James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

Prizes

Policy on Credit Transfer

SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, AWARDS AND PRIZES

The rules relating to Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes are shown in this Handbook.

The information listed below is correct at the time of publication of the Student Handbook. The University is not liable for any cancellations or alterationt to prizes or reduction of prize monies advised subsequent to publication.

Summary information on awards available is given below. Full details and application forms can be obtained from Student Administration, Humanities II Building, or on the University’s webpage. Information below is correct at date of publication. Applicants are advised to consult the University’s webpage to obtain current information.

Awards

UNDERGRADUATE

(1)  General Awards
Academic Support Grants
Open to students who are commencing an undergraduate award course at James Cook University, either full-time, part-time, on campus or off campus. The scholarships have been established to assist students with the purchase of textbooks and other expenses. Value $300 for students who demonstrate financial hardship.
Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Scholarships
Open to students who are Australian South Sea Islanders (Australian-born descendants of predominantly Melanesian people who were brought to Queensland as indentured labourers between 1863 and 1904 from eighty Pacific Islands). $5,000 per year for full-time students and $2,500 per year for part-time students.
Brian Dalton Memorial Essay Bursary
Open to an undergraduate or postgraduate student who is enrolled in any discipline and who submits an article relating to any aspect of the life or voyages of Captain James Cook or his companions, their times as they may have influenced decisions relating to him, the impact of their voyages on European science and culture or on the people or places visited by his ships. The $650 bursary will be offered on the basis of a 500-700 word outline which the awardee would be required to develop into a 5,000 word article with illustrations, bibliography and notes and which would be published in the journal Endeavour Lines.
David Hastings Bursary
Open to physically handicapped full-time undergraduate students whose normal domicile is to the north of the 22nd degree of south latitude in the State of Queensland (above a line from St Lawrence through Muttaburra).
Hugh Alexander Grierson Trust Scholarships
Open to Indigenous Australian students of the University. The value of the scholarship is $1500 in money, books, equipment or payment for residential accommodation.
Lillian Cavell Memorial Scholarships
Open to full-time level 2 students of a bachelors program of the University. The value of the scholarship is $5000.
Summer Research Scholarships
Open to currently enrolled undergraduate students completing level 3 or level 4 studies of a full-time course leading to an honours degree. Scholarship recipients are expected to participate in an ongoing research project or to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research work.
Xerox Shop Mount Isa Text Book Scholarship
Open to level 1 students of the University who attended a secondary school in Mount Isa. The value of the scholarship is $500.
(2)  Awards in Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Elizabeth Cookson Memorial Bursary
Open to an Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Australian South Sea Islander student who is entering the Honours year in the field of anthropology, history, Indigenous Australian studies or literature and who examines an issue of relevance to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or South Sea Islander culture. The value of the bursary is $300.
Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Entry Bursaries
Open to first year students in a Bachelors program in the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences who are school leavers. Ten bursaries each valued at the equivalent of one year of up-front HECS fees for enrolment in a degree course will be offered (approximately $2600).
Leo and Mabel Barnett Travelling Bursary
Open to graduates of James Cook University of no more than three years standing since completion of a first or undergraduate degree having in that degree a three year sequence in French with a grade of at least one distinction in the level 3 core subject. Applicants should intend to become a teacher of French in a Queensland secondary school or already be a teacher of French in a Queensland secondary school. Must be committed to spending a minimum of one month in Continental France and be unassisted for travel purposes by other scholarships or grants. $2,000.
Shirley Gilliver Memorial Fund
Open to students in a Bachelor of Community Welfare or Bachelor of Social Work program. The value of these travelling grants shall be determined from time to time.

POSTGRADUATE

(1)  General Awards
James Cook University Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Open to candidates with a four year Bachelor with honours degree enrolled full-time undertaking projects within the University’s Area of Research Focus. Each scholarship provides a generous annual tax-exempt stipend.
(2)  Awards in Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Shirley Gilliver Memorial Fund
Open to students in a Masters of Social Policy or a Doctorate in rural community research program. The value of these travelling grants shall be determined from time to time.
Prizes

PRIZES IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AVAILABLE IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND SUBJECTS

AASW North Queensland Prize
Donor:  North Queensland Branch of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Alliance Française Prizes
Donor:  Alliance Française de Townsville

Prize A:

Prize B:

Prize C:

APS Prize in Psychology
Donor:  Australian Psychological Society

  1. the registration fee to the APS Annual Conference will be paid by the Society to the Organising Committee of the Conference at which the paper is presented;
  2. the processing fee for Associate membership will be waived if application is made within the year of receiving the award.

