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

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Majors, minors & specialisations

Major rules:

  • 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

Majors are available in the following areas of study:

Name Credit Points
Ancient World Studies 75
Anthropology 75
Arabic Studies 75
Art History 75
Asian Studies 75
Chinese Studies 75
Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) 75
Creative Writing 75
Criminology 75
Economics 75
English and Theatre Studies 75
French Studies 75
Gender Studies 75
Geography 100
German Studies 75
Hebrew and Jewish Studies 75
History 75
History and Philosophy of Science 75
Indigenous Studies 75
Indonesian Studies 75
Islamic Studies 75
Italian Studies 75
Japanese Studies 75
Korean Studies 75
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 75
Media and Communications 75
Philosophy 75
Politics and International Studies 75
Psychology 125
Russian Studies 75
Screen and Cultural Studies 75
Sociology 75
Spanish and Latin American Studies 75

Minors are available in the following areas of study:

Name Credit Points
Ancient World Studies minor 50
Anthropology minor 50
Arabic Studies minor 50
Art History minor 50
Asian Studies minor 50
Chinese Societies minor 50
Chinese Studies minor 50
Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) minor 50
Creative Writing minor 50
Criminology minor 50
Development Studies minor 50
Digital Studies minor 50
Economics minor 50
English and Theatre Studies minor 50
English Language Studies minor 50
Environmental Studies minor 50
European Studies minor 50
French Studies minor 50
Gender Studies minor 50
Geography minor 75
German Studies minor 50
Hebrew and Jewish Studies minor 50
History minor 50
History and Philosophy of Science minor 50
Indigenous Studies minor 50
Indonesian Studies minor 50
Islamic Studies minor 50
Italian Studies minor 50
Japanese Societies minor 50
Japanese Studies minor 50
Korean Studies minor 50
Law and Justice minor 50
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics minor 50
Media and Communications minor 50
Medieval and Early Modern Studies minor 50
Philosophy minor 50
Politics and International Studies minor 50
Psychology minor 75
Russian Studies minor 50
Screen and Cultural Studies minor 50
Sociology minor 50
South Asian Studies minor 50
Spanish and Latin American Studies minor 50

Last updated: 7 December 2025