2010 International Undergraduate Prospectus nts. u.au

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Students can choose subjects from a wide
variety of disciplines including speciallydeveloped
University Breadth Subjects
that provide a multidisciplinary approach
to teaching and learning from across the
humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Arts students can choose from Universitywide
breadth subjects or breadth subjects
from other disciplines. Students from other
disciplines should consider choosing Arts
subjects as breadth subjects as this will
enhance future career options in the global
knowledge era. This is a future where
technologies keep changing; knowledge
is renewed and extended rapidly; and
innovative and professional work relies on
an international outlook, and the ability
to collaborate across wide and diverse
networks.
To succeed and make lasting contributions,
tomorrow’s leaders will be those who
can appreciate and orchestrate the
efforts of experts from many different
fields, stay current with new technologies
and be attuned to different cultures and
contexts. Employers have endorsed the
Melbourne Model approach, explaining
that while graduates still require a profound
understanding of their discipline, they must
appreciate the broader context in which
their skills will be employed and be ready
to apply their knowledge to an increasingly
wide range of situations.
The list of possible breadth Arts subjects
taken by students from other new generation
undergraduate degrees can be sourced via
the breadth database online at: https://app.
portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/faces/
htdocs/user/breadth/BreadthSearch.jsp
Knowledge transfer
Connecting with other students,
industry, the community
Knowledge transfer is the two-way flow of
ideas between the University of Melbourne
and the broader community. It is the third
strand of the University’s Growing Esteem
strategy (alongside research and teaching
and learning), and is underpinned by three
principles:
1. Knowledge Transfer creates intellectual
capital in ways that mutually benefit the
University and its external partners.
2. Knowledge Transfer is linked to the
University’s teaching and research activities.
3. Knowledge Transfer is a response to
global, social, economic, environmental
and cultural issues.
The Faculty of Arts is committed to projects
based on engagement, exchange and
partnership with the non-academic sectors
in the community and direct links to
teaching, learning and research.
The Faculty of Arts consistently attracts
significant research income from local
and international sources, industry and
government. Research partnerships in the
humanities, languages and social sciences
span numerous disciplinary fields, with
projects as diverse as Darwinism and
visual cultures, network governance and
welfare policies, and resettling migrants
and refugees in rural Victoria. Holding
these varied projects together involves a
commitment to building research networks
in external organisations.
Research partnerships enable innovative
ways to archive and communicate
research, leading to real change in external
organisations as they work to find better
ways of serving clients and stakeholders.
Capstone activities
Drawing it all together
Students undertaking a new generation
degree will need to undertake a capstone
subject as part of their major in their final
year. A capstone subject incorporates
an activity or experience, including an
examination or research project, which
requires students to consider broader
themes relevant to their discipline.
The capstone experience consolidates the
content and skills acquisition components
of a student’s major area of study,
and encourages them to apply those
achievements both within the capstone
experience itself, and later when they
have graduated to further their study or
professional career.
Some examples of our capstone subjects
are:
Anthropology and Social Theory:
Engaging the World: Theory & Anthropology
Art History: Art History in Practice
English: Critical Debates
Cinema & Cultural Studies:
Contemporary Cultural Theory
Creative Writing: Encounters with Writing
Linguistics & Applied Linguistics:
Exploring Linguistic Diversity
Philosophy: What is Philosophy?
Politics & International Studies:
Political Analysis: Ideas and Strategies
Sociology: Contemporary Sociological
Theory
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Classics, a minor in Sociology and a breadth sequence in Land, Food and Environment
Year 1 Semester 1 Homer to Hollywood – IDF History English (level 1) Animals in Society
Semester 2 Indigenous Studies – IDF Sociology (level 1) Classics (level 1) Natural Environments
Year 2 Semester 1 Social Theory (level 2) Sociology (level 2) Classics (level 2) Forestry and Systems Ecology
Semester 2 Sociology (level 2) Classics (level 2) Classics (level 2) Environmental Management
Year 3 Semester 1 Social Theory (level 3) Sociology (level 3) Classics (level 3) Economics and Agribusiness
Semester 2 Sociology (level 3) Classics (level 3) Classics (level 3) Urban Horticulture
Major subject Minor subject Elective subjects Compulsory subjects Breadth subjects