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Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science

Errata
item Errata Date
1 The following units require Departmental Permission:
HPSC1900 Bioethics (Advanced)
GEOS1901 Earth, Environment and Society Advanced
GEOS1902 Introductory Geography (Advanced)
09/02/2017

Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science Units Table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session
Candidates are required to complete 36 credit points from units listed in the Liberal Studies Units Table. ATHK1001 and WRIT1001 and at least one 6 credit point unit of study from Part C Ethics must be completed. The remaining 18 credit points of Liberal Studies units may be taken from any of the six areas of the table, A-F. It is strongly recommended that ATHK1001 and WRIT1001 are taken in the first year of the degree.

A. Analytical Thinking

Core units of study
ATHK1001
Analytical Thinking
6   

ATHK1001 is a compulsory unit within the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science (BLAS) degree and will only be available to students enrolled in BLAS.
Semester 1
Elective units of study
LNGS1001
Structure of Language
6      Semester 1
PHIL1012
Introductory Logic
6      Semester 2
Winter Main
PHIL2615
Logic and Proof
6    P 12 Junior credit points in Philosophy, including PHIL1012
N PHIL2215 or PHIL3215
Semester 2
PHIL2642
Critical Thinking
6    P 12 Junior credit points
Semester 2
Winter Main
STAT2012
Statistical Tests
6    P MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020
N STAT2912, STAT2004
Semester 2
Any unit of study in Mathematics from the Faculty of Science Table 1 to a maximum of 12 credit points can be counted towards the Liberal Studies requirements.

B. Communication

Core units of study
WRIT1001
Writing and Rhetoric: Academic Essays
6      Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
ENGL1008
Australian Texts: International Contexts

This unit of study is not available in 2017

6      Semester 2
LNGS1002
Language and Social Context
6      Semester 2
WRIT1000
Writing: Style and Method
6      Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
WRIT2002
Argumentation: Theory and Practice
6    P 12 Junior credit points
Intensive December
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Any unit of study in a language subject area other than English, from the Faculty of Arts Table A to a maximum of 12 credit points in languages can be counted towards the Liberal Studies requirements.

C. Ethics

HPSC1000
Bioethics
6    N HPSC1900


This Junior unit of study is highly recommended to Intermediate and Senior Life Sciences students.
Semester 1
Summer Main
HPSC1900
Bioethics (Advanced)
6    A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent
N HPSC1000
Semester 1
HPSC3107
Science, Ethics and Society
6    P (HPSC2100 or HPSC2900) and (HPSC2101 or HPSC2901)
N HPSC3022 or HPSC3024
Semester 1
INFO2315
Introduction to IT Security
6    A In order to enter this unit, students should have at least one semester of tertiary study of IT. In particular, we assume familiarity with the value of information, and with the varied uses of IT in business and personal activities. We also assume an introductory level of skill in using a computer (for example, creating and moving files and folders, downloading and installing files, etc). The assumed background would be achieved by completing INFO1003 Foundations of IT. We also assume previous instruction in verbal presentations and teamwork.
Semester 2
PHIL1011
Reality, Ethics and Beauty
6    N PHIL1003 or PHIL1004 or PHIL1006 or PHIL1008
Semester 1
PHIL2617
Practical Ethics
6    P 12 Junior credit points
N PHIL2517 or PHIL3617
Semester 2
Summer Late
PHIL2623
Moral Psychology
6    P 12 Junior credit points in Philosophy
N PHIL2513 or PHIL3513
Semester 1

D. Culture, Society and Global Citizenship

AMST1001
Global America
6   

Students intending to do a major in American Studies must complete AMST1001 and either HSTY1023 or HSTY1076
Semester 2
ANTH1001
Cultural Difference: An Introduction
6    N ANTH1003
Semester 1
Summer Main
ANTH1002
Anthropology and the Global
6    N ANTH1004
Semester 2
ANTH2625
Culture and Development

This unit of study is not available in 2017

6    P 12 Junior credit points from Anthropology
Semester 2
ARHT1001
Style and Substance: Introducing Art History
6      Semester 1
GEOS1001
Earth, Environment and Society
6    N GEOS1901 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001
Semester 1
GEOS1901
Earth, Environment and Society Advanced
6    A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent
N GEOS1001 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001
Semester 1
GEOS1002
Introductory Geography
6    N GEOS1902 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002
Semester 2
GEOS1902
Introductory Geography (Advanced)
6    A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent
N GEOS1002 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002
Semester 2
GOVT1202
World Politics
6   

In Summer School this unit is available to current HSC students only.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
HSTY1044
Twentieth-Century Europe
6    N HSTY1043
Semester 2
KOCR2600
Indigenous Australia: An Introduction

This unit of study is not available in 2017

6    P 18 Junior credit points
N KOCR2100
Semester 1
Semester 2

E. Scientific Enquiry

ANTH2627
Medical Anthropology
6    P (12 Junior credit points from Anthropology) or (12 Junior credit points from Gender and Cultural Studies)
N ANTH2027
Semester 1
HPSC2101
What Is This Thing Called Science?
6    P 24 credit points of Junior units of study
N HPSC2901
Semester 2
Summer Main
HPSC2100
The Birth of Modern Science
6    P 24 credit points of Junior units of study
N HPSC2900
Semester 1
Summer Main
PHYS1500
Astronomy
6   

No assumed knowledge of Physics.
Semester 2

F. Technological Literacy

INFO1003
Foundations of Information Technology
6    N INFS1000, INFO1000, ISYS1003, INFO1903
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903
Informatics (Advanced)
6    P ATAR sufficient to enter BCST(Adv), BIT or BSc(Adv), or portfolio of work suitable for entry

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ARIN2610
Web Transformations
6    P 18 Junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2100
Semester 2
ARIN2620
Cyberworlds
6    P 18 junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2200
Semester 1
Winter Main
ARIN2630
Digital Arts
6    P 18 junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2300
Semester 2