Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences
Course summary for international students
B = Melbourne Burwood Campus
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences |
|---|---|
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Deakin course code | A200 |
Notes: (i) The indicative course fee for this course relates to students studying full time at the Deakin University Warrnambool Campus or the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus. Students considering enrolling in the concurrent program offered through our TAFE partners should seek advice from Deakin on the Associate Degree component of the fees and charges and TAFE for the diploma fees and charges.
(ii) Students who enrol in units from Commerce or Management degrees will be required to undertake units of study at both the Geelong Waurn Ponds and the Geelong Waterfront campuses. For more information on the Associate Degree of Arts Business and Sciences visit the Deakin at your doorstep website. | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
The Deakin Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences is a two year, full time (and part-time equivalent), 16 credit point program specifically designed for students who would benefit from a supported entry to tertiary study. The course provides flexible pathways into university and a guaranteed pathway into a range of Deakin degrees at Deakin campuses, or via off campus study. The Associate Degree may also be taken as a stand-alone, two year exit qualification.
The Deakin Associate Degree course seeks to:
- introduce students to the foundations of several disciplines (depending on student choice of study area)
- assist the development of learning skills necessary to be successful in a university environment
- facilitate the development of generic employment related skills relevant to a range of employment contexts
- provide support in order to ensure students make a successful transition to university study
- enable articulation into a Deakin degree if desired
- maximise the opportunities for rural and isolated students to access tertiary education
Articulation
Students who successfully complete the Associate Degree are guaranteed entry into one of the undergraduate degrees listed in the table below (this course entry under Target Awards and Degree Faculties) at Deakin campus or off-campus. Students will be eligible for credit transfer and recognition for any of the electives they have completed that are course-grouped to the target degree.
Course structure
1. Course offered at the Warrnambool Campus or Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
Year 1
Trimester 1
Core units
| EAD101 | Learning for a Knowledge Society |
| EAD102 | E-Literacy for Contemporary Learning |
Elective Units
Two Elective units from the list below. Students are strongly recommended to select EAD103 Independent Study.
Trimester 2
Core unit
| EAD104 | Work and the Sustainable Society (2 credit points) |
Elective Units
Two Elective units from the list below. Students are strongly recommended to select EAD105 Applied Community Project.
Year 2
8 first or second year level units of a target bachelor degree.
Elective units
Students may choose from a range of units offered at first and second year level from the Warrnambool Campus or Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus as listed below, or the Work Placement Unit EAD201 which is recommended for those intending to exit at the end of Year 2.
Units in year one must be selected from the following list of those offered on the Warrnambool Campus or the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus or by approval from the course director. Units in year two must be selected from those offered on the Warrnambool Campus or Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus or off-campus by approval from the course director. Students may select other elective choices with the permission of the course director.
Trimester 1
| ACV101 | Studio Art: Painting A |
| AIA106 | Populate Or Perish: Australia's People (Commencing 2014.) |
| ALC101 | Contemporary Communication: Making Sense of Text, Image and Meaning * |
| ASC101 | Introduction to Sociology A |
| EAD103 | Independent Study |
| HBS107 | Understanding Health * |
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MIS101 | Business Information Systems |
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment |
| SLE111 | Cells and Genes |
| SLE133 | Chemistry in Our World |
Trimester 2
| ACV102 | Studio Art: Painting B |
| AIA105 | Visions of Australia: Time and Space From 1700 to 2010 |
| ALC102 | Contemporary Communication: Making Sense of New Media |
| ALW117 | Writing for Professional Practice * |
| ASC102 | Introduction to Sociology B |
| EAD105 | Applied Community Project |
| HBS108 | Health Information and Data * |
| HBS110 | Health Behaviour * |
| MAE102 | The Global Economy * |
| MMM132 | Management * |
| SIT190 | Introductory Mathematical Methods |
| SLE102 | Physical Geography |
| SLE105 | Aquatic Pollution |
| SLE132 | Biology: Form and Function |
| SLE144 | Aquatic Life |
| SLE155 | Chemistry for the Professional Sciences |
Work Place unit
Trimester 2
| EAD201 | Work Placement (2 credit points) |
* ALC101 (off campus only in Tri 3), HBS107, HBS108, HBS110, MAE102, MMM132, ALW117 also available in trimester 3.
Notes:
(i) EAD103 and EAD105 are recommended elective units at the Warrnambool Campus and the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus.
(ii) Elective units are subject to change.
(iii) Students enrolled in this course electing units from the Commerce or Management degrees, will be required to undertake units of study at both the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus and the Geelong Waterfront Campus.
2. Course offered in conjunction with a TAFE partner
Year 1
Trimester 1
Core units
| EAD101 | Learning for a Knowledge Society |
| EAD102 | E-Literacy for Contemporary Learning |
and
TAFE diploma units
Trimester 2
Core unit
| EAD104 | Work and the Sustainable Society 2 credit points |
and
TAFE diploma units
Year 2
Between 1 – 4 first or second year level units from a target bachelor degree. The actual number depends on the amount of credit granted from the selected TAFE diploma into the Associate Degree.
and
TAFE diploma units
Detailed course rules
1. Course offered at the Warrnambool Campus or the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
To qualify for the Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences, students will be required to complete a minimum of 16 credit points, comprising the prescribed core units and elective units available at the Warrnambool Campus or the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus.
