Arts Capstone
UndergraduateMAQ-ARTX35002025
Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 16 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $2,160
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Arts Capstone
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:
- Integrate, analyse, synthesize and/or evaluate knowledge and issues to present creative solutions to interdisciplinary problems
- Apply appropriate professional, academic, ethical and sustainability principles and values in learning and research activities.
- Present (pitch) concepts and value propositions effectively to an audience
- Demonstrate the ability to mentor others and evaluate and articulate the principles of leadership in their disciplinary context
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
This unit aims to facilitate a successful student transition from University life to the next stage of their careers, professional or further research. Through participation in a series of interdisciplinary simulated scenarios and real world challenges, students will further develop and practice different types of transferable skills and apply major discipline concepts in an interdisciplinary context. There will be a focus on the skills of leadership, mentoring, design thinking and entrepreneurship.
Each assessment in ARTX3500 will be Pass/Fail and students must pass all the assessments in order to pass the unit. Students who fail a task will be given the opportunity to correct their work and re-submit.
- Disciplinary Leadership (35%)
- Mentoring Reflection (15%)
- Disciplinary Commentary (20%)
- Digital Presentation (30%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 10
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- MAQ-ART-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Arts
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Others
For entry requirements: 160cp at 1000 level or above and Admission to BA
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Student feedback
10 student respondents between 30 Oct 2023 - 1 June 2024.
100%of students felt the study load was manageable
70%of students felt this subject helped them gain relevant skills
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateMAQ-ART-DEG