Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

1. Administration and management
2. Human services
3. Planning and policy
4. 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 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.
Note: Individual school providers will need to assess the
viability of ofering all of the four streams at any one
time. Providers may not be able to offer all streams in
the same year.
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 Curriculum and Assessment
Board (VCAB). (Passes may be accumulated m r more than
one year.) In addition selection may involw a written
application andlor 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. 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 who do not meet the above criteria should, in the
first instance, consult with the Course Co-ordinator at
Swinburne University of Technology. The management of
Billanook College, Eastern College and Glenfern College
reserve the right to accept applicants from special categories
consistent with the guidelines set down by Swinburne
University of Technology.
Course structure
Core studies
@o 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
AD1 01 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
AD1 06 Using lnformation Technology - 1
AD107 Using lnformation Technology - 2
Plus two electives
AD108 Issues in Multicultural Australia
AD1091 language Other than English (counts as two
AD1 10 electives)
AD1 11
Technology and Society
AD1 12 Understanding the Mass Media
Streams
no 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 compulsoty subjects as
outlined below, but allows students to choose from among
the whole range of subjects,wailable 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 Equity and Opportunity in Australian Society
AD206 lndustrial 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 AD2 13).
Human Sewices
Compulsory subjects:
AD200 Behaviour in Organisations
AD202 Data Usage and lnterpretation
AD204 Equity and Opportunity in Australian Society
AD205 Health and Illness
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).
Planning and hlicy
Compulsory subjects:
AD202 Data Usage and Interpretation
AD203 Economic Decision-making in the Enterprise
AD204 Equity and Opportunity in Australian Society
AD206 Industrial Relations
AD209 Report Writing
AD210 Research Skills
Plus four electives chosen from the range of second year
subjects including Languages Other than English (AD212
and AD21 3).
Public Relations
Compulsory subjects:
AD201 Culture and Ideas
AD203 Economic Decision-making in the Enterprise
AD207 lnformation Systems, Society and Technology
AD209 Report Writing
AD2 10 Research Skills
AD21 1 Writing and Producing for Public Release
Plus four electives chosen from the range of second year
subjects including Languages Other than English (ADZ12
and AD213).
Application procedure
All applications for a full-time or part-time place for all entl
categories in the associate degree course must be made
through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre, 40 Park
Street, South Melbourne 3205 by September. All applicants