1. About Associate Degree in Arts
This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education courses. No student will be admitted to this course.
Description
The Associate Degree in Arts is an exit point from one of the College’s Bachelor level awards. With the completion of a coherent set of units, students may complete their studies earlier than planned due to changing circumstances or other reasons that prevent them completing the Bachelor level award.
Students may complete the required Christian Foundations units online, other units or whole specialisations may be available online. Students who are considering online study should refer to the College’s Am I Ready to Study Online? guide
Course Outcomes
- Work and learn collaboratively with colleagues, other para-professionals and members of the wider community
- Demonstrate developed skills in oral, written and electronic communication and the ability to communicate interpretation of research, and produce scholarly papers informed by a Christian worldview
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge in the Arts disciplines, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines or areas of practice.
- Use critical and analytical thinking and judgment in selecting appropriate information about society, culture and the arts for transmission
- Demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues, and social responsibility when engaging in scholarship and para-professional roles in the local, national or international community
- Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to interpret and transmit solutions informed by a Christian worldview to unpredictable and sometimes complex problems in the Humanities, Social Sciences or the Creative Arts, including cross-disciplinary approaches
- Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and accountability for personal actions and a continued commitment to learning in personal, paraprofessional, and scholarly contexts
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)
- 2 Minors (2 * 24 credit points = 48 credit points)
-
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) or Industry Engagement (IE) subjects in the Associate Degree.
Pathways
Exit Pathways
While this course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Education awards; students intending to complete this award may instead exit with a Diploma in Arts.
Articulation Arrangements
This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Education awards.
No formal articulation arrangements exist for this award.
Pathways to Further Learning
- This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Education awards but successful completion of the course will allow students to continue to a Bachelor of Arts award and depending on units chosen the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, or Bachelor of Education.
2. Essential requirements for admission
English Language Requirement
- This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education courses. No student will be admitted to this course.
3. Admission Criteria
No applicants are admitted to this course. It is an exit-point from other Bachelor level awards. To graduate with this award students must have been enrolled in a Bachelors level award and inform the college of their desire to graduate with an Associate Degree.
A. Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)
- This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education courses. No student will be admitted to this course.
B. Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study
- This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education courses. No student will be admitted to this course.
C. Applicants with higher education study
- Students exiting from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education(Primary) or Bachelor of Education(Secondary).
D. Applicants with work and life experience
- This course is an exit point from the Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education courses. No student will be admitted to this course.
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
| Community Development Studies | Minor |
| Counselling Studies | Minor |
| Education Studies | Minor |
| English | Minor |
| History Minor | Minor |
| Mathematics for Educators | Minor |
| Missional Communities | Minor |
| Visual Arts | Minor |
| Youth Studies | Minor |
| Christian Foundations - Associate Degree | Core |
Units attached to this course
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| AR540 | Arts and Creativity |
| AR546 | Arts and Spirituality |
| AR641 | Creative Practice Foundations: Drawing |
| AR643 | Creative Practice Foundations: Painting |
| AR742 | Contemporary Drawing Practice |
| AR745 | Integrated Art Practice |
| AR746 | Aesthetics and the Visual Arts |
| CD520 | Community Development and Social Change |
| CD530 | Applied Human Rights |
| CD610 | Art and Social Action |
| CD622 | Art and Community Development |
| CD631 | Inequality and Marginalisation |
| CD721 | Leading and Organising for Social Change |
| CD730 | Gender and Sexuality |
| CD731 | Community Advocacy |
| CF501 | Living in Christ |
| CF502 | Foundations for Faith |
| CF503 | Introduction to the Bible |
| CF604 | Faith, Reason and Justice |
| CF701 | Integration of Vocation and Faith |
| CN510 | Introduction to Counselling |
| CN520 | Personal Philosophy of Counselling Practice |
| CN602 | Common Counselling Issues |
| CN603 | Strengths-based Collaborative Approaches to Counselling |
| CN605 | Counselling for Addiction |
| CN611 | Basic Counselling Skills |
| CN621 | Counselling Skills and the Counselling Profession |
| CN701 | Family Counselling |
| CN704 | Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss |
| DS701 | Directed Study |
| DS702 | Directed Study 2 |
| 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 |
| EN503 | Literature and Worldview |
| EN504 | Right Writing |
| EN601 | English Literature: 14th to 18th Century |
| EN602 | English Literature: Blake to the Present |
| EN662 | Write Creatively |
| EN701 | Australian Literature |
| HS501 | Early Twentieth Century History: From Chronicling to Understanding |
| HS570 | The World We Live In: World History Since 1945 |
| HS602 | Christian History in a Digital Age |
| HS636 | Contact, Conflict and Reconciliation |
| HS637 | Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries |
| HS701 | Silenced Voices Speaking |
| HS735 | Empires and Globalisation |
| IE501 | Industry Engagement: Exploratory |
| IE601 | Industry Engagement: Foundation |
| IE701 | Industry Engagement: Capstone |
| MC661 | Building a Discipling Culture |
| MC662 | Multiplying Missional Leaders |
| MC663 | Leading Missional Communities |
| MC764 | Leading Kingdom Movements |
| MN621 | Leadership 1 |
| MN631 | Pastoral Care |
| MN638 | Congregational Worship and Spirituality |
| MN651 | Strategic Communication |
| MT560 | Basic Calculus |
| MT580 | Statistics for Decision Making |
| MT610 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations |
| MT640 | Linear Algebra with Application |
| MT740 | Advanced Calculus |
| MT780 | Advanced Statistics |
| PR560 | Internship 1 |
| PR660 | Internship 2 |
| PS511 | Introduction to Psychology |
| PS602 | Human Development: Implications for Counselling |
| PS701 | Mental Health for Counselling |
| SS501 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SS502 | Indigenous Australia and the Nation |
| SS600 | Innovative Social Action |
| SS601 | Ethical and Professional Practice |
| SS700 | Social Research Methods |
| SS701 | Social Policy |
| YT501 | Theories of Youth Work |
| YT541 | Youth Work and the Youth Sector |
| YT602 | Group Work and Program Design |
| YT603 | Youth Rights and Participation |
| YT701 | Leadership in Youth Work |
| YT720 | Trauma Informed Youth Work |