BA

240cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield) NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements¹

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

New South Wales
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics (other than General Mathematics) for study in Mathematics.
Recommended studies: Visual Arts for study in Visual Arts.

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA).

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. Definitions

'Major': 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

'Minor': 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

Specialisation: An area of special or focused study or sub-discipline within a course, which is recognised on the student’s testamur and transcript. Normally a specialisation consists of not less than one-half of the total credit points required for the award.

3. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

3.1 To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete:

1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
   1. 160 cp from:
      1. 2 Majors; or
      2. 1 Major and 2 Minors;
   2. at least 20 cp from Mission-focused Units²;
   3. not more than 60 cp from Electives³;
      
   and
   
2. ARTS232 Learning in the Community⁴.

3.2 A student may, with the approval of the Course Coordinator, undertake cross-institutional study in order to satisfy the requirements, in whole or in part, of:

1. a Major or a Minor in a language other than English; and/or
2. a Major in any discipline, where the student has completed a Minor in that discipline at this University.

4. Requirements for Completion of a Specialisation

4.1 Business and Communication Studies (Strathfield/North Sydney only)

A student may complete a Specialisation in Business and Communication in accordance with the following requirements from the Schedule of Unit Offerings:
Completion of:

1. 160 cp from:
   1.  
      1. a Major in Business Studies;
      2. a Minor in Communication; and
      3. a Minor in one of Computing, Economics, Mathematics or Psychology;

      or

   2.  
      1. a Major in Economics;
      2. a Minor in Communication; and
      3. a Minor in Business Studies;
         
         
2. at least 20 cp from Mission-focused Units⁵;
3. not more than 60 cp from Electives⁶; and
4. ARTS232 Learning in the Community⁷.

4.2 Creative Arts and Culture (Brisbane and Melbourne only)

A student may complete a Specialisation in Creative Arts and Culture in accordance with the following requirements from the Schedule of Unit Offerings:
Completion of:

1. either
   1. two Majors selected from Drama, Literature, Media*, Music or Visual Arts;
      
      or
   2.  
      1. a Major in one of Drama, Literature, Media*, Music or Visual Arts; and
      2. two Minors selected from Communication, Drama, Literature, Media*, Music or Visual Arts;
      3. at least 20 cp from Mission-focused Units5;
      4. not more than 60 cp from Electives6; and
      5. ARTS232 Learning in the Community7
         *Victoria only.

4.3 Psychology (Brisbane, Melbourne and Strathfield)

A student may complete a Specialisation in Psychology in accordance with the following requirements from the Schedule of Unit Offerings:
Completion of:

1. a 120 cp APAC accredited sequence in Psychology;
2. a Minor from any other discipline from the Schedule of Unit Offerings;
3. at least 20 cp from Mission-focused Units5;
4. not more than 60 cp from Electives6; and
5. ARTS232 Learning in the Community7

5. Unless otherwise specified, students must complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Any additional prerequisites for individual units are shown in brackets after the unit in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.

Sequences

Major and Minor by campus

Specialisations by campus

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Mission-focused Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
ARTS324	10	Art and Spirit
ENGL213	10	Sacred Australia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature)
ENGL332	10	The Book of Books: The Bible and Its Uses in Western Literature (Pre: 20 cp from 200 - level units in Literature. Inc: ENGL226 The Book of Books: the Bible and Its Uses in Western Literature)
ENVI201	10	The Australian Environment: Values and Ethics
HIST331	10	Human Rights in History (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History . Inc: HIST227 Human Rights in History)
LEGL103	10	Introduction to Human Rights Law and Practice
MUSC206	10	Psalmody and Hymnody
MUSC220	10	Music and Liturgy
MUSC237	10	Music and the Sacred
MUSC238	10	Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice (Pre: Year 12 Music or equivalent)
MUSC259	10	Introduction to the Pipe Organ (Pre: 5th Grade Piano AMEB or equivalent; Inc: MUSC157 Practical Study 1 in Organ)
PERF219	10	Drama in the Community (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama)
PHIL100	10	Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry
PHIL101	10	Reason and Argument
PHIL102	10	Theories of Human Nature
PHIL103	10	Origin of Western Philosophy
PHIL104	10	Introduction to Ethics
PHIL105	10	Values and Beliefs
SOCS209	10	Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology or Australian Studies)
THBS100	10	Introduction to the Bible
THCT100	10	What Christians Believe
THCT101	10	The Church in History

Volunteer Experience

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
ARTS232	0	Learning in the Community

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¹ A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
² A Mission-focused Unit may contribute to a major.
³ A student may undertake units, other than those required for the selected Major, listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings or from other disciplines within the Faculty (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).
⁴ Volunteer Experience is normally to be completed by the end of Year 2.
⁵ A Mission-focused Unit may contribute to a Major.
⁶ A student may undertake units, other than those required for the selected Major, listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings or from other disciplines within the Faculty (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).
⁷ Learning in the Community is normally to be completed by the end of Year 2.