Precedent Details

ECU Course: P79 Bachelor of Design

Version Number: 1
Precedent ID: 35142
Country: SRI LANKA
Institution: ACBT (AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY) SRI LANKA
Pre-qualified Course Title: DIPLOMA OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Precedent Details

Basis of Credit

Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Communications and Creative Industries from ACBT, Sri Lanka, up to 8 units (120 Credit Points) of Credit for Recognition of Prior Learning (CRPL) may be awarded into the P79.1 Bachelor of Design, with no major or minor nominated.

Should a major or minor be nominated, the full amount of CRPL may not apply.

NOTE: Applicable only for the ECU Sri Lanka campus study location. Specified elective credit will be awarded based on the individual units completed within the Diploma (where available).

Specified Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning

ECU Unit(s)
MKT1600 (Marketing Principles & Practices)
SAH1100 (Communicating Ideas)
SAH1150 (Creativity)
SAH1200 (Media and Culture)
SAH1250 (Storytelling and Meaning)
SBL1300 (Business Environments & Markets)
SBL1600 (Business Identity and Protocols)
Achievement Required
ECU Unit ACBT Unit
SAH1250 SAH1250D Storytelling and Meaning
SBL1600 SBL1600D Business Identity and Protocols
MKT1600 MKT1600D Marketing Principles and Practices
SAH1100 SAH1100D Communicating Ideas
SAH1150 SAH1150D Creativity
SAH1200 SAH1200D Media and Culture
SBL1300 SBL1300D Business Environments and Markets
15cpt unspecified electives

PAC1100D Professional and Academic Communication

Depending on the units completed in the Diploma program, up to 8 of the above units may be awarded as credit. If the above units are not successfully completed, the full amount of CRPL may not apply. 

Unspecified Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning

Description Number of credit points awarded
UNSPECIFIED ELECTIVE 15

Achievement Required

Where possible, unspecified credit will be replaced with specified units as completed in the Diploma, with credit not to exceed a maximum of 120cp in total.

Summary

Total credit points required for ECU course: 360
Credit points granted: Up to a maximum of 120
Total credit points required to complete ECU course: Minimum of 240
ECU course duration (in years, based on full-time enrolment): 3
Years to complete ECU course (in years, based on full-time enrolment): 2

Disclaimer

This precedent is an indication of potential credit only. A case-by-case review will be conducted to determine if credit can be granted. The reduction in course duration noted above, is based on the number of credit points granted as CRPL only. Students are encouraged to request a personalised course planner from the Hub, for an accurate indication of any reduction in course duration. The course planner will be based on the number of credit points granted as CRPL, the course structure itself, and will take into account how units are timetabled and any unit prerequisite requirements