The new bachelor of social science degree offered from 1998 by the University of Queensland offers career concentrations with applied outcomes.
Career concentrations provide the opportunity to develop competencies within the field, according to executive dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Professor Linda Rosenman.
'The degree offers students a range of social science knowledge and skills that are invaluable in the workplace,' she said.
'It leads to career opportunities in the public and private sectors involving community development, human services, research, media and information services, art galleries and museums, health care planning and management, and national and international aid agencies.'
The interdisciplinary approach of the degree (QTAC code 747001) provides diversity of core subjects as well as specialties for 150 first-year full-time students.
The course will be delivered in on-campus mode from St Lucia but incorporates problem-based learning and use of internet resources.
It is also an integral part of the development of the UQ-Ipswich campus. From 1999, when the new campus opens, course intake will expand and the bachelor of social science will be delivered in flexible mode.
In 1998, the degree will be available as a parallel degree with arts, education and journalism. The diversity of available parallel degrees will increase in 1999.
The degree takes three years to complete full-time or four years full-time for an honours degree. The three-year degree includes 90 credit points of core subjects, 80 credit points of at least one career concentration and 70 credit points of electives.
First-year core subjects include anthropology, government, sociology, psychology and two social science subjects.
A career concentration is selected from the areas of communication (face-to-face, group and mass mediated forms of human interaction); community and international development (urban, rural, international development and development by indigenous people); social environment and cultural heritage (social environment and cultural heritage policies and practices); health (public and community health policy and provisions within various contexts); and public and social policy (social and political foundations of public policy).
As this new degree commences in 1998, OP requirements are not known at the time of publication.
Applications for entry in 1998 must be made through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) by September 30, 1997.
Applicants must have an exit assessment of sound achievement or better, over four semesters, in Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) English.
For more information, contact Professor Rosenman (telephone 07 3365 7489).
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