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The application should clearly indicate the reasons for the
request and the length of time for which leave is sought.
For subjects which conclude at the end of first semester the
form should be lodged not later than 31 March 1994. For
subjects which conclude at the end of second semester -
not later than 31 August 1994. Failure to make formal
application before the specified date($ will result in a fail
being recorded for those subjects in which the student is
enrolled, unless special permission to cancel the enrolment
without penalty of fail has been given by the Assistant
Registrar (Arts).
Leave of absence of more than tuo consecutive
semesters will not be appmwd.
A student who feels aggrieved by the decision concerning a
request for leave of absence may appeal to the Dean of the
Faculty.
Graduate Diploma
Usually, leave of absence is granted to graduate diploma
students only if one semester of their course has been
completed.
Withdrawal from all study
Students wishing to withdraw from all study must lodge a
$ completed Amendment to Enrolment form at the Faculty of
Arts Office (BA915), or the Student Administration Office,
and return their identity cards. (For further details see under
3 the section headed 'Enrolment regulations:)
$ Change of enrolment status
Students may change their enrolment status from part-time
to full-time, or vice versa, at the beginning of a semester.
Applications should be made to the Assistant Registrar,
Faculty of Arts.
Amendment to enrolment
Students may amend their subject selection by completing
an Amendment to Enrolment form which must then be
approved by the Assistant Registrar, Faculty of Arts. Students
will not be permitted to add or change subjects after the
second week of classes. The Assistant Registrar may permit
late enrolment in exceptional circumstances.
To withdraw from a subject or subjects students must lodge
a completed Amendment to Enrolment form by the date
specified for each semester, or a fail result will be recorded.
For a subject which concludes at the end of the first
semester - not later than 31 March 1994. For a subject
which concludes at the end of the second semester - not
later than 31 August 1994. (For further details see under the
section headed 'Enrolment regulations' pages 32 to 34.
Deferment
For information regarding deferment of Bachelor of Arts
subjects see page 133.
Deferment is not granted to students who have been offered
a place in postgraduate studies.
Subject length
UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE ALL SUBJECTS ARE SEMESTER
SUBJECTS.
Undergraduate course
information
~060 Associate Degree in Social Science
The Associate Degree in Social Science is accredited and
awarded by Swinburne University of Technology. The course
is provided by Billanook College, Mooroolbark; Eastern
College, Heathmont; and Glenfern College, Ferntree Gully in
affiliation with Swinburne University of Technology.
Graduating students would be prepared for a number of
occupations within a range of administrative and service
employment positions, in a variety of employment contexts.
The associate degree generally involves two years of full-time
study. Part-time study may be arranged with individual
course providers. To qualify for the award of the associate
degree students are required to complete the program of
study as outlined.
Course aims
The course is designed to give students the necessary
background, knowledge and skills to allow them to perform
in a range of administrative and service employment
contexts. The course will develop the students' ability to:
collect and organise information
analyse and interpret social and statistical data
conceptualise and analyse problems and issues
communicate in oral and written forms
use appropriate information technology
work and manage effectively in an organisation
work as part of a team
deal appropriately with members of the public.
The course provides students with a working knowledge of
major social processes (e.g., Australian political and legal
systems, social structures. patterns of social inequality) and
organisational dynamics. The course is particularly
appropriate for people who are employed or seeking
employment in:
administrative jobs in either public or private sectors
service delivery to the public (especially through
government bodies but also in quasi-government and
private organisations which deal with the public)
public relations, information provision or media liaison
jobs which require research skills and carry responsibility
for contributing to the processes of policy development,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
The associate degree provides basic skills in the areas listed
above but its structure anticipates the fact that these areas
extend into high levels of professional competence which
cannot be covered by associate degree level education.
Articulation arrangements
Students who complete the Associate Degree in Social
Science will be eligible to apply for entry into Swinburne's
Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) but will not automatically be
selected. Those who are selected will be eligible for credit
transfer of up to one and a half years of the BA degree,
depending on the subjects taken as part of the degree and
the BA majors taken.
Course description
The associate degree 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: