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Admission Process:
The following admission regulations apply to all USP degree programs, unless specified otherwise in the program tables. Further information, contact Student Academic Services, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji; tel: +679 3231433; fax: +679 3231516; email: studentinfo(at)usp.ac.fj. - The University offers the degrees of Bachelor of Agriculture (BAgr), Bachelor of Art (BA), Bachelor of Education (BEd - Primary), Bachelor of Law (LLB) and the Bachelor of Science (BSc).
- Eligibility - Persons shall be eligible to be admitted to study for a Bachelor’s degree (except the BEd (Primary) degree the BA GCEd, and the BSc GCEd) if they have:
- passed the Fiji Form 7 examination or its equivalent, or
- passed the USP Foundation programme in accordance with 1.4 below, or
- Admission with standing. Read More...
The Bachelor of Arts consists of: - 22 courses, of which eight are at 100-level, eight at 200-level and six at 300-level including 2 100-level generic courses and 2 200-level generic courses; and either
- a single major structure composed of a major discipline chosen from the list appearing on the following page one or two minor disciplines and elective courses, where:
- the single major is between nine and 12 courses in one discipline, of which at least:
- two courses are at 100-level; and
- two courses are at 200-level; and
- three courses are at 300-level.
- the minor is between four and five courses in one discipline, of which at least:
- two courses are at 100-level; and
- two courses are above 100-level.
- the elective courses are from other than the major and minor disciplines, or
- a double major structure composed of two major disciplines and elective courses, where:
- each major is between six and eight courses in one discipline, of which at least:
- two courses are at 100-level; and
- two courses are at 200-level; and
- two courses are at 300-level.
- the elective courses are from other than the major disciplines.
Courses: Single Major | - Students taking a single major in Literature must pass the courses listed below for the double major plus one or more 200-level or 300-level courses in the same discipline. Students should consult the School’s academic advisor for further information.
| One Major in Double Major | - UU100 (Communications and Information Literacy) - From 2010 all students admitted to degree programmes will be required to undertake four generic courses as part of their programme. UU100 will be offered in Semester 2.
- UU114 (English For Academic Purposes) - By the end of this course students will be expected to have achieved a proficiency in academic writing, reading and speaking sufficient to support their language needs in courses in the humanities, social science or sciences and in future professional tasks.
- LL102 (Pacific Literature In English) - The course examines the growth of Pacific literature in English and appraises its themes, styles and significance through the study of a representative selection of work by Pacific Islands writers from the USP region, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.
- plus one (1) other 100-level literature course
- UU200 (Ethics And Governance) - course description is not available yet.
- UU204 (Pacific Worlds) - This course provides students with knowledge and information about the Pacific that all graduates of USP are expected to know upon graduation: the settlement and colonisation of the Pacific, self-determining or independence movements, contemporary issues, and regional cooperation.
- LL201 (Images Of Pacific Literature Film Media) - Adopting a mixture of literary and cultural studies approach, this course will explore the images of the Pacific primarily in literature, with comparative and complementary texts from film and the media.
- LL204 (Prose Fiction) - This course will focus on fiction in English, including prose narratives from the Pacific region and film versions of these works. The course aims to give students a greater understanding of prose fiction.
- LL206 (Introduction To Dramatic Literature) - This course is intended to provide an overview of the nature and variety of dramatic forms, which have developed in several cultures over the past two-and-a-half millennia.
- LL305 (Approaches To The Text) - This course surveys major twentieth century philosophical impact on the practice of literary criticism. The course begins with an examination of research methodologies and moves on to the application of literary theory to texts from or about the Pacific and as comparatives with other literary works.
- LL306 (Postcolonial Texts) - Originally called the New Literatures in English, this course aims to theorise the field of postcolonial studies in relation to cross-generic texts. It provides an account of colonial discourses about the colonised with reference to a range of disciplines (literature, history, film etc.) ...
- LL307 (Poetry) - The overall objective of the course is to enable students to enjoy and appreciate poetry. The guiding principles will be pleasure - pleasure derived from the experience of hearing, reading, thinking, feeling, and speaking poetry.
- plus at least one 200-level or 300-level literature course.
| Courses of a Minor in Literature | - LL102 (Pacific Literature In English) - The course examines the growth of Pacific literature in English and appraises its themes, styles and significance through the study of a representative selection of work by Pacific Islands writers from the USP region, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.
- plus one 100-level literature course.
- plus two of;
- LL201 (Images Of Pacific Literature Film Media) - Adopting a mixture of literary and cultural studies approach, this course will explore the images of the Pacific primarily in literature, with comparative and complementary texts from film and the media.
- LL204 (Prose Fiction) - This course will focus on fiction in English, including prose narratives from the Pacific region and film versions of these works. The course aims to give students a greater understanding of prose fiction.
- LL206 (Introduction To Dramatic Literature) - This course is intended to provide an overview of the nature and variety of dramatic forms, which have developed in several cultures over the past two-and-a-half millennia.
| Courses of a Minor in Creative Writing | - Either of the following;
- LL102 (Pacific Literature In English) - The course examines the growth of Pacific literature in English and appraises its themes, styles and significance through the study of a representative selection of work by Pacific Islands writers from the USP region, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.
- LL108 (Introduction To Children's Literature) - The course examines the relationship between children and literature and analyses a range of books in various genres, written for children.
- JN101 (Introduction To Journalism I) - This course is a conceptual and a practical introduction to journalism. It poses questions like `how do the media communicate?`, `what is news?` and `how do the needs of the various media differ?`, while surveying the media in the South Pacific.
- LL201 (Images Of Pacific Literature Film Media) - Adopting a mixture of literary and cultural studies approach, this course will explore the images of the Pacific primarily in literature, with comparative and complementary texts from film and the media.
- LL231 (Creative Writing I) - This course is intended to offer the practical exercise of creative skills and is not designed exclusively for students of literature and language. Indeed, students of any department or school within the University are invited to apply for entry.
- LL331 (Creative Writing II) - This course continues the work introduced in LL231, although students who have not completed LL231 are welcome subject to approval. It is intended to allow the student to concentrate on those areas of creative writing that he/she has found most engaging or is most interested in.
| Note: Please click on the course codes to access detailed information about the course from the USP database.
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