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Arts and Business - 3444

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Contact: arts@unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 3 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 144

UAC Code: 422050

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts and Business (Major)

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Program Description

This program is for students commencing from 2016.

Students commencing prior to 2016 should refer to program 3437 Bachelor of Arts and Business.

The Bachelor of Arts and Business (BA&Bus) is designed to provide you with all the benefits of an education in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts PLUS study in Business. The program provides you with not only the depth (Major and Minor streams) of the Bachelor of Arts but a specially-designed Business Studies component that will introduce you to key concepts and approaches in Business and Management. The BA&Bus can be completed full-time in Single mode (normally 3 years), in Dual mode (the equivalent of three years full-time study) or part-time. The basic requirements of the program are simple. The BA&Bus has only a depth component related to the Arts streams and the Business Studies component.

If you study in either the single or dual mode, you will complete:
  1. a home major of 60 UOC (ten courses) selected from the list of UNSW BA approved home major streams;
  2. a minor stream of 24 UOC (four courses) selected from the list of UNSW BA approved home and external minor streams or dedicated minor streams;
  3. 12 UOC Prescribed Electives (two courses) of any other courses offered from within the Arts and Social Sciences;
  4. a Business Studies component of 48 UOC (eight courses).

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The aims of the BA&Bus are
  • To develop informed understanding of human experience, human culture and human society
  • To develop an understanding of the the role of business in the contemporary world
  • To teach the tools and methods of understanding associated with Humanities, Social Science and Business disciplines, and to encourage students to perceive the relationships between these disciplines
  • To encourage the breadth of vision and critical thinking associated with interdisciplinary scholarship and research
  • To enable students to place contemporary Australian society and culture in an historical and comparative context
  • To engage critically with fundamental questions about value in both ethical and aesthetic contexts
  • To develop the skills of critical, creative and imaginative thinking about society, culture and the arts
  • To promote the techniques and value of reasoned and openminded discussion and debate
  • To foster understanding of the experiences and world-views of other times, other places, and other cultures.

Program Structure
The basic requirements for the degree are:

Single Mode (144 UOC) made up of:
  1. A home major stream (60 UOC)
  2. A minor stream (24 UOC)
  3. Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
  4. A Business component (48 UOC )
Dual Mode (144 UOC) made up of:
  1. A home major stream (60 UOC)
  2. A minor stream (24 UOC)
  3. Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
  4. A Business component (48 UOC)
Dual mode is available in 4783 Arts & Business/Law.

Home Major Streams

The following home major streams are available in the BA&Bus.
 

Minor Streams

All home major streams are available to be completed in minor stream ("Non-designated Minor"). There are, however, some areas of study that are only available as Minors. These are known as "Designated Minors".
 
Art History and Theory
(UNSW Art & Design)		 Arts and Social Sciences Australian Studies Geography
(36 UOC) (UNSW Science)
 
 Indonesian Studies
Italian Studies Modern Greek Studies
Psychology
(36 UOC) (UNSW Science)
(UNSW Science)
 Women's and Gender Studies
 
 External minor streams are designated with grey boxes

NOTE: For details of individual major and minor streams please consult the relevant plan entries in the Handbook.

External Minor Streams

If you choose an external minor in Geography (36 UOC) or Psychology (36 UOC), you will need to take an extra 12 UOC over 144 UOC to meet the external stream requirements.

Language Studies for Commencing Mid-Year Students

If your language skills are assessed as Level A in Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced or Professional you cannot commence study until Semester 1.

UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives

UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives are any courses chosen from the offerings of UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. You can use these courses to add depth to your major or minor stream (above the minimum requirements) or undertake other courses from other areas of study within UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) cannot be studied as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.

ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC)
HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC)

These courses, ARTS2050 and HUMS1005, can be counted as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives or Free Electives.

Business Component

Core Courses

You must complete 24 units of credit of the following Foundation business courses (that is, complete four of the five courses listed):

Electives

You must complete an additional 24 units of credit of business courses from the following lists of elective courses, including at least two Level 3 courses (courses with codes MGMT3### and MARK3###). While you may wish to choose all elective courses from one component to gain greater depth, it is also possible to choose courses from multiple components.

Management Component

Marketing Component

Business Law Component
NOTE: If you are enrolled in 4783 Arts & Business/Law you are unable to take any courses from the Business Law component. That is, you cannot complete any TABLxxxx courses.

General Education

As a student in the BA&Bus you meet the University's General Education requirement.

Award with Distinction

You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.

Honours

Once you have completed your Bachelor of Arts and Business (in either Single or Dual mode) you can apply for admission to do an Honours year in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the major stream(s) in which you want to study at Honours level.

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504

Academic Rules

Single Mode

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, you must:
  1. enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and Business and complete 144 UOC
  2. complete the requirements for one 60 UOC home major stream
  3. complete the requirements for one 24 UOC minor stream
  4. complete 12 UOC of UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
  5. complete the requirements for the Business Studies component
  6. enrol in 24 UOC of Business Studies component core courses in your first 48 UOC of study
  7. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
  8. specify your major and minor combination at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses
  9. complete at least 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor, before enrolling in Level 3 courses.

Dual Mode

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, you must:
  1. complete 144 UOC in the Bachelor of Arts and Business
  2. complete the requirements for one 60 UOC home major stream
  3. complete the requirements for one 24 UOC minor stream
  4. complete 12 UOC of UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
  5. complete the requirements for the Business Studies component
  6. enrol in 24 UOC of Business Studies component core courses in your first 48 UOC of study
  7. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
  8. specify your major and minor combination at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses
  9. complete at least 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor, before enrolling in Level 3 courses.

Sample Program

The following sample programs give you some examples of how you might like to structure your degree:

Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Important Information
The Academic Rules for the UNSW BA&Bus and the online enrolment facility provide you with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that you have met the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. You are responsible for ensuring you are enrolling in courses that meet the Academic Rules outlined above. You should take care not to assume that because you have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to your degree program. If you need more help or want to check that your enrolment meets the program rules, get in touch with the Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.

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Further Information
Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre for advice
Tel: + 61 2 9385 2289
Email: arts@unsw.edu.au
Location: Room G1 Ground Floor, Morven Brown building (C20)
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
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