ObjectivesThe objectives of the Bachelor of Arts are to provide students with an outstanding education in the humanities, social sciences and languages as well as a broadunderstanding of selected fields of study outside these areas. The degree is designed so that a Bachelor of Arts graduate should be able to: * Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of selected fields of study in core disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Reflect a general understanding of the concepts and principles of selected areas of study outside core disciplines of the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Access and appreciate national and international debates in their specialised areas of study. * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a * respect for ethical values. * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts. * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force. * Communicate effectively and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major, to read, write and speak another language with fluency and appreciate its cultural context. * Qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations. * Commit to continuous learning. * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and otherinformation technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
Academic titleBachelor of Arts (Japanese)
Course descriptionJapanese is available as a major or minor area of study in beginners, post-VCE, advanced post-VCE and super-advanced streams.
A major in Japanese usually consists of 100 points comprising:
* two level one subjects in Japanese (25 points); and
* three level two subjects in Japanese (37.5 points); and
* three level three subjects in Japanese (37.5 points).
A minor in Japanese usually consists of 75 points comprising:
* two level one subjects in Japanese (25 points); and
* two level two subjects in Japanese (25 points); and
* two level three subjects in Japanese (25 points).
Beginners stream
The beginners stream of the Japanese major is usually structured:
Level One
* Japanese 1A
* Japanese 1B
Level Two
* Japanese 2A
* Japanese 2B
* Introduction to Japanese Communication
Level Three
* Japanese 3A
* Japanese 3B
* Signs and Symbols in Japanese
A beginners stream minor in Japanese is usually structured:
Level One
* Japanese 1A
* Japanese 1B
Level Two
* Japanese 2A
* Japanese 2B
Level Three
* Japanese 3A
* Japanese 3B
* Variation in Japanese Language
* Reading Japanese Literature
Level Three
* Japanese Through the Media
* Japanese through Translation