Bachelor of Arts

• Program Overview
• Career Outcomes
• Professional Membership
• Program Structure
• Program Requirements and Notes

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts program offers a broad, versatile education with skills and knowledge relevant to a number of careers.

It provides you with a range of knowledge and skills valued by employers. Rather than channelling you in one direction, the scope of this degree enables you to keep a variety of career options open.

Our Bachelor of Arts offers the following majors:

• Australian and Cultural Studies
• Communication Studies
• Creative Writing
• Environmental and Planning Studies
• Historical Studies
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Journalism
• Politics and International Studies
• Public Relations
• Social and Community Studies
• Sociology
• Studies in Art and Design

The structure of the program is flexible and allows you to complete a combination of majors and minors, depending on your interests and career ambitions.

Career Outcomes

Knowledge and skills acquired through the Bachelor of Arts are transferable across many sectors such as government, education, the arts, commerce, and industry. Depending on minor and majors chosen, opportunities exist in:

• administration
• applied sociology
• computer graphics
• community services
• design
• ecotourism
• languages
• management
• marketing
• media
• policy development
• professional writing
• public administration
• publishing
• regional planning
• research
• teaching
• the heritage industry
• welfare services

Professional Membership

Graduates may become members/associate members of various Australian professional bodies depending on their study specialisations.

Program Structure

Core Courses

Code	Units	Title
2 required courses:
COR109	12	Communication and Thought
COR110	12	Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship*

Introductory Courses

Code	Units	Title
Choose 2 courses from:
AUS100	12	Australian Spaces: Images of the Urban
AUS110	12	Sport and Leisure Issues
AUS120	12	The TeXt Files: An Introduction to Cultural Studies
AUS130	12	Gizmo: A Social History of Technology
CMN100	12	Critical Reasoning
ENP100	12	Environment and Society
INT100	12	International Politics: An Australian Perspective
INT140	12	An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic?
SCS100	12	Knowledge, Power and Society
SCS110	12	Society, Culture and Social Change

A Major

Choose a major (8 courses) in 1 of the following areas: Australian and Cultural Studies Communication Studies Creative Writing# Environmental and Planning Studies Historical Studies Indonesian Italian Japanese Journalism Politics and International Relations Public Relations# Social and Community Studies Sociology Studies in Art and Design##

Elective Courses

Choose elective courses to complete the required 288 units. Six courses may be from the faculties of Business or Science. This will allow you to complete 2 majors, or a major and 2 minors in a Bachelor of Arts. You are strongly encouraged to complete at least a minor in addition to your required major.

Program Requirements and Notes

1. No more than 10 introductory level courses are to be completed, including Core Courses, in the Bachelor of Arts.

2. No courses may be counted towards more than one major or minor.

3. A maximum of 6 Business or Science courses (72 units) can be included in the Bachelor of Arts.

4. The electives can be used to complete an additional major or minor to supplement the required major.

5. Required introductory courses may count towards some majors and minors.

6. An introductory level course has a number less than 200 in its course code. An advanced level course has a number greater than 200 and less than 400 in its course code.

7. Refer to the Academic Rules.

8. Refer to Explanation of Terms.

* Subject to final approval.

# A quota applies to majors in Public Relations, Journalism and Creative Writing. For Public Relations and Journalism preference will be given to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Communication).

## Quotas apply to all Art and Design courses and preference will be given to students enrolled in BA(CBAD) and BA(Des&Comm).

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