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Description

A Bachelor of Arts degree enables you to study what you are passionate about in life, and to gather skills that will prepare for the work place and a wide variety of careers. You have the flexibility to choose from a broad range of majors and minors, taught face to face, online, and on different campuses. You will take 30 units of Core courses across the BA degree, enabling you to become part of a common group in your first year and to focus on specific knowledge and skills you need to obtain for success. You can tailor the remainder of your program to match your specific interests, including pursuing themes and disciplines, gaining work experience, engaging with industry, and completing research projects.

Some majors/minors are offered predominantly at one campus and others are offered at both the Callaghan and Ourimbah campus or online. The availability of courses within the below listed majors/minors are subject to change.

The offerings in the Bachelor of Arts are diverse. Students must complete at least one major, with options to complement this with a second major, pair of minors or a range of electives. The Program requirements are detailed below.

Majors and Minors:

  • English & Writing
  • Screen and Cultural Studies
  • French Studies (either Beginner or Intermediate Sequence)
  • German
  • Global Indigenous Studies
  • History
  • Human Geography & the Environment
  • Japanese Studies (either Beginner or Intermediate Sequence)
  • Linguistics
  • Performing Arts
  • Politics & International Relations
  • Psychology Studies
  • Sociology & Anthropology

Minors only:

  • Ancient History
  • Chinese
  • Education
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Studies of Religion
  • Violence Studies
  • Writing Studies

All majors and minors are available at Callaghan campus, with the exception of Performing Arts and International Relations which are available at Newcastle City campus.   

The majors and minors available Online are: English and Writing, Screen and Cultural Studies, French Studies, Global Indigenous Studies, History, Japanese Studies, Psychology Studies, and Sociology and Anthropology. 

The availability of courses within majors and minors are subject to change. 


Program learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

  • a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
  • cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
  • cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
  • cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
  • communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
  • demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
  • demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
  • demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills with responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
  • knowledge: the capacity to research, analyse, and apply knowledge from disciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives within the Bachelor of Arts.
  • communication: The developed capacity to communicate effectively across written, oral, visual, and digital forms.
  • critical thinking and research skills: the ability to identify high-quality information and critically analyse it as a user, researcher and producer, with a focus on well-reasoned argumentation.
  • work readiness: a demonstrated capacity to engage in teamwork, initiative, problem solving, ethical decision-making, and to manage projects.
  • intercultural competence: the ability to engage with a range of diverse perspectives from which knowledge, beliefs, and values are developed and maintained from the local to the global, regional, and global levels.

Details

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Program code40096
AQF level

Level 7 Bachelor Degree

Locations and UAC codes
Mode of delivery
  • Face to Face
  • Online
Duration
  • Australian students - 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent.
  • International students - 3 years full-time.
Selection Rank
LocationSelection Rank
Callaghan Campus62.00-
Ourimbah62.9073.95
Online62.00-

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Recommended studiesMathematics for those anticipating studying Psychology Studies major. English Advanced or equivalent for all other major/s and/or minors.
Term typeSemesters
Fees
  • International students - AUD32,275 (indicative annual fee, 2024)
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CRICOS Code001602K

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Admission information

Admission requirements

Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting the minimum selection rank, or satisfying the requirements for an approved admission scheme.

The University of Newcastle accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian or overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as the HSC), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, and completed enabling programs.

For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:

English Language Requirements

All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy here.

  • IELTS Overall Minimum: 6
  • IELTS Sub Test Minimum: 6

Credit transfer

If you wish to apply for credit for studies completed at another institution, or if you are changing programs within the University and wish to transfer your credit to the new program, visit the University's credit website for more information on applying for credit.


Academic requirements for program completion

Total units required

240 units

Program duration

3 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 8 years maximum.

International students studying this program on campus are required to enrol full time to comply with their student visa requirements and complete their study in the standard minimum program duration. International students requiring enrolment advice should review the program plan corresponding to the semester and year of commencement and can contact their Program Advisor at ProgramAdvice@newcastle.edu.au

Program requirements

The Bachelor of Arts requires students to successfully complete 240 units, which is comprised of:

  • 30 units of core courses;
  • 10 units from the Career-ready placement course list;
  • one 80 unit Arts major; and
  • 120 units of electives. Refer to the pathway information below*

Students must complete a minimum of 40 units at each level (1000, 2000, 3000).  

Students must not exceed 100 units at 1000 level.  

Students must only complete courses that form part of the program and must not complete more than 240 units.

*Pathway Information

Students must complete at least one Arts major sequence to fulfil the requirements of their program.

Students may utilise their elective courses to undertake a major pathway, detailed below. Students must ensure that each major has 60 units of unique courses.

