This is followed by a summary of the various teaching programmes in Section B [pg.3] in terms of the difference strands: non-degree, undergraduate, postgraduate and Continuing Education / Extension Education.

Standards to be used in coursework and examination assessment and the classification of the degree are explained in Section C [pg.5] in terms of criteria in the award of different grades and classes of honours. Programme Structure D [pg.8]. Attention of the students is drawn especially to the Degree Programme Regulations E [pg.10] and the guidelines in the preparation of the Academic Exercise F [pg.14]. Courses offered by the Faculty are shown in Section G [pg.19]. Section H [pg.26] of the Handbook contains a summary of the University required courses and Faculty Electives Section I [pg. 28] and Section J [pg.31] Minors only offered in 2000/2001. (For details of course offerings by individual departments, please refer to relevant departmental sections of this Handbook). Sections E and F and the Departmental sections should be read and understood clearly by all students, and any points which are not clear should be referred to the academic staff members for clarification.

Section K [pg.49 a-g] gives the complete list of academic staff and their expertise in brackets.

Students should note the dates of the academic calendar applicable to 2000/2001 as shown in Section L [pg.50] in planning their academic activities.

aims & objectives of the Faculty

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) was formally inaugurated as a separate Faculty on 1st November 1987. However, the disciplines which it comprises had existed under the then Faculty of Arts and Sciences since the inception of UBD in October 1985.

At present, FASS is made up of five academic departments: English Language and Applied Linguistics, Geography, History, Malay Language and Linguistics, and Malay Literature. In addition, the teaching of Critical Thinking is under the coordination of the Deputy Dean, Sociology and Anthropology courses is under a unit coordinated by a lecturer in Sociology. A Minor package in Southeast Asian Studies which is under the coordination of the Dean, was introduced from August 1998.

The Faculty , through its teaching, research and service to the community, reaffirms the traditional role of a university, namely the pursuit of human knowledge in its various forms and manifestations. In this respect, the Faculty also reaffirms Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s aspiration to be a centre of excellence for teaching, learning and research in the country. At the same time, the Faculty advocates the modern role of the university, namely to engage in collaborative links with industry and society, and recognizes the need for its graduates to build up their expertise so as to be able to contribute fully and effectively to national needs and development.

The different disciplines which are represented in FASS aim to produce well-rounded graduates who

• have developed cognitive and analytical skills through the study of the various human disciplines;

• are aware of the wider perspectives and relationships between contingent areas of knowledge;

• are aware of the practical applications and orientations of their knowledge within the societal and national contexts;

• are confident, creative and incisive thinkers, technologically literate and fluent communicators, and are equipped with the appropriate moral and spiritual values and leadership qualities.

The Faculty’s goal is, therefore, to produce graduates within the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences who have the right balance of cognitive knowledge and understanding, and the right attitudes and values which are necessary to produce well-rounded, useful individuals, in keeping with UBD’s motto: KEARAH KESEMPURNAAN INSAN or TOWARDS HUMAN PERFECTION.

The Faculty aims to create institutions or structures that facilitate applied research with other government and private bodies and industry, which will increase the volume of local literature and data on areas pertaining to the Social Sciences and improve the national science and technology capacity, and which may lead to employment for graduates.

The Faculty also aims to reach a wider section of the community through consultancies and extension and outreach programmes, such as advisory services, public seminars and workshops, short INSET courses, refresher courses, and so on.