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(10) years prior to the date of the applicant's admission
to the Faculty of Arts. Such named exemptions will only
be granted following recommendations from the
appropriate subject co-ordinators that the applicant has
satisfied equivalent requirements for a pass in the named
Swinburne subject(s).
4. General
Application for Exemption forms are available from the
Arts Faculty Office (8,4915).
It is the responsibility of the applicant to complete the
Application hr Exemption form and attach the following
information:
(i) original transcripts (or notorised statement) showing
results for those subjects in respect of which
exemption is sought;
(ii) information concerning the content of the subjects
passed, e.g. handbook copy, course outlines or syllabuses,
etc.
Verified translations should accompany documents in
languages other than English.
Applications received which do not provide appropriate
documentation will not be processed.
5. Subjects undertaken outside the Faculty in relation
to exemptions
Students who have been granted four or more
2. exemptions must take all remaining subjects within the
Faculty of Arts.
Students with less than four exemptions may take some
subjects outside the Faculty but the total of these
subjects plus exemptions shall not exceed four.
6. Implementation
All applications for exemptions are considered by the
Exemptions Sub-committee. The Exemptions Subcommittee
comprises the Chairman of the Arts Faculty
Board, (or nominee) and the Assistant Registrar (Arts).
Applications which are covered by the policy are
presented to the Arts Faculty Board as 'routine'
applications with a recommendation from the
Exemptions Sub-committee for approval. Applications
which are not covered by the policy are presented to the
Arts Faculty Board as 'non-routine' applications and are
accompanied by a recommendation from the Exemptions
Sub-committee for the Arts Faculty Board's consideration.
Terminology
'Course' - refers to the total of selected subjects in a
complete diploma or degree.
'Subject area' - refers to the category under which specific
studies are grouped (e.g. psychology, literature).
'Semester subject' - refers to a single half-year unit of
study.
'Full-year subject' - refers to a subject which extends over
two semesters in one academic year.
'Major' - within one subject area, a full-year of study at
stages two and three preceded by either a full-year or one
or two semester subjects at stage one.
Subject selection
The onus is on individual students (assisted by course
advisers when enrolling) to have completed by the end of
their stage three studies, a course which will entitle them to
the award of a degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Faculty of Arts subject details are listed, at the end of this
section in alpha-numeric order. Provided that course
requirements are obsetwd, and provided that places in
classes are available, subjects may be selected from the full
range. Some subjects are offered at one stage only and for
that reason cannot form part of a major, e.g. All02 Introduction
to Japan - a Cultural Overview.
Subjects taught by departments in other faculties and
tertiary institutions may be taken only up to a maximum of
four (4) semester subjects or equivalent. These subjects must
have the apprwal of the Assistant Registrar and the head of
the department or the chair of the discipline within which
the subject is offered.
In special and exceptional circumstances, the Arts Faculty
Board may grant approval for more than four semester
subjects to be taken outside the Faculty.
The Board may also make an exception in the case of
languages and will consider applications from students who
wish to take a major in a language other than English at
another institution.
(For the purpose of this regulation the subjects SM278 and
SM378, Design and Measurement 2A and 3A, and
Economics are regarded as subjects within the Faculty of
Arts.)
When attending to enrol, students are issued with detailed
instructions to assist in planning a suitable course. All
students are required to complete enrolment forms
(indicating their subject selection for both semesters) and
once approved, may not amend their enrolment without the
apprwal of the Assistant Registrar, Faculty of Arts.
A student may not enrol for the third time in a subject
which she or he has failed twice (N or NA result).
Subject corequisiter (double major students)
Coreauisites for subiects (both semester subiects and fullyear
iubjects) are inbicated in the details fo; the particular
subject.
These corequisite subjects must either be completed before
students take subjects from stage three, or else studied concurrently
with the stage three subject. Any divergence from
this requirement must have the approval of the subject convener
concerned and the Assistant Registrar (Arts).
Subject prerequisites
Prerequisites for subjects (both semester subjects and fullyear
subjects) are indicated in the details for the particular
subject.
These prerequisites must be completed before students may
take subjects from stages two and three. Any divergence
from this requirement must have the approval of the subject
convener concerned and the Assistant Registrar (Arts).
Time allocations per week per subject
Each semester subject runs for thirteen weeks. Stage one
and stage two subjects involve approximately three hours per
week of class attendance and stage three subjects, three to
four hours per week of class attendance. More class time is
usually required for those subject areas which incorporate
laboratory or workshop requirements, for example, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, psychology and sociology.
Places in class
Students must ratify their places in a subject by attending
class in the first week of the semester or contacting the
convener of the subject before the end of the first week.
Otherwise, the place may be made available to another
student.
The names of the conveners are on the timetable and there
is a list in the Faculty Office. Attendance at classes for which
a student has not enrolled does not constitute a ground for
later enrolment in that subject.