  1. Single Major pathway A  - one 80 unit major, one 40 unit minor and 80 units of electives
  2. Single Major pathway B  - one 80 unit major, two 40 unit minors and 40 units of electives
  3. Single Major pathway C - one 80 unit major and 120 units of electives
  4. Double Major pathway A - two 80 unit majors and one 40 unit minor
  5. Double Major pathway B - two 80 unit majors, no minor and 40 units of electives

Major

A major must comprise of 80 units of compulsory courses and or courses from the Course List from one area as follows:

  • A minimum of 10 units at 1000 level. French Studies (Intermediate Sequence) and Japanese Studies (Intermediate Sequence) are excluded from this rule.
  • A minimum of 40 units at 3000 level

Minor

A minor must comprise of 40 units of compulsory courses and or courses from the Course List from one area as follows:

  • A minimum of 10 units at 1000 level
  • At least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level

All students, please note:

  1. Each course can only be counted once towards a major/minor or elective
  2. When you have successfully completed your program, your transcript will specify completed major/s but will not specify completed minors
  3. Full-time enrolment (80 units per year) will enable program completion in 3 yrs. Students may enrol in less per year but completion will take proportionately longer.

Psychology Studies Major/Minor

The Psychology major/minor is for students with a general interest in Psychology. Since 2012 it has not been accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

Languages

Students who already possess knowledge of the French or Japanese languages (eg HSC Continuers or equivalent) are advised to consult with the French or Japanese Studies Discipline Convenor BEFORE enrolling into the French or Japanese Studies (Intermediate Sequence).


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Additional documents


Transition arrangements

Please note that Directed course lists are now referred to as Course Lists. Compulsory courses are now referred to as Core Courses.

Program Revisions 2023

From Semester 1, 2023 the Bachelor of Arts program has been revised to remove 10 units of electives, which has been replaced by a 10 unit Career-ready placement course list.

Students who commenced prior to 2023 will not be required to undertake 10 units from the Career-ready placement course list and will retain 10 units of electives. Continuing students may choose to take a course from the Career-ready placement course list as an elective.

Film, Media and Cultural Studies Major - 2023

The Film, Media and Cultural Studies major is only available to students who commenced prior to 2023. The new Screen and Cultural Studies major is available from 2023 onward. Students who commenced prior to Semester 1, 2023 should refer to the 2023 Transition Arrangements in the Additional Documents section for more details. Any further questions should be directed to your program advisor.

Program Revisions 2020-2022

Creative and Performing Arts Major - 2022

The Creative and Performing Arts major is only available to students who commenced the major prior to 2021. A new Performing Arts Major is available from 2022 onward.

Program Revisions 2021

From 2021 there are changes to the compulsory and directed course requirements for the following majors and minors, please refer to the 2021 Transition Arrangements in the Additional Documents Section for more details:

  • Politics and International Relations Major
  • Sociology and Anthropology Major

Education Major and Minor

The Education major is only available to students who commenced in this program in Semester 2 2020 or prior and have completed 40 units of courses that count towards the Education major. Students who do not meet these criteria can only complete an Education minor.

The Directed course list for most majors and minors have been amended. Courses completed prior to 2021 will count towards the Directed course requirements for the major/minor.

Program Revisions 2020

The English and Writing major/minor was revised for 2020 implementation.

The compulsory courses were removed from the requirements of the major.  ENGL1000, ENGL2000 and ENGL3000 were added to the Directed course list.

Students who have completed ENGL1000, ENGL2000 or ENGL3000 prior to 2020 will count these courses as Directed Courses. From 2020, students choose 80 units for a major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level) or choose 40 units for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).


Program structure

Students can plan their program using Program Planner. It is recommended students review the program handbook in conjunction with using Program Planner.

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Core Courses

Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
HASS1000BA Futures
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HASS2000BA Practice
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HASS3000BA Project
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Career-ready placement Course List

Choose 10 units from the following course list to fulfil the requirements of the program.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
HUMA2000Local Placements
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Majors

English and Writing

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ENGL1000Introduction to English Literature
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL1040Australian Stories
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL1090Critical Reading and WritingNot currently offered10 units
ENGL1101Classics of World LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL1201Creative Writing: Introduction
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL1650Stories in Context: Fiction, Drama, FilmNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2000Literary Theory and Practice
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL2002Shakespeare & CoNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2003Novel Ideas: Selves and WorldsNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2005Mind and Monstrosity: Victorian NovelNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2006ModernismsNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2009Contemporary Australian LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2011Children's Literature
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL2021Sex and Death on the Renaissance StageNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2101Writing Short Fiction
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2102Creative Writing: Life Writing
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3012Crime Fiction: Mutations of a GenreNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3013Women's WritingNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3014Creative Writing: Emerging Writers ToolkitNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3018Satire and Its Forms
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3019Imagination, Nature, Freedom: Romantic Literature
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3045Indigenous Australia in Literature: Listenin' Up
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3101Reading Across Borders: Modern World LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3301Creative Writing: Poetry and Poetics
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL3302The Novel Writing Toolkit
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL3304Creative Writing: Fiction, Medicine, Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3401Principles of Editing and PublishingNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3656Science Fiction and Fantasy: Issues in Speculative FictionNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3664Children's Fantasy LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3665Young Adult Literature: Storying the World through Young Adult Voices
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL3700Adaptations: Books, Films, Shows and Games
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

French Studies

French Studies (Beginner Sequence)

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
FREN1100French Language and Culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN1200French Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN2610French Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN2620French Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HUMA2001Global Experiences
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
FREN3610French Language and Culture Intermediate 1 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3620French Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3701Extended French: Grammar
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN3702Extended French through Translation
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
French Studies (Intermediate Sequence)

