Humanities and Social Sciences
Find out what selection criteria apply to limited-entry courses and qualifications in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Find out what selection criteria apply to programmes and courses offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, including the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Arts 120 points (MA), and Master of Museum and Heritage Practice.
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Undergraduate courses
Unless otherwise specified below, places in limited entry courses will be allocated according to room capacity, prerequisites, and staffing constraints.
Language courses
If you're a language student, you must enrol in the course most appropriate to your level of experience and background. If you're uncertain, you should seek advice from the teaching area concerned.
Creative Writing (CREW) courses
To enrol in creative writing courses, you are required to submit samples of your creative writing, in addition to a one-page supporting statement and your online enrolment application. The quality of the writing sample submitted is particularly important to the selection process. The Master of Arts in Creative Writing is also limited in the number of students it can accept.
English Proficiency (ELIN) courses
Admission to English Proficiency courses (ELIN 000-level) is determined by your English language proficiency.
Film (FILM) and Theatre (THEA) courses
Selection into Film and Theatre courses is based on practical aptitude, relevant experience, and academic record, particularly in cognate courses and overall achievement.
Preference is given to students doing a major or minor in the given subject.
If you're applying for production courses in Theatre and Film, you are required to enrol online before 1 December of the year prior to study. You will need to complete any separate application forms required by the relevant programme.
Undergraduate internship
FHSS Internship—FHSS 302
You need to apply for a place in the internship course and be interviewed. Your academic record will also be considered—you need to have achieved a minimum of a B+ average across all your courses.
Before you apply, you need to attend Careers and Employment Services workshops on values, cover letters, and CVs, and have your CV reviewed by a Careers Consultant.
You need to submit the following documents:
- A cover letter including a statement of your aspirations for the internship
- A CV showing your current skills and expertise.
You will then be interviewed by the internships coordinator.
Postgraduate courses
Art History (ARTH)
You'll be selected on the basis of academic merit.
English as Second Language—ELIN 801, 802
You'll be selected on the basis of relevance of your undergraduate programme of study, personal motivation and commitment, as demonstrated in an interview, and academic merit.
Film—FILM 404, 414
Selection is based on evidence of creative ability, academic merit, and enrolment in the Film Honours programme or the Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice).
Political Science—POLS 428
The enrolment deadline for this course is the Monday of the week prior to the beginning of classes in Trimester 1. Selection is through an interview process.
Social and Cultural Studies—SACS 428
Selection is through an interview process. You will be asked to answer additional questions and provide additional information when you enrol online.
Theatre—THEA 405, 406
Selection is based on evidence of creative ability, academic merit, and enrolment in the Theatre Honours programme.
Postgraduate qualifications
There are entry limits for two of the Master's degrees taught by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The application deadline for these two degrees is 1 November.
Master of Arts in Creative Writing
You need to submit:
- samples of your creative writing
- a description of your proposed thesis project
- evidence of previous academic qualifications, if relevant
- a 'literary CV' (information about any earlier publications, workshops, or other involvement in the world of imaginative writing)
- a proposed reading list as part of the context for your writing during the programme.
The quality of the writing submitted is particularly important to the selection process for the Master of Arts majoring in Creative Writing.
Master of Museum and Heritage Practice
Selection is based on evidence of academic merit and experience relevant to the qualification.
You need to submit:
- your CV showing relevant experience
- a document about what you hope to gain from undertaking this qualification and why you think you should be selected
- a sample of written work of at least 3,000 words, for example, an essay from an undergraduate course.
You will need to attend an information session, which will include an interview with staff who teach the Master of Museum and Heritage Practice.