Find the degree you want to study in the area of Arts and Social Sciences.
Arts and Social Sciences
The following courses are available at the University of the Sunshine Coast:
(For more information about a particular course please click on the appropriate heading)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
Associate Degree in Arts
Program duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Semester 1 or Semester 2
The Associate Degree in Arts is an alternative entry pathway that offers guaranteed entry to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Science at USC. You will gain a broad education that is equivalent to the first two years of an undergraduate degree, and will have the opportunity to specialise in two arts areas.
If you satisfactorily complete the Associate Degree in Arts, you will be guaranteed entry to either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Social Science, and will receive up to two years of credit. Entry to another Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences degree program may also be possible, but will require consultation with the Faculty.
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Bachelor of Arts
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
A Bachelor of Arts gives you the flexibility to study from a wide variety of specialisations allowing you to design a degree to suit your interests and career ambitions. Major areas of study include: 3D Design; Australian Studies; Communication Studies; Counselling; Creative Writing; e-media Design; Environmental and Planning Studies; Graphic Design; Historical Studies; Human Services; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Journalism; Justice Studies; Politics and International Relations; Psychology; Public Relations; Social and Community Studies; Sociology.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Program duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
Application: Direct application to USC
An honours degree offers you the opportunity to continue your undergraduate studies at a higher level, specialising in your area of interest. A Bachelor of Arts (Honours) is offered in the following areas: Australian and Cultural Studies; Communication Studies; Counselling; Creative Writing; Environmental and Planning Studies; Historical Studies; Journalism; Justice Studies; Politics and International Relations; Public Relations; Social and Community Studies; Sociology; Studies in Art and Design.
Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing)
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) is designed to provide graduates with advanced skills in writing and communications.
Bachelor of Arts (Design and Communication)
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Arts (Design and Communication) incorporates computer-based design, visual communication, information visualisation, desktop publishing, communication and advertising.
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) provides you with a contemporary and historical understanding of interational politics. It examines the dimensions of other societies including their political, cultural, and economic systems.. The focus of this degree is on learning about cultures, languages and systems of government, and the complex relationships within the international arena.
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Bachelor of Corporate and Public Affairs
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: No
This program, equips you to be a professional communicator operating within the often high pressured and fast-paced environment of government or the corporate world. While gaining a solid foundation in communication and public relations theory and practice, your studies will introduce you to the political and legal structures that underpin business and public policy spheres.
Bachelor of Communication
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: yes
A Bachelor of Communication prepares you for creative work in a digital world. As a communication student, you undertake studies in professional writing, creative writing, public relations, screen studies, journalism, publishing and advertsing.
Bachelor of Computer-based Design
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This professionally-oriented program offers practical and theoretical studies in print design, online media and 3D design, including modelling and animation.
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Bachelor of Human Services
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Human Services equips you to work with individuals, groups, families and communities in a broad range of supportive roles in community welfare.
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Bachelor of Journalism
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Journalism provides professional skills and theoretical understandings across different media - print, broadcast and the web.
Bachelor of Justice and Legal Studies
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Justice and Legal Studies aims to equip graduates with the capacity to critically examine the role of legal systems in providing just outcomes, given a range of socio-legal contexts. It aims to provide graduates with insights, skills and capacities over a range of social problems that relate to law, justice and crime.
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Bachelor of Public Relations
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This program is designed by industry professionals and provides you with the theoretical understanding and practical skills required to succeed in the competitive field of public relations.
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Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (4 year) responds to an ongoing shortage of qualified planners in Australia. As the population grows, there is an increasing demand for professionals who can manage urban growth effectively, by planning for sustainable development, infrastructure and services.
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Bachelor of Social Science
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Social Science is a comprehensive degree that equips you with skills and knowledge in social and political theory, social research and public policy.
Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling)
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling) equips you with the knowledge and skills required of professionals working within the counselling field. Presenting a contemporary orientation to counselling based on foundational knowledge of ethical and professional conduct, this program introduces you to a range of counselling theories and approaches.
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
Program duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) provides a broad understanding of core topics in psychology including cognitive, developmental, abnormal, and social psychology, and research methods.
Bachelor of Social Science (Honours)
Program duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
Application: Direct application to USC
An honours degree offers you the opportunity to continue your undergraduate studies at a higher level, specialising in your area of interest. A Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) is offered in the following areas:Community Work; Counselling; Environmental and Planning Studies; Human Services; Politics and International Relations;Psychology; Social and Community Studies; Social Work and Sociology.
