FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF ARTS PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
1.
FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REGULATIONS
In the FASS Bachelor of Arts Degree Regulations document the following are stated:

In order to graduate with a Major status, a student needs to have passed a minimum
of 64 Modular Credits in their declared Single Major discipline.

In order to get a Minor status, a minimum of 24 Modular Credits is required.
In conjunction with these clauses above, the following is the Bachelor of Arts Programme
Structure for the respective disciplines:
2.
SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
2.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in Sociology & Anthropology, a student will
need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4 to 6
years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Sociology & Anthropology Single
Major:
Level
1000
2000
4000
Module code and Name
AA-1201 Making Sense of Society
AA-1202 Understanding Culture
AA-2201 Social Thought
*AA-2202 Kinship, Marriage and Gender / AG-2403 Kinship,
Marriage and Gender
AA-2203 Social Stratification
AA-2204 Economy and Society
AA-2205 Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
AA-4201 Advanced Social Theory
AA-4203 Social Research Methods Seminar II
AA-4204 Anthropology of Religion
AA-4206 Popular Culture & Mass Media
*double-coded modules
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2.2
Double Major
A student wishing to take Sociology & Anthropology as part of their Double Major
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
52 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Sociology & Anthropology
component of the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
4000
Module code and Name
AA-1201 Making Sense of Society
AA-1202 Understanding Culture
AA-2201 Social Thought
*AA-2202 Kinship, Marriage and Gender/AG-2403 Kinship,
Marriage and Gender
AA-2203 Social Stratification
AA-2204 Economy and Society
AA-2205 Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
AA-4201 Advanced Social Theory
AA-4203 Social Research Methods Seminar II
AA-4204 Anthropology of Religion
AA-4206 Popular Culture & Mass Media
*double-coded modules
2.3
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Sociology & Anthropology as part of their Double Degree
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Sociology & Anthropology Major
of the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
4000
Module code and Name
AA-1201 Making Sense of Society
AA-1202 Understanding Culture
AA-2201 Social Thought
*AA-2202 Kinship, Marriage and Gender/ AG-2403 Kinship,
Marriage and Gender
AA-2203 Social Stratification
AA-2204 Economy and Society
AA-2205 Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
AA-4201 Advanced Social Theory
AA-4203 Social Research Methods Seminar II
AA-4204 Anthropology of Religion
AA-4206 Popular Culture & Mass Media
*double-coded modules
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2.4
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Sociology & Anthropology must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
Module code and Name
AA-1201 Making Sense of Society
AA-1202 Understanding Culture
1000
2.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the Sociology & Anthropology major:
Level
3000
Module Code and Name
AA-3301 People’s and Cultures of Southeast Asia I
AA-3302 Social Psychology
AA-3303 Society and Culture in Borneo
AA-3304 Urban Society
AA-3305 Asian Anthropology and Asian Anthropologists
AA-3306 People’s and Cultures of Southeast Asia II
AA-3307 Sociology of Muslim Societies
*AA-3308 Sociology of the Body/AG-3404 Sociology of the Body
AA-4301 Advanced Social Theory
AA-4302 Research Methods Seminar I
AA-4305 Politics, Law and Society
4000
*double-coded modules
3.