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
FREN2610French Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN2620French Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HUMA2001Global Experiences
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
FREN3610French Language and Culture Intermediate 1 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3620French Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3701Extended French: Grammar
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN3702Extended French through Translation
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

German

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
GRMN1501German Language and Culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN1502German Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN2501German Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN2502German Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3503German Language and Culture Intermediate 1 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3504German Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3505German Language and Culture - Focus on Conversation (B1.2 to B2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3506German Language and Culture - Interacting with German Texts (B1.2 to B2.1)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Global Indigenous Studies

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ABOR1110Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR1370Working with Aboriginal Communities
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR1390Australian Aboriginal People and Human Rights
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR1420Communicating with Aboriginal People Across Genres
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HUMA1100Aboriginal Languages: New ApproachesNot currently offered10 units
ABOR2022Aboriginal Cultural Immersion
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ABOR2241Aboriginal Political ProtestNot currently offered10 units
ABOR2243Indigenous People, Global Warming and the Environment
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2244Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2245Aboriginal People and Law
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2330Traditional Aboriginal Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2440Aboriginal Health Past and Present
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3024Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3080Indigenous Research
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
ABOR3251International Indigenous Comparative Studies
  • Summer 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3380Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3440Indigenous Health Around the World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3500Aboriginal Education, Policies and Issues
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENGL3045Indigenous Australia in Literature: Listenin' Up
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

History

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
HIST1001Europe and the World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST1002The United States from Civil War to Superpower
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST1003The Foundations of AmericaNot currently offered10 units
HIST1051The Australian Experience
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST1052Origin of Controversies
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2002Fact or Fiction Reading the Past
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST2006Australian Underworlds: Histories of Crime in Australia
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST2021The History of SlaveryNot currently offered10 units
HIST2031History, War and Film
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2051Making Digital History: Curating for Public AudiencesNot currently offered10 units
HIST2065A Sunburnt Country: Australian Environmental HistoryNot currently offered10 units
HIST2150Medieval and Renaissance EuropeNot currently offered10 units
HIST2211Things that Made the Modern World
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2611Global Age of Revolution: Europe
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2650War and Trauma
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2672Israel and the Middle East: Roots of the current conflictNot currently offered10 units
HIST3006The History of ViolenceNot currently offered10 units
HIST3008Global Perspectives on the First World War
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3152The History of Racism
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3201Foreign Relations: Australia and the Great PowersNot currently offered10 units
HIST3221Food and Drinks in Global HistoryNot currently offered10 units
HIST3245A History of Protest in Australia
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3581Sex and Scandal in HistoryNot currently offered20 units
HIST3600Global Women's History: From Boadicea to Barbie
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3621Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal-Colonial Relationships in Australian History
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3641The Rise of Fascism: From the March on Rome to Hitler s Seizure of Power
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3642The Downfall of Fascism: The Third Reich, War and Genocide
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3673The Future of the Middle East
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3675Global Age Of Revolution: The Middle East and Far EastNot currently offered10 units

Human Geography and the Environment

Compulsory

Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
GEOG1020Introduction to Human Geography
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG2080Cities and Regions
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENVS3006Surviving the Anthropocene: Sustainability in the 21st Century
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG3090Society and Space
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a major (10 units at 1000 level, 10 units at 2000 level and 20 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ENVS1003Environmental Values and Ethics
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENVS1004Social Development and the Environment
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG1030Global Poverty and Development
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENVS2002Environmental Legislation and Planning
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENVS2008The Sustainable Society
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG2130Geographies of Development
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
SOCA2065Environment and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENVS3001Integrated Impact Assessment
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENVS3008Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
GEOG3300Rethinking Development
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Japanese Studies

Japanese Studies (Beginner Sequence)

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
JAPN1110Japanese Language and Culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN1120Japanese Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2410Japanese Society and The World
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2420Japanese Culture and Identity
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2501Japanese In Context 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2502Japanese in Context 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN3110Advanced Spoken Japanese INot currently offered10 units
JAPN3120Advanced Spoken Japanese IINot currently offered10 units
JAPN3501Japanese in Context 3 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
JAPN3502Japanese in Context 4 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
Japanese Studies (Intermediate Sequence)

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
JAPN2410Japanese Society and The World
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2420Japanese Culture and Identity
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2501Japanese In Context 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2502Japanese in Context 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN3110Advanced Spoken Japanese INot currently offered10 units
JAPN3120Advanced Spoken Japanese IINot currently offered10 units
JAPN3501Japanese in Context 3 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
JAPN3502Japanese in Context 4 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units

Linguistics

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
LING1111How Languages Work: Linguistics and the Structure of Language
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING1112Languages in the World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2001Indigenous languages of Australia and the Pacific
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2006Phonetics
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2140Language Testing and EvaluationNot currently offered10 units
LING2501Cross-cultural Communication
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2502Issues of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING3002SyntaxNot currently offered10 units
LING3008Introduction to Phonology and Morphology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING3110Language and Cognition
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING31202nd Language AcquisitionNot currently offered10 units
LING3310Language and Meaning
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING3350Structure of English
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Performing Arts

Course List

Choose 80 units from the following list to fulfil the requirements of this major including 20 units at 1000 level, 20 units at 2000 level, and 40 units at 3000 level.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CAPA1001Creative and Performing Arts 1
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA1030Vocal Fundamentals and TechniquesNot currently offered10 units
CIND1301Stagecraft
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA2001Creative and Performing Arts 2
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA2410Australian Theatre and Performance
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CIND2301Performance TechnologiesNot currently offered10 units
CIND2302Directing WorkshopNot currently offered10 units
CAPA3001Creative and Performing Arts 3
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA3820Writing for PerformanceNot currently offered10 units
CIND3003Creative Industries Professional Project
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Trimester 2 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
20 units
CIND3301Performance EnvironmentsNot currently offered10 units
MUSI3461Creative Practice Lab
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units

Politics and International Relations

Compulsory
CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
POLI1010Australian Politics and Government
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI1020Introduction to Politics
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI2203International Political Economy and Global Development
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3180Politics, Policy and Government
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
Course List

Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
HIST2210Australian Foreign Relations: Australia and AsiaNot currently offered10 units
POLI2001Ideas in Political ScienceNot currently offered10 units
POLI2200The Global Politics of Indigenous People
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
HIST3201Foreign Relations: Australia and the Great PowersNot currently offered10 units
POLI3002Power and the State
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3140The Politics of GlobalisationNot currently offered10 units
POLI3150Issues in International Relations
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3160Global Power and World Order
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3203Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units

Psychology Studies

Compulsory

Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this major.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
PSYC1010Psychology Introduction 1
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC1020Psychology Introduction 2
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC2500Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Disorders
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC3500Advanced Health Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC3700Advanced Developmental Psychology and Developmental Psychopathology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
Course List

Choose 30 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 20 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
PSYC2300Cognitive Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC2400Biological Psychology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC2505Foundations of Psychology and Sociology for Health Professionals
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC2800Special Topics in Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC2900Social Psychology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
STAT2000Applied Statistics and Research Methods
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
PSYC3000Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC3006Individual Differences and Assessment
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC3300Advanced Cognitive Psychology: Theory & Applications
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC3301Advanced Perception and Learning in Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC3400Advanced Biological PsychologyNot currently offered10 units
PSYC3600Advanced Social and Organisational PsychologyNot currently offered10 units
PSYC3800Advanced Special Topics in Psychology 2
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Screen and Cultural Studies

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
SCRN1000Media Literacy
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN1200Film and Television Studies
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CMNS2600Audience Participation and Interaction
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
SCRN2000Media in Transition: Industry, Money, PowerNot currently offered10 units
SCRN2100Popular Music and Culture
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2200Popular Culture and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2300Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in Context
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2400European Cinema in Context: Transforming Images, States, HistoriesNot currently offered10 units
SCRN2500Science Fiction and Fantasy on ScreenNot currently offered10 units
SCRN3000Social Media and Digital Culture
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3100Peak TV: Texts, Industry, Culture
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3200Documentary Cinema: Rendering the Real
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3300Contemporary World Cinema
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
SCRN3400Screen AuthorshipNot currently offered10 units
SCRN3500Screening Sex and GenderNot currently offered10 units

Sociology and Anthropology

Compulsory
CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
SOCA1010Society and Culture: an Introduction to Sociology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA1020What is Anthropology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCS2200Social Analysis: Theorising Social Problems
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCS3200Qualitative Social Inquiry: Applied Research Project
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
Course List

Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
SCRN2200Popular Culture and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2020Society, Space and PowerNot currently offered10 units
SOCA2065Environment and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2325Cultural Worlds of Health and IllnessNot currently offered10 units
SOCA2400Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2700Gender, Religion and PowerNot currently offered10 units
SOCS2100Organisational Management and Social BehaviourNot currently offered10 units
SOCS2300Ethics for the Social Sciences
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
SOCS2400Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
SOCA3178Health, 'Wellness' and Power: The Social Contexts of Expert Knowledge
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3220Youth Culture and Risk
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3230Identity and CultureNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3315Bodies in Cultural Perspective
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3666Consumption, Technology and Everyday Life
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3780Applying Social and Cultural Theories: Critical Ideas for a Changing World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
SOCA3790Migration, Society and the MediaNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3850Rage Against the Machine: Indigenous Activism, Ways of Life and the Future
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3902Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCS3100Policy Development, Program Management and Evaluation
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units

Minors

Ancient History

Course List

To fulfil the requirements of this minor choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level)

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
AHIS1000Ancient Greece
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS1020Rome to Julius CaesarNot currently offered10 units
AHIS1050Egypt: The New KingdomNot currently offered10 units
AHIS1080The Byzantine Empire: From Constantine to Iconoclasm (306-726)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS2000The Augustan Age: Politics, Society and LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2010Pompeii: Rediscovering the PastNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2110SpartaNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2370Magic and Witchcraft in Greece and Rome
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS2500Myths of the Ancient Greek WorldNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2560Gender and Sexuality in AntiquityNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2700Pandemics and Pandemonium: Crisis Management in the Premodern World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS2900From Trench To Screen: Digital Studies of the Ancient WorldNot currently offered10 units
AHIS3510Greek Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS3520Roman SocietyNot currently offered10 units
AHIS3663Folklore and Fairy Tale in Antiquity
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Chinese

