Art Theory/Soc Rsch & Policy - 4815
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Art & Design
Contact: www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Paddington
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 216
UAC Code: 421402
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Art Theory
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy
View program information for previous years
Program Description
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- A rigorous understanding of art, design and media history and theory;
- A capacity to make informed critical judgements about various forms of contemporary and historical visual culture;
- An understanding of the global dimensions of visual and artistic forms
- An understanding of art, design and media in the context of their exhibition and display
- A capacity to undertake research in art history and visual culture
- To develop students’ creative thinking and their capacity to evaluate ideas and policy problems critically.
- To provide skills in undertaking social research, including collecting and analysing data concerning issues and problems particularly in an applied policy setting.
- To stimulate informed community and academic debate, and contribute to enlightened policy-making through excellence in professional practice.
- To develop students' capacity to contribute to, and work within, the local, national and international community in an ethical way.
- To provide familiarity with the theories, bodies of knowledge and methods of social research and explanations that constitute one or more fields of study in social science.
- To provide an understanding of the interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary nature of social science.
Program Structure
Students must complete:
- 66 UOC from approved courses in Art Theory
120 UOC made up of:
- Core social research and policy courses (54 UOC)
- Prescribed social research and policy elective (6 UOC)
- One stream (60 UOC) from the approved list
Compulsory courses (54 UOC) made up of DIPP1112 Introduction to the Workplace and the following:
Level 1
- SRAP1000 Policy and Society (6 UOC)
- SRAP1001 Social Research and Society (6 UOC)
- SRAP2001 Qualitative Social Research (6 UOC)
- SRAP2002 Policy Analysis (6 UOC)
Social Science prescribed elective: 6 units of credit (1 course). Students should choose one course from the following list:
- ARTS1210 Concepts of Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS1211 Australia's Asian Context (6 UOC)
- ARTS1750 Intro to Development Studies (6 UOC)
- ARTS1810 Intro to IR (6 UOC)
- ARTS1840 Aust Politics in Global Perspe (6 UOC)
- ARTS1871 Cultural Experience (6 UOC)
- ARTS2240 Environment and Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2751 International Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2752 Local Politics of Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2845 Sex, Human Rights & Justice (6 UOC)
- ARTS2848 Language, Politics and Society (6 UOC)
- ARTS2851 Democracy and Authoritarianism (6 UOC)
- ARTS2870 Global Citizens (6 UOC)
- ARTS2872 Living and dying (6 UOC)
- ARTS2873 People and Place (6 UOC)
- ARTS2876 Understanding the Self (6 UOC)
- ARTS2877 Technologies, Culture, Society (6 UOC)
- COMM1000 Creating Social Change (6 UOC)
Streams
60 units of credit from any of the "Internal Stream" or "External Stream" (denoted with '*') listed below:
- Development Studies
- Economics (60 UOC)*
- Environmental Humanities
- Human Resource Management (48 UOC)*
- Indigenous Studies
- International Business (48 UOC)*
- Marketing (48 UOC)*
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Politics
- International Relations
- Sociology and Anthropology
High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at least 48 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".
Participation and Enrolment Requirements
A Working with Children and National Criminal Record Check may be required. Please refer to Bachelor of Social Research and Policy 3420 for further details.Sample Program
UNSW Program 4815 - Art Theory / Social Research & Policy | |||
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | UOC | |
Stage 1 | SAHT1102 Creative Practices: Methods (6) | 48 | |
SAHT1211 Theories of the Image (6) | SAHT1212 Theories of Art History & Culture (6) | ||
SRAP1000 Intro to Social Science (6) | SRAP1001 Research & Info Management (6) | ||
SR&P Major (6) | SR&P Major (6) | ||
Stage 2 | SAHT1221 Contexts for Art (6) | Art Theory Major (6) | 48 |
Art Theory Major (6) | Art Theory Major (6) | ||
SRAP2001 Applied Social Research 1 (6) | SRAP2002 Policy Analysis Case Studies (6) | ||
SR&P Major (6) | SR&P Major (6) | ||
Stage 3 | Art Theory Major (6) | Art Theory Major (6) | 48 |
Art Theory Major (6) | Art Theory Major (6) | ||
SRAP3000 Social Theory & Policy (6) | SR&P Major (6) | ||
SR&P Major (6) | SR&P Major (6) | ||
Stage 4 | Art Theory Major (6) | Art Theory Major (6) | 48 |
Art Theory Major (6) | Art Theory Major (6) | ||
SRAP3001 Applied Social Research 2 (6) | DIPP1112 Introduction to the Workplace (6) | ||
SRAP3002 Social Science & Policy Project (6) | SR&P Major (6) | ||
Stage 5 | SRAP3006 Social Research & Policy Internship (6) |
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24 |
SR&P Major (6) | |||
SR&P Major (6) | |||
Prescribed Elective (6) | |||
TOTAL: 216 UOC |
Honours
Students undertaking the BArtTh in Dual Award mode may apply to complete an additional year (48 UOC) of study for the award of Honours. For details of Honours please see 4516 Bachelor of Art Theory (Honours).
Honours in BSRP Component
After completion of 144 UOC including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504 or the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) 4507 if undertaking the Social Research and Policy honours stream. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the stream(s) seeking to be further studied.
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) program 4507
Academic Rules
Students must complete 30 UOC in Art Theory core courses and 66 UOC in Art Theory major courses.
Social Research and Policy Academic Rules
Fees
Related Program(s)
4803 Art Theory
3420 Social Research and Policy
Area(s) of Specialisation