1. About Associate Degree in Arts
Description
The Associate Degree in Arts is a 2 year fulltime course. Whilst the Associate Degree provides the possibility for some specialisation it does not provide sufficient skill, knowledge or understanding as would be gained by the more rigorous development in the Degree. Associate Degree in Arts students will complete some foundational Christian studies. The course provides opportunity for specialisation in one or more areas through choice of a Major or Minor and Elective subjects. Associate Degree in Arts graduates will be able to engage in analysis and evaluation of information but the level of independent critical analysis, reflection and application is less than that of a three‐year degree as these skills are further developed in third year subjects which are not part of the Associate Degree. The Associate Degree in Arts is a pathway into a Bachelor of Arts and also an exit point from the Bachelor of Arts. Associate Degree in Arts graduates may engage in paraprofessional work in a variety of contexts such as church ministry, youth work, administration and support. They will be valued team members providing skills in analysis, problem definition and solving and communication.
Course Outcomes
- Broad knowledge of the principles and concepts of one or more specialised areas of study
- Broad knowledge of the Christian tradition in one or more of its central and varied forms
- In-depth knowledge of the chosen specialisations
- Awareness of key themes, debates and methods of the chosen areas of specialisation
- Ability to, identify, analyse and evaluate the ideas and arguments of others
- Cognitive, technical and creative thinking skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge and ideas with depth in areas of specialisation
- Communication and analytical skills to interpret and coherently present knowledge and ideas that may be in response to complex problems
- Apply knowledge and skills in planning, problem solving and decision making in para-professional settings both autonomously and through team collaboration
- Adapt knowledge, skills, concepts and techniques of the area of specialisation to varied contexts including further study
Delivery locations
- Online (Partial)
- Wantirna (Full)
Course Structure
The Associate Degree in Arts is composed of 16 subjects of 6 credit points each completed over 2 years full time equivalent (96 credit points in total).
Students undertaking this award are required to complete:
- Core Subjects (30 credit points)
- Minor from the BA (24 credit points)
- Minor from the BA (24 credit points)
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Electives from any undergraduate course offered by the College (18 credit points)
- Students may not undertake more than 12 credit points at “700” (Advanced level).
- Students are expected to undertake two specialisations of at least 24 credit points by means of Minors.
- Students will study at least 36 credit points of “600” (Intermediate level) subjects.
- Students may not import more than 48 credit points from other institutions.
- Students must not include more than 24 credit points in Practicum (PR) subjects in the Associate Degree.
2. Essential requirements for admission
English Language Requirement
An applicant for studies in this course will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if:
- They were born in one of the following countries and have completed at least one qualification (secondary or tertiary) in one of those countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was English
- American Samoa; Australia; Botswana; Canada; Fiji; Ghana; Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; USA; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
- They were not born in one of the following countries but have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time university study in one of these countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was English:
- American Samoa; Australia; Botswana; Canada; Fiji; Ghana; Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; USA; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
- They have successfully completed a senior secondary qualification, a post secondary Diploma qualification of at least two years, an undergraduate program of three years or more, or a postgraduate program of two years or more FT or more, undertaken in a non-English speaking country provided the study:
- was completed in an institution which is listed in the International Handbook of Universities, World Higher Education Database, UK Naric Database or AEI NOOSR guides or an institution accredited through one of ICETE’s registered accrediting bodies and is confirmed by the institution as having been conducted and examined solely in the English language.
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They have attained results as listed in one of the following qualifications:
Test Minimum Results IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) TOEFL (Paper based) 550+ Test of Writing English 4 TOEFL (Internet) 76+ Writing 18 Pearson Test of English (Academic) 57 No communicative score below 50 Cambridge English Advanced 54 No less than Borderline in writing
3. Admission Criteria
- All applicants must meet the College Admission Criteria/General Entry Requirements for all Courses namely the interview and an endorsed character reference form.
A. Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)
ATAR Based Admission
Satisfactory completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)* or equivalent obtaining an ATAR score of 55
*Please note that VCAL is not considered equivalent to VCE for Higher Education admission.
Other Admission Options
Students who had exceptional circumstances in the completion of their secondary studies may be admitted with evidence of difficulties from the secondary institution, medical practitioners and/or other professionals who can attest to the impact upon the prospective student’s ATAR
B. Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study
Students must have successfully completed a Certificate IV or above.
C. Applicants with higher education study
Students with previous higher education study, including successful completion of Eastern College Australia’s Diploma of Arts may be admitted to the course.
Advanced standing may be granted for a maximum of 96 credit points in recognition of studies completed at a University recognised under Section 4.4.2 and 4.3.33 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
To be admitted under this category the applicant must provide evidence that the qualifications held are recent and relevant to the course for which application is being made and demonstrate an ability to read and write in English at a level necessary to satisfactorily study an undergraduate degree.
D. Applicants with work and life experience
- Mature Age entry for those who have reached the age of 21
4. How to Apply
You can apply directly to the College via our online application form available at https://apply.eastern.edu.au
5. Advanced standing/academic credit/recognition of prior learning (RPL)
You may be entitled to credit for prior learning, whether formal or informal. Formal learning can include previous study in higher education, vocational education, or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning or various kinds of work and life experience. Credit can reduce the amount of study needed to complete a degree.
For further information about credit and recognition of prior learning please see https://www.eastern.edu.au/admissions/information or call the College on 9790 9200 and speak to the Registrar
Specialisations
| Applied Linguistics | Minor |
| Community Development | Minor |
| Counselling | Minor |
| Counselling Practicum | Minor |
| Dramatic Arts | Minor |
| Education Studies | Minor |
| English | Minor |
| History | Minor |
| Maths | Minor |
| Philosophy & Religion Studies | Minor |
| Psychology | Minor |
| Visual Arts | Minor |
| Youth Studies | Minor |
| Youth Studies Practicum | Minor |
| Associate Degree in Arts Core | Core |
Units attached to this course
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| AR540.306 | Arts and Creativity |
| AR546.306 | Arts and Spirituality |
| AR641.306 | Drawing 1 |
| AR643.306 | Painting 1 |
| AR653.306 | Dramatic Arts 1 |
| AR655.306 | Dramatic Arts and Communication 1 |
| AR742.306 | Drawing 2 |
| AR745.306 | Painting 2 |
| AR746.306 | Aesthetics and the Visual Arts |
| AR747.306 | Visual Arts and Society |
| AR754.306 | Dramatic Arts 2 |
| AR756.306 | Dramatic Arts and Communication 2 |
| AR757.306 | Dramatic Arts and Society |
| AR758.306 | Aesthetics and the Dramatic Arts |
| BB524.306 | Introduction to the Bible |
| CD520.306 | Community Development and Social Change |
| CD530.306 | Sociology of Development |
| CD621.306 | Leading and Organising for Social Change |
| CD622.306 | Art and Community Development |
| CD631.306 | Social Inequality and Marginalisation |
| CN510.306 | Introduction to Counselling |
| CN522.306 | Counselling Theory and Practice 1 |
| CN611.306 | Counselling Skills |
| CN622.306 | Counselling Theory and Practice 2 |
| CN631.306 | Ethical and Professional Practice for Counselling |
| CN642.306 | Family Counselling |
| CN644.306 | Counselling Applications 1 |
| CN645.306 | Counselling Applications 2 |
| CN732.306 | Counsellor Health in Practice |
| CN791.306 | Issues in Counselling |
| CN793.306 | Directed Study Project in Counselling |
| ED520.306 | Developmental Learning and Pedagogies |
| ED521.306 | Twenty-first Century Learning and Teaching |
| ED621.306 | Ecology and Management of Learning Environments |
| ED622.306 | Students with Additional Needs |
| ED623.306 | Information Communications Technology and Design |
| ED724.306 | Learners, Educators and Social Contexts |
| ED731.306 | Curriculum, Assessment, Evidence and Data |
| ED732.306 | Professional Identity and Engagement: Ethics and the Law |
| ED792.306 | Directed Study in Education Studies |
| HS502.306 | Introduction to Christian History |
| HS570.306 | The World We Live In: World History Since 1945 |
| HS631.306 | Reformation Church History |
| HS632.306 | History of the World Christian Movement |
| HS635.306 | Empires and Globalisation |
| HS636.306 | Contact, Conflict and Reconciliation |
| HS637.306 | Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries |
| HS705.306 | Early Church History |
| HS750.306 | Australian Church History |
| HS775.306 | Wesley and the Methodists |
| HS792.306 | Directed Study in History |
| LN504.306 | Right Writing |
| LN521.312 | Introduction to Language Learning and Linguistics |
| LN533.306 | Literature, Philosophy and Civilisation |
| LN621.306 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics |
| LN622.306 | Introduction to Phonology |
| LN630.306 | Introduction to Literacy |
| LN632.306 | English Literature Survey 1 |
| LN661.306 | Language and Community in Australia |
| LN662.306 | Write Creatively |
| LN734.306 | English Literature Survey 2 |
| LN735.306 | Reading Great Books |
| LN736.306 | Modern Literature |
| LN762.306 | Developing Materials for Minority Languages |
| LN763.306 | Literacy Theories in Minority Contexts |
| MN557.306 | Spiritual Development for Young Adults |
| MN621.306 | Leadership 1 |
| MN721.306 | Leadership 2 |
| MN756.306 | Integration of Vocation and Faith |
| MS743.306 | World Religions |
| MT560.306 | Basic Calculus |
| MT580.306 | Statistics for Decision Making |
| MT610.306 | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| MT640.306 | Linear Algebra with Application |
| PH500.306 | Varieties of Religious Experience |
| PH502.306 | Thinking Belief |
| PH641.306 | Encounters between Philosophy and Theology |
| PR570.306 | Cross-Cultural Experience |
| PR682.312 | Youth Work Field Education 1 |
| PR724.306 | Counselling Field Education 1 |
| PR725.306 | Counselling Field Education 2 |
| PR781.306 | Youth Work Field Education 2 |
| PS511.306 | Introduction to Psychology |
| PS623.306 | Abnormal Psychology |
| PS626.306 | Human Lifespan Development |
| PS651.306 | Community Psychology |
| PS680.306 | Research, Design and Statistics |
| PS740.306 | Social Psychology |
| PS761.306 | Personality Theory and Application |
| PS793.306 | Research Project in Psychology |
| RP790.306 | Independent Study Project |
| TH507.306 | Foundations for Faith |
| TH570.306 | Living in Christ |
| TH604.306 | Faith, Reason and Justice |
| TH671.306 | Theology of Everyday Life |
| YT540.306 | Culture and Sociology of Youth |
| YT541.306 | Youth Work and the Youth Sector |
| YT602 | Group Work and Program Design |
| YT620.306 | Vulnerability and the Youth Experience |
| YT630.306 | Youth and Spirituality |
| YT650.306 | Professional and Ethical Practice for Youth Work |
| YT721.306 | Positive Youth Development |
| YT742.306 | Practices of Youth Work |
| YT750.306 | Ethical and Professional Practice for Youth Work |
| YT791.306 | Issues in Youth Studies |