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours)
Program duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Application: Direct application to USC
Psychology honours includes:
- advances study of core psychology theories and methods
- training in the application and interpretation of commonly used cognitive and personality assessments and in evidence-based approaches to psychological intervention
- a comprehensive introduction to ethical standards in professional practice and to legislation that governs the practice of psychology in Australia
- a research dissertation
Bachelor of Social Work
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Social Work offers an innovative preparation for the practice knowledge, values and skills required for the social work profession.
University of the Sunshine Coast & Sunshine Coast TAFE Articulation Programs
Diploma of Photoimaging / Bachelor of Arts
Program duration: 3 years full-time
Commence Mid-Year: No
This program gives you the opportunity to combine skills in photography with one or more of the specialisations available through the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Sunshine Coast TAFE delivers the photography portion of the program while USC delivers the Bachelor of Arts component of the program.
Diploma of Visual Arts-Fine Arts / Bachelor of Arts
Program duration: 3 years full-time
Commence Mid-Year: No
This program gives you the opportunity to combine hands-on study in the visual arts at Sunshine Coast TAFE with a specialisation of your choice at USC. You have the flexibility to design a program to suit your own interests and career ambitions.
Diploma of Community Welfare Work / Bachelor of Social Science
Program duration: 3 years full-time
Commence Mid-Year: No
This combined program gives you the opportunity to earn a dual qualification, combining practical experience in community work with comprehensive knowledge in social and political theory, social research and public policy.
Combined or inter-faculty programs, offer you the opportunity to obtain skills in two different but complementary areas, broadening your career opportunities and earning two degrees in a shorter period of time than if you were to study the programs separately.
The following combined programs are offered in 2009 at the University of the Sunshine Coast that include degrees from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
For more information about a particular course please click on the appropriate heading.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business enables you to undertake studies in Arts, Social Sciences, and Business, opening the door to a wide range of study and career possibilities. You can choose to combine complementary specialisations, such as communication and marketing, environment and heritage and tourism, international studies and international business, information systems and web design, management and communications, and more.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Design and Marketing)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Design and Marketing) gives you the opportunity to combine advanced skills in computer based design with a major in marketing. In the marketing portion of the program you will learn how to design, develop, implement and manage effective marketing strategies, and analyse buying patterns and market potential. In the deisgn portion of the program, you will have the choice of three streams of study - Graphic Design, e-Media Design and 3D Design.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Indonesian and International Business)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This program gives you the opportunity to develop advanced Indonesian language skills alongside a solid foundation in business, with a focus on international business. In addition to courses in Indonesian you will study business issues, cross-cultural differences and their impact on business, politics and government relations, international diplomacy and trade, e-business and international finance.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Japanese and International Business)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This program gives you the opportunity to develop advances Japanese language skills alongside a sloid foundation in business, with a focus on international business. In addition to courses in Japanese you will study business issues, cross-cultural differences and their impact on business, politics and government relations, international diplomacy and trade, e-business and international finance.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Marketing Communication)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Business (Marketing Communication) offers a balanced mix of theory, analysis and professional skill development for a career in one of the many organisations where advanced communication and marketing skills are required.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Pyschology and Human Resource Management)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
In this combined program you combine study in pyschology with courses in human resource management, work place relations, leadership and team dynamics, and management strategy.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Health (Human Services and Health Promotion)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This combined program examines the complex interaction of behaviours and conditions of living that impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, groups and communities. These include the social economic, cultural, organisational and political conditions in which people live.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This combined program enables you to undertake studies in Arts, Social Sciences, and Science. In this degree you can develop a wide skill base by combining complementary specialisations such as community work and public health, environment and heritage and environmental science and more.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science (Planning and Environmental Science)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
This combined program aims to produce graduates who can work in coordination roles that link accredited planners and environmental scientists, providing specialised knowledge about planning for environmental sustainability in regional and international settings.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Exercise Science)
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
Exercise scientists seek to enhance health and physical performance using activity analysis and specific performance objectives. The combination of psychology with exercise science enhances your skills and career options by providing an understanding of the non-physical factors that influence athletic performance.
Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Arts
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The education component of this combined degree will provide you with opportunities to develop professional knowledge and practice through courses on campus and at a variety of school and other educational sites. The arts component of the degree will allow you to develop a background in your chosen disciplines to support curriculum and co-curricular studies related to teaching in secondary schools. You will normally undertake studies in two teaching areas.
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) / Bachelor of Human Services
Program duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence mid-year: Yes
The purpose of this program is to graduate teachers and child care workers who have developed deep insights into the knowledge, policies and preferred practices of human services that enhance family structures, community development and the welfare of young children growing up in contemporary and future societies.
