RECOGNIZE OUR MAJORS ON OUR DEGREE

Although it appears that non-recognition of majors/minors is a rather common practice by Australian/NZ universities, the time, effort and resources spent on pursuing our respective fields should warrant enough reason for UOA to reflect our chosen specialisations on our cert.

This slight tweak in practice is not in any way a liability to the University. In fact, it helps UOA demonstrate to the world that:
(1) Its students acknowledge and appreciate its competitive and diverse course offerings, as seen in the various major/minor/conjoint combinations reflected on their official degree certificate.
(2) It does not treat degrees as run-of-the-mill, generic courses, but is an institution that helps students look forward to boundless opportunities by encouraging them to be masters of their own learning, as evidenced by the myriad personalised combinations students take.
(3) The University is proud to recognise the contribution and effort of each individual student on their chosen subjects, rather than congratulate graduating students as one generic Engineering / Science / Arts etc cohort; each student indistinguishable from the other.

Also, it will put to rest possible issues of integrity - when one tells employers that they studied French as part of their BA, for instance, you can be sure they are telling the truth as it is reflected on the degree.

UOA has nothing to lose with adopting a small change in its degree-awarding process, and in fact, will benefit from the added recognition of course diversity and appreciation of the efforts of its students - who are not just the heart of the University, but proud ambassadors post-graduation.