Ruth Atkinson Memorial Prize
Donor:  E.S. & T. Martel

Australian College of Educators (Cairns Regional Group) Prizes
Donor:  Australian College of Education, (Cairns Regional Group)

Prize A:

Prize B:

Australian College of Education (Queensland Chapter) Townsville Regional Group Prize
Donor:  Australian College of Education, (Queensland Chapter) Townsville Regional Group

Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA) Award
Donor:  Far North Queensland Chapter of the Australian Literacy Education Association made available by Cairns Local Councils.

Australian Psychological Society (North Queensland Branch) Prizes in Psychology
Donor:  North Queensland Branch of the Australian Psychological Society

Prize A:

Note:

  1. Part-time Bachelor of Psychology students are eligible for the prize only after they have completed both core subjects;
  2. In the event of two or more students having tied average scores, the prize shall be awarded to the student who scores the highest average mark from the final examinations in the two core subjects.

Prize B:

Note:

  1. Part-time Bachelor of Psychology students are eligible for the prize only after they have completed the level 2 core subjects in psychology;
  2. In the event of two or more students having tied average scores, the prize shall be awarded to the student who scores the highest average mark from the final examinations in the level 2 core subjects in psychology.

Prize C:

Note:

  1. Part-time Bachelor of Psychology students are eligible for the prize only after they have completed all core subjects in level 3 psychology;
  2. In the event of two or more students having tied average scores, the prize shall be awarded to the student who scores the highest average mark from the final examinations in the core subjects in level 3 psychology.

Catholic Education (Townsville Diocese) Prize
Donor:  Catholic Education Office (Townsville Diocese)

Community Welfare Prize
Donor:  School of Social Work and Community Welfare

Jeffrey Clark Prize in Anthropology
Donor:  Family, friends and colleagues of Dr Jeffrey Clark

JCU Bookshop Prizes
Donor:  JCU Bookshop

B.J. Dalton Prize in Politics
Donor:  Colleagues and friends of the late Emeritus Professor Brian Dalton

Anne Deane Prize for English Literature
Donor:  Mr Alan Deane

Athena Deane Memorial Prize
Donor:  Sons and daughters of the late Athena Deane

Dymocks Bookshop Prize
Donor:  Dymocks Booksellers

Jean Farnfield Prize in Australian History
Donor:  Colleagues, friends and former students of Dr Jean Farnfield

Howard Fry Prize in Southeast Asian Studies
Donor:  Colleagues, friends and former students of Associate Professor Howard Fry

Ginni Hall Women’s Studies Prize
Donor:  Centre for Women’s Studies, School of Social Work and Community Welfare

Sheila Haydon Prize
Donor:  Sheila Haydon fund

George Herring Prize in Education
Donor:  Colleagues, friends and former students of George Robert Herring

Note:

  1. The Head of School shall consult with the Director of Professional Experience for school experience performance.
  2. Best overall performance shall be determined on the basis of results in academic subjects, and by taking into account level of performance in the final year of school experience as indicated in the School Experience Report/s.
    In the case of candidates enrolled in combined degree courses the results of the final year of the BEd component of the award will be considered (in the calendar year they completed that academic year).
  3. In cases where, on the basis of final year subject results, two or more candidates are equal, the results in component parts of subjects will be considered.

Joan Innes Reid Memorial Prize in Social Work
Donor:  Townsville City Council

Mabel Innes Prize for Lyric Verse
Donor:  the late Mr A.H. Innes

  1. Each candidate shall submit one poem accompanied by a statement of his/her full name and a declaration that the poem is his/her own work and a statement of his/her standing in the University to the Registrar of the University no later than 30 September or such other date as the Council may prescribe or in any other particular case allow;
  2. Each candidate may submit no more than one poem in any one year;
  3. No person may be awarded a prize more than once;
  4. If, in the opinion of the committee, two or more poems in any one year are deemed to be of equal merit, it shall recommend that the prize be awarded to the youngest candidate;
  5. Each poem submitted shall become the property of the University and may be retained by it and deposited in its Library.

W.T. (Bill) Johnston Memorial Prize
Donor:  Historical Society of Cairns, North Queensland Inc

Jim Keeffe Prize for Aboriginal and Islander History
Donor:  Colleagues and friends of the late Senator Jim Keeffe

Robert Mays Memorial Prize
Donor:  Bequest from the estate of Helen Elizabeth Skipnes

James McCallum Prize in Applied Psychology
Donor:  McCallum Consultants Pty Limited

Elizabeth Perkins Prize for Creative Writing
Donor:  Colleagues, friends and former students of Associate Professor Elizabeth Perkins and the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, Townsville

Joan Peyton-Smith Prize in Social Work and Community Welfare
Donor:  Friends and fellow students of Joan Peyton-Smith

Note:

Note:

  1. No person shall be awarded the prize more than once;
  2. Mature-age students are particularly encouraged to apply;
  3. In cases of doubt the selection committee shall determine eligibility to apply.