BAHASA MELAYU & LINGUISTIK
3.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik, a students
will need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4
to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik Single
Major:
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AB-1201 Pengantar Linguistik Melayu
AB-1202 Fonetik dan Fonologi Bahasa Melayu
AB-2201 Morfologi Bahasa Melayu
3
4000
3.2
AB-2202 Sintaksis Bahasa Melayu
AB-2203 Semantik
AB-4201 Seminar Bahasa
Double Major
A student wishing to take Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik as part of their Double Major
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
52 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik
component of the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
4000
3.3
Module code and Name
AB-1201 Pengantar Linguistik Melayu
AB-1202 Fonetik dan Fonologi Bahasa Melayu
AB-2201 Morfologi Bahasa Melayu
AB-2202 Sintaksis Bahasa Melayu
AB-2203 Semantik
AB-4201 Seminar Bahasa
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik as part of their Double Degree
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik
component of the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
4000
Module code and Name
AB-1201 Pengantar Linguistik Melayu
AB-1202 Fonetik dan Fonologi Bahasa Melayu
AB-2201 Morfologi Bahasa Melayu
AB-2202 Sintaksis Bahasa Melayu
AB-2203 Semantik
AB-4201 Seminar Bahasa
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3.4
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 modular credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AB-1201 Pengantar Linguistik Melayu
AB-1202 Fonetik dan Fonologi Bahasa Melayu
3.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik major:
Level
1000
2000
3000
4000
Module code and Name
AB-1402 Santun Bahasa
AB-1405 Sejarah Perkembangan Bahasa Melayu
AB-1403 Kecekapan Bahasa Melayu
AB-1404 Variasi Bahasa
AB-2301 Sosiolinguistik
AB-2302 Analisis Kesalahan Bahasa
AB-2303 Metodologi Penyelidikan Linguistik
AB-2401 Morfologi dan Sintaksis Bahasa Melayu
AB-2403 Semantik dan Pragmatik Bahasa Melayu
AB-2404 Linguistik Komunikasi
AB-3301 Kecekapan Komunikasi Lisan
AB-3302 Bahasa dan Politik Bahasa Melayu
AB-3303 Bahasa dan Aksara
AB-3304 Linguistik dan Kesusasteraan
AB-3305 Bahasa dan Penulisan
AB-3306 Bahasa dan Kewartawanan
AB-4301 Psikolinguistik
AB-4302 Tatabahasa Generatif
AB-4303 Analisis Wacana
AB-4304 Linguistik Sejarawi
AB-4305 Teori-Teori Linguistik
AB-4308 Latihan Ilmiah
AB-4309 Bahasa, Budaya dan Masyarakat
AB-4310 Perkembangan Penelitian Tatabahasa Bahasa Melayu
AB-4311 Neurolinguistik
AB-4312 Standardisasi dan Perancangan Bahasa
AB-4313 Linguistik dan Terjemahan
AB-4314 Pragmatik
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4.
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION & THE MEDIA
4.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in Professional Communication & the
Media, a student will need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64
Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Professional Communication &
the Media Single Major:
Level
1000
2000
4.2
Double Major
A student wishing to take Professional Communication & the Media as part of their
Double Major must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a
minimum of 52 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Professional Communication &
the Media component of the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
4.3
Module code and Name
AC1201 Introduction to Communication
AC 1202 Introduction to Media Studies
AC 2201 Analyzing Written Genres
AC 2202 Analyzing Visual Communication
AC 2203 History of the Media and Their Influences
AC 2204 Analyzing Talk
Module code and Name
AC1201 Introduction to Communication
AC1202 Introduction to Media Studies
AC 2201 Analyzing Written Genres
AC 2202 Analyzing Visual Communication
AC 2203 History of the Media and Their Influences
AC 2204 Analyzing Talk
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Professional Communication & the Media as part of their
Double Degree must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete
a minimum of 64 Modular Credit within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Professional Communication &
the Media Major of the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AC1201 Introduction to Communication
AC1202 Introduction to Media Studies
AC 2201 Analyzing Written Genres
AC 2202 Analyzing Visual Communication
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AC 2203 History of the Media and Their Influences
AC 2204 Analyzing Talk
4.4
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Professional Communication & the
Media must successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout
their respective period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AC1201 Introduction to Communication
AC1202 Introduction to Media Studies
4.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the Professional Communication & the Media
major:
Level
3000
4000
Module code and Name
AC-3301 Media Ethics
AC-3302 Cross-Cultural Communication
AC-3303 Principles and Practice of Photography and Photojournalism
AC-3304 Narrative Studies and the Media
AC-3305 Principles and Practice of Video Production
AC-3306 Communication in Advertising
AC-4301 Issues and Practices in Workplace Communication
AC-4302 Political Economy of the Media
AC-4303 Film Studies
AC-4304 Advanced Photography
AC-4305 Research Methods for Professional Communication and the
Media
AC-4306 Trends in New Media: Principles and Practice
AC-4307 Television Studies
AC-4308 Communication and Popular Culture
AC-4309 Short Film Making
AC-4310 Academic Exercise 2
AC-4311 News Production
AC-5201 Art Theory and Appreciation
AC-5202 Narrative Writing and
Scriptwriting for the Media
AC-5203 Drawing and Painting
AC-5301 Short Film Making
AC-5303 Multimedia Animation
AC-5304 Digital Videography
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5.
GEOGRAPHY & DEVELOPMENT
5.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in Geography & Development, a student
will need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4
to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Geography & Development
Single Major:
Level
1000
2000
5.2
Module code and Name
AD 1201 Spatial Patterns of Development
AD 1202 Population & Development
AD 2201 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
Double Major
A student wishing to take Geography & Development as part of their Double Major
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
52 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Geography & Development
component of the Double Major.
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AD 1201 Spatial Patterns of Development
AD 1202 Population & Development
AD 2201 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
OR
AV-2201 Introduction to Quantitative Methods.
Any student wishing to obtain a Double Major in Geography & Development and
Environmental Studies should take either AD 2201 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in
Social Sciences or AV 2201 Introduction to Quantitative Methods.
5.3
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Geography & Development as part of their Double Degree
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Geography & Development
Major of the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AD 1201 Spatial Patterns of Development
AD 1202 Population & Development
AD 2201 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
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5.4 Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Geography & Development must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AD 1201 Spatial Patterns of Development
AD 1202 Population & Development
5.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the Geography & Development major:
Level
2000
3000
4000
Module code and Name
AD-2301 Resources and Development
AD-2302 Sustainable Resource Management
AD-2303 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences
AD-2304 Economy and Society of Brunei Darussalam
AD-2305 Development and Planning Issues
AD-2306 Geographies of Consumption
AD-3301 Southeast Asia and The World
AD-3302 Place, Cultures and Identities
*AD-3303 Geographies of Gender and Development /AG-3403
Geographies of Gender and Development
AD-3304 Land Administration and Development
AD-3305 Urban Economy and Culture
AD-3306 Globalisation and Development
*AD-3307 Environmental and Sustainability Development Project /AV3307 Environmental and Sustainability Development Project
AD-4301 Academic Exercise I
AD-4302 BSB as a Sustainable City
AD-4304 Social Welfare and Protection
AD-4306 Academic Exercise II
*AD-4307 Biomimicry / AV-4307 Biomimicry
AD-4308 Landuse and Development
AD-4310 World Regional Geography
AV-4309 Climate Change: Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
AF-5310 Tourism of Southeast Asia
*double-coded modules
6.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
6.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in English Language & Linguistics, a student
will need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4
to 6 years.
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The following modules must be taken as core for the English Language & Linguistics
Single Major:
Level
1000
2000
6.2
Module Code and Name
AE-1201 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics I
AE-1202 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics II
AE-2201 The Structure of English
AE-2202 Language in Society
AE-2203 Discourse Analysis
AE-2204 Psycholinguistics
Double Major
A student wishing to take English Language & Linguistics as part of their Double
Major must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a
minimum of 52 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the English Language & Linguistics
component of the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
6.3
Module Code and Name
AE-1201 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics I
AE-1202 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics II
AE-2201 Structure of English
AE-2202 Language in Society
AE-2203 Discourse Analysis
AE-2204 Psycholinguistics
Double Degree
A student wishing to take English Language & Linguistics as part of their Double
Degree must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a
minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the English Language & Linguistics
Major of the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
Module Code and Name
AE-1201 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics I
AE-1202 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics II
AE-2201 Structure of English
AE-2202 Language in Society
AE-2203 Discourse Analysis
AE-2204 Psycholinguistics
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6.4
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in English Language & Linguistics must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module Code and Name
AE-1201 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics I
AE-1202 Introduction to English Language & Linguistics II
6.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the English Language & Linguistics major:
Level
3000
4000
Module Code and Name
AE-3301 Language Acquisition
*AE-3302 Language and Gender/ AG-3402 Language and Gender
AE-3303 Language Issues in Brunei
AE-3304 The History of English
AE-4301 Translation: Theory and Practice
AE-4302 Systemic Functional Grammar
AE-4304 Advanced Phonetics and Phonology
AE-4305 Bilingualism: Theory and Practice
AE-4306 Research Methods in Linguistics
AE-4307 Pragmatics
AE-4308 Forensic Linguistics
AE-4310 Models of Syntax
AE-4311 World Englishes
AE-4312 Critical Discourse Analysis
AE-4313 Academic Exercise
AE-5201 Research Methods
AE-5202 Pronunciation and Grammar
AE-5203 Sociolinguistics
AE-5204 Spoken and Written Discourse Analysis
AE-5205 English in Multilingual Societies in Southeast Asia
AE-5206 Research Exercise
AE-5301 Advanced Phonetics
AE-5302 Bilingual and Multilingual Societies
AE-5303 Issues in Language Acquisition
*double-coded modules
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7.
