Program Structure:

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 24 courses (144 units of credit) as outlined below: 

• Two majors (OR one major, one minor and two electives) totalling 16 courses from the following BA Arts majors: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies (minor); Geography and Environmental Studies Major; History Major; Liberal Arts (minor); Literary & Cultural Studies Major; Sociology Major; Writing Major.

PLUS

• One major (or one minor and two electives) totalling 8 courses from the following Professional majors: Business (i.e. choose from: Marketing, Human Resource Management, Management, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Public Relations OR Accounting); Journalism, Language, Multimedia (choose from Interactive Multimedia or Video and Animation), OR Psychology.

NOTE:

• Some business professional majors may only be undertaken as a minor because of necessary prerequisites in some courses;
• No more than ten level 1 courses out of the 24 courses;
• Prerequisites and corequisites for each course.

 

Arts Majors	Professional Majors
Geography & Environmental Studies	Business
History	Journalism
Literary & Cultural Studies	Language
Sociology	Multimedia
Writing	Psychology

 

Course availability

Students should note that although Level 1 courses are offered every year, some Advanced Level courses may only be offered in alternate years. Students should check the availability by clicking on the hyperlinked course codes of their choices.

Select one eight course major from CA01 Bachelor of Business (i.e. choose one from: Marketing, Human Resource Management, Management, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management,  Public Relations, OR Accounting). NOTE: Some business professional majors may only be undertaken as a minor because of necessary prerequisites in some courses.

The Geography major offers a diverse set of courses that range from a more traditional liberal studies focus to courses that concentrate on developing industry-specific knowledge and skills. Geography is a broadly based, integrative discipline where courses may have humanities, social science or natural science foci, or some combination of these approaches. This major includes Environmental Geography courses because the Geography discipline also deals with environmental issues that are more contemporary in nature and are aimed at improving our ability to manage the environment more effectively. Geography students will develop a unique set of knowledge and skills that are not only useful in a wide range of careers, but can play important roles in helping students to make sense of the world around them, including current events and future trends.

 

Students wishing to complete a Geography major are required to complete eight courses (two of the three level 1 courses plus six advanced level courses) from those listed below. Students studying to be Geography teachers as part of an education degree will choose courses as per the advice given as part of the structure of those programs. Students from all other programs are welcome to enrol in any course in the major provided they meet the pre-requisite for that course. Students who wish to include a research topic as part of their study should consult with a program advisor. Geography staff can also advise students about their choice of courses for various career interests.

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
GEOG11023	Physical Geography of Australia
GEOG11024	Conservation in Australia
GEOH11001	Introduction to Human Geography

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EVST19007	Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19008	Development and Environmental Policy
EVST19020	Environmental Management Systems
EVST19022	Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19021	Geographic Information Systems
GEOG19029	Applied Demography

History is both a body of knowledge and a method of inquiry, a way of understanding ourselves and the world around us. It strives to comprehend complex processes of continuity and change and provides insights into how the past influences the present and the future. Historians draw on the largest storehouse of information that exists about how human beings actually behave: the past. Doing History, students learn to identify, evaluate and interpret evidence, make informed judgements about its significance, debate their findings and clearly and cogently communicate their informed opinions, all while studying a subject they enjoy!

 

Students wishing to complete a History major are required to complete eight courses (normally two level 1 and six advanced) from those listed below. Those studying to be History teachers as part of an education program will choose courses from the major as per the advice given as part of the structure of those programs. Students from all other programs are welcome to enrol in any course in the major provided they meet the pre-requisite for that course. Those who wish to include a research topic as part of their study should consult with the Program Advisor.

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST11037	Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History
HIST11038	The Modern World Emerges: An Overview

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST19029	Modern Japan
HIST19032	War and Australian Society
HIST19031	Australia on the World Stage: History and Politics
HIST19038	20th Century: Crucible of the Modern World
HIST19035	Modern South East Asia
EVST19015	Australian Environmental History

The Journalism major focuses on developing knowledge and skills in journalistic writing. Students will be introduced to journalism within the broader contextual framework of media industries and will engage in debates about journalistic practice. Students will cover news and narrative writing for a range of journalism genres, and the associated requirements for research, analysis, and conduct within legal and ethical frameworks that are associated with journalistic practice. The Journalism major enables students to become familiar with a variety of skills, techniques and intellectual enquiry in the field of Journalism. While this major does not enable students to graduate as professionally qualified Journalists, it provides a good skill base, especially when combined with other relevant majors in the BA.

