UndergraduateArts & Design
Bachelor of Arts
Australian Catholic University, Multi-campus (7 campuses, 5 states), Australia
About this program
In a rapidly changing world, a Bachelor of Arts from ACU will provide you with the ultimate skill set to meet the challenges of a competitive employment landscape. Our course is designed to produce curious minds who think outside the box and thrive in the modern workplace. As you follow your passions, you will receive a world-class education and develop highly transferrable skills that are at the heart of the new economy: creative thinking, problem-solving, communication, and critical analysis. You will build interdisciplinary knowledge and become immersed in inquiry, connection, and creativity, by developing foundational skills in research and critical thought, evaluation and communication, digital literacy and creative storytelling across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. You will learn how to draw upon insights, theories, approaches, and develop your capacity for collaboration and innovation to effect meaningful change in society. There are more than 20 majors and minors in humanities, social sciences, archaeology, psychology, visual and creative arts. The full list of majors and minors can be viewed here. This course also offers exceptional global opportunities to join overseas study experiences in locations such as New York and Rome where you will establish international networks and build cross-cultural agility. You can further enhance your career prospects with a double degree and seize the opportunity to develop your nuanced learning to include global studies, sustainability, law, commerce, or teaching. An honours program is also available to students who have excelled during their previous three years of study, focusing on a major field of inquiry by completing independent research or a creative project supported by world-renowned academics. The Bachelor of Arts degree can also be used as a pathway into a