HISTORICAL STUDIES
7.1
Single Major
In order to graduate as a Single Major in Historical Studies, a student will need to
have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Historical Studies Single Major:
Level
1000
2000
7.2
Module code and Name
AH 1201 The State and Society in World Civilizations
AH 1202 The Making of Brunei Darussalam
AH 2201 History Practice I: Thought and Method in Recent Approaches
AH 2203 History Practice II: Study of Historical Documents
Double Major
A student wishing to take Historical Studies as part of their Double Major must
obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of 52
Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Historical Studies component of
the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
7.3
Module code and Name
AH 1201 The State and Society in World Civilizations
AH 1202 The Making of Brunei Darussalam
AH 2201 History Practice I: Thought and Method in Recent Approaches
AH 2203 History Practice II: Study of Historical Documents
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Historical Studies as part of their Double Degree must
obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of 64
Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Historical Studies Major of the
Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
7.4
Module code and Name
AH 1201 The State and Society in World Civilizations
AH 1202 The Making of Brunei Darussalam
AH 2201 History Practice I: Thought and Method in Recent Approaches
AH 2203 History Practice II: Study of Historical Documents
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Historical Studies must successfully
complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective period of
study in UBD.
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Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
English Medium
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AH 1201 The State and Society in World Civilizations
AH 1202 The Making of Brunei Darussalam
7.5 Major Options
The following is a list of option modules for the Historical Studies major:
Level
1000
2000
Module Code and Name
AH-1403 Penyelidikan dan Kontroversi dalam Sejarah
AH-1404 Dunia Islam: Sumbangannya Tehadap Tamadun Manusia
AH-2301 South Asia: The Dawn of History
AH-2302 Imperialism and European Expansion Overseas/AH-2202
Imperialism and European Expansion Overseas
AH-2304 Islam in a Changing Southeast Asia/ AH-2204 Islam in a
Changing Southeast Asia
AH-2305 'History and Memory Wars' in Asia Pacific
AH-2306 Transformation of Malaysia until 2000
AH-2402 Negara Brunei Darussalam Sejak Abad ke-14: Perkembangan
Sosio-Ekonomik
3000
AH-3301 History and/as Popular Culture in Southeast Asia
AH-3302 End of Empires: European Decolonization in the 20th Century
AH-3303 Reading Cultural History
AH-3304 Culture, Identity and Politics in the Malay World
AH-3402 Kesultanan Melayu Tradisional: Kepimpinan dan Kuasa
4000
AH-4301 Academic Exercise 1
AH-4302 Emergence of a Superpower: US Political History and Foreign
Policy Since 1783
AH-4303 Southeast Asia from Subsistence to Industrialization
AH-4304 The Formation of States in East Asia (6th to 15th Centuries)
AH-4305 World of Islam: Global History and Muslim Societies
AH-4306 Academic Exercise 11
AH-4307 European History since 1789
AH-4308 India and Its Neighbours: Accommodations, Conflicts and
Interactions
AH-4309 Globalizing Southeast Asia: ASEAN and International
Organization
AH-4310 The Making of Modern East Asia (1840-1940)
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8. ENGLISH LITERATURE
8.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in English Literature, a student will need to
have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the English Literature Single Major:
Level
Module Code and Name
1000
AL-1201 Introduction to English Literature
AL-1202 Literary Appreciation and Criticism
2000
AL-2201 From Romantic to Decadent
*AL-2202 Drama Studies /AM-2401 Drama Studies
AL-2203 20th Century Literature
AL-2204 Film and Literature
4000
AL-4201 Contemporary Critical Theory
AL-4205 Postcolonial Literature
*double-coded modules
8.2
Double Major
A student wishing to take English Literature as part of their Double Major must
obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of 52
Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the English Literature component
of the Double Major:
Level
Module Code and Name
1000
AL-1201 Introduction to English Literature
AL-1202 Literary Appreciation and Criticism
2000
AL-2201 From Romantic to Decadent
*AL-2202 Drama Studies /AM-2401 Drama Studies
AL-2203 20th Century Literature
AL-2204 Film and Literature
4000
AL-4201 Contemporary Critical Theory
