Bachelor of Arts (Extended) (B-ARTSEXT) // Course structure

Course structure

The Bachelor of Arts (Extended) requires the successful completion of 400 points (32 x 12.5 credit point subjects) comprising of the following:

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First Year Requirements

Students are required to complete the following subjects (87.50 points) in their foundation year from the following:

Students must also select one of the following Arts Foundation subjects (maximum of 12.50 points).

Students may seek approval to substitute the following subjects for two of the first year subjects listed above. Please note: ENGL10005 English for Academic Purposes (Semester 1) and MULT10001 Aboriginalities (Semester 2) cannot be replaced with the subjects below:

Second, Third and Fourth Year Requirements

In the second, third and fourth years of the program students are required to complete the following requirements:

ENST10002 Reading Western Literature (12.50 points) and 5 arts discipline subjects (62.50 points) at level 1;

• At least six arts discipline subjects (75 points) at level 2;

• At least six arts discipline subjects (75 points) at level 3.

Breadth;

• At least one breadth subject at level one (12.50 points) and no more than three breadth subjects (37.50 points) at level one;

• At least 12.5 points at level two or three.

Student may also take 25 points (2 subjects) of Arts discipline or breadth otherwise known as free points at levels 1, 2 or 3.

Progression

Students must complete a minimum of four subjects (50 points) of study at one year-level before proceeding to the next year-level.

Majors

Students must complete at least one major. A major usually consists of 100 points of study within a single discipline comprising:

• Two subjects (25 points) at level 1 (this may include an Arts Foundation subject in non-language majors/minors)

• Three subjects (37.5 points) at level 2

• Three subjects (37.5 points) at level 3 (including a capstone subject for non-language majors)

Variations to Major Requirements

• Students who undertake a major in Chinese from entry point 1 (beginners level) must complete ten Chinese subjects (125 points) taken as Arts discipline subjects.

• Students who undertake a major in Psychology must complete ten Psychology subjects (125 points)comprising eight subjects (100 points) taken as Arts discipline subjects and two subjects (25 points) at later years taken as breadth (12.50 at level 2 and 12.50 points at level 3).

• Students who undertake a major in Economics will complete nine Economics subjects (112.5 points) comprising three subjects (37.5 points) taken as Arts discipline and six subjects (75 points) taken as breadth.

Please Note:

• Students may complete a maximum of two majors.

• Students may take no more than ten subjects (125 points) in any one discipline area.

• Subjects cannot be credited to more than one major or minor. Students planning to complete two BA majors must complete two separate majors with no overlap in subjects.

• It is not possible to complete a major and a minor in the same area of study.

Minors

Students may complete one minor. A minor consists of 75 points of study within a single discipline comprising:

• Two subjects (25 points) at level 1

• Two subjects (25 points) at level 2

• Two subjects (25 points) at level 3

Majors & Minors

The following areas of study are available as both majors and minors:

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Ancient World Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Anthropology		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Arabic		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Art History		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Asian Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Australian Indigenous Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Chinese		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Classics		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Creative Writing		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Criminology		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Economics		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  English and Theatre Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  French		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Gender Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Geography		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  German		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Hebrew and Jewish Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  History		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  History and Philosophy of Science		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Indonesian		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Islamic Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Italian		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Japanese		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Linguistics and Applied Linguistics		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Media and Communication		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Philosophy		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Politics and International Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Psychology		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Russian		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Screeen and Cultural Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Sociology		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Spanish and Latin American Studies		No longer available

The following areas of study are available as minors:

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Chinese Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Development Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  English Language Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Environmental Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  European Studies		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Knowledge and Learning		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Law and Justice		No longer available

• Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
  Social Theory		No longer available

For information on policies that govern this degree see the Melbourne Policy Library.

General Arts Subjects

Last updated: 18 December 2020