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Bachelor of General Studies
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Springfield
  • Toowoomba
  • Fraser Coast
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 6667
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 15220
Entry requirements
  • OP/Rank: 18/62
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Springfield
  • Toowoomba
  • Fraser Coast
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 15180
  • On-campus
    AUD 18020

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 3
plus 6-8 x units from First Discipline area 6-8
plus 3 x units from Second Discipline area     3
plus 3 x units from Third Discipline area 3
plus 3 x units from Fourth Discipline area  3 
plus 4-6 x Electives 4-6
Total 24 
Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Core courses:
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
 OR
CMS1009Communication in Academic and Professional Contexts1
plus two other courses selected from:
ANT1000 World Archaeology: An Introduction
ANT1001 Introductory Anthropology 
CMS1010 Introduction to Communication Studies 
CMS2017 Australian Television 
EDC2200 Indigenous Perspectives 
ENL1000 Introduction to Literature 
ENL1001 Australian Stories 
HIS1000 World Civilisations to 1500 CE 
HIS1001 Introduction to Australian History 
HIS1003 World History Since 1500CE 
HMT1000 History of Western Ideas 
HMT2000Ethical Issues and Human Rights
IND1000 Indonesian 1A 
INR1000 International Relations in a Globalizing Era 
INR1001 Global Transitions and Human Security 
JRN1000 Journalism Practice 
JRN2010News Literacy
LAC1001 Language Survival Skills 
MMS1003 Fundamentals of Media 
MEA1000 Elements of Multimedia 
MUI1003 Musical Contexts 1: Turning Points in Western Music
MUI2006 Musical Contexts 3: Western Popular Music 
PRL1002 Principles and Practice of Public Relations 
PRL1003 Reputation Management 
SOC1000 Approaches to the Social Sciences 
THE1001 Introduction to History and Theory of Drama 1 
VSA1000 Introduction to Art Theory 

Footnotes

1 Springfield campus only.