AL-4205 Postcolonial Literature
*double-coded modules
8.3
Double Degree
A student wishing to take English Literature as part of their Double Degree must
obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of 64
Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
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The following modules must be taken as core for the English Literature Major of the
Double Degree:
Level
Module Code and Name
1000
AL-1201 Introduction to English Literature
AL-1202 Literary Appreciation and Criticism
2000
AL-2201 From Romantic to Decadent
*AL-2202 Drama Studies /AM-2401 Drama Studies
AL-2203 20th Century Literature
AL-2204 Film and Literature
4000
AL-4201 Contemporary Critical Theory
AL-4205 Postcolonial Literature
*double-coded modules
8.4
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in English Literature must successfully
complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective period of
study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module Code and Name
AL-1201 Introduction to English Literature
AL-1202 Literary Appreciation and Criticism
8.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the English Literature programme:
Level Module Code and Name
2000 AL-2305 Popular Fiction
*AL-2306 Gender, Time & Space in Literature/ AG-2402 Gender, Time
& Space in Literature
3000 *AL-3301 Script-writing/ AM-3401 Script-writing
AL-3302 Writing Poetry and Short Stories
*AL-3303 Postmodern Theatre/ AM-3403 Postmodern Theatre
AL-3304 Language and Literature
*AL-3305 Theatre Production/ AM-3402 Theatre Production
4000 AL-4302 American Literature
AL-4304 Life Writing
AL-4306 Academic Exercise
AL-4307 Literature of America’s Minorities
AL-4308 Literature for Children
*AL-4309 Southeast Asian Literature/ AF-5306 Literature of SEA
*double-coded modules
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9.
ART & CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
9.1
Single Major
In order to graduate as a Single Major in Art & Creative Technology, a student will
need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4 to 6
years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Art & Creative Technology
Single Major:
Level
1000
2000
4000
9.2
Module Code and Name
AR 1201 Introduction to Visual Art
AR 1202 Design Studies I
AR 1203 Painting I
AR 1204 Creative Art Technology
AR 2201 Graphic Design
AR 2202 Art History
AR 2203 Motion Graphics
AR 2204 Sculpture and 3D Design
AR 4201 Directed Study
AR 4204 Capstone Project
Double Major
A student wishing to take Art & Creative Technology as part of their Double Major
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
52 Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Art & Creative Technology
component of the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
4000
9.3
Module Code and Name
AR 1201 Introduction to Visual Art
AR 1202 Design Studies I
AR 1203 Painting I
AR 1204 Creative Art Technology
AR 2201 Graphic Design
AR 2202 Art History
AR 2203 Motion Graphics
AR 2204 Sculpture and 3D Design
AR 4201 Directed Study
AR 4204 Capstone Project
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Art & Creative Technology as part of their Double Degree
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
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The following modules must be taken as core for the Art & Creative Technology
Major of the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
4000
9.4
Module Code and Name
AR 1201 Introduction to Visual Art
AR 1202 Design Studies I
AR 1203 Painting I
AR 1204 Creative Art Technology
AR 2201 Graphic Design
AR 2202 Art History
AR 2203 Motion Graphics
AR 2204 Sculpture and 3D Design
AR 4201 Directed Study
AR 4204 Capstone Project
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Art & Creative Technology must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor in Art & Creative Technology:
Level
1000
Module Code and Name
AR 1201 Introduction to Visual Art
AR 1203 Painting I
9.5 Major Options
The following is a list of option modules for the Art & Creative Technology
programme:
Level
3000
4000
Module Code and Name
AR 3301 Introduction to 3D Animation/AR-3201 Introduction to 3D
Animation
AR 3302 Advanced Painting /AR-3202 Advanced Painting
AR 3303 Digital Photography & Videography/AR-3203 Digital
Photography & Videography
AR 3304 3D Animation & Digital Illustration/AR-3204 3D Animation &
Digital Illustration
AR 4302 Mixed-Media & Multimedia Art
AR 4303 Design Studies II
AR 4305 Ceramics & Product Design
AR 4306 Creative Industry & Cultural Study
AR 4307 Bruneian Traditional Art & Crafts
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10.
