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Overview  2020

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"...tackling difficult issues and finding solutions can only be achieved by studying subjects that allow you to understand who we are as a people."

Due to the circumstances around COVID-19, you will begin your semester 2 studies online in 2020. However, when Government guidelines change, on-campus studies will be reintroduced.
The Bachelor of Arts is your ultimate springboard into a wide range of careers and further study options. Choose from more than 20 online or face-to-face specialisations across the Humanities and Social Sciences or, combine your Arts degree with Law, Fine Arts, Business, Economics, and Science.

This degree is an opportunity to interpret human culture and behaviour, from different perspectives and periods, and to understand your own experience, identity and values.

Study areas include:

  • English
  • Global Cultures and Languages
  • History and Classics
  • Philosophy and Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Criminology
  • Theatre and Performance
  • Politics and International Relations
  • and more across the University*

The Bachelor of Arts will equip you with a range of specialised and transferable skills that are highly sought after by employers: creative thinking, respect for multiple perspectives, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Opportunities are available to develop language skills in a native-speaking environment with Short Term Overseas Study, cultural or media research overseas, or professional placement opportunities by volunteering in non-government organisations.

* Subject to any unit requisites, academic approval and course quotas.

Study Overseas

An overseas study program provides you with the opportunity to experience different cultures, study languages, undertake work placement or internships, make new friends and explore the world while receiving credit toward your degree. It provides a 'total immersion' experience in a variety of study areas and locations. You can choose a program length that suits you, from a 2-week fieldtrip, a short-term summer program to a full semester (or two).

Types of Overseas Study Programs

Get out of here: How to study overseas for part of your degree

"The ideal time to go is the second semester of second year, or the first semester of third year. If students start planning early, it makes the whole process much easier."

Read more about overseas study

Career outcomes

Modern workplaces are invariably changing; responding to economic, political and social forces, which means employees need the basic intellectual capacities to adapt to change, understand intercultural differences, thoughtfully challenge assumptions, and think objectively.

Employers depend on people who are effective communicators and decision-makers, with demonstrable skills in critical thinking, problem solving, research and investigation. These abilities are fundamental for all Arts graduates, who have gone onto diverse careers including:

  • Advocacy and counselling
  • Arts and heritage
  • Business
  • Communications and public relations
  • Education
  • Linguistics
  • Finance
  • Foreign relations and diplomacy
  • Healthcare and healthcare ethics
  • Historian
  • Human resources management
  • Information technology
  • Interpreter or translator
  • Journalism and publishing
  • Law
  • Manager in private and public enterprises
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Philosopher
  • Police and armed forces
  • Politics and public policy-making
  • Psychology
  • Public health and welfare
  • Researcher
  • Social work
  • Trade and foreign exchange
  • Tourism and travel operator
  • Writer

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International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.

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