Thank you for your prompt reply!
I see, that makes sense! In regards to taking away electives, does that mean I won't major in Animation? Are electives and majors synonymous ?(Sorry I don't know uni terminology).
That's a relief, my parents were telling me that I would quit under the pressure of doing 'too much work'. Hypothetically, if I started a dual degree could I drop one and continue the other? For example, if I started my dual degree and decided to drop Education in Year 2, would I be able to continue Media Arts?
I heard apparently there will be changes to UNSW starting in 2017/18 which are not preferable (I think it was 2 semesters to a trimester or something, and it was bad etc), so because of that I may pick uts.
And thanks! Your information so far has been great in erasing any preconcieved notions and making me more aware with uni choices etc
Oh sorry! No, so some degrees allow you to choose courses (subjects) that don't necessarily relate to your degree; they are meant for you to pursue more general interests. UNSW for example calls this
General Education. I'm an electrical engineer at UNSW, and I took an Economics course this year as a General Education course. Next year I'm taking a course on employability and the job market.
So, if you take a double degree, the space they allow for those sorts of courses will likely disappear; it will go to courses fulfilling the requirements of the Bachelor of Education. Does that sort of make sense?
On dropping,
I think so, because basically to graduate with a certain qualification you need to meet the requirements for that degree. A double degree is just a way of fast tracking that for two degrees at once. I think it would be possible, but best to call the institution of choice and check your options!
UNSW is indeed moving to a trimester model; which will involve three shorter semesters. So right now it is March-June, then August-November, roughly speaking. The new model has March-May, June-August, September-November. The details are
here. Being at UNSW, this has been a
very unpopular decision. They surveyed the student base, who resoundingly said, "No, we don't want this," and they are now doing it anyway (at least that's my understanding). Lots of people are not happy, and lots of people are probably going to make that obvious over the next couple of years; the changes don't kick in for a few years.
Note: UTS has already adopted this trimester model in some capacity, so be warned!All the major institutions will probably end up with this model soon anyway
Glad I could be of help! Keep firing questions my way and I'll do my best to assist