KESUSASTERAAN MELAYU
10.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in Kesusasteraan Melayu, a student will
need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4 to 6
years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Kesusasteraan Melayu Single
Major:
10.2
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AS- 1201 Kesusasteraan Melayu Tradisional
AS -1203 Kesusasteraan Melayu Moden
2000
AS -2201
AS-2202
AS -2203
AS-2204
Penulisan Kreatif dan Deskriptif
Kaedah Penyelidikan
Pengurusan Sastera
Teori Dan Kritikan Sastera
Double Major
A student wishing to take Kesusasteraan Melayu as part of their Double Major must
obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of 52
Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Kesusasteraan Melayu
component of the Double Major:
10.3
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AS -1201 Kesusasteraan Melayu Tradisional
AS -1203 Kesusasteraan Melayu Moden
2000
AS -2201 Penulisan Kreatif dan Deskriptif
AS -2202 Kaedah Penyelidikan
AS -2203 Pengurusan Sastera
AS - 2204 Teori Dan Kritikan Sastera
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Kesusasteraan Melayu as part of their Double Degree
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Kesusasteraan Melayu Major of
the Double Degree:
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AS- 1201 Kesusasteraan Melayu Tradisional
AS -1203 Kesusasteraan Melayu Moden
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2000
10.4
AS -2201 Penulisan Kreatif dan Deskriptif
AS-2202 Kaedah Penyelidikan
AS -2203 Pengurusan Sastera
AS-2204 Teori Dan Kritikan Sastera
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Kesusasteraan Melayu must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AS -1201 Kesusasteraan Melayu Tradisional
AS -1203 Kesusasteraan Melayu Moden
10.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the Kesusasteraan Melayu major programme:
Level
1000
2000
3000
4000
Module code and Name
AS - 1301 Kesusasteraan Brunei Moden/AS-1204 Kesusasteraan Brunei
Moden
AS - 1302 Kesusasteraan Brunei Tradisional/ AS-1202 Kesusasteraan
Brunei Tradisional
AS - 1303 Sastera dan Masyarakat/ AS-1402 Sastera dan Masyarakat
/AS-1403 Sastera Dalam Masyarakat
AS - 1304 Sastera dan Media/AS-1404 Sastera dan Media
AS - 2301 Sastera dan Pendidikan/ AS-2401 Sastera dan Pendidikan
AS - 2302 Sastera Kanak-Kanak dan Remaja/ AS-2402 Sastera KanakKanak dan Remaja
AS - 3301 Sastera dan Falsafah
AS - 3302 Teks Sastera dan Keagamaan
AS - 3303 Sastera dan Psikologi/ AS-3401 Sastera dan Psikologi
AS - 3304 Kajian Manuskrip Melayu/ AS-3402 Kajian Manuskrip Melayu
AS - 3305 Sastera dan Alam Sekitar/ AS-3403 Sastera dan Alam Sekitar
AS - 3306 Seni Persembahan Melayu/ AS-3404 Seni Persembahan
Melayu
AS - 4303 Kajian Antara Disiplin
AS - 4304 Drama Melayu
AS - 4305 Sastera Islam
AS - 4306 Puisi Melayu
AS - 4307 Estetik dalam Karya Sastera
AS - 4308 Sastera Rakyat Melayu
AS - 4309 Kesusasteraan Bandingan
AS - 4310 Stailistik Sastera
AS - 4311 Prosa Melayu
AS - 4312 Kajian Budaya Sastera
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11.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
11.1
Single Major
In order to graduate with a Single Major in Environmental Studies, a student will
need to have successfully completed a minimum of 64 Modular Credits within 4 to 6
years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Environmental Studies Single
Major.
