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

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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: 10 March 2025