Queensland Institute of Educational Administration Prize
Donor:  Queensland Institute of Educational Administration

Colin Roderick Prizes for Australian Literature
Donor:  Emeritus Professor Colin Roderick

Prize A:

Prize B:

Colin Roderick Prize in Early English
Donor:  Emeritus Professor Colin Roderick

Colin Roderick Prize for English Honours
Donor:  Emeritus Professor Colin Roderick

P.F. Rowland Memorial Prize
Donor:  E.S. & T. Martel

School of Social Work and Community Welfare Social Work Prize
Donor:  School of Social Work and Community Welfare

School of Social Work and Community Welfare Women’s Studies Prize
Donor:  Townsville City Council

H. Neil Smith Prize
Donor:  Mr H. Neil Smith

  1. Each candidate shall submit one short story accompanied by a statement of his/her full name and a declaration that the short story is his/her own work and a statement of his/her standing in the University to the Registrar of the University not later than 30 September or such other date as the Council may prescribe or in any other particular case allow;
  2. Each candidate may submit no more than one short story in any one year;
  3. No person may be awarded a prize more than once;
  4. If, in the opinion of the committee, two or more short stories in any one year are deemed to be of equal merit, it shall recommend that the prize be awarded to the youngest candidate;
  5. Each short story submitted shall become the property of the University and may be retained by it and deposited in its Library;
  6. The winning story will be published in the Townsville Bulletin and at the discretion of the Townsville Bulletin, any other stories entered in the competition may be published.

Ross Smith Prize
Donor:  Colleagues, friends and former students of the late Mr Ross Smith

Ron Sussex Prize in French
Donor:  Public endowment to commemorate services of Professor Ron Sussex

Douglas Suthers Memorial Prize
Donor:  Connolly Suthers

Townsville Bulletin Prize for English Honours
Donor:  North Queensland Newspaper Company Limited

Townsville Cinema Group Prize
Donor:  Townsville Cinema Group

Brian Unkles Prize
Donor:  Family of Brian Unkles

Jessie Mary Vasey (War Widows’ Guild) Prize
Donor:  Townsville Sub-branch of the War Widows’ Guild of Australia

Gwyneth Wall Memorial Prize
Donor:  Soroptimist International of Townsville Breakwater Club in memory of Gwyneth Wall

War Widows’ Guild of Australia (Qld) Cairns Sub Branch Prize
Donor:  The Cairns Sub Branch of the War Widows’ Guild of Australia

Jill Wells Memorial Award for Journalism
Donor:  Townsville Bulletin

Where the winner of the prize for any reason does not accept the offer of a work engagement, with the possibility of cadetship, the award will be made to a runner-up student.

Noreen Wilcox Prize in Education
Donor:  Australian College of Education Townsville Regional Group

PRIZES AVAILABLE IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND SUBJECTS AWARDED BY BODIES OTHER THAN THE FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Soroptimist International Clubs of Townsville and Tokuyama Prize
Donor:  Soroptimist International of Townsville

Townsville & District University Society Prize
Donor:  Townsville & District University Society

  1. The Prize is to be offered annually.
  2. The Prize is to be rotated among the faculties in reverse alphabetical order, that is,
    Science and Engineering Law, Business and the Creative Arts Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences Arts, Education and Social Sciences.

PRIZES IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AVAILABLE IN POSTGRADUATE COURSES AND SUBJECTS

Gluyas Prize
Donor:  Bequest from Gluyas Estate

P.F. Rowland Memorial Prize
Donor:  E.S. & T. Martel

POLICY ON CREDIT TOWARDS DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS OFFERED WITHIN THE FACULTY OF ARTS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

The faculties, in line with the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee’s guidelines, are able to offer advanced standing, i.e. credit, to students who have completed subjects in other programs at James Cook University or at other tertiary institutions, or have completed other forms of prior learning.

This credit takes various forms. The terms used are based on Credit Transfer Principles: Guidelines on the Recognition of Prior Learning approved by the AVCC, December 1993.

The terms used are:

CREDIT is recognition granted towards meeting the requirements of an award course.

CREDIT TRANSFER is the granting of credit/advanced status by the faculties to students/candidates on the basis of previous formal study at another university or institution of higher education.

BLOCK CREDIT is credit given in the form of exemption from a period of study, e.g. credit given for one semester.

SPECIFIED CREDIT is granted in the form of exemption from the requirements of a particular subject.

