1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Course descri~tion
The Associate Degrec is a two-year full-time course (or
equivalent) with a combination of core subjects plus
specialist streams. The core would be completed in the first
year, the chosen stream in the second year of study. There
are four streams in the Associate Degree:
Administration and Management
Human Services
Planning and Policy
Public Relations
Students choose one of the four streams. Most subjects are
part of a list of prescribed offerings, but in both the core
and the specialist streams, some electives can be chosen.
The lists of electives for the various streams are
overlapping - a subject may be compulsory in one stream
but an elective in another. Language study must be taken
over a whole year (for two semesters) and counts as two
elective subjects.
Entry requirements
Applicants in the following categories will be considered
for admission to the Associate Degree in Social Science
course:
VCE
Selection of applicants may be determined on the basis of
their performance and results in Year 12, which will be a
pass in four VCE studies including Units 3 and 4 of English
accredited by the Victorian Board of Studies. (Passes may be
accumulated over more than one year.) In addition
selection may involve a written application and/or an
interview.
Special entry
Persons 21 years and over. Applications will be
considered by a selection committee which will evaluate
each applicant's likelihood of completing the course. The
selection committee will take into account an applicant's
educational background, employment background, and
written reasons for wishing to undertake the Associate
Degree course. A quota for this type of entry may be
applied.
Persons under 21 years who have completed studies
deemed by the course providers and the University to be
the equivalent of Year 12 will be considered by a
selection committee which will evaluate each applicant's
likelihood of completing the course. The selection
committee will take into account an applicant's
educational background, employment background, and
written reasons for wishing to undertake the Associate
Degree course. A quota for this type of entry may be
applied.
Persons - ---- who - do --- not meet the above criteria should. in
the first instance, consult with the Course Coordinator at
Swinburne University of Technology.
Course structure
Core studies
(To be undertaken in first year)
The core studies undertaken in the first year are designed
to provide all students with a basic understanding of
major elements of Australian society and the economy,
and with fundamental skills required for administrative
and service employment.
Compulsory subjects:
AD100 Analysis and Argument
AD101 Australian Government
AD102 Australian Society, the Economy and the
Environment - 1
AD103 Australian Society, the Economy and the
Environment - 2
AD104 Communication Skills
AD105 Individuals, Groups and Organisations
AD106 Using Information Technology - 1
AD107 Using Information Technology - 2
Plus two electives
AD108 Issues in Multicultural Australia
AD109/ Language Other than English (counts as
AD1 10 two electives)
AD1 11 Technology and Society
AD112 Understanding the Mass Media
Streams
(To be undertaken in second year)
In the second year students choose one of four course
streams which relate to more specific areas of employment.
Each stream includes a number of compulsory subjects as
outlined below, but allows students to choose from among
the whole range of subjects available across the stream
including further study of Language Other than English.
Administration and Management
Compulsory subjects:
AD200 Behaviour in Organisations
AD203 Economic Decision-making in the Enterprise
AD204 Eq~~ty and Opportunity in Australian Society
AD206 Industrial Relations
AD208 Negotiation and Change Management
AD209 Report Writing
Plus four electives chosen from the range of second year
subjects including Languages Other than English (AD212
and AD213).
Human Services
Compulsory subiects:
AD200 Behaviour in Organisations
AD202 Data Usage and Interpretation
AD204 Equity and Opportunity in Australian Society
AD205 Health and Illness
AD208 Negotiation and Change Management
AD209 Report Writing
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