Is it possible to do two courses at once? (1 Viewer)

[letoatreides]

There are two different bachelor of arts classes that I would like to take. Is it possible to do both at the same time, according to the UAC 2012 guide they are both 3F (I don't know what that means). Would they clash, would this be really expensive or is this a HUGE amount of work?

Sorry for this really dumb question but I can't choose.

 

[Shadowdude]

Be more specific. As in...?

What course, where, etc.

There are such things as double degrees. Those are allowable combinations of degrees.

 

[AussieVesti]

What do you mean by classes?

4 or 5 units would be the highest recommended amount of work you could do per semester.

As shadowdude said, please elaborate on your situation.

 

[Rafy]

Yes please elaborate. It isn't really clear what you are wanting to do.

3F means 3 Years full time equivalent.

 

[letoatreides]

Thanks everyone for the advice and sorry I didn't reply earlier.

In UTS there is a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and a Bachelor of Arts (Writing and Cultural Studies). I would really like to do both. They both have a a load credit point of 240 whatever that means. Would this be a huge amount of work or even possible. I have also been told by a friend that UTS doesn't offer double degrees, is this true?

 

[Shadowdude]

You can 'double' major in Arts. That is, do two majors. See if that's possible.

 

[Azure]

I think I understand what you're asking.

Usually if you choose a standard Bachelor of Arts, you should be able to major (or specialise) in a particular field. Typically you're allowed up to two majors. The problem here is that I'm unsure as to whether UTS is offering a normal Arts degree or whether they're offering "tagged degrees". Tagged degrees are different from your standard degrees in that they usually allow for a more in-depth study, while sacrificing flexibility. When you study a tagged degree you normally don't get to choose a major because the degree is already focused on a particular area of study. For example, I'm currently studying a Bachelor of Applied Finance & Bachelor of Commerce - Professional Accounting at Macquarie University. For my second degree, I don't get to choose any majors because the degree is technically a specialised accounting degree. If I chose to study a normal Commerce degree I'd be able to choose whether I wanted to do accounting, marketing, human resources or any other Commerce major. I am guessing the same concept applies here.

In other words (pretty sure I've confused you here - sorry), you need to ring up the university and ask them directly.

 

[letoatreides]

Yes thats what I meant Azure, Thanks. I call them up. Thanks everyone for your time.

 

[Timothy.Siu]

My advice is not to take both at the same time (even though I don't think you're allowed to).
Contact the university about it.
You'll probably have to end up picking one, and maybe doing the other one later, maybe masters or something.

 

[Absolutezero]

It would not be worth doing both, they're too similar. Just pick one of them, and do electives that are similar to the other course.

 

[UTSjournalism]

The best thing to do is to pick one and then use your electives to do the first three subjects of the other. Both those subjects have postgraduate options so if you don't get enough in your undergrad, you can always do more.

 

[gwenwiver]

You also need to find out how much it will cost you for the second degree as you will probably only get HECS support for one. From memory you can only do one at a time. Understandable as if you are doing a three year undergraduate degree say with 24 units ie 4 per semester it is expected that you do on average 10 hours per unit per week. Yes, that is the expectation but in some units you will spend far less time and in some far more. Many students, to whom I have spoken, doing a commerce degree at four of the unis in Sydney admit that they spend a lot more then 10 hours on more difficult units. The 10 hours includes the face to face lectures and tutorials. These take about 3 /4 hours and then it is up to you to put the other hours in. Often there is compulsory tutorial preparation that will well and truly fill the other 6/7 hours.