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Students on Government Assistance should check carefully to see that such courses have been approved by the Department of Education.
Students who wish to study these courses are advised that the Arts requirements are at least six subjects consisting of two majors. These subjects must be chosen so that they are not credited to both degrees at once. No more than three subjects common to both degree courses may be taken.
Students who wish to enrol in any combined course must be selected in both the Faculty of Arts and the other Faculty, and should consult the student adviser of the other Faculty as well as the Sub-Dean of Arts.
COMBINED COURSE FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND DIPLOMA IN CRIMINOLOGY
This course normally extends over four full-time years and admission is not generally considered until completion of at least first year Arts. The student would normally complete all subjects of the Arts course (in- cluding Criminology 2) during the first three years and in the fourth year Criminology A, B, C, D. Enquiries should be made of the Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts.
COMBINED COURSE FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF LAWS
B.A./LL.B.: In the first year students are required to study three Law sub- jects and two Arts subjects. The Law subjects are fixed: Legal Process, Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Criminal Law. The Arts sub- jects may be chosen from any of the subjects offered. Since these Arts subjects are usually taken on to major and sub-major level, it is wise, in first year, to choose subjects which can be continued in later years. Arts students should note that in the combined course, Constitutional and Legal History is a requirement of the Law degree. Students who choose to study this subject in their first year should note, therefore, that they still must complete another six subjects. Constitutional and Legal History can be used as the first part of a History major.
Students who wish to transfer to a pure Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree can be given credit in their Arts degree for Criminal Law and Legal Process as first year subjects.
A student who is admitted to a combined course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (ordinary) and LL.B. will receive credit in the Bachelor of Arts course for three subjects in respect of the LL.B. degree. Credit will not become effective before the completion of certain subjects in the third year of the LL.B. course (see below).
A minimum of six Arts subjects must be completed. The six subjects are to be arranged to include at least one Arts major and one sequence of two parts of a major.
Note: B.A./LL.B. students will qualify for a Bachelor of Arts (ordinary) degree when they have completed (but not before) the six Arts subjects as specified, together with all Law subjects of the first two years of the LL.B. course, and any three of Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law or Advanced Constitutional Law, Administrative Law or Advanced Adminis- trative Law, Comparative Law, International Law, Constitutional and Legal History, and Equity or Trusts.
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Description of Courses Available The course should normally be taken in the following order:
First year Second year
Criminal Law Constitutional and Legal History Legal Process Second part of major
Constitutional and Administrative Second part of sequence
Law Torts
First part of major in Arts First part of sequence in Arts
Third year Fourth year
Third part of major Third year Law Remaining subject of Arts course
Contract Property Fifth year Fourth year Law.
B.A. (lions.)/LL.B. Courses: These courses are possible, but cannot be completed under six years of full-time study. Students accepted into these courses after first year should note that they may be excused from studying Constitutional and Legal History. Since the pattern of such courses is not generally effected by first year choices it is best not to plan in detail until after the first year results are published. Some pure Honours courses require particular subjects in the first year (e.g. English Honours requires a language other than English). Students who intend to enter an Honours course in the second year should consult the details of the Honours course, as set out in the Details of Subjects.
Enquiries should be made to the Sub-Dean.
LL.B./B.A. (Ions.) in Philosophy:
1. Bachelor of Laws together with a Pure Honours Degree in Philosophy:
The combined course is six years in duration and involves relatively heavy workloads in the second, third and fourth years of the course. Students admitted to the course, which requires approval each year from the Law Faculty office, the Philosophy department, and the Arts Faculty office, may omit the equivalent of one and a half non-compulsory Philosophy subjects from the normal third year of the Pure Honours degree in Philosophy. Students who take advantage of this concession are very strongly recommended to take Jurisprudence (Honours) as one of their law electives. (It is common to omit Philosophy 21M from the second year of the Philosophy course, and to take it in lieu of one of the philosophy elective subjects in the third year.)
2. Bachelor of Laws together with an Arts Honours Degree in Philosophy and another school. These combined courses are also six years in duration and involve relatively heavy workloads in the second, third and fourth years of the course. Students admitted to the course, which requires approval each year from the Law Faculty office, the Philosophy depart- ment, the other Arts department in which honours work is being taken, and the Arts Faculty office, may omit the equivalent of one non-compul- sory Philosophy subject in either the second or the third year of the Arts course. Students who take advantage of this concession are very strongly recommended to take Jurisprudence (Honours) as one of their law electives.
