Diploma in Arts Studies

Adelaide University's Diploma in Arts Studies is the one-year pathway exit award within the Bachelor of Arts, covering the same first year of study and giving students a recognised qualification if they choose not to continue to the full degree, or a direct credit pathway back into it. The Bachelor of Arts at Adelaide University runs on a two-major structure: every student picks two of the 26 available majors, from long-standing options like English, History, and Politics to newer additions such as Digital Humanities and Criminology. Each major is built from eight courses across three years (two in first year, three in second, three in third), so switching or adding a major stays a genuine option rather than paperwork.