Students must successfully complete:
- Four credit points of core units in year 1, Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
- Four credit points of elective units in year 1 (chosen from an approved selection of units offered at the Warrnambool Campus or the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus)
- At least four credit points at level one from their target degree, and
- No more than four credit points at level two from their target degree*
* students not intending to continue in a bachelor degree are recommended to take a 2 credit point Work Placement unit in the final trimester as part of the 4 credit points.
Students may complete the award by undertaking all level one units across the two years.
Students who wish to qualify for a tagged award (see table below under Target Awards and Degree Faculties) will be required to complete at least 8 units from their target degree (at unit level one or two) by the end of the course. Students undertaking the Work Placement unit in a related discipline area may also qualify for a tagged award.
All students who anticipate articulation to a target degree will be advised to select elective units from their chosen target degree in order to comply with the appropriate course rules for that degree. Students must seek course advice prior to making this selection to ensure correct unit choice and pathway options.
Credit transfer and recognition:
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Credit for Prior Learning (Credit Transfer) System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree.
2. Course offered in conjunction with a TAFE partner
The program offered with our TAFE partners requires students to enrol concurrently in the Associate Degree course and a relevant TAFE qualification (Diploma or Advanced Diploma). Deakin University will grant credit from these selected TAFE qualifications into the Associate Degree. Students who complete this pathway will be eligible to receive two awards –the Diploma or Advanced Diploma from the TAFE where they are enrolled and the Associate Degree through Deakin.
To qualify for the Associate Degree in Arts, Business and Sciences, students will be required to complete a minimum of 16 credit points, comprising the prescribed core units, Deakin units and a designated TAFE award.
Students must successfully complete:
1. Four credit points of core units in year 1, Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
2. A minimum of one and maximum of four credit points in year 2 from an approved selection of units. The number depends on the TAFE diploma being undertaken as they have differing credit arrangements.
3. The remaining credit points (of the total 16) are deemed to be the equivalent of the TAFE Diploma and credited to the Associate Degree.
Students may complete the award by undertaking all level one units across the two years.
Students who wish to qualify for a tagged award (see table below under Target Awards and Degree Faculties) will be required to have at least 8 credit points from their target degree (at unit level one or two) by the end of the course.
All students who anticipate articulation to a target degree will be advised to select elective units from their chosen target degree in order to comply with the appropriate course rules for that degree. Students must seek course advice prior to making this selection to ensure correct unit choice and pathway options.
Credit transfer and recognition:
The target TAFE Diplomas for credit transfer against selected Deakin Bachelor Degrees include:
| TAFE Diploma | Campus | Deakin Degree |
| Advanced Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development) | Dandenong | Bachelor of IT |
| Diploma of Accounting | Bairnsdale, Swan Hill, Wangaratta, Portland, Craigieburn | Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Management |
| Diploma of Business | Bairnsdale | Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Arts |
| Diploma of Children's Services | Bairnsdale, Dandenong, Swan Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Portland, Wangaratta, Craigieburn | Bachelor of Education (Primary)* Bachelor of Early childhood Education Bachelor of Health Sciences Bachelor of Psychological Science Bachelor of Arts |
| Diploma of Community Services Work | Bairnsdale, Wangaratta, Swan Hill, Craigieburn | Bachelor of Health Sciences Bachelor of Psychological Science Bachelor of Arts |
| Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health) | Bairnsdale | Bachelor of Health Sciences Bachelor of Psychological Science |
| Diploma of Conservation and Land Management# | Portland, Mornington Peninsula, Wangaratta | Bachelor of Environmental Science (Marine Biology) Bachelor of Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Diploma of Disability Work | Bairnsdale | Bachelor of Health Sciences Bachelor of Psychological Science Bachelor of Arts |
| Diploma of Employment Services | Bairnsdale | Bachelor of Health Sciences Bachelor of Psychological Science Bachelor of Arts |
| Diploma of Graphic Design | Bairnsdale, Wangaratta | Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Communication Design) |
| Diploma of Human Resource Management | Bairnsdale | Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Arts |
| Diploma of Management | Swan Hill | Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Arts |
* Students seeking credit into the Bachelor of Education (Primary) must complete the Diploma of Children’s Services (Early childhood education and care) in conjunction with the Associate Degree in order for the maximum credit to be awarded. They must also undertake a STAT Test to ensure that they meet the numeracy standards specified by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
# Conditions Apply
Students considering the concurrent program delivered with our TAFE partners should refer to the Associate Degree of Arts Business and Sciences Course Brochure available from all TAFE partner campus locations.
Target Awards and Degree Faculties
| Target Degrees | Title of Award | Target Degree Faculty |
| Bachelor of Arts | Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences (Arts Studies) | Arts and Education |
| Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Commerce | Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences (Business Studies) | Business and Law |
| Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences (Education Studies) | Arts and Education |
| Bachelor of Health Sciences | Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences (Health Studies) | Health |
