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Monash University Calendar
Faculty of Arts regulations
Undergraduate degrees
Part 1 - General
1. The degrees
1.1 A degree listed in -
1.1.1 part 1 of the schedule may be undertaken in the faculty as
a pass degree;
1.1.2 part 2 of the schedule may be undertaken in the faculty as
an honours degree.
1.2 A person who has qualified for both a pass and an honours degree
and who wishes to graduate with both degrees -
1.2.1 must be awarded the pass degree before the honours degree;
and
1.2.2 may not be awarded both degrees on the same day.
2. Interpretations
In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears -
'candidate' means a candidate for a degree;
'course of study' means the total amount of academic and practical
work to be completed by a candidate for a degree;
'credit point' means the unit of measurement used to express the
weight of a subject;
'dean' means the dean of the faculty;
'degree' means a degree specified in the schedule and 'pass degree'
means a degree in part 1 of the schedule and
'honours degree' means
a degree in part 2 of the schedule;
'faculty' means the Faculty of Arts;
'faculty board' means the faculty board of the faculty;
'faculty information handout' means the faculty handbook or such
other publication whether in bound, loose leaf or electronic form
concerning a course of study as the faculty board determines from
time to time.
3. Course of study
3.1 The course of study for a degree comprises the subjects and
other work determined by the faculty board under this section.
3.2 The faculty board may from time to time with the approval of
the Academic Board determine the subjects, compulsory and optional,
and other work comprising a course of study and in relation to those
subjects and other work may determine any matter or thing including,
but not limited to -
3.2.1 timing, frequency, content and duration;
3.2.2 fieldwork placement;
3.2.3 prerequisite, co-requisite and sequential subjects;
3.2.4 subject combinations;
3.2.5 major and minor studies;
3.2.6 candidate attendance and participation;
3.2.7 credit points;
3.2.8 assessment; and
3.2.9 satisfactory completion
3.3 The faculty board may determine special requirements for or in
relation to a course of study for a degree undertaken pursuant to
section 15 consecutively or in combination with another degree.
3.4 The faculty board must cause any determination under this section
to be published in a faculty information handout.
4. Approval of work
Except where the dean in any particular case otherwise determines,
a candidate in any year of a course of study may undertake only subjects
which, before enrolment in that year, were specifically approved
for the candidate by the dean.
5. Single subjects
5.1 The faculty board, on the recommendation of the relevant head
or director, may permit a person who is not a candidate for a particular
degree to enrol for one or more subjects in the course of study for
that degree.
5.2 A person who satisfactorily completes a subject undertaken pursuant
to subsection 5.1 and who is subsequently is admitted to candidature
for the relevant degree, must be given credit for the subject and
must be awarded such credit points towards the degree as the faculty
board in its discretion determines.
6. Changes in regulations
6.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these
regulations and the requirements concerning a course of study determined
by the faculty board under these regulations as published from time
to time.
6.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has since
first enrolling for a degree been unreasonably adversely affected
by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements,
the faculty board must permit the candidate to qualify for the degree
under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or
published at some time during candidature, provided the board is
satisfied the work required to be completed is equivalent in standard
to that currently required to complete the course of study.
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Part 2 - Pass degrees
7. In this part degree means a pass degree.
8. Credit points
8.1 A candidate must accumulate a minimum of -
8.1.1 144 credit points towards the relevant degree; or
8.1.2 in the case of the degree of Bachelor of Letters, 96 credit
points.
9. Credit for equivalent work
9.1 A candidate for a degree who, prior to candidature, completed
work which the faculty board considers equivalent to particular subjects
or other work in the course of study for the degree, must be deemed
to have completed those subjects or work and must be awarded the
credit points attributable to them.
9.2 The maximum number of credit points towards a degree that may
be awarded under subsection 9.1 is -
9.2.1 two-thirds of the minimum number of credit points required
for the particular degree; or
9.2.2 such other number as is determined in respect of any particular
degree by the faculty board and published in a faculty information
handout.
9.3 Credit under subsection 9.1 may not be awarded in respect of
subjects or work completed more than ten years prior to candidature.
9.4 Where credit is granted to a candidature under this section a
candidate must complete the course of study within the time specified
by the faculty board.
10. Permission to undertake work elsewhere
10.1 The faculty board may at its discretion grant permission to
a candidate for a degree to undertake, in another faculty of the
university or in another educational institution, work which the
faculty board is satisfied is equivalent to a subject or other work
in the course of study for the degree.
10.2 A candidate who satisfactorily completes equivalent work referred
to in subsection 10.1 must be awarded the credit points attributable
to the relevant subject or work in the course of study.
11. Time limits
11.1 Except as otherwise determined by the faculty board in any
particular case, the course of study for a degree must be completed
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11.1.1 in not less than three and not more than eight years of candidature;
or
11.1.2 in the case of the degree of Bachelor of
Letters, in not less than two and not more than six years of candidature.
12. Leave of absence
The faculty board may grant leave of absence to a candidate for
any period and subject to any conditions determined by the board.
13. Examination results
13.1 The final assessment in respect of a subject or other work
in a course of study must be awarded in one of the following grades
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- fail (N)
- near pass (NP)
- pass (P)
- credit (C)
- distinction (D)
- high distinction (HD)
13.2 Except where the faculty board in
any particular case otherwise determines, only one subject in which
a near pass (NP) has been awarded may be counted towards a degree.
14. Qualification
A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study for
a degree qualifies for the degree.
15. Double degree courses
15.1 A candidate for a degree may, with the approval of the faculty
boards of the Faculty of Arts and the other relevant faculty, undertake
the degree consecutively or in combination with an approved degree
of another faculty.
15.2 In subsection 15.1 'approved degree' means a degree of another
faculty approved for the purposes of this section by the faculty
board and specified in a faculty information handout.
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Part 3 - Honours degrees
16. In this part degree means an honours degree.
17. Admission to candidature
17.1 Subject to subsection 17.2, the faculty board may admit to
candidature for a degree an applicant who -
17.1.1 has qualified for a pass degree with at least such grades
in third year level subjects as are determined by the faculty board
and specified in a faculty information handout; or
17.1.2 has other qualifications or experience which in the opinion
of the faculty board are at least equivalent to or a satisfactory
substitute for the qualifications referred to in paragraph 17.1.1.
17.2 Before admitting a person to candidature the faculty board must
be satisfied, on the recommendation of the relevant head or director,
that adequate supervision and facilities are available.
18. Time limits
The course of study for a degree must be completed in one year of
full-time or two years of part-time candidature.
19. Grades of honours
A degree must be awarded in one of the following grades -
20. Qualification
A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study for
a degree qualifies for the degree in the grade determined by the
faculty board.
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Schedule
Part 1 - Pass degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication)
- Bachelor of Arts (European Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
- Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
- Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)
- Bachelor of Arts (Social Science)
- Bachelor of Arts (Social
Sciences)
- Bachelor of Human Services
- Bachelor of Letters
- Bachelor of Performing Arts
- Bachelor of Social Welfare
Part 2 - Honours degrees
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies)(Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies)(Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (European Studies)(Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies)(Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (Social Science)(Honours)
- Bachelor of Letters (Honours)
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