Course List

To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete the following compulsory courses.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CHIN1110Chinese Language and culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1) for students with other language backgrounds
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
CHIN1120Chinese Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2) for students with other language backgrounds
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
CHIN2301Chinese Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
CHIN2302Chinese Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Education

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000, 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
EDUC1038Foundations of Secondary Education
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
EDUC1070Foundation of Creative Arts for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
EDUC1103Schooling, Identity and Society
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
EDUC1751Knowledge and Communication Technologies
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
EDUC2081Creativity in practice: drama pedagogies for imaginative learning
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
EDUC2102Educational Psychology: Learners and the Learning Process
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
EDUC2200The Future of Teaching and Learning
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
EDUC3800Intercultural Understanding for Educators
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
EDUC3802Applied Learning in Diverse Contexts
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

English and Writing

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ENGL1000Introduction to English Literature
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL1040Australian Stories
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL1090Critical Reading and WritingNot currently offered10 units
ENGL1101Classics of World LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL1201Creative Writing: Introduction
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL1650Stories in Context: Fiction, Drama, FilmNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2000Literary Theory and Practice
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL2002Shakespeare & CoNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2003Novel Ideas: Selves and WorldsNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2005Mind and Monstrosity: Victorian NovelNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2006ModernismsNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2009Contemporary Australian LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2011Children's Literature
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL2021Sex and Death on the Renaissance StageNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2101Writing Short Fiction
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2102Creative Writing: Life Writing
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3012Crime Fiction: Mutations of a GenreNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3013Women's WritingNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3014Creative Writing: Emerging Writers ToolkitNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3018Satire and Its Forms
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3019Imagination, Nature, Freedom: Romantic Literature
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3045Indigenous Australia in Literature: Listenin' Up
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL3101Reading Across Borders: Modern World LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3301Creative Writing: Poetry and Poetics
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL3302The Novel Writing Toolkit
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL3401Principles of Editing and PublishingNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3656Science Fiction and Fantasy: Issues in Speculative FictionNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3664Children's Fantasy LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3665Young Adult Literature: Storying the World through Young Adult Voices
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENGL3700Adaptations: Books, Films, Shows and Games
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

French Studies

Beginner Sequence

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
FREN1100French Language and Culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN1200French Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN2610French Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN2620French Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HUMA2001Global Experiences
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
FREN3610French Language and Culture Intermediate 1 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3620French Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3701Extended French: Grammar
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN3702Extended French through Translation
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
Intermediate Sequence

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
FREN2610French Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN2620French Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HUMA2001Global Experiences
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
FREN3610French Language and Culture Intermediate 1 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3620French Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
FREN3701Extended French: Grammar
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
FREN3702Extended French through Translation
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Course List

To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level)

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ENGL1040Australian Stories
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
SOCA1050Youth, Gender and Crime
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
AHIS2560Gender and Sexuality in AntiquityNot currently offered10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
SCRN2100Popular Music and Culture
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2200Popular Culture and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2700Gender, Religion and PowerNot currently offered10 units
ENGL3013Women's WritingNot currently offered10 units
HIST3600Global Women's History: From Boadicea to Barbie
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3621Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal-Colonial Relationships in Australian History
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3500Screening Sex and GenderNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3230Identity and CultureNot currently offered10 units

German

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
GRMN1501German Language and Culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN1502German Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN2501German Language and Culture Elementary 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN2502German Language and Culture Elementary 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3503German Language and Culture Intermediate 1 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3504German Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3505German Language and Culture - Focus on Conversation (B1.2 to B2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GRMN3506German Language and Culture - Interacting with German Texts (B1.2 to B2.1)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Global Indigenous Studies

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ABOR1110Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR1370Working with Aboriginal Communities
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR1390Australian Aboriginal People and Human Rights
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR1420Communicating with Aboriginal People Across Genres
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HUMA1100Aboriginal Languages: New ApproachesNot currently offered10 units
ABOR2022Aboriginal Cultural Immersion
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ABOR2241Aboriginal Political ProtestNot currently offered10 units
ABOR2243Indigenous People, Global Warming and the Environment
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2244Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2245Aboriginal People and Law
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2330Traditional Aboriginal Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2440Aboriginal Health Past and Present
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3024Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3080Indigenous Research
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
ABOR3251International Indigenous Comparative Studies
  • Summer 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3380Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3440Indigenous Health Around the World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR3500Aboriginal Education, Policies and Issues
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENGL3045Indigenous Australia in Literature: Listenin' Up
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

