Bachelor of Arts

Career Options

Melbourne Arts graduates enjoy challenging and rewarding careers in a diverse range of industries, both locally and abroad. Our graduates find that studying a range of disciplines across their Arts degree equips them with flexible thinking skills and opens up an array of career opportunities.

Employability of graduates

According to the University's Graduate Destination Survey (2006), Melbourne Arts students are in high demand with our graduates enjoying full-time employment rates far above the national arts average in a diverse range of careers.

Graduate Destinations

Your Melbourne Arts degree will open up an array of career possibilities, both locally and abroad. Melbourne Arts graduates quickly adapt to a rapidly changing global workforce and continually draw upon their analytical and communication skills.

Completing a major or minor (specialisation) equips you with an in-depth understanding of your chosen disciplines (study areas) and allows you to design your program to meet individual career goals. A major or minor also shows potential employers that you have acquired specialised skills and expertise in areas of study, while Arts' flexibility and ‘breadth' components enable you to differentiate your program through tailored, complementary studies.

Arts graduates can be found working in the following areas:

  • Diplomacy, foreign affairs, public service and government communications
  • Journalism, publishing and writing, public relations and media management
  • Television, radio and film
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Human resources, project management, corporate consulting, business analysis and research
  • Language translation and project management for international organisations
  • Arts management and curatorship, theatre directing, filmaking and acting
  • Public policy for the arts, multimedia and visual arts
  • Teaching, adult training and development

 

For more information on Arts careers and to read our graduate students profiles visit the Arts careers website

Internships: Industry links & workplace experience

Our undergraduate and postgraduate internship and fieldwork programs give you direct industry experience during your studies. These programs allow you to apply your skills and knowledge in a professional environment and build networks in preparation for graduate employment.

Career skills program

'KickstART Your Career' is a seminar series designed specifically for Arts final year undergraduate students to assist in the transition from tertiary study to a chosen career. The program teaches valuable skills such as:

  • resume writing
  • interview techniques
  • strategies to market your Arts skills
  • ways to identify the right career for you.

Postgraduate study

Higher level professional Arts Masters programs allow you to further extend your knowledge and skills in a specialist area after completing your undergraduate degree. Approximately 40% of Arts graduates complete further study, such as a masters program, allowing them to undertake specialist research projects and professional postgraduate internships.

For more information on Arts careers and to read our graduate students profiles visit the Arts careers website