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INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS INTENDING TO PROCEED TO THE BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE
The Bachelor of Social Work degree commenced in 1975 and re- places the old Diploma of Social Studies. It will not be available to students commencing university studies. Normal entry to the new degree will be after completion of a university degree (or its equivalent) which includes one year of a course in Psychological Studies at Melbourne University (or its equivalent from an approved Institution) and one other subject from the Social or Behavioural Sciences at Melbourne (or its equivalent from an approved institution). Those who envisage applying for the Bachelor of Social Work course after completion of the first degree should include in the Bachelor of Arts course one of either Psychology 1 or Behavioural Studies 1, and one of either Psychology 2, Behavioural Studies 2, or another approved Social Science subject such as Economics, History, Politics, Criminology, approved Geography sub- jects. It may be desirable for first year Arts students to choose Psychology 1 or Behavioural Studies 1 plus at least one Social Science subject.
Enquiries should be addressed to The Secretary, Board of Social Studies, University of Melbourne.
STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED FOR B.A./DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL STUDIES
1. Students who have successfully completed year two of a combined course including Psychology parts 1 and 2 can either
(a) enter the Bachelor of Social Work year one in 1977; or
(b) complete their Bachelor's Pass degree in 1977 or Honours degree in 1978 and be granted a deferred place in the Bachelor of Social Work quota in 1978 or 1979 respectively; or
(c) complete years three and four of the combined course.
2. Students who have completed year three of the combined course have no option but to complete the final year of the combined course.
3. Students who have entered the Bachelor of Social Work degree course after completion of years 1 and 2 in Arts (i.e. have 4 grade 1 and 3 grade 2 subjects), are required to complete the two remaining grade 3 subjects in Arts before being eligible to graduate B.A. (ord.) if they desire to do so.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED IN ANOTHER FACULTY
This information is applicable only to graduates of other faculties in this or other Australian universities, who wish to study for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
All such students are required to complete a total of six (6) Arts subjects. Normally these subjects should form two majors but some flexibility is possible. At least one major from a distinctly Arts discipline is essential. The other major can often be 'mixed', i.e. a graduate who has completed Mathematics 1A and 2A in his original degree may well wish to study Mathematics 3A in his Arts degree; this is acceptable but he would need to study another grade 1 or grade 2 subject to complete this 'mixed' major.
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Description of Courses Available So а course might be:
First major Second major
Fine Arts 1A English 1 French 1 German 1 Fine Arts 2E English 2 French 2 EconomlcsB Fine Arts 3F Mathematics French 3 Economics C
3A
All graduates of Australian universities, irrespective of their primary de- gree and the subjects studied therein, are given the same block credit of three (3) subjects. Graduates may not undertake a double major In Economics. Most graduates engage in part-time studies, and Faculty expects part-time students to enrol in either one or two subjects in any one year. in the first year of the course It seems wiser to undertake only one subject so that the demands of University and employment can be sorted out. Graduates are often forced to cancel their enrolments during the year as their employment demands increase. It is essential, if you find yourself caught in this situation, to let the Faculty office know what you are doing.
Graduate entrance into quota subjects, especially Psychology, may be limited. This is because first preference must be given to incoming undergraduates.
Single Subjects: Some graduates may have studied Single Subjects or Special Courses (i.e. subjects which do not count towards a degree) either during or after their primary degree. It Is sometimes possible to credit such subjects (if they are Arts subjects), towards the Arts degree thus cutting down the number of subjects required. For Instance, a Bache- lor of Science graduate may, after completing his Science degree, have studied English 1 and English 2 as single subjects. He might then have become interested In the Arts course and applied for selection. Upon being selected he could apply to have the two single subjects credited to his Arts degree. Thus he would have to complete only four extra subjects, including one major.
Example
First Major Mixed Major
Politics 1A English 1 Subjects
Politics 2В English 2 credited towards
Politics 3C Mathematics 3A degree
(Mathematics 1A and 2A completed in B.Sc. degree)
STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Students who have completed the Diploma of Social Studies will be required to complete a further four (4) subjects in one of the following patterns:
(a) a completely new major together with any other subject;
or (b)
or
completion of a major with Australian History 3G; completion of a new sub-major and any other first year subject;
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(c) completion of a major with Government & Society 3; completion of a new sub-major and any other first year subject;
or
(d) completion of a major with Psychology ЗA; completion of a new sub-major and any other first-year subject.
