculturalism | SOCU 1005 | 4.5 |
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Majors, Sub-majors & Minors
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Rules & notes
Rules
1. The order of study of major options and electives may be varied with the approval of the Program Director and subject to course availability and timetabling.
2. Some of the listed Common Core Options may already be available to students within their professional major, sub-major, minor or professional specialisation. Students will then be required to choose a different Common Core option from those listed in the schedule above.
Notes
1. All students complete at least one Free Elective as part of their undergraduate program of study. See undergraduate elective courses.
2. Students select two of the listed majors. Each major comprises four required courses and four option courses (except in Languages where eight courses are designated). The majors are: Communication, Creativity and Culture; History and Belonging; Languages; Literature and Language; World Politics and International Relations. Languages majors in French, Italian and Japanese are available at UniSA. Refer to the majors homepage for course requirements. Other languages are available through cross-institutional enrolment. All students enrol in eight prescribed courses. Languages require sequential enrolment; students may need to seek enrolment advice to prepare a program study plan.
3. The three Major Elective courses may be chosen from the required and option courses in any of the majors listed above.
4. This Common Core course is available to students enrolled in most undergraduate programs offered within the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages.
5. Students select ONE of the Common Core Options listed in the schedule above.
6. Major option courses: students may negotiate alternative option courses in consultation with the Program Director.