History

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
AHIS1000Ancient Greece
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS1080The Byzantine Empire: From Constantine to Iconoclasm (306-726)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST1001Europe and the World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST1002The United States from Civil War to Superpower
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST1003The Foundations of AmericaNot currently offered10 units
HIST1051The Australian Experience
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST1052Origin of Controversies
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS2000The Augustan Age: Politics, Society and LiteratureNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2110SpartaNot currently offered10 units
AHIS2370Magic and Witchcraft in Greece and Rome
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS2500Myths of the Ancient Greek WorldNot currently offered10 units
HIST2002Fact or Fiction Reading the Past
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST2006Australian Underworlds: Histories of Crime in Australia
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST2021The History of SlaveryNot currently offered10 units
HIST2031History, War and Film
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2051Making Digital History: Curating for Public AudiencesNot currently offered10 units
HIST2065A Sunburnt Country: Australian Environmental HistoryNot currently offered10 units
HIST2150Medieval and Renaissance EuropeNot currently offered10 units
HIST2210Australian Foreign Relations: Australia and AsiaNot currently offered10 units
HIST2611Global Age of Revolution: Europe
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2650War and Trauma
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2672Israel and the Middle East: Roots of the current conflictNot currently offered10 units
AHIS3510Greek Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
AHIS3520Roman SocietyNot currently offered10 units
AHIS3663Folklore and Fairy Tale in Antiquity
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3006The History of ViolenceNot currently offered10 units
HIST3008Global Perspectives on the First World War
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3152The History of Racism
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3201Foreign Relations: Australia and the Great PowersNot currently offered10 units
HIST3221Food and Drinks in Global HistoryNot currently offered10 units
HIST3245A History of Protest in Australia
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3581Sex and Scandal in HistoryNot currently offered20 units
HIST3600Global Women's History: From Boadicea to Barbie
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3621Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal-Colonial Relationships in Australian History
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3641The Rise of Fascism: From the March on Rome to Hitler s Seizure of Power
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3642The Downfall of Fascism: The Third Reich, War and Genocide
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3673The Future of the Middle East
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3675Global Age Of Revolution: The Middle East and Far EastNot currently offered10 units

Human Geography and the Environment

Compulsory
CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
GEOG1020Introduction to Human Geography
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG2080Cities and Regions
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
Course List

Choose 20 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of at least 10 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
ENVS1003Environmental Values and Ethics
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENVS1004Social Development and the Environment
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG1030Global Poverty and Development
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENVS2002Environmental Legislation and Planning
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENVS2008The Sustainable Society
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
GEOG2130Geographies of Development
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
SOCA2065Environment and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ENVS3001Integrated Impact Assessment
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
ENVS3008Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
GEOG3300Rethinking Development
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Information Technology

Course List

To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 level

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
COMP1010Computing Fundamentals
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
COMP1140Database and Information Management
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
INFT1004Introduction to Programming
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
SENG1050Web Technologies
  • Trimester 3 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
INFT2031Systems and Network Administration
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
INFT2150Business Analysis
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units

Japanese Studies

Beginner Sequence

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
JAPN1110Japanese Language and Culture Beginners 1 (A0 to A1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN1120Japanese Language and Culture Beginners 2 (A1.1 to A1.2)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2410Japanese Society and The World
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2420Japanese Culture and Identity
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2501Japanese In Context 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2502Japanese in Context 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN3110Advanced Spoken Japanese INot currently offered10 units
JAPN3120Advanced Spoken Japanese IINot currently offered10 units
JAPN3501Japanese in Context 3 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
JAPN3502Japanese in Context 4 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
Intermediate Sequence

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
JAPN2410Japanese Society and The World
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2420Japanese Culture and Identity
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2501Japanese In Context 1 (A1.2 to A2.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN2502Japanese in Context 2 (A2.1 to A2.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
JAPN3110Advanced Spoken Japanese INot currently offered10 units
JAPN3120Advanced Spoken Japanese IINot currently offered10 units
JAPN3501Japanese in Context 3 (A2.2 to B1.1)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
20 units
JAPN3502Japanese in Context 4 (B1.1 to B1.2)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
20 units

Linguistics

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
LING1111How Languages Work: Linguistics and the Structure of Language
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING1112Languages in the World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2001Indigenous languages of Australia and the Pacific
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2006Phonetics
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2140Language Testing and EvaluationNot currently offered10 units
LING2501Cross-cultural Communication
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING2502Issues of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING3002SyntaxNot currently offered10 units
LING3008Introduction to Phonology and Morphology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING3110Language and Cognition
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING31202nd Language AcquisitionNot currently offered10 units
LING3310Language and Meaning
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
LING3350Structure of English
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Performing Arts

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CAPA1001Creative and Performing Arts 1
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA1030Vocal Fundamentals and TechniquesNot currently offered10 units
CAPA2001Creative and Performing Arts 2
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA2410Australian Theatre and Performance
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CIND2301Performance TechnologiesNot currently offered10 units
CIND2302Directing WorkshopNot currently offered10 units
CAPA3001Creative and Performing Arts 3
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA3820Writing for PerformanceNot currently offered10 units
CIND3003Creative Industries Professional Project
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Trimester 2 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
20 units
CIND3301Performance EnvironmentsNot currently offered10 units
MUSI3461Creative Practice Lab
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units

Politics and International Relations

Compulsory

Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
POLI1010Australian Politics and Government
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI1020Introduction to Politics
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI2203International Political Economy and Global Development
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
Course List

