Bachelor of Arts (B-ARTS) // Majors, minors and specialisations

Majors, minors & specialisations

Major rules:

• Each major must include at least 25 credit points at Level 1 in each discipline
• Non-language majors, except for Economics and Psychology, can include the Arts Discovery subject as a Level 1 subject
• Subjects, including Arts Discovery, cannot be credited to more than one major or minor
• Some majors include prerequisites and compulsory subjects
• All majors in non-language disciplines include a compulsory Capstone Subject at level 3; only students completing a major in that discipline can enrol in the Capstone
• Students considering two majors must ensure subject selection follows the progression rules in each discipline – complete all required level 1 subjects before enrolling in level 2 subjects, and complete four level 2 subjects before enrolling in level 3 subjects.

Majors are available in the following areas of study:

Name	Credit Points
Ancient World Studies	100
Anthropology	100
Arabic Studies	100
Art History	100
Asian Studies	100
Chinese Studies	100
Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin)
Creative Writing	100
Criminology	100
Economics	112.5
English and Theatre Studies	100
French Studies	100
Gender Studies	100
Geography	100
German Studies	100
Hebrew and Jewish Studies	100
History	100
History and Philosophy of Science	100
Indigenous Studies	100
Indonesian Studies	100
Islamic Studies	100
Italian Studies	100
Japanese Studies	100
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics	100
Media and Communications	100
Philosophy	100
Politics and International Studies	100
Psychology	125
Russian Studies	100
Screen and Cultural Studies	100
Sociology	100
Spanish and Latin American Studies	100

Minors are available in the following areas of study:

Name	Credit Points
Ancient World Studies minor	75
Anthropology minor	75
Arabic Studies minor	75
Art History minor	75
Asian Studies minor	75
Chinese Societies minor
Chinese Studies minor	75
Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) minor
Creative Writing minor	75
Criminology minor	75
Digital Studies minor
Development Studies minor
Economics minor	75
English and Theatre Studies minor	75
English Language Studies minor
Environmental Studies minor
European Studies minor
French Studies minor	75
Gender Studies minor	75
Geography minor	75
German Studies minor	75
Hebrew and Jewish Studies minor	75
History and Philosophy of Science minor	75
History minor	75
Indigenous Studies minor	75
Indonesian Studies minor	75
Islamic Studies minor	75
Italian Studies minor	75
Japanese Societies minor
Japanese Studies minor	75
Knowledge and Learning minor
Korean Studies minor
Law and Justice minor
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics minor	75
Media and Communications minor	75
Medieval and Early Modern Studies minor
Philosophy minor	75
Politics and International Studies minor	75
Psychology minor	75
Russian Studies minor	75
Screen and Cultural Studies minor	75
Sociology minor	75
South Asian Studies minor
Spanish and Latin American Studies minor	75

Last updated: 18 January 2026