Information on how and when the Core Curriculum fits into individual programs is available in Course Enrolment Guides. The Core Curriculum is not configured in the same way for all courses (for example, some courses have the Core Curriculum Community Engagement unit embedded across several units, whereas others undertake it as a distinct unit). Students are advised to consult their Course Enrolment Guide for specific details about how the Core fits into their degree, but if they get out of sequence or have an issue (such as managing a placement) they should contact their Course Coordinator.
The two University Core Curriculum units (UNCC100 and UNCC300) normally require students to attend 10 hours of face-to-face classes. In addition, they work on an extensive suite of online resources and activities, designed to support their discussion and work in tutorials and completion of the assessment tasks.
No. For most courses, three of the units contributing to meeting Core Curriculum requirements have come from existing components of the degree. Courses have been revised to fit in the two University Core units (UNCC100 and UNCC300).
Students can apply for credit for both UNCC100 and UNCC300.
They should visit the Study Abroad website or contact ACU International and watch for announcements about information sessions.
As the Core units are requirements of most degree programs, students will need to successfully repeat the unit in order to graduate. Should a fail grade be awarded, students are notified of options for repeating the unit.
The UNCC units are generally offered in different ‘streams’ to accommodate student placement requirements. This means that tutorials only run for the weeks that such students are on campus. Some tutorials run across the normal weeks 1–10 of semester and others run in a different pattern so that classes on campus are suspended for a few weeks while students are out on placement. Therefore, students need to check carefully the week pattern of the tutorial they select in Tutorial Direct.
University Core Units are also offered as an intensive in summer and winter or on-line, primarily to cater for students who are out of sequence or whose placement requirements make it difficult for them to fit into a normal pattern of offering. Specific advice about individual students should be sought from corecurriculum.admin@acu.edu.au.
Staff members from across all faculties at ACU teach the Core Curriculum. One of the distinctive features of the Core is that classes are made up of students from a range of different programs and are taught by staff from a range of academic backgrounds. For example, a law academic might be teaching a group of nurses and teachers together with students from media studies and physiotherapy.
No. The Core Curriculum is an important experience for all ACU undergraduate students. The Core Curriculum units emphasise critical judgement, clear expression, ethical decision-making and concern for others, as individuals and as a community. They are academic units and do not presume or require any particular religious belief. Staff members from many different backgrounds teach in the Core Curriculum.
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