 

Students wishing to complete a Journalism major are required to complete the eight courses (two level 1 and six advanced) listed below. Those who wish to include a research topic as part of their study should consult with the Program Advisor.

 

Campus Availability: Rockhampton, Distance Education

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM11007	Media Writing
JOUR11005	Introduction to Journalism

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM12016	Media Industries
COMM12033	Speech and Script
JOUR12010	Feature Writing
JOUR12039	News Writing and Reporting
JOUR19024	Public Relations & the Media
COMM13110	Journalism Project

Students who wish to take a language major as part of the Bachelor of Arts program should consider enrolling cross-institutionally at a university which offers language courses in the distance mode. Any student interested in this option should consult with the BA Program Advisor and obtain the Head of Program's approval prior to enrolling.

The Literary & Cultural Studies major brings together two distinct but complementary disciplinary approaches: literary studies where literature is read for its own sake and for the values it reveals in stories, poems and plays about our lived and imaginary experiences; and cultural studies where ideas and concepts derived from a broad study of culture are explored through a variety of texts including film, media, television, advertising and the like. Both disciplines examine the assumptions used to support the way that meaning is made across a range of texts and in a variety of contexts.

 

Literary Studies students will be able to demonstrate advanced reading and writing skills; to apply critical thinking and advanced modes of textual analysis to a broad range of texts, genres and media; to communicate using cogent, discipline-based and context-relevant research; and to participate, both self-reflexively and ethically, in discipline critical debates.

 

Students wishing to complete a Literary Studies major are required to complete eight courses (normally two level 1 and six advanced) from those listed below. Students studying to be English teachers as part of an education degree need to consult the advice given to students studying for these programs BEFORE they choose their 'English' courses. Students from all other programs are welcome to enrol in any course in the major provided they meet the pre-requisite for that course. Students who wish to include a research topic as part of their study should consult with the Program Advisor.

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
LITR11055	Popular Genres
LITR11043	The Short Story

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete 6 from the following units:
COMM12023	Screen Studies
CULT19013	Sexualities and Representation
CULT19015	Explorations in the Gothic
LITR19047	Science Fiction and Film
LITR19049	Romantic and Contemporary Poetry
LITR19051	Literary Theory
LITR19052	The Modern Novel
LITR19053	North American Fiction and Film
LITR19056	Shakespeare Today
LITR19057	Contemporary Australian Literature

Students wishing to take a Multimedia major should select ONE of the following options: Interactive Multimedia OR Video and Animation. If students wish to vary these options, they must obtain the approval of the Program Advisor. Students are advised to check the prerequisites for each course very carefully before planning their study across their major.

Interactive Multimedia

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
DGTL11001	Foundations of Animation
MMST11002	Web Design

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MMST12017	Game Design
MMST12009	Web Application Development
DGTL13002	Mobile Application Development
COMM12116	Contemporary Photomedia
DGTL12002	Working with Social Media
MMST13017	Business of Digital Innovation

OR

 

Video and Animation

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
DGTL11001	Foundations of Animation
MMST11009	Digital Video and Audio

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MMST12019	3D Computer Graphics
DGTL13004	Advanced 3D Animation and Character Development
DGTL13003	Advanced Media Production
COMM12116	Contemporary Photomedia
DGTL12002	Working with Social Media
MMST13017	Business of Digital Innovation

The primary purpose of this major is to provide students with a broad knowledge of the discipline of psychology and its applications. In contrast to the Bachelor of Psychology offered at CQUniversity, a BA major in Psychology places less emphasis on statistical and research methods and places more emphasis on an understanding of human thought and behaviour from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

 

Students wishing to take a Psychology major are required to complete the eight psychology courses listed below (two at level 1 plus six advanced level courses).

 

N.B. A Psychology major alone is not intended as a route towards professional registration as a psychologist. If you wish to become an accredited practicng psychologist, please contact the Head of Program for Psychology to discuss your options.

 

Campus Availability: Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Distance Education

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC11008	Biological Foundations of Psychology
PSYC11009	Fundamentals of Psychology 2: Psychological Literacy

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC12013	Personality
PSYC12014	Critical Social Psychology
PSYC12010	Psychology Across the Lifespan
PSYC13017	Foundations of Psychopathology
PSYC13020	Individual Differences and Assessment
PSYC13021	Forensic Psychology

Sociology is a social science that uses various empirical and critically analytic techniques to develop an understanding of human social activity. Sociology is the study of social life in all its forms including political economy, criminality, deviance, the environment, health and medicine, tourism, rurality, Indigenous issues, gender, consumption, leisure and social ecology. Sociology helps us understand how we came to be who we are by placing individuality in a social context. Sociology is multi-disciplinary. Sociology helps prepare graduates to create a role for themselves in the globalised, multicultural world of the twenty-first century. Students wishing to complete a Sociology major are required to complete the eight courses (two level 1 and six advanced) listed below.

