LANGUAGE DIPLOMAS Give your Bachelor of Arts a Language Diploma add-on By studying one of Deakin’s four language diplomas alongside your degree, you’re acquiring not only linguistic skills, but also essential cultural, historical and social perspectives, giving you a leading edge in a wide range of exciting and challenging careers. Language skills in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian and Spanish are all strategic in terms of Australia’s interests and are important in diplomacy, defence, security, commerce and trade related fields. Learning a language is not only exciting – it provides you with a way of seeing things from a different perspective, preparing you to be a flexible and inspired global citizen in an ever-changing world. The language diplomas are suitable for all students who are studying an undergraduate degree at Deakin. Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian and Spanish may also be taken as a major within the Bachelor of Arts (A300) or Bachelor of International Studies (A326). Gain valuable skills, make lifelong international connections and add value to your resume with opportunities to study overseas and immerse yourself in real world cultural experiences. It doesn’t matter if you have no prior language experience, have previously studied the language or are a native speaker - at Deakin we are equipped to offer students of all backgrounds relevant subject streams. Dr Tony Joel Course Director, Bachelor of Arts Welcome to the Faculty of Arts and Education and especially the Bachelor of Arts (BA). We hope that you are excited about the learning experience that awaits you here at Deakin University. For many new students, adjusting to tertiary studies can be a confusing time. Trying to make sense of how to select your areas of study is particularly challenging in a course as large and diverse as the BA, which offers you choices from hundreds of units spread cross more than 30 major sequences. This booklet is designed to make this task easier for you. The following pages provide general information on the BA including: short summaries of every discipline offering a major sequence; a course overview and the course rules; and mapping exemplars of some of the more popular combinations of majors, minors, and electives to illustrate how you may choose to complete your degree. Located within the Faculty of Arts and Education, the School of Communication and Creative Arts (SCCA) and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) share responsibilities for the BA. Disciplines from within SCCA that offer a major sequence in the BA are Animation, Children’s Literature, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Gender and Sexuality, Journalism, Literary Studies, Media Studies, Photography, Professional and Creative Writing, Public Relations, Visual Arts, and Visual Communication Design. SHSS offers major sequences in Anthropology, Arabic, Australian Studies, Chinese, Criminology, History, Indonesian, International Relations, Language and Culture Studies, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Policy Studies, Sociology, Spanish, and the new interdisciplinary offering Studies of Religions. All of the above options can be studied as a major or minor sequence. Individual units can also be studied as electives. The BA also features a range of additional minors including Buddhist Studies, Geography, Motion Capture, Sport and Society, and Sustainability and Society and the new Professional Practice and Experience minor can help to further enhance your employability. One of the great joys afforded by the BA is making the most of the flexibility on offer to immerse yourself in subjects that you are already passionate about while also exploring less familiar areas that arouse your curiosity. We encourage you to consider challenging yourself by enrolling in a unit or two from areas that you have never studied before. Why not learn a language? Are you inquisitive about what criminology entails? What about studying some history, philosophy, politics, or sociology to develop better knowledge and understanding of the world in which we live? Perhaps something in the artistic and communicative fields such as journalism, public relations, film and digital media, the visual and performing arts, or literature hold appeal. The choice is yours. As you commence your studies at Burwood, Geelong, or in the Cloud, please do not hesitate to contact our academic or professional staff all of whom will be happy to help and provide assistance. WELCOME On behalf of SCCA and SHSS, best wishes for all your future studies at Deakin. <strong>UNDERGRADUATE</strong> <strong>INFORMATION</strong> <strong>BROCHURE</strong> <strong>2017</strong> BACHELOR OF ARTS