Bachelor of Arts (Asia-Pacific Community Development)

Overview

Description:
 Increasingly, communities within the Asia Pacific region are having to deal with conflicts, natural disaters and serious sustainable development issues. Aid organisations, national bodies and foreign affairs departments in the Aisa Pacific region, require graduates with the appropriate knowledge and skills to work in these areas. This course brings together subjects from anthropology, political science, geography and social welfare to equip students with the appropriate training needed for work within the context of the Asia Pacific region. Graduates will be prepared for careers in areas such as sustainable development, aid, disaster relief, and planning and social welfare. These areas span the government sector as well as the increasingly significant nongovernment (or NGO) sector.
 
Duration:
 3 years fulltime
 
Mode:
 On campus, full or part time *
 
Workload:
 Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 72 credit points o
 
Intake:
 February and August
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns
 
Faculty:
 Arts, Education and Social Sciences
 
QTAC code:
 311031Townsville; 321031Cairns
 

* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.
 

Joint Degree Options

Joint degrees give students expertise in a complementary discipline in reduced time and can enhance career prospects. At JCU this degree can be combined with:

Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Community Welfare

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Bachelor of Journalism

Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Social Work

Structure

Level 1

AN1001:03 Anthropology: Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective

PLUS

12 credit points of level 1 study as specified in requirement 3 of the Award Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and a maximum of 9 credit points selected from the Master Schedule of Subjects in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts.

Level 2 and Level 3

AN2106:03 / AN3106:03 Anthropology of Violence

AN3006:06 Asia Pacific Development: Culture and Globalisation

PL2110:03 / PL3110:03 Government and Politics in Developing Areas

PL2153:03 / PL3153:03 International Relations and Foreign Policy

WS2513:03 Community Work

WS3214:03 Developmental Approaches to Eco-Social Justice

PLUS

6 credit points from the following cognate subjects:

AN2004:03 / AN3004:03 Medical Anthropology

AN2013:03 / AN3013:03 Culture, Knowledge and Environment

AR3008:03 Peoples of the Coast and Sea

HI2001:03 / HI3001:03 Globalisation - Historical Perspectives

PL2003:03 / PL3003:03 Governance, Democratisation and the State

SY2005:03 / SY3005:03 Qualitative Research

SY2012:03 / SY3012:03 Social Survey Design and Analysis

SY2018:03 / SY3018:03 Power and Protest in a Globalising World

TO3031:03 Tourism Issues in Developing Countries

Level 4 (Honours)

CORE SUBJECTS

AN4006:06 Anthropology Honours Seminar A

SS4100:06 Social Science Joint Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

SS4101:06 Social Science Joint Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

WS4005:03 Social Inquiry Analysis

WS4514:03 Theories for Social Work Practice

Honours

An Honours program is available for those students who demonstrate high academic performance. Honours consists of an extra year of study and the development of a personal research project and thesis. An Honours degree is usually essential for entry to research higher degrees. The Faculty also offers a wide range of postgraduate study opportunities.

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