 

Campus Availability: Distance Education

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11055	Sociology of Australian Society
SOCL11056	Australian Identity

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete 6 from the following units:
SOCL19060	Human Ecology
SOCL19061	Movements, Cults and Social Change
SOCL19064	Understanding Social Life
SOCL19069	Social Research Methods
SOCL19072	Criminality, Deviance and Social Control
SOCL19081	The Body Sexuality and Society

Note: Students interested in pursuing honours in Sociology need to complete SOCL11055 Self and Society; SOCL11056 Australian Identity; SOCL19064 Understanding Social Life; and SOCL19069 Social Research Methods

Writing across a range of genres requires understanding and appreciation of establised and emerging writing techniques and an ability to apply different writing strategoes depending on audience, purpose, and genre content.  Students undertaking a Writing major will be exposed to the divergent genres of media and literary/creative writing, and will be required to explore different writing styles through critique and review.  Students will learn to identify the differing requirements of media and creative writing, and will develop writing skills that will enable them to apply different techniques as required for different writing purposes.  Upon completion of the major, students will be able to write, as a minimum, effective media releases, news stories, feature articles, blogs, and pieces for social media, and will also be able to exercise creativity through more diverse forms such as poetry, literary prose, creative non-fiction, and experimental writing.

 

Students are required to complete two level one and six advanced level courses as detailed below.

 

Campus Availability: Rockhampton and Distance Education

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
WRIT11023	Beginning Creative Writing

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
COMM11007	Media Writing
JOUR11005	Introduction to Journalism

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
MMST11010	Illustration and Visualisation
COMM12030	Desktop Publishing
FAHE13002	Special Project
LITR19049	Romantic and Contemporary Poetry
LITR19052	The Modern Novel

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
WRIT11025	Creative Nonfiction
WRIT12010	Creative Writing: Adventures in Craft
JOUR12010	Feature Writing
WRIT13013	Writing Project

Note 1 - students wishing to complete WRIT13013 Writing Project are requird to have completed at least WRIT11023, COMM11007 OR JOUR11005, WRIT11025, WRIT12010 and JOUR12010.

 

Students will be able to undertake a creative writing project in terms 1 and 2, but those undertaking a media/professional writing project will only be able to do so in term 1.

 

Students who select MMST11010 in the writing plan need to remember that in the Bachelor of Arts, students can only take 10 Level 1 courses.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies draws upon a diverse range of disciplines including history, literature, anthropology, philosophy, politics, education and sociology. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of Australia's Indigenous past, the major issues faced by Indigenous people today, and what all this means for Australia's future. In so doing, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies promotes respect for Indigenous cultures, encourages responsible custodianship of the land, enhances community spirit and advances reconciliation. Students who complete an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies plan often go on to enjoy careers in such areas as education, government, health care, social work or community development. The A&TSI minor requires the completion of at least six courses from those listed below.  

 

Campus Availability:  Distance Education

Level 1 Courses

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
INDG11013	First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface
INDG11006	Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface
INDG11014	Family History and Australian Identity

Advanced Courses

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
INDG19015	Aboriginal Cultures and Country
INDG19016	Contemporary Indigenous Issues
INDG19017	Political Philosophy and Indigenous Perspectives
INDG19018	Indigenous Australians and Popular Culture

Liberal Arts may be taken as a minor only. Liberal Arts provides student with an opportunity to design their own minor by selecting 36 units of credit normally including no less than four advanced level courses from the Bachelor of Arts majors. This will allow students the flexibility to pursue a study stream that suits their interests. Students must meet the usual pre and co-requisites for these courses. Please note that the courses selected must be from the Arts majors in the Bachelor of Arts degree. Courses selected for the Liberal Studies minor may not be selected for any other major or minor in the BA.

Students who choose to undertake an Arts minors will be required to study a further 2 electives from the Arts majors.

Students who choose to undertake a six course minor from one of the Professional majors must undertake two electives totalling eight courses. These electives can be from any CQUniversity Program.