UNSPECIFIED CREDIT is granted for previous learning for which there is no precise equivalent in this University.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL) is credit granted for learning outside formal study in this or other Universities or other institutions of higher education.

RULES FOR CREDIT TO THE BACHELOR DEGREES

Subject to rules 2 to 5 below, the Executive Dean may grant a candidate for a degree offered by the faculty, credit within the limits described below:

Credit Transfer for Recognition of Prior Learning

RULES FOR CREDIT TO DIPLOMAS AND ADVANCED DIPLOMAS

Normally the award of credit towards Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas in the faculties is decided in accordance with the principles outlined in relation to the Bachelor degrees. Variations in requirements for a particular Diploma are outlined below.

Degree and Diploma Specific Policies

These apply in addition to those detailed above.

Bachelor of Psychology

Credit cannot be given for Psychology subjects completed over ten years prior to enrolment in the BPsych degree.

Bachelor of Social Work; Bachelor of Community Welfare

The Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences has agreed to comply with the AVCC Credit Transfer Project Pilot Scheme Guidelines (1995-6) for credit towards Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Social (Community) Welfare degrees. Accordingly the faculty will grant:

  1. for candidates holding a completed Associate Diploma in a related field of study and admitted to a four-year Social work degree program, a minimum credit of 25% of that degree program;
  2. for candidates holding a completed Associate Diploma in a related field of study and admitted to a three-year Social (Community) Welfare degree program, a minimum credit of 33% of that degree program;
  3. for candidates having completed two years of a three-year Social (Community) Welfare degree program, or holding a completed three year Social (Community) Welfare degree, and admitted to a four-year Social Work degree program for credit, credit will be granted at a minimum of 25%, and normally in the range of 25-50%, of that degree program;
  4. for candidates having completed one year of a three-year Social (Community) Welfare degree program and admitted to a four year Social Work degree program, a minimum credit of 25% of the degree program;
  5. for candidates having completed two years of a four-year Social Work degree program and admitted to a three year Social (Community) Welfare degree program, a minimum credit of 33% of that degree program;
  6. for candidates transferring between four year Social Work degree programs, full equivalent credit;
  7. for candidates transferring between three year Social (Community) Welfare degree programs, full equivalent credit.

In these guidelines:

A reference to an Associate Diploma in related field of study means an Associate Diploma program accredited by the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers or recognised by the university granting the credit.

A reference to a three-year Social (Community) Welfare degree means a degree program accredited by the Australian Institute of Welfare and community workers.

A reference to a four-year Social Work degree means a degree program approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers.

In the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences:

The granting of credit is subject to University requirements for admission.

The granting of credit is subject to faculty policy concerning the minimum amount of study required at James Cook University before a qualification can be awarded.

The faculty may accept, for the purposes of granting credit, associate diplomas and degree programs in addition to those contained within the above definitions.

It should be noted that the Australian Association of Social Workers does not permit credit to be given for field education undertaken in non-social work programs.

Candidates in the Bachelor of Community Welfare degree may apply to the Head of School of Social Work and Community Welfare for exemption from some of the field placement requirements on the basis of recognition of prior learning and completion of a challenge test.

Credit to the Bachelor of Education degrees

Amount of credit granted

The maximum amount of credit granted towards the degree will be 50% of the units required for the degree.

The maximum credit allowable for professional development courses within the degree is one subject except where one course is judged to be larger in size than one faculty subject.

Credit will be granted for professional development courses smaller than a faculty subject. However, no credit will be given for courses smaller than 2 units.

Credit to Postgraduate Degrees, Diplomas or Certificates

CREDIT TRANSFER BETWEEN JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY AND TAFE QUEENSLAND

The University has a credit transfer arrangement with respect to many Queensland TAFE courses. Details are outlined in the publication “Credit Transfer and Learning Pathways”. This information is available on the Web at http:// www.tld.jcu.edu.au/general/creditTransfer

The publication sets out how students can make formal application for credit.

AGREEMENTS ON ARTICULATION AND ADVANCED STANDING – JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY AND AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS

JCU Faculty Education Organisation Disciplines Available
Arts, Education and Social Sciences Australian Catholic Education Queensland Police Service Religious Education Education, Social Science
Law, Business and the Creative Arts Australian Guild of Music Education Holmes College Music Business
  Martin College Business
  Melbourne Institute of Finance and Management Business
  Queensland Institute of Business and Technology Business
  Queensland Police Service Business
  Russo Institute of Technology Business
  Shaftson International College International Business
  Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE Hospitality
Science and Engineering Northern Territory University Marine Biology, Fisheries Biology
  Queensland Institute of Business and Technology Information Technology
  Russo Institute of Technology Information Technology