Specification
Entry
1 The Faculty of Arts (hereinafter called the Faculty) may accept as a candidate for the award of Bachelor of Visual Communication with Honours a person who
- who has qualified for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Visual Communication or another approved bachelor degree in this University or another tertiary institution; or who has qualified for admission to a fourth year honours course in another university approved by the Faculty for this purpose and
- who has achieved the following prerequisites or their equivalent:
- in the studio major, has gained at least Distinctions in 75% of studio units, 50% of which must be in the third year of the major
- has completed 75% of Art and Design Theory units with an average of a Credit or above in the third year units unless there are exceptional circumstances. One only of these units must be a Professional Practice unit.
2. Candidates for the degree shall complete the degree requirements, as hereinafter prescribed, in one year of full-time study and not more than two years from the time of first enrolment if undertaking the degree part-time.
Course Structure
3. To qualify for the degree, the candidate shall: pass 2 units each comprising 50% in Semesters 1 and 2 or 4 units each comprising 25% in Semesters 1, 2, 3, and 4:
4. The units which may be included in a course for the degree shall, unless otherwise approved by the Dean, be in accordance with Schedules of units for the Bachelor of Visual Communication with Honours accompanying these specifications.
5. Units may be counted towards the degree only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty of Arts and as summarised in the Schedule of units for the Bachelor of Visual Communication with Honours accompanying these specifications.
6. A candidate normally may not enrol in any year in units totalling more than 100% weighting, or if the candidate is in full-time employment during any given Semester, more than 50% weighting.
7. Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the degree.
8. In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the Dean in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.
Credit for Previous Studies
9. Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree.
Miscellaneous
10. The classes of Honours shall be first class, second class and third class. There shall be an upper and lower division in the second class.
11. The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the Schedules to these specifications.
12. These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2007 and shall apply to all candidates for the degree, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently.
13. The approved abbreviation for the degree of the Bachelor of Visual Communication with Honours shall be BVC(Hons)