Choose 10 units from the list for a minor (at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
HIST2210Australian Foreign Relations: Australia and AsiaNot currently offered10 units
POLI2001Ideas in Political ScienceNot currently offered10 units
POLI2200The Global Politics of Indigenous People
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
HIST3201Foreign Relations: Australia and the Great PowersNot currently offered10 units
POLI3002Power and the State
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3140The Politics of GlobalisationNot currently offered10 units
POLI3150Issues in International Relations
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3160Global Power and World Order
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
POLI3203Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units

Psychology Studies

Compulsory

Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
PSYC1010Psychology Introduction 1
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC1020Psychology Introduction 2
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC2500Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Disorders
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
Course List

Choose 10 units from the list for a minor (at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
PSYC2300Cognitive Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC2400Biological Psychology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC2505Foundations of Psychology and Sociology for Health Professionals
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PSYC2600Personality and Social Psychology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC2800Special Topics in Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
STAT2000Applied Statistics and Research Methods
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
PSYC3000Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC3001Advanced Psychological MeasurementNot currently offered10 units
PSYC3300Advanced Cognitive Psychology: Theory & Applications
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC3301Advanced Perception and Learning in Psychology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
PSYC3400Advanced Biological PsychologyNot currently offered10 units
PSYC3600Advanced Social and Organisational PsychologyNot currently offered10 units
PSYC3800Advanced Special Topics in Psychology 2
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Screen and Cultural Studies

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
SCRN1000Media Literacy
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN1100Communication and CultureNot currently offered10 units
SCRN1200Film and Television Studies
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CMNS2600Audience Participation and Interaction
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
SCRN2000Media in Transition: Industry, Money, PowerNot currently offered10 units
SCRN2100Popular Music and Culture
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2200Popular Culture and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2300Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in Context
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN2400European Cinema in Context: Transforming Images, States, HistoriesNot currently offered10 units
SCRN3000Social Media and Digital Culture
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3100Peak TV: Texts, Industry, Culture
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3200Documentary Cinema: Rendering the Real
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SCRN3300Contemporary World Cinema
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
SCRN3400Screen AuthorshipNot currently offered10 units
SCRN3500Screening Sex and GenderNot currently offered10 units

Sociology and Anthropology

Compulsory

Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
SOCA1010Society and Culture: an Introduction to Sociology
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA1020What is Anthropology
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCS2200Social Analysis: Theorising Social Problems
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
Course List

Choose 10 units from the list for a minor (at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
SCRN2200Popular Culture and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2020Society, Space and PowerNot currently offered10 units
SOCA2065Environment and Society
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2325Cultural Worlds of Health and IllnessNot currently offered10 units
SOCA2400Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA2700Gender, Religion and PowerNot currently offered10 units
SOCS2100Organisational Management and Social BehaviourNot currently offered10 units
SOCS2300Ethics for the Social Sciences
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
SOCS2400Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
SOCA3178Health, 'Wellness' and Power: The Social Contexts of Expert Knowledge
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3220Youth Culture and Risk
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3230Identity and CultureNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3315Bodies in Cultural Perspective
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3666Consumption, Technology and Everyday Life
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3780Applying Social and Cultural Theories: Critical Ideas for a Changing World
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
SOCA3790Migration, Society and the MediaNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3850Rage Against the Machine: Indigenous Activism, Ways of Life and the Future
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA3902Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCS3100Policy Development, Program Management and Evaluation
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units

Studies of Religion

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
PHIL1040World Religions
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PHIL1042Virtual Religion
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
SOCA1030Introduction to the Sociology of ReligionNot currently offered10 units
PHIL2030Philosophy of Religion
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
PHIL2040Suffering: Comparative StudiesNot currently offered10 units
PHIL2041Religion in Political ThoughtNot currently offered10 units
SOCA2700Gender, Religion and PowerNot currently offered10 units
PHIL3040Modern Religious ThoughtNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3902Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society
  • Winter - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Violence Studies

Course List

To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 level

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
HIST1003The Foundations of AmericaNot currently offered10 units
SOCA1050Youth, Gender and Crime
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
ABOR2244Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST2021The History of SlaveryNot currently offered10 units
HIST2611Global Age of Revolution: Europe
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2650War and Trauma
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST2672Israel and the Middle East: Roots of the current conflictNot currently offered10 units
HUSE2002Child Protection Work
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
HUSE2003Youth JusticeNot currently offered10 units
HUSE2005Gendered Violence
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
SOCA2022Grave matters: anthropology of death and dying
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3006The History of ViolenceNot currently offered10 units
HIST3008Global Perspectives on the First World War
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3581Sex and Scandal in HistoryNot currently offered20 units
HIST3621Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal-Colonial Relationships in Australian History
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3641The Rise of Fascism: From the March on Rome to Hitler s Seizure of Power
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3642The Downfall of Fascism: The Third Reich, War and Genocide
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
HIST3673The Future of the Middle East
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
HIST3675Global Age Of Revolution: The Middle East and Far EastNot currently offered10 units
SOCA3850Rage Against the Machine: Indigenous Activism, Ways of Life and the Future
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Writing Studies

Course List

To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 level

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CMNS1090Media Storytelling
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL1201Creative Writing: Introduction
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL2101Writing Short Fiction
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2102Creative Writing: Life Writing
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units

Discontinued Major - 2023

Only available to studetns who commenced prior to 2023.

