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
• With the exception of Economics, Psychology and the languages majors, students can include an Arts Discovery subject of their choice as one of the two Level 1 subjects required for the major.
• Subjects, including Arts Discovery subjects, cannot be credited to more than one major or minor
• Some majors include prerequisites and compulsory subjects
• All majors 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)	100
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
Korean 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	75
Chinese Studies minor	75
Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) minor	75
Creative Writing minor	75
Criminology minor	75
Development Studies minor	75
Digital Studies minor	75
Economics minor	75
English and Theatre Studies minor	75
English Language Studies minor	75
Environmental Studies minor	75
European Studies minor	75
French Studies minor	75
Gender Studies minor	75
Geography minor	75
German Studies minor	75
Hebrew and Jewish Studies minor	75
History minor	75
History and Philosophy of Science minor	75
Indigenous Studies minor	75
Indonesian Studies minor	75
Islamic Studies minor	75
Italian Studies minor	75
Japanese Societies minor	75
Japanese Studies minor	75
Knowledge and Learning minor	75
Korean Studies minor	75
Law and Justice minor	75
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics minor	75
Media and Communications minor	75
Medieval and Early Modern Studies minor	75
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	75
Spanish and Latin American Studies minor	75

Last updated: 11 January 2026