Minor - Professional Studies - prior to 31 December 2020

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts - Enhanced Program for High Achievers
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary R-7) - minor in Professional Studies not offered in this course from 1 January 2020
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts - minor in Professional Studies not offered in this course from 1 January 2019

A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Professional Studies by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus and additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 Topics listed in the program of study below.

Course aims

The minor in Professional Studies aims to:

give students a broad range of practical and professional skills and knowledge, to assist them in their lives after graduation
allow students to perform productively and competitively in the workplace.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the minor in Professional Studies students will:

be able to communicate effectively in writing and be able to produce a variety of appropriate professional text types
be able to communicate orally both effectively and appropriately
be able to demonstrate their understanding of legal and philosophical issues and the way they can affect professional practice
be able to analyse, critique and produce computer based multimedia to aid professional practice.

Program of study

The following is the program of study for a 22.5 unit minor sequence in Professional Studies should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.

Minor - Professional Studies

Year 1 topics

COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)

plus 4.5 units from the year 1 topics listed below

COMP1001 Fundamentals of Computing (4.5 units)
PHIL1060 Critical Reasoning (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

13.5 units comprising

ENGL2134  Publishing and Editing (4.5 units)
PHIL2601  Ethics for Professionals (4.5 units)
VEED2004  Introduction to Digital Graphic Design (4.5 units)

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