Can anyone briefly explain how degrees work? (1 Viewer)

[GL1001]

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1. What is the difference between a major and a minor?
2. how many majors and minors can i pick?
3. do majors and minors have to belong to the same degree?
4. Do minors cost the same amount as the same subject if I were to pick it as a major?
5. If I liked a subject in 1 and a subject in 2, is it possible to do both?
6. What is a double degree? will i spend twice as long and twice as much money at uni?

Thanks

 

[17028354]

6.

double degrees are when you do two degrees.
it will take less time than if you decide to do a single degree, graduate, then do another degree.

depending on the uni and the course, you can often do a double degree, ie. at macq, business and psychology at 4 years,

whereas for law and commerce at most unis go for about 5 years.

 

[iRuler]

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1. What is the difference between a major and a minor? Major is something you specialise in, Minor is in which you learn it, kind of like a second specialisation
2. how many majors and minors can i pick? Majors are usually 1-2
3. do majors and minors have to belong to the same degree? They belong to the degree you're doing.
4. Do minors cost the same amount as the same subject if I were to pick it as a major? Cost is in the amount of units of credit (UOC) you do, i.e commerce = 144, so you pay for 144 units, $570 per UOC = $82,080.
5. If I liked a subject in 1 and a subject in 2, is it possible to do both? Only if they're a double degree, unless your degree is similar to the second then yes, check the site.
6. What is a double degree? will i spend twice as long and twice as much money at uni? Some units/subjects from one course count towards the other, so its usually 1-2 years extra. Commerce/Economics has total 192, with a duration of 4 years.

Thanks

Note: Prices & UOC are from UNSW, Australian School of Business, and information is correct to the extent I know, if its wrong, feel free to correct me.

 

[spazamataz]

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1. What is the difference between a major and a minor?
2. how many majors and minors can i pick?
3. do majors and minors have to belong to the same degree?
4. Do minors cost the same amount as the same subject if I were to pick it as a major?
5. If I liked a subject in 1 and a subject in 2, is it possible to do both?
6. What is a double degree? will i spend twice as long and twice as much money at uni?

Thanks

Okay, it depends specifically what degree you're doing.
1. A major is the main topic that you will study, ie. you do a lot of subjects on this area, while a minor is just something you briefly study, it has to be of at lesat 24 credit points, and thats about 4 subjects. In most degrees you MUST do a major, while a minor isn't actually necessary to complete

2. Most people do one major, but it isnt unheard of to do two. As for minors, you really need to see how many credit points are left over for you to play with, a standard subject is 6 credit points, but some are up to 8 at UoW

3. The major HAS to belong to the degree, while in most cases the minor doesnt.

4. Subjects are grouped in price ranges: a typical arts subject will cost $530.40 while commerce will be $885.60 (add 20% if paying by HECS) you need to see the grouping table for this.

5.It may be possible, however, most health degrees are a specialist degree and will not allow you to have electives (such as nursing) check the course handbook.

6. A double degree is essentially completing two degrees at the same time, you just stay at uni for an extra year or two depending on the degree. It is more expensive to do this as you have to pay for an extra year. However, it requires less time than if you were to do the degrees seperately and it costs less. (and thats a real bargain if you ask me)


As I see, you are looking at UoW so heres a link to the course handbook for this year: Bachelor of Arts (Faculty of Arts) - 2010 Course Handbook @ UOW

 

[Sokolov]

go to an online website offering degrees for $450

pay $450

you got a degree.

congratulations!

 

[izzy88]

1. What is the difference between a major and a minor?
2. how many majors and minors can i pick?
3. do majors and minors have to belong to the same degree?
4. Do minors cost the same amount as the same subject if I were to pick it as a major?
5. If I liked a subject in 1 and a subject in 2, is it possible to do both?
6. What is a double degree? will i spend twice as long and twice as much money at uni?

Thanks

These questions really depend on the degree or university you want to attend. however...

1. In a major for a subject you will complete more units of study then if you were doing a minor. ie. to major in history at USYD, you must complete 6 senior history subjects over the second and third year of your degree. A minor will be less subjects- but note that some universities do not offer minors anymore (eg. USYD)- you only major.

2. Generally you will complete two majors in a degree (unless you are doing a combined degree, in which you would generally only get one major).

