University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C09009v3 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication

Award(s): Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication (BA(Hons))
CRICOS code: 017874K
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Faculty/institute responsible: Humanities and Social Sciences

Overview
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

This course offers graduates the opportunity to pursue advanced work in the humanities and social sciences, and prepares them for postgraduate research. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary approaches and the integration of scholarship with contemporary media.

Students undertake a program of advanced coursework and produce a thesis relevant to their academic, professional and/or creative agenda.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants are admitted to the Honours program only if appropriately qualified academic members of the Faculty's staff are available for supervision for the thesis component.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-year, full-time basis.

Course structure

Students complete three 8-credit-point subjects (24 credit points) and a thesis (24 credit points). The thesis is based on their original work informed by theoretical study and independent research. The thesis may be presented in a variety of traditional and/or non-traditional formats.

Course completion requirements

55056 Honours Workshop 8cp
Select one of the following: 8cp
      55000 Communication and Information Honours Seminar8cp 
      55001 Cultural Studies Honours Seminar8cp 
      55002 Social Political Historical Honours Seminar8cp 
Select one of the following: 24cp
      55004 Honours Thesis (FT)24cp 
      55006 Honours Thesis (Production) (FT)24cp 
Select one of the following: 8cp
      57047 Transnational Cultures8cp 
      57062 Social Change8cp 
      55064 Honours Writing Workshop8cp 
      55063 Media, Culture, Identity8cp 
      55059 Media Arts Forms and Aesthetics8cp 
Total 48cp

Course program

The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn semester.

 
Year 1
Autumn semester
55056 Honours Workshop 8cp
Select one subject from the following: 8cp
55000 Communication and Information Honours Seminar8cp 
55001 Cultural Studies Honours Seminar8cp 
55002 Social Political Historical Honours Seminar8cp 
Select one subject from the following: 8cp
57047 Transnational Cultures8cp 
57062 Social Change8cp 
55064 Honours Writing Workshop8cp 
55063 Media, Culture, Identity8cp 
Spring semester
Select one subject from the following: 24cp
55004 Honours Thesis (FT)24cp 
55006 Honours Thesis (Production) (FT)24cp 

Other information

Further information is available from the Faculty Student Centre on: