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Hub and Spokes Launch Seminar 1 

New Undergraduate Course Structure

New Undergraduate Courses 

• Three-year pass degrees 

– BP001 Bachelor of Arts 

– BP002 Bachelor of Commerce 

– BP003 Bachelor of Design 

– BP004 Bachelor of Science 

• Four-year integrated honours degree 

– BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy 

(Honours)

Undergraduate Degree Course Rules 

• Undergraduate pass degree courses 

– 24 units. 

– Must include a degree-specific major (either a single 

major or a double major). 

– must not include more than 12 Level 1 units. 

– must include at least four Level 3 units. 

– must include four broadening units. 

– Includes opportunity for end-on honours, equivalent 

to one additional year of study.

Course Study Plan 

Degree: BP001 Bachelor of Arts 

Degree specific major: MJD-ARCGY Archaeology (2 level 1 + 2 level 2 + 4 level 3 units + 1 complementary unit) 

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This study plan is an example of a fulltime load of 4 units per semester. 

The standard minimum completion time for a bachelor’s degree is 3 years. The maximum completion time is 10 years. 

For course advice find out which Student Office you are assigned to via studentConnect.


• Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) 

– 32 units. 

– Must include a degree-specific major (either a single 

major or a double major). 

– must not include more than 12 Level 1 units 

– must include at least four Level 3 units. 

– must include four broadening units (including 

GCRL1000 Global Challenges, Research and 

Leadership which involves an approved residential 

program). 

– an Honours program (equivalent to 8 Level 4 units), 

including a research thesis (equivalent to 4 Level 4 

units).


• Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) – additional 

requirements 

• Language studies & study abroad: 

– at least one Language Other Than English (LOTE) 

unit 

– at least one semester of approved overseas study, 

undertaken after completing Level 1 units and 

before Level 3 units are completed. 

• Satisfactory progress - must maintain a Weighted 

Average Mark (WAM) of 80 or above.


Degree: BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) 

Degree specific major: MJD-ARCGY Archaeology (2 level 1 + 2 level 2 + 4 level 3 units + 1 complementary unit) 


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Units and credit points 

• Unit | a discrete component of study normally representing 

150 hours of student workload, including contact hours, 

personal study and examinations. A unit is usually studied for 

the duration of one semester. 

• Credit points | a numerical value assigned to units taught at 

the University which indicates the relative amount of work 

required to complete the unit. Most units are worth 6 points 

each, but a small number of project units and some honours 

units are worth 12 points each. The credit point value for each 

unit is listed in its Handbook entry. 

• To complete a three-year undergraduate bachelor’s pass 

degree students complete units worth a total of 144 credit 

points. 

• To complete the four-year Bachelor of Philosophy 

(Honours) degree students complete units worth a total of 

192 credit points.

Learning progression 

• Level | a progressive ranking applied to units, indicating the 

amount of prior knowledge or maturity of learning required to 

study it successfully. 

• The first digit of the code reflects the unit level 

– ASIA1001 Exploring Asian Identities 

– ASIA2003 Gender and Power in Asia 

– ANTH3702 Environment, Power and Disasters in Asia 

– ACCT4486 Dissertation (Accounting) Part 1 

• The learning progression is controlled by: 

– unit prerequisite and co-requisite rules; and 

– the major sequence.

Majors 

• Major | a disciplinary specialisation within a course of study, 

consisting of an approved sequence of at least eight units from 

Level 1 to Level 3. 

• A major sequence represents: 

– increasing complexity, depth and understanding of the 

subject area; 

– a demonstrable emphasis on enquiry-based learning and 

research skill development; and 

– a systematic enhancement of communication skills. 

• In 2012 UWA will offer majors in 67 disciplines.

Single major 

• Single major | a major consisting of 8 units from 

the same disciplinary field. 

• Structure: 

Or 

– 2 x L1 units + 2 x L2 units + 4 x L3 units 

– 2 x L1 units + 3 x L2 units + 3 x L3 units


Degree: BP004 Bachelor of Science 

Degree specific major: MJD-ANHBY Anatomy and Human Biology (2 Level 1 + 2 Level 2 + 4 Level 3 units) 


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Degree specific major: MJD-ITLST Italian Studies (2 Level 1 + 3 Level 2 + 3 Level 3 units) 


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Double majors 

• Double major | an approved combination of unit 

sequences drawn from related disciplinary fields. 

The sequences share two Level 1 units and 

comprise 14 units in total, rather than 16 units 

required for two majors. 

• Biomedical Science: 

– 2 x L1 units + 4 x L2 units + 8 x L3 units 

• Economics: 

– 2 x L1 units + 5 x L2 units + 7 x L3 units



Degree specific major: MJD-BIOMS Biomedical Science (2 Level 1 + 4 Level 2 + 8 Level 3 units) 


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Degree: BP002 Bachelor of Commerce 

Degree specific major: MJD-ECNDM Economics (2 Level 1 + 5 Level 2 + 7 Level 3 units) 


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Units 

• Core units | compulsory units which must be studied to 

complete the requirements of a major. 

• Option | a unit chosen from a range of given options (a list of 

alternatives), as distinct from a core (compulsory) unit. 

• Complementary units | up to four additional units that may be 

specified for some degree-specific majors to provide important 

additional knowledge and expertise in particular areas, or to 

allow students to make up gaps in their knowledge that will be 

required to successfully complete the major.

Degree-specific major 

• Degree-specific major (MJD)| a major from a 

discipline offered within a student’s enrolled degree. 

All undergraduate students must complete one 

degree-specific major.

Second major 

• Second major (MJS) | a major that is not degreespecific. 

Second majors can be from discipline 

areas within or outside a student’s enrolled degree. 

• If a student takes two majors, one must be 

nominated as degree-specific.



Degree specific major: MJD-ANHBY Anatomy and Human biology (2 Level 1 + 2 Level 2 + 4 Level 3 units) 

Second major: MJS-PPHLH Population Health (2 Level 1 + 2 Level 2 + 4 Level 3 units) 


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Majors with special requirements 

• Co-requisite majors 

– Science Communication: Can only be taken as a second major 

with a co-requisite BSc degree-specific major 

– Specialist Music Studies: Must be taken with the co-requisite 

degree-specific major in Music Studies (BA). 

– Architecture: Can only be taken as a degree-specific major with 

a co-requisite second major in Integrated Design (BDes). 

• Professional accreditation 

– Neuropsychology and Cognitive Science (BSc) & Social and 

Applied Psychology (BA): Both majors and Honours required 

for registration with the Psychologist Board of Australia. 

– Exercise and Health Science (BSc) & Sport Science (BSc): 

Both majors required to be qualified as an Exercise scientist. 

• Incompatible majors 

– Work and Employment Relations (BA) & Human Resource 

Management (BCom)


• Second majors that have prerequisites 

– Engineering Science: MATH1001, MATH1002, 

PHYS1001 (non-Chemical pathways) or CHEM1002 

(Chemical pathway), and CITS2401 – prerequisites for 

Level 2 and Level 3 units 

– Physics: MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2501 – 

prerequisites for Level 2 and Level 3 units. 

• Majors that have prerequisites – for specific options 

– Anatomy and Human Biology: SSEH1101 – prerequisite 

for ANHB2213 (OPTION) 

– Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: MICR2208 – 

prerequisite for PATH3354 (OPTION)



Degree specific major: MJD-ANHBY Anatomy and Human Biology (2 Level 1 + 2 Level 2 + 2 Level 3 units). 

Second major: MJS-ENGSC Engineering Science (2 Level 1 + 2 Level 2 + 4 Level 3 units).^ 


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^ Note: If you take Engineering Science as a second major you will need to take the following units in order to meet prerequisites for Level 2 and Level 3 units: 

MATH1001, MATH1002, CHEM1002 (for Chemical pathway) or PHYS1001 (for non-Chemical pathways) and CITS2401. 





• Majors that require prerequisites – for second major students without 

WACE subject/s 

– Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: CHEM1003 – 

prerequisite for CHEM1004 (CORE) (if no WACE Chemistry). 

– Microbiology and Immunology: Level 1 Chemistry unit – 

prerequisite for SCIE1106 (CORE) (if no WACE Chemistry). 

– Neuroscience: Level 1 Chemistry unit – prerequisite for 

SCIE1106 (COMPLEMENTARY) (if no WACE Chemistry) . 

• Majors that require prerequisites– for professional accreditation 

– Accounting: LAWS1104 or LAWS1120 and LAWS2301– 

required for entry to Chartered Accountants program. NOTE: 

Students who take Accounting as a second major must apply to 

have their studies recognised on a case by case basis.

Language Majors 

Each language has separate majors corresponding to the student’s 

entry level. 

• Chinese – four majors 

– MJD-CHNSB Chinese (beginners) 

– MJD-CHNSP Chinese (pass in WACE Chinese: CSL2A/2B) 

– MJD-CHNSI Chinese (pass in WACE Chinese: CSL3A/3B) 

– MJD-CHNSA Chinese (near native speaker) 

• French Studies – four majors 

– MJD-FRNHB French Studies (beginners) 

– MJD-FRNHP French Studies (pass in WACE French: FRE2A/ 

2B) 

– MJD-FRNHI French Studies (pass in WACE French: FRE3A/3B) 

– MJD-FRNHA French Studies (near native speaker) 

• German Studies – four majors 

– MJD-GRMNB German Studies (beginners) 

– MJD-GRMNP German Studies (pass in WACE German: 

GER2A/2B) 

– MJD-GRMNI German Studies (pass in WACE German: GER3A/ 

3B) 

– MJD-GRMNA German Studies (near native speaker)

Language majors continued 

• Indonesian – three majors 

– MJD-INDNB Indonesian (beginners) 

– MJD-INDNP Indonesian (pass in WACE Indonesian: IND2A/2B) 

– MJD-INDNI Indonesian (pass in WACE Indonesian: IND3A/3B) 

• Italian Studies– three majors 

– MJD-ITLNB Italian Studies (beginners) 

– MJD-ITLNI Italian Studies (pass in WACE Italian: ITA2A/2B or 

higher) 

– MJD-ITLNA Italian Studies (near native speaker) 

• Japanese – three majors 

– MJD-JPNSB Japanese (beginners) 

– MJD-JPNSP Japanese (pass in WACE Japanese: Second 

Language JSL2A/2B) 

– MJD-JPNSI Japanese (pass in WACE Japanese: Second 

Language JSL3A/3B)

Broadening units 

• Broadening units | units offered in one or more 

areas of knowledge that do not (normally) include 

the area of knowledge in which a student's degreespecific 

major is offered. 

• Broadening requirements are designed to expose 

students to different concepts and ways of 

learning that will help them meet the challenges 

of a changing global world as graduates. 

• All students are required to take four broadening 

units.

Category A and Category B units 

• Category A broadening units have as their main 

focus some aspect of the globalised and culturally 

diverse environment. 

• Category B broadening units can be chosen from 

nearly all units offered by the University, subject to 

the unit rules.

Broadening requirements 

• To satisfy broadening requirements students must: 

– include at least one Category A broadening unit from 

the approved list; or 

– participate in an approved Study Abroad or Student 

Exchange program; or 

– complete a language other than English (LOTE) unit, 

providing that it is not in the same discipline as their 

degree-specific major. 

• Students can fulfil their remaining broadening requirements 

by: 

– Completing units from a second major chosen either from 

outside their degree; or 

– From the range of Bachelor of Arts language majors; or 

– Passing electives chosen from outside their degree.





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Second major: MJS-MKTG Marketing (2 Level 1 + 2 Level 2 + 4 Level 3 units) 


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Second major: MJS-FRNCH French Studies (2 Level 1 + 3 Level 2 + 3 Level 3 units) 


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Electives 

• Elective | a unit which may be freely chosen from all the units 

available at the University (subject to unit rules, including 

prerequisites, co-requisites and incompatibilities). 

• Electives will give students the opportunity to explore a range 

of interests and new disciplines. 

• Broadening units can be taken as electives. 

• The number of electives students can include will depend on 

the major/s they choose and their individual requirements 

(including complementary units). 

– A single degree-specific major leaves room for at least eight electives. 

– A double major leaves room for at least two electives. 

– Two majors leave room for up to eight electives, or no electives.


Degree: BP002 Bachelor of Commerce 

Degree specific major: MJD-ECNSM Economics (2 Level 1 + 3 Level 2 + 3 Level 3 units) 


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Degree specific major: MJD-BIOMS Biomedical Science (2 Level 1 + 4 Level 2 + 8 Level 3 units) 


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Second major: MJS-FRNCH French Studies (2 Level 1 + 3 Level 2 + 3 Level 3 units) 


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On-line learning modules 

• As part of their academic orientation, students are expected to 

complete three online, self-paced modules within the first 10 weeks of 

their enrolment: 

– Academic Conduct Essentials (ACE) introduces students to 

the basic issues of ethical scholarship and the expectations of 

correct academic conduct at this University. The fostering of 

academic integrity is given high priority at UWA and is supported 

by institutional policies and practices. 

– Indigenous Studies Essentials (ISE) introduces students to the 

shared learning space that The University of Western Australia 

embodies. This learning space includes both western and 

Indigenous knowledge systems. 

– Communication and Research Skills (CaRS) assists students 

in developing the ability to find and analyse information and to 

express and articulate their ideas within an academic context, 

through a series of online tutorials.

On-line learning modules 

• ACE, ISE and CaRS are accessed via the University’s new 

Learning Management System – Moodle (formally WebCT). 

• Students are pre-enrolled and should be able to begin the 

modules as soon as they have accepted their offer.

Resources 

• NC2012 Undergraduate Online Handbook: 

– http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/undergraduate/ 

newcourses2012 

• NC2012 Glossary of Terms: 

– http://www.universitypolicies.uwa.edu.au/glossary 

• Future Students website: 

– http://www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/ 

• 2012 Course Guide: 

– http://www.publishing.uwa.edu.au/studyatuwa/

Questions?

Additional information 

The following slides were created in response to 

issues raised during the initial presentation of the 

seminar.

Allocation of commencing students to an advising 

faculty 

• All commencing students are allocated to a faculty student advice 

office. 

• Data is gathered during the admission process about each student’s 

TISC code, chosen course code and “area of interest”. 

• Each “area of interest” is owned by a single Faculty. 

• The TISC code, chosen course code, area of interest and enrolled 

course code information is used to determine the most appropriate 

advising Faculty allocation for each student. 

• A SIMS job is run nightly to allocate &/or check the faculty student 

advice office allocations 

• Allocations are displayed in studentConnect and staffConnect

Allocation of commencing students to an advising 

faculty 

• Where a student has the Master of Professional Engineering 

assured pathway TISC code and has chosen the Bachelor of 

Science course, the advising faculty is Engineering, 

Computing and Mathematics. 

• For all other students the allocation process considers: 

1. the “area of interest” chosen by the student at acceptance 

2. If no area of interest is chosen, then the TISC code is 

considered 

3. If no matching admission “area of interest” or TISC code 

information can be found then allocation is based on the 

enrolled course code.

Assured pathways 

• Assured entry pathway | a guaranteed place in one of the 

professional postgraduate degrees on completion of any 

undergraduate degree. A limited number of places are reserved for 

appropriately qualified students at the time they are admitted to their 

undergraduate course, subject to satisfactory progress and fulfilment 

of prerequisites. 

• Students can apply for an ‘Assured pathway’ when they make their 

application through TISC. 

• Assured entry pathways are offered for the following postgraduate 

courses: 

– Doctor of Dental Medicine 

– Doctor of Medicine 

– Juris Doctor (Law) 

– Master of Professional Engineering

Assured pathways 

• Assured entry is also offered to some courses on completion 

of specific major/s and any other prerequisites: 

– Master of Architecture 

(Architecture and Integrated Design) 

– Master of Professional Engineering 

(Engineering Science) 

– Master of Landscape Architecture 

(Landscape Architecture) 

– Master of Music; Master of Music Education 

(Music Studies & Specialist Music Studies)

Undergraduate diplomas (1 of 2) 

(i) that enrolment in an undergraduate diploma normally be open only to graduates; 

(ii) that a course leading to the award of an undergraduate diploma normally have the value of eight units 

comprising a major: an approved unit sequence from Level 1 to Level 3; 

(iii) that the unit sequence comprising a course for an undergraduate diploma be regarded in the same light 

as a second major rather than a degree-specific major, and that therefore complementary units cannot 

be prescribed as necessary adjuncts to the major; 

(iv) that although the credit point value of an undergraduate diploma course must be 48 points, a student 

may take additional units in order to meet prerequisites; 

(v) that, as it would seldom be feasible to take all eight units across the three levels of a major within two 

successive semesters, a student may not compress diploma studies into a full-time year unless (a) this 

does not compromise the principle of learning progression in the relevant discipline, and (b) the 

discipline offering the diploma is able and willing to schedule its offering of units accordingly, without 

undue pressure on resources; 

(vi) that, to prevent the possibility that a student could gain both a degree and an undergraduate diploma for 

substantially fewer points than the two would separately require, the granting of credit (advanced 

standing) towards a diploma for any completed unit that forms part of the chosen major be disallowed if 

it has already been counted towards a degree course, and that, in such cases, the student be required 

to take a replacement unit specified by the relevant discipline;

Undergraduate diplomas (2 of 2) 

(vii) that a student may be permitted to proceed to an honours course on the basis of diploma results in the 

relevant field, provided that this is subject to the normal rules for honours admission, course structure 

and other matters; 

(viii) that, subject to (xiii), to prevent proliferation of undergraduate diploma titles and repeated enrolment by 

any student in sub-bachelor courses within the same area of knowledge, there be only four qualifications 

available: Diploma in Arts, Diploma in Commerce, Diploma in Design and Diploma in Science – within 

each of which a wide range of different majors may be offered; 

(ix) that the University resolve to extend undergraduate diplomas beyond ‘skills-based’ fields, making them 

potentially available in all fields that offer a major; and that the principle embodied in Rec. 29 in the 

Review of Course Structures report be modified accordingly; 

(x) that, subject to (xiii), concurrent enrolment in an undergraduate diploma and a bachelor degree be 

disallowed after any students who are already so enrolled before 2012 have completed their diploma; 

(xi) that, as the defined responsibilities of the Interim Boards of Studies (IBoS) include majors along with 

related matters such as prerequisites, and undergraduate diplomas comprise majors in a different form, 

the appropriate IBoS be responsible for advising Academic Council (through the Board of Coursework 

Studies) on the approval and structure of any proposed undergraduate diploma; 

(xii) that the rules for undergraduate diplomas be as shown in Appendix C pending clarification of 

nomenclature for the diploma; 

(xiii) that the Diploma in Modern Languages continue to be offered concurrently pending a comprehensive 

review in 2013 to assess the desirability of its retention.

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