Level
1000
2000
11.2
Module code and Name
AV 1201 Introduction to Environments and Environmental Issues
AV 1202 Environmental Systems
AV 2201 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
Double Major
A student wishing to take Environmental Studies as part of their Double Major must
obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of 52
Modular Credits within 4 to 6 years.
The following modules must be taken as core for the Environmental Studies
component of the Double Major:
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AV 1201Introduction to Environments and Environmental Issues
AV 1202 Environmental Systems
AV 2201 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
OR
AD 2201 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
Any student wishing to obtain a Double Major in Environmental Studies and
Geography & Development should take either AV 2201 Introduction to Quantitative
Methods or AD 2201 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences.
11.3
Double Degree
A student wishing to take Environmental Studies as part of their Double Degree
must obtain the Dean’s recommendation and successfully complete a minimum of
64 Modular Credits within 5 to 7 years.
The following modules must be taken as core to the Environmental Studies Major of
the Double Degree:
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AV 1201 Introduction to Environments and Environmental Issues
AV 1202 Environmental Systems
AV 2201 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
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11.4
Minor
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Environmental Studies must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their respective
period of study in UBD.
Out of the minimum 24 Modular Credits, it is recommended that the following
modules be taken for the Minor programme:
Level
1000
Module code and Name
AV 1201 Introduction to Environments and Environmental Issues
AV 1202 Environmental Systems
11.5 Major Options
The following is the list of option modules for the Environmental Studies major:
Level
2000
3000
4000
Module code and Name
AV-2301 Introduction to Spatial Information Systems
AV-2302 Atmospheric and Hydrological Processes
AV-2303 Environmental Hazards I
AV-2304 The Physical Environment of Brunei Darussalam
AV-2305 Philosophy and the Environment
AV-2306 Landforms and Landforming Processes
AV-2307 Ecosystem Dynamics
AV-2308 Introduction to Geomatics
AV-2309 Cartography and Map Analysis
AV-2310 Research Methods and Fieldwork in Environmental
Studies
AV-2311 Environmental Ethics
AV-3301 Introduction to Remote Sensing
AV-3302 Climate Change: Science
AV-3303 Tropical Rainforest Environments
AV-3304 Integrated Coastal Management
AV-3305 Environmental Hazards II
AV-3306 Environmental Data Acquisition
*AV-3307 Environmental and Sustainability Development Project/AD3307 Environmental and Sustainability Development Project
AV-4301 Academic Exercise I
AV-4302 Wetland Ecology and Management
AV-4303 Environmental Impact Assessment
AV-4304 Radar Remote Sensing
AV-4306 Academic Exercise II
*AV-4307 Biomimicry/ AD-4307 Biomimicry
AV-4308 Advanced Topics in GIS
AV-4309 Climate Change: Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
AV-4310 Environmental Modelling
AV-4311 Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing: Focus on
Borneo
AV-4313 Heart of Borneo
AD-4308 Landuse and Development
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AD-4310 World Regional Geography
AF-5310 Tourism of Southeast Asia
*double-coded modules
12.
MINOR PROGRAMMES
12.1
SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Southeast Asian Studies must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their period of
study in UBD.
The modules listed below are those modules available for this Minor.