Film, Media and Cultural Studies

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level)

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
FMCS1000Film, Media, CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS1100Communication and CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS1200Film and Television StudiesNot currently offered10 units
CMNS2600Audience Participation and Interaction
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2000Media in TransitionNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2100Music and CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2200Popular Culture and SocietyNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2300Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in ContextNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2301European Cinema in Context: Transforming Images, States, HistoriesNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3100Social Media and Digital CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3201Peak TV: Texts, Industry, CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3600Documentary Cinema: Rendering the RealNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3701Contemporary World CinemaNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3800Screen AuthorshipNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3900Screening Sex and GenderNot currently offered10 units

Discontinued Major - 2021

Only available to students who commenced prior to 2021.

Creative and Performing Arts

Compulsory Courses
CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CAPA1001Creative and Performing Arts 1
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA2001Creative and Performing Arts 2
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA3001Creative and Performing Arts 3
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA3002Creative and Performing Arts 4Not currently offered10 units
Course List

Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 20 units at 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CAPA1030Vocal Fundamentals and TechniquesNot currently offered10 units
CAPA2410Australian Theatre and Performance
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
CAPA3310Performance and Contemporary CultureNot currently offered10 units
CAPA3820Writing for PerformanceNot currently offered10 units

Education

Course List

Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units selected from the 3000 or 4000 level courses).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
EDUC1103Schooling, Identity and Society
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
EDUC2081Creativity in practice: drama pedagogies for imaginative learning
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
EDUC2102Educational Psychology: Learners and the Learning Process
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Central Coast)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Central Coast)
10 units
EDUC2143Specialist Studies in Languages 1
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
EDUC2200The Future of Teaching and Learning
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Online)
10 units
EDUC2900Embodiment and EducationNot currently offered10 units
AART3130Gallery Library Archive Museum Studies
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
EDUC3800Intercultural Understanding for Educators
  • Summer 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Winter - 2024 (Callaghan)
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Callaghan)
10 units
EDUC4800Education in Global Perspective: Issues for Australian teachers
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Online)
10 units

Discontinued Minor - 2023

Only available to students who commenced prior to 2023.

Film, Media and Cultural Studies

Course List

Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level).

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
FMCS1000Film, Media, CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS1100Communication and CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS1200Film and Television StudiesNot currently offered10 units
CMNS2600Audience Participation and Interaction
  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) (Singapore)
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2000Media in TransitionNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2100Music and CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2200Popular Culture and SocietyNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2300Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in ContextNot currently offered10 units
FMCS2301European Cinema in Context: Transforming Images, States, HistoriesNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3100Social Media and Digital CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3201Peak TV: Texts, Industry, CultureNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3600Documentary Cinema: Rendering the RealNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3701Contemporary World CinemaNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3800Screen AuthorshipNot currently offered10 units
FMCS3900Screening Sex and GenderNot currently offered10 units

Discontinued Minor - 2021

Only available to students who commenced prior to 2021.

Creative and Performing Arts

Compulsory Courses

Complete the following courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CAPA1001Creative and Performing Arts 1
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
CAPA2001Creative and Performing Arts 2
  • Semester 1 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
Course list

Choose 20 units from the list to fulfil the requirement for this minor with a minimum of at least 10 units at 2000 or 3000 level.

CodeTitleTerm / Location Units
CAPA2410Australian Theatre and Performance
  • Semester 2 - 2024 (Newcastle City Precinct)
10 units
ENGL2103Writing for Social ChangeNot currently offered10 units
CAPA3310Performance and Contemporary CultureNot currently offered10 units
CAPA3820Writing for PerformanceNot currently offered10 units

Electives

Electives 120 unit requirement

Complete 120 units of electives to fulfil the requirements of the program. Electives can be used to extend and complement your core studies with more courses in the same field of study, or from areas that might be of interest to you. Electives can be chosen from all courses available at the University that do not have any other conditions (such as a course requisite) applied to them.

120 units

Suggested electives

Honours

Students who perform well during the Bachelor of Arts degree with a credit average (GPA of 5.0) or greater, may apply to undertake a further year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study to obtain an Honours degree. The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree allows students to further develop their specific areas of interest.


Additional information

Through the Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre, students can access a free suite of NUPrep preparation courses as well as Academic Learning Support.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can draw on the assistance and support provided by the Indigenous Student Support and Development service through the Wollotuka Institute.


International students

All International Students enrolled in the program will be provided with an orientation to familiarise them with the rules, expectations, facilities and services offered by the University. Please visit our International Students website to find out more about the support services available to international students.


Additional support

AccessAbility provides advice and reasonable adjustments to Students with a medical or health condition or disability. If you require adjustments to undertake your program, contact the Student Support Advisors - AccessAbility before semester or early in the semester. They will work with the College or School to ensure that this happens in a timely manner.

Please note: All students must fulfil the inherent requirements of the programs and courses they are undertaking. While reasonable adjustments can be made, these adjustments cannot compromise academic integrity. It is the student's responsibility to check all the requirements of courses, and consider the effects of any medical condition or disability on their ability to complete course requirements. More information is available online.

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