Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS)

1. Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS) Dr Mia Treacey

2. DoTS is … • A one year full-time course (or 2 year part-time course) • An alternative first-year program • Suited to students seeking additional learning support • Offered at Berwick, Peninsula & Gippsland • DoTS = 1st Year of a Degree

3. DoTS provides … • Additional pastoral support and study skills • Units to equip students with the skills to write essays, undertake research, solve problems, think critically • Allows students to undertake units from their degree of interest (streams) • Opportunity to articulate into a Monash degree program

4. Course structure How DoTS works(Example: Arts Degree) First Year – Study 2 DoTS subjects and 6 Arts subjects • Students complete two core units (one in each semester) which provide necessary skills for success in degree studies • Additional units are completed from preferred course areas (streams) Second Year – Full year of Arts subjects Third Year – Full year of Arts subjects GRADUATION

5. Berwick campus – Arts stream • Pathway into: • Bachelor of Professional Communication • Arts areas they can study in while in DoTS pathway: • Psychological Studies • Communications • Criminal Justice and Criminology • International Studies • Journalism • Public Relations • Film and Television Studies

6. Berwick campus – other streams New degrees being offered from 2012 • Finalised streams available: • Business • Education • Currently negotiating new DoTS pathways (please check VTAC for finalised offerings)

7. Gippsland Campus – streams • Arts • Art and Design • Business and Economics • Education • Information Technology • Nursing • Science • Degree program in Bachelor of Sports Promotion & Events Management

8. Peninsula campus – streams • Course changes occurring for 2012 (check VTAC for finalised offerings) • Business and Economics • Education • Sport & Outdoor Recreation

9. Entry Requirements • VCE (or equivalent) • Minimum English score of 25 • Minimum ATAR score of 50 • Plus any stream specific pre-requisites (please refer to VTAC)

10. Application process • Via VTAC – all campuses • Does require supplementary information – advise applicants to follow instructions carefully. • Round 1 – majority of offers made • Round 2 – very few offers made

11. After DoTS … • Students can apply for degree of choice • Eligible to receive up to 8 units of credit • (depending on units completed in DoTS and degree choice)

12. This unit is designed to introduce students to the nature and requirements of university study. It assists them to demystify the practices and requirements they will confront in their first year. It provides students with a range of specific and identifiable capacities (skills and attitudes) that are essential for undergraduate study. The thematic content explores the relationships between the learner, the university's requirements, and the expectations students have about university study. Students are introduced to the traditions of university scholarship with particular emphasis given to the cultivation of a range of skills and attitudes necessary for academic success. ATS1369 Understanding University Learning

13. ATS1369 Understanding University Learning 1: Being A Student 2: Transition – Study Skills 3: Transition – Student Issues 4: Essay Writing 1 – Getting Started 5: Essay Writing 2 – Getting Finished 6: What Is A University? 7: What Is The Purpose Of The University? 8: The Idea Of Knowledge 9: Disciplines And Discourse 10: The Critical Self – Learning Beyond University 11: Examinations – Techniques And Preparation

14. ATS1370 Knowledge and Context This unit complements the various disciplines in which students are enrolled. It explores different disciplinary approaches to knowledge in order to develop an appreciation of the importance and relationships between context and knowledge. Students will identify, compare, contrast and discuss different disciplinary approaches to knowledge and be familiar with the relationships between knowledge and context. This unit provides students with an appreciation of the roles and responsibilities that graduate professionals have in the wider community.

15. 1: The Nature of Knowledge 2: Knowledge and Professions 3: The Production of Knowledge 4: Challenging Scientific Knowledge 5: Conflicts in Knowledge 6: Truth and Trust 7: Socially Constructing Historical Knowledge 8: Socially Constructing Religious Knowledge 9: Socially Constructing Individual Identity 10: Knowledge and Risk 11: Knowledge and the Individual 12: Exam Preparation ATS1370 Knowledge and Context

16. Supported immersion in first year An opportunity to develop and refine the skills and attitudes necessary to be successful at university Fully credited as the first year of a degree* 70% of DoTS students go into Monash degrees DoTS is recognised and credited by other universities The flexibility to change your mind about what disciplines/degrees you want to study Additional class time Advantages of DoTS

17. A performance based pathway: To gain a place in second year, you have to pass 8 out of 8 subjects for some courses students are expected to obtain at least a Credit (60%) average and will be supported to achieve this (remember 70% of students do successfully gain entry to Monash courses) Classes can be scheduled at any time Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm: you are expected to make your work commitments fit around this, not the other way around Typically you will be required to attend 13 + hours of classes, and undertake 26 hours of private study per week. Students who do not pass all 8 subjects will not normally be eligible for consideration for a place in a Monash degree. You cannot repeat failed units, or the course. Expectations of DoTS Students

18. Important Information about DoTS • Deferrable and you can take an intermission (leave of absence) • Non repeatable • Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) Based • Limited places • DoTS undertaken on one campus, can lead to a degree at any of the other Monash campuses • At the conclusion of DoTS successful students apply through VTAC for entry into the 2nd year of a degree at Monash or other institutions

19. Further Information • School of Applied Media and Social Sciences (SAMSS) • 03 9902 6339 • arts-gippsland@monash.edu • www.arts.monash.edu.au/samss/dots/

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