Policies

There are a number of policies governing the Faculty of Arts and you as students. You can view them at: Policy Online.

Plagiarism is the use of ideas, methods or written words of another person or group without acknowledgement of the source, and with the intention of portraying the work as your own. If you summarise another person’s work without acknowledging them, or make minor alterations to a piece of text without quoting the source, you are plagiarising. In the course of academic life plagiarism appears both in the taking of the work of acknowledged scholars as well as the taking of the work of peers, particularly other students. Plagiarism is a form of theft and a form of fraud. It constitutes an academic offence.

Credit may be granted for up to 96 credit points for units completed in an incomplete Bachelor degree course at a tertiary institute within the Australian Unified National System, with restrictions.

A candidate who holds a bachelor’s degree completed not more than 9 years before admission or readmission may be granted credit for up to 28 credit points (including at least 24 junior credit points) for units in the subject areas available for the relevant degree.

For more information please refer to the Please see the Credit Policy pdf and Application for Credit pdf.

Students in the Faculty of Arts are expected to have passed at least 18 junior credit points in the first two semesters of enrolment, and 16 credit points in subsequent years of enrolment. If a student fails or discontinues enrolment in one unit of study twice, a warning will be issued that if the unit is failed a third time the student may be asked to show good cause why he or she should be allowed to re-enrol in that unit of study.

A written request to the department or school should be made by the candidate. It is expected that appeals against resultspeals would be lodged within two months. Such requests are considered by the department in consultation with relevant members of the department.