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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication


UTS course code: C09009 Testamur title: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication Abbreviation: BA(Hons) Course Fee: HECS (local); $7,450 per semester (international) Total credit points: 48 Overview Admission requirements Course duration Course structure Typical program (full-time thesis) Typical program (part-time thesis) Overview The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication offers graduates the opportunity to pursue advanced work in the humanities and social sciences, and prepares them for postgraduate research. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary approaches and the integration of scholarship with contemporary media. Students undertake a program of advanced coursework and produce a thesis relevant to their academic, professional and/or creative agenda. The thesis is based on their original work informed by theoretical study and independent research. Admission requirements Students from a UTS undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in Communication course and students who have completed equivalent three-year undergraduate degrees at other universities can apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication. Selection criteria includes: a Credit average or better at 200- and 300-level subjects or equivalent from another university or a portfolio of production work, and a research proposal which includes a description of the proposed research for the thesis topic (i.e. theoretical/disciplinary approach, methodology, understanding of advanced knowledge and skills appropriate to the proposed research). This is necessary to determine the originality of the proposed topic and the Faculty's ability to provide supervision. Applicants are admitted to the Honours program only if appropriately qualified academic members of the Faculty's staff are available for supervision for the thesis component of the Honours program. Course duration This course is offered on a one-year, full-time basis. Course structure Students complete three 8-credit-point subjects (24 credit points) and a thesis (24 credit points). 5xxxx Honours Seminar (400 level) 8cp 5xxxx Elective subject (400 level) 8cp 55003 Thesis Preparation (400 level) 8cp 5xxxx Honours Thesis 24cp Honours Seminar Students complete one of three 400-level Disciplinary Seminars which have been developed from the Disciplinary Strands in the Faculty: 55000 Communication and Information Honours Seminar 8cp 55001 Cultural Studies Honours Seminar 8cp 55002 Social, Political, Historical Honours Seminar 8cp Elective subjects Honours students may choose a 400-level elective from one of the following: 57047 Transnational Cultures 8cp 57062 Social Movements and Collective Action 8cp 55064 Honours Writing Workshop 8cp Alternatively, students may seek the approval of the Honours Course Adviser to enrol in a subject from the following list of electives. Note that the following subjects may not all be available in 2004: 57031 Non-fiction Writing 8cp 57042 Culture and Writing 8cp 50910 Ways of Listening 8cp 50915 Mise en Scène 8cp 50916 Special Topic in Media Arts 8cp 57013 Journalism Studies 8cp 57014 Advanced Print Features 8cp 57012 Regulation of the Media 8cp 57015 Political Reporting 8cp 57025 Cross-cultural and International Communication 8cp 57026 Strategic Communication and Negotiation 8cp 57087 Knowledge Management and the Organisation 8cp 57089 Information Research and Data Analysis 8cp 57043 New Media Aesthetics 8cp 50913 Developing Creative Media 8cp 57061 Issues in Documentary 8cp 55000 Communication and Information Honours Seminar 8cp 55001 Cultural Studies Honours Seminar 8cp 55002 Social, Political, Historical Honours Seminar 8cp Thesis Preparation The subject 55003 Thesis Preparation provides an induction into appropriate methods of researching chosen topics, and equips students to design their theses. Students present a detailed thesis proposal. Honours Thesis The Honours Thesis provides an opportunity for students to produce original work informed by advanced theoretical study and independent research. The work may be presented in a variety of traditional and/or non-traditional formats. Students completing the thesis in a single semester enrol in: 55004 Honours Thesis (FT) or 55006 Honours Thesis (Production) (FT) Students completing the thesis over two semesters enrol in: either 55057 Honours Thesis Part A and 55058 Honours Thesis Part B or 55061 Honours Thesis (Production) Part A and 55062 Honours Thesis (Production) Part B Students should enrol in 55004 Honours Thesis (FT) unless their thesis involves production support and use of equipment, in which case they should enrol in 55006 Honours Thesis (Production) (FT). Typical program (full-time thesis) Autumn semester 5xxxx Honours Seminar 8cp 5xxxx Elective subject 8cp 55003 Thesis Preparation 8cp Spring semester 55004 Honours Thesis (FT) 24cp or 55006 Honours Thesis (Production) (FT) 24cp Typical program (part-time thesis) Year 1 Autumn semester 5xxxx Honours Seminar 8cp 5xxxx Elective subject 8cp 55003 Thesis Preparation 8cp Spring semester 55057 Honours Thesis Part A 12cp or 55061 Honours Thesis (Production) Part A 12cp Year 2 Autumn semester 55058 Honours Thesis Part B 12cp or 55062 Honours Thesis (Production) Part B 12cp