It is recommended that the Level 1000 modules be taken for the Minor programme,
supplemented by other modules to reach the 24 Modular Credits required:
Level
2000
Module Code and Name
AH-2304 Islam in a Changing Southeast
Asia
AH-2305 'History and Memory Wars' in
Asia Pacific
AT-2405 Tourism in Southeast Asia
AA-3301 Peoples & Cultures of SE Asia I
AA-3303 Society and Culture in Borneo
AA-3305 Asian Anthropology and Asian
Anthropologists
AA-3306 Peoples & Cultures of SE Asia II
AD-3301 Southeast Asia and The World
AH-3301 History and/as Popular Culture
in Southeast Asia
BE-4310 ASEAN Economies
AH-4303 Southeast Asia from
Subsistence to Industrialization
AH-4309 Globalizing Southeast Asia:
ASEAN and International Organization
3000
4000
12.2 GENDER STUDIES
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Gender Studies must successfully
complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their period of study in
UBD.
The modules listed below are those modules available for this Minor.
It is recommended that the Level 1000 modules be taken for the Minor programme,
supplemented by other modules to reach the 24 Modular Credits required:
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Level
1000
Module code and Name
AG 1401 Understanding Gender
AG 1402 Masculinities & Femininities
2000
*AG-2402 Gender, Time & Space in Literature(AL-2306 Gender,
Time & Space in Literature)
*AG-2403 Kinship, Marriage & Gender(AA-2202 Kinship, Marriage
& Gender)
AG-3401 Gender & the Media
*AG-3402 Language & Gender(AE-3302 Language & Gender)
*AG-3403 Geographies of Gender and Development(AD-3303
Geographies of Gender and Development)
*AG-3404 Sociology of the Body (AA-3308 Sociology of the Body)
3000
*double-coded modules
12.3
DRAMA & THEATRE STUDIES
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Drama & Theatre Studies must
successfully complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their period of
study in UBD.
The modules listed below are those modules available for this Minor.
It is recommended that the Level 1000 modules be taken for the Minor programme,
supplemented by other modules to reach the 24 Modular Credits required:
Level
1000
2000
3000
Module code and Name
AM-1401 Introduction to Drama
AM-1402 Introduction to Theatre
*AM-2401 Drama Studies(AL-2202 Drama Studies)
AM-2402 Drama Skills for Effective Communication
AM-2403 Cross-cultural Theatre
*AM-3401 Script-writing (AL-3301 Script-writing)
*AM-3402 Theatre Production (AL-3305 Theatre Production)
*AM-3403 Postmodern Theatre (AL-3303 Postmodern Theatre)
*double-coded modules
12.4
PHILOSOPHY
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Philosophy must successfully
complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their period of study in
UBD.
The modules listed below are those modules available for this Minor.
It is recommended that the Level 1000 modules be taken for the Minor programme,
supplemented by other modules to reach the 24 Modular Credits required:
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Level
1000
2000
3000
Module code and Name
AP-1401 An Introduction to Islamic Philosophy
AP-1402 Introduction to Reasoning and Critical Thinking
AP-1403 Central Issues in Philosophy
AP-1404 Business Ethics
AP-1406 Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought
AP-2401 Philosophical Ethics
AP-2402 History of Modern Philosophy I: From Descartes to Kant
AP-2403 History of Modern Philosophy II: From Hegel to
Postmodernism
AP-2404 Philosophical Reflections on Life and Death
AP-3401 History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
AP-3402 Self: A Philosophical Enquiry
AP-3403 Introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophy
12.5 TOURISM
Any student wishing to obtain a Minor status in Tourism Studies must successfully
complete a minimum of 24 Modular Credits throughout their period of study in
UBD.
The modules listed below are those modules available for this Minor.
It is recommended that the Level 1000 modules be taken for the Minor programme,
supplemented by other modules to reach the 24 Modular Credits required:
Level
1000
2000
Module code and Name
AT- 1401 Tourism: Concepts and Models
AT- 1402 Tourism: Culture, History and Landscapes
AT-2401 Ecotourism
AT-2402 Culture and Heritage Tourism
AT-2403 Visitor Attractions: Issues and Challenges
AT-2404 Trail Tourism
AT-2405 Tourism in Southeast Asia
AT-2406 Tourism Marketing
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