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Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science

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  • Level:4-Year Double Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of one of the following:

  • the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or its equivalent, such as an interstate or international Year 12 qualification.

  • completion or partial completion of an approved tertiary qualification (including Certificates IV (completed), Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, Associate Degrees and Degrees)

Course prerequisites

  • VCE Units 3 and 4 – a minimum study score of 25 in any English (except EAL) or 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent. For applicants of the 2021 Early Entry Program, a minimum study score of 20 in any English or 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent.

  • VCE Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics

English Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic Module),  Overall 6.0 No individual band below 6.0 

  • PTE Academic, 50 (no communicative skill less than 50)  

  • TOEFL iBT, 64 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing)

  • TOEFL iBT Home Edition Test^, 64 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing)

  • C1 Advanced*, 169, no band less than 169 

  • Common European Framework, B2

  • Linguaskill – General^, Overall score of 160–179 with no band less than 160

  • Duolingo English Test^, Overall score of 95 - 100

Other Requirements

  • Published Guaranteed ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank): 65

  • Australian Foundation (min overall %): 65%

  • International Baccalaureate IB Diploma – Standard Entry: 24

  • International Baccalaureate IB Diploma – Predicted Grade: 26

Course Information

With a Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science combine a science specialisation with a deep understanding of the world for a broad scope of exciting careers.

With this combination of degrees, you’ll equip yourself with the skills required to work in a range of professional scientific environments and grow your knowledge as you unpack what drives social change in contemporary society.

Whether you’re passionate about climate change, social justice or how to protect our rights in an evolving tech rich world – with your arts degree, you’ll strengthen your analytical thinking by tackling crucial global problems with majors such as Climate and Social Justice or Ethics and Technology, that go hand in hand with science specialisations such as Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Environmental Science.

You’ll graduate ready for exciting career prospects across a range of industries - as well as the confidence to stand up and make the difference our world needs to survive.

Work Integrated Learning is a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. This double degree has two units where you’ll have Work Integrated Learning opportunities. Challenges in Science (NPS30003), you’ll work on an individual research project to develop valuable research and development skills. In your second year, in the Skills and Strategies for Social Change core arts unit, collaborate with fellow students and community, civil society and industry partners to create real campaigns for real social change.

CRICOS code: 080214A

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COURSE STRUCTURE

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science requires students to complete units of study to the value of 400 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Core studies 

12 units (150 credit points)

Units

  • Technology and Society

  • Skills and Strategies for Social Change

  • Changemakers in Action

  • Arts Internship

  • Concepts of Biology

  • Either Chemistry 1

  • or Introduction to Chemistry

  • Either Preliminary Mathematics

  • or Foundations of Statistics

  • or Digital and Data Systems

  • Either Essential Mathematics

  • or Calculus and Applications

  • or Linear Algebra and Applications

  • Introduction to e-Science

  • Communication for Scientists

  • Grand Challenges in Science

  • Either Energy and Motion

  • or Introduction to Physics

Major for Bachelor of Arts 

8 units (100 credit points)

Choose a major:

Climate and Social Justice, Criminology, Ethics and Technology, Indigenous Studies, Perspectives on Globalisation, Politics, Power and Technology, Professional and Creative Writing, Screen Studies and Popular Culture

Major for Bachelor of Science 

8 units (100 credit points)

Choose a major:

Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics

Other studies

4 units (50 credit points)

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 50 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

– Work Integrated Learning

+ Advanced minor

+ Minors

+ Elective units

Any of the following units may be undertaken.

Units

  • Financial Information for Decision Making

  • Principles of Advertising

  • Introduction to Animation

  • History of Animation

  • Introduction to Character and Environment Design

  • Introduction to Game Studies

  • Anatomy and Physiology

  • Introduction to Chemistry

  • Introduction to Forensic Science

  • Professional Communication Practice

  • Introduction to Programming

  • Fundamentals of Criminology

  • 20th Century Design

  • Introduction to Digital Imaging

  • Imaging for Narrative and Storyboards

  • Typography for Screen and Motion

  • Digital Video and Audio

  • Economic Principles

  • Introduction to Forensic Psychology

  • Principles of Game Design

  • Introduction to Health Sciences

  • Introduction to Exercise and Sport Science

  • Global History

  • Human Resource Management

  • Digital Content Management

  • International Business Operations

  • Database, Analysis and Design

  • Database Systems

  • Media Content Creation

  • Introduction to Business Law

  • Introduction to Media Studies

  • Screen Studies: Movies, Television and Ourselves

  • Innovation Cultures: Perspectives On Science and Technology

  • Introduction to Management

  • Fundamentals of Marketing

  • Neuroscience

  • Introduction to Nutrition

  • History of Ideas

  • Introduction to Philosophy

  • Critical Thinking

  • Australian Politics

  • International Politics

  • Brain and Behaviour

  • Fundamentals of Psychology

  • Editing for Writers

  • Writing Short Non-Fiction

  • Sociological Foundations

  • Environment and Society

  • Global Perspectives on Modernity

  • Social Science Research Methods

  • Introduction to Sports Psychology

  • Foundations of Statistics

  • Future Work Skills

  • Policing: Systems and Practice

  • 3D Modelling for Objects and Environments

  • 3D Character Modelling

  • Digital Narratives

  • User Experience Design

  • Introduction to Games Production

  • Pervasive Game Design Lab

  • Writing for Interactive Narratives

  • Propaganda: A History of Media and Politics

  • Indigenous Knowledges

  • Reading, Writing and Criticism

  • Australian Writing and Cultural Change

  • Business of Media

  • Networked Selves

  • Screen Franchising and Innovation

  • Digital Communities

  • Marketing Research and Analytics

  • Integrated Marketing Communication

  • Consumer Behaviour

  • Neurological Monitoring

  • Neurophysiology

  • Built and Sustainable Communities

  • Communicable Disease Control

  • Environmental Philosophy

  • Philosophy, Media, Culture

  • Philosophy, Politics, and Society

  • Australian Foreign Policy

  • Dictators and Democrats: Comparative Politics

  • International Relations and Security Studies

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Developmental Psychology

  • Social Psychology

  • Global Public Relations Practice

  • Public Relations Theory and Practice

  • Public Relations Writing

  • Editing Techniques

  • Writing Creative Non-Fiction

  • Families, Relationships and Sexuality

  • Sociological Perspectives

  • Race, Ethnicity and Migration

  • Analysis of Variance and Regression

  • Statistics for Forensics

  • Behaviour and Motivation in Games

  • Industry Consulting Project

  • Advanced Web Development

  • Corrections: Systems and Practice

  • Digital Marketing Project 1

  • Digital Marketing Project 2

  • Advertising Technology

  • Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology

  • User-Centred Design & Evaluation

  • War and Peace in the 20th Century

  • History, Politics and Human Rights

  • Literary Industry Practice

  • Media and Communications Project A

  • Media and Communications Project B

  • Radio, Audio and Podcasting

  • Global Screen Studies: Beyond Hollywood

  • Sleep and Attention

  • Abnormal Psychophysiology

  • Higher Cortical Functions

  • Ethics

  • Critical Perspectives On Terrorism

  • Public Policy in Australia

  • Crisis Points: Global Challenges

  • Psychology Project

  • Psychology of Personality

  • Abnormal Psychology

  • Events Management

  • Issues, Crisis and Risk Communication

  • Novel Writing

  • Sociology of Health

  • Global Gender and Sex

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