3. In some degrees you may be able to do subjects or a major that isn't in your primary field. ie. doing an arts degree at usyd, i could major in history, but i am allowed to complete a certain number of subjects from the science faculty eg. maths, chem etc

4. Whether you are doing a subject as a major or a minor, it will cost the same. However, subjects do vary in price depending on what band they fall into, ie. arts subjects are cheaper than law or commerce subjects.

5. depends on your university and degree.

6. A double degree is completing two degrees at the same time. It will take longer, and it will obviously cost more, because you are staying longer at university. I'm going combined arts/law- and it will take 5 years. I do my arts degree in the first three years, with some law subjects, and then I do two years of full law. However if I was to do an arts degree, then a law degree, it would take 6 years (i've saved myself a year essentially).

hope that helps...

 

[Andi0390]

http://imgur.com/CfXh8.jpg Please click to answer questions

1. What is the difference between a major and a minor?
2. how many majors and minors can i pick?
3. do majors and minors have to belong to the same degree?
4. Do minors cost the same amount as the same subject if I were to pick it as a major?
5. If I liked a subject in 1 and a subject in 2, is it possible to do both?
6. What is a double degree? will i spend twice as long and twice as much money at uni?

Thanks

I'll just answer these from an Arts view as that is what my experience is in.

1."Major" and "minor" are words to describe your focus at university. In an Arts degree, which is probably one of the most basic and standard degrees, most majors consist of of 8 units, with usually at least 2 of these being core units. In my experience, most Australian universities do not have minors.

2. In an Arts degree you can have two majors easily.

3. Degrees are generally grouped in departments or schools. In an Arts degree you can have a major from another department. Its quite common for people to do an BA (Bachelor of Arts) and do one major from Arts and Psychology (which is from science).

4. University fees are charged per unit. The standard full time workload in 4 units per semester. These fees are separated in bands. If you choose a higher band unit it will cost more. Whether it is a major or minor has no effect on this but at the end of the degree you would have spent more money on your major than you would on the minor, as it comprises of more units.

5. If you did an Arts degree you could also do a major in Psychology. Not sure about the others, probably depends on the university.

6. A double degree is a program where you get two degrees. I am doing a BA/LLB which means at the end of the 5 years I get a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. A standard Arts degree is made up of 144 credit points but in this course I only do 96 credit points. All in all I'll do 240 credit points. I will spend two extra years at university but will receive two degrees. My HECS debt will be more than double of what a straight Arts would be as Law is a higher band subject and I will be doing more units.

I hope that helps.

 

[babikakez]

In my experience, most Australian universities do not have minors.

Some do though, at my uni you can do a minor with 6 units (not points) or so in a particular study area.

Also iRuler, that costing is not correct. Its 570 x HOW many units (subjects) you do, not how many credit points they are worth. Also in most degrees you will be picking units from different bands, even if you do say straight commerce, most often Stats and Information Systems come from different bands.

 

[iRuler]

Also iRuler, that costing is not correct. Its 570 x HOW many units (subjects) you do, not how many credit points they are worth. Also in most degrees you will be picking units from different bands, even if you do say straight commerce, most often Stats and Information Systems come from different bands.

but but but

Fees for courses are charged by the Unit of Credit (UOC) according to the classification of the course (undergraduate, postgraduate, or research) and the student (local or international*).

To calculate the fee for a course refer to the Course Prefix, the Course Classification and the Student Classification to determine the fee per unit of credit (UOC), then multiply by the UOC value of the course (available from the Handbook).

e.g. An International student is enrolling in an Australian School of Business course, ACCT3563, which has a value of 6 UOC and the course is classified as Undergraduate. The fee for this course will be $585 x 6 = $3510.00.

Fees | Undergraduate | Future Students | Australian School of Business | UNSW

 

[Andi0390]

I looked at your link and I think I know what is confusing you.

In Australia local students only pay a contribution of their fees for Commonwealth supported place, and most students pay their contribution via HECS. So local students only pay a small part of their fees. Even if the unit is 6 x $570, if the student has a CSP then then most of this is payed by the Commonwealth, except for a "contribution" which is then payed via HECS or upfront. The only people who will pay the full fee will be full fee paying student (which I believe is being fazed out) and international students.

 

[iRuler]

But the total still ends up pretty much the same doesnt it?

 

[ajdlinux]

What is a double degree? will i spend twice as long and twice as much money at uni?

As others have said, two degrees completed in less time than doing them both separately. The main tradeoff is that you don't get any room for electives that aren't within relevant faculties.