The course requirements of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) are as follows. Before enrolling in this degree, you are advised to read the B-ARTS Bachelor of Arts handbook entry for information on course overview, objectives, structure, major and minors, subject options and entry requirements.
Some BA majors have special arrangements. These include Psychology, Economics, Geography and Chinese (Entry point 1).
You are advised to read the course requirements on the B-ARTS Bachelor of Arts handbook entry. The Faculty of Arts understands that with so much flexibility in your degree, you may wish to talk to somebody about your choices. Before enrolling in your first year of study, you will receive one-on-one advice from a course advisor. You will also be able to make appointments with a course advisor at any time during your degree.
The following are sample course structures to help you learn more about the Bachelor of Arts. These are just a few of the ways you can structure the degree and should only be used as a guide. The Bachelor of Arts is very flexible and subjects change every year, so you should see the B-ARTS Bachelor of Arts handbook entry before selecting subjects.
| Major subject 1 | Major subject 2 | Minor | Elective subject | AF | Breadth |
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Power | Australian Politics | Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice | Natural Environments |
| Semester 2 | Culture, Media and Everyday Life | Gothic Fictions | International Politics | Reshaping Environments | |
| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Critical Analytical Skills | Crisis Zone: Middle Eastern Politics | Net Communications | Society and Evironments |
| Semester 2 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Understanding Australian Media | Introduction to Media Writing | Environmental Politics and Management | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Chinese Politics and Society | Political Communication | Politics, Communication, Media | Novels |
| Semester 2 | Applied Political Research (Capstone) | Writing Journalism | Global Media Cultures | Australian Foreign Policy |
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Identity | Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice | Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia | Principles of Marketing |
| Semester 2 | International Politics | Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity | Antrhropology of Sex Gender and Identity | Biology of Australian Flora & Fauna | |
| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Law In Society | Engaging the World in Theory and Practice | Art and Revolution |
Human Resource Management |
| Semester 2 | Postmodernism | Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World | Human Rights in China and East Asia | Brand management | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Decadent Literature | Anthropology of Kinship and Family | Australian Art |
Product Management |
| Semester 2 | The Future of Sex and Gender | Capstone: Theory and the Antropological Imagination | Medieval Art: Ideology and Representation | Advertising and promotions |
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Arts Foundation subject | History (1) | Classics (1) | Animals in Society |
| Semester 2 | Social Theory (1) | Sociology (1) | Classics (1) | Natural Environments | |
| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Social Theory (2) | Sociology (2) | Classics (2) | Forestry and Systems Ecology |
| Semester 2 | Sociology (2) | Classics (2) | Classics (2) | Environmental Management | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Social Theory (3) | Sociology (3) | Classics (3) | Sociology (3) |
| Semester 2 | Sociology (3) | Classics (3) | Classics (3) | Classics (3) |
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Language | English (1) | History (1) | Economics (1) |
| Semester 2 | Australian Indigenous Studies | Philosophy (1) | Economics (1) | Economics (1) | |
| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Gender Studies (2) | Philosophy (2) | History (2) | Economics (2) |
| Semester 2 | Philosophy (2) | Philosophy (2) | Economics (2) | Economics (2) | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Gender Studies (3) | Philosophy (3) | History (3) | Economics (3) |
| Semester 2 | Philosophy (3) | Philosophy Capstone | Economics (3) | Economics (3) |
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Arts Foundation subject (1) | Psychology (1) | History (1) | Accounting (1) |
| Semester 2 | Psychology (1) | Economics (1) | Economics (1) | Accounting (1) | |
| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Psychology (2) | History (2) | History (2) | Psychology (2) |
| Semester 2 | Psychology (2) | Psychology (2) | History (2) | Accounting (2) | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Psychology (3) | History (3) | History (3) | Psychology (3) |
| Semester 2 | Psychology (3) | Psychology (3) | History Capstone (3) | Accounting (3) |
There are special arrangements for BA students wishing to combine majors in Economics and Psychology
| Psychology | Economics (Arts Core) | Elective subject | AF | Economics (Breadth) |
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Arts Foundation subject | Psychology (1) | History (level 1) | Economics (1) |
| Semester 2 | History (1) | Psychology (1) | Economics (1) | Economics (1) | |
| Year 2 | Semester 1 | Psychology (2) | Psychology (2) | History (2) | Economics (2) |
| Semester 2 | Psychology (2) | Psychology (2) | Economics (2) | Economics (2) | |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | Psychology (2) | Psychology (3) | History (3) | Economics (3) |
| Semester 2 | Psychology (3) | Psychology (3) | Economics (3) | Economics (3) |
You can see details about subjects and disciplines in the B-ARTS Bachelor of Arts handbook entry.