Sub-major: Students who wish to do so may enrol in a grade 1 subject and Criminology 2 to fulfil the requirements.
Time: Some students have attempted the four subjects in a full-time year. Most have found four subjects too difficult to cope with and have been forced to drop one. Part-time students, especially those beginning employment as social workers, have usually found that two subjects are too difficult a task.
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES INTERSTATE, OVERSEAS, OR WITHIN VICTORIA
Students who wish to transfer from another University to Melbourne must make application for selection on the prescribed form available from:
The Secretary,
Victorian Universities Admissions Committee, 11 Queen's Road,
MELBOURNE, 3004.
Credit for work done at another University may be granted up to a maximum of four subjects in the case of the Ordinary Degree, and up to a maximum of the first two years of the course in the case of the Honours Degree.
Transferring students should make an appointment to see the Sub-Dean or one of the Sub-Dean's assistants as soon as possible to discuss the arrangements for credit.
Students who have nearly completed their courses elsewhere may be better served by seeking approval from the original university to study subjects at Melbourne for credit towards a degree from the original university. Such students would be complementary course students.
PLANNING A COURSE
Where to find individual subjects:
When planning your course many combinations of subjects are possible and you should read carefully the detailed syllabus of the subjects available listed throughout the handbook under the various departments, e.g. the syllabus for International Relations is listed under the department headed Political Science, the syllabus for Dutch 1 under Germanic Studies, and so on. A table of subjects divided into grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 subjects is on pp. 37-42 of the Handbook.
Prerequisites:
Some subjects cannot be taken until others have been passed. You should look at the list of prerequisite subjects on pp. 43-44 of the handbook to ensure that if, for example, in later years you wish to proceed to a certain major, you have the necessary prerequisite. For instance, if you wish to take a major in Statistics, Computer Science, or Mathematics
В you must pass Mathematics 1A or 1C in your first year.
Description of Courses Available Terminal subjects:
Certain subjects ere terminal, that is they do not form part of any major and are considered simply as first year subjects only. Particularly, these are Rhetoric and General Mathematics.
Students who have studied certain languages at Higher School Certifi- cate are exempted from that first year language here. Higher School Certificate Chinese exempts from Chinese 1, Higher School Certificate Indonesian exempts from Indonesian 1, Higher School Certificate Japanese exempts from Japanese 1. These students may proceed to Chinese 2 or Indonesian 2 or Japanese 2 in their first year but they must nevertheless study a total of nine subjects. For students of Chinese, East Asian Studies Is a necessity and Indonesian students will find Dutch 1 a help.
First year Science subjects are available to limited numbers of Arts students. Students should lodge an enrolment at the Science Faculty Office, after selection to the quota subject concerned, and should report to the individual departments to arrange practical classes before term commences.
Special conditions:
Similarly, particular rules apply to some subjects. For instance, if you intend to study Chinese or Japanese at grade 2 level or above, you must also undertake East Asian Studies as well as Chinese 1 or Japanese 1 in your first year; similarly, credit cannot be given for Geography 1 and Economic Geography; Economic Geography will not normally be credited until a major in Economics Is completed. Such restrictions are set out in the details of subjects, and should be noted carefully when courses are being planned.
Quotas:
Quotas exist on certain subjects and you will need to fill out a quota application form for these subjects and leave it at the Faculty office.
Selection into quotas is made according to academic merit. You will be notified by the Faculty office as soon as possible about whether or not you have been selected into the quota. You should be prepared to choose another subject in case your application for a quota subject Is not successful.
SUBJECTS
When reading the subject table remember that the order in which subjects comprising must be taken is established by reading across the page from left to right.
Faculty makes a clear distinction between Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade з subjects. These subjects must be taken in separate years.
The numbers 1, 2, 3 or 4 indicate the grade of the subject.
The letters A, В, C, etc., indicate the nature of the subject, for instance, History 2G is Australian History at grade 2 level, History 3G is Austra- lian History at grade 3 level. Students must specify the grade at which they wish to pursue a subject. Credit will not be given for subjects with the same alphabetical letter, In some cases the same title, taken in different years.
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e.g. credit will not be given for History 2G and History 3G, or Inter- national Relations 2 and International Relations 3, or Philosophy 2G and Philosophy 3G.
FIRST YEAR (Grade 1) EXPERIMENTAL
FIRST YEAR Languages
ANCIENT GREEK 1 ARABIC 1
BENGALI 1