Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science . (BABS) - BA BSc
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 909489
CRICOS code (International applicants): 030290C
This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the BASC Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciencewhich will be offered from Semester 1, 2013.
| On-campus | Distance education | |
| Campus: | Toowoomba | - |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place |
| Standard duration: | 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time | |
Contact us
| Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Program aims
The program aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degree programs.
Admission requirements
Applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science must satisfy the requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science.
Domestic and International Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy .
If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government
makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and
you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the
courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may
be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through
the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the
courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the
Domestic full fee paying students
may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship
requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa
holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens
who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program
pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Program structure
The program comprises 32 units as follows:
| Core courses | 4 units |
| Arts courses | 14 units (two 7鈥搖nit majors) |
| Science courses | 14 units (one 8鈥搖nit major plus 4 units from Sciences courses) plus 2 units of electives |
Note: Entry into the Visual Arts Practice major is subject to an interview and submission of an acceptable folio during Orientation week.
This structure is set out in the following table:
| Core | 4 units | , , , (Mathematics, Computing (8 units majors) and Information Technology, Mathematics and Statistics (12 unit major) students must replace with ; Another approved Arts core course | |
| Arts | Major 1 | 7 units | e.g. International Relations |
| Major 2 | 7 units | e.g. History | |
| Sciences | Major | 8 units plus 4 units or 12 units | e.g. Environment and Sustainability (eight units), Biology (eight units), Mathematics (four units), Psychology (12 units) |
| Elective | 2 units | e.g. Biology, Mathematics or Psychology courses or other Science courses | |
Core courses
The core is made up as follows:
| . Students majoring in Mathematics, Computing (eight-unit majors) and Information Technology, Mathematics and Statistics (12 unit major) must take . | |
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| Another approved Arts core course Bachelor of Arts** |
| Footnotes | |
| * | Students majoring in Biology must take . |
| ** | Students majoring in Psychology major must take as their fourth core course. |
Major studies
Arts Studies
The Arts component shall comprise:
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at least one seven-unit discipline based major from the majors available under the Bachelor of Arts at USQ
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another seven-unit discipline based major from the Bachelor of Arts.
(At least two units from each major must be at third year level)
Science Studies
The Science component shall comprise:
Either
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an eight-unit discipline based major chosen from the majors under the Bachelor of Science (i.e. Biology, Computing, Mathematics ##, Physical Sciences, Environment and Sustainability)
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a four-unit study selected from one Science discipline . This four-unit study may or may not be in the same discipline as in the eight-unit Science major
Or
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a twelve-unit discipline based major chosen from the majors under the Bachelor of Science i.e. Psychology *Information Technology or Mathematics and Statistics ^ AND
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a further two approved Science elective units which may either extend the studies already selected or may be in additional Science discipline areas.
| # | The Mathematics major requires students to have achieved a level of Sound Achievement over four semesters in Queensland Senior (Year 12) Mathematics B or equivalent. |
| * | The 12 unit major in Psychology is an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited sequence in Psychology and students undertaking this major are eligible to apply to undertake the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Psychology) degree and thus pursue further training to become a Psychologist. |
| ^ | The Mathematics and Statistics major requires students to have achieved a level of Sound Achievement over four semesters in Queensland Senior (Year 12) Mathematics B or equivalent. |
Additional Requirements - Science
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At least two units of study in the Science component must be at third level.
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Students majoring in Computing (eight-unit major), Mathematics (eight-unit major), Mathematics and Statistics (twelve-unit major), or Information Technology (twelve-unit major) must complete and as their two science electives.
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Students not completing the major in Mathematics (eight-unit major), Computing (eight-unit major), Mathematics and Statistics (twelve-unit major) or Information Technology (twelve-unit major) must complete the course or the course . Students may need to take this course as one of their two science electives.
Recommended enrolment pattern
Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.
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Students will normally take the core course in Semester 1 and in Semester 2 as well as another approved core course in each of their first two semesters.
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Students will normally start the first Arts major in Semester 1 of first year and continue it in Semester 2 of first year. The second Arts major is usually started in Semester 1 of second year.
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The Science major is usually started in Semester 1 of first year and continued in Semester 2 of first year. The Science minor study is usually started in second year subject to timetabling constraints.
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Elective courses are usually taken in third or fourth years unless required as pre-requisites.