Bachelor of Arts Degree
The Bachelor of Arts is a 3-year full-time degree. A total of 144 credit points must be completed. These must include:
- A major from the Part A table of units of study in the Faculty of Arts Handbook, consisting of 36 senior credit points in a single subject area, or cross-listed between subject areas.
- No more than 48 junior credit points in total.
- No more than 60 Senior credit points from the same subject area.
- No more than 60 credit points in total (comprising 12 junior and 48 senior) from Part B of the Table of Units of Study, except the balance between junior and senior may be varied where required by the pre or co-requisites in the Table of Units of Study for a particular Part B subject in which the candidate intends to major, in addition to the compulsory Part A major.
Units are divided into Junior and Senior units of study, which are normally one semester in length.
As long as at least one major is completed from Part A, a major may also be completed from Part B.
Units of Study - Part A
- American Studies
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- Arabic Language and Literature
- Arab World, Islam and the Middle East
- Archaeology (Classical)
- Archaeology (Near Eastern)
- Archaeology (Prehistoric and Historical)
- Art History and Theory
- Asian Studies
- Australian Literature
- Australian Studies
- Biblical Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Classical Studies
- Cultural Studies
- English
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- French Studies
- Gender Studies
- Germanic Studies
- Government and International Relations
- Greek (Ancient)
- Hebrew (Classical)
- Hebrew (Modern)
- Heritage Studies
- Hindi-Urdu
- History
- Indigenous Australian Studies
- Indonesian and Malay Studies
- International and Comparative Literary Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
- Korean Studies
- Latin
- Linguistics
- Medieval Studies
- Modern Greek
- Music
- Pali (no major is offered)
- Performance Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Economy
- Sanskrit
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Studies in Religion
- Thai (major may not be available)
- Yiddish
Units of Study - Part B
Units of study in the following areas are also available in the Bachelor of Arts degree course:
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Environmental Studies
- Geography
- Geology & Geophysics
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Management
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Plant Science
- Psychology
- Statistics
- Work and Organisational Studies
Apart from the above programs, language studies are available from time to time in Aramaic and Syriac. You can contact the School of Languages and Cultures about these studies. Note that not all units of study may be offered each year.
For confirmation and full details of the units of study available, staff lists and degree rules, consult the Undergraduate Handbook.
Please note that these resolutions are for students who commenced the Bachelor of Arts this year. For students previously enrolled please consult the Faculty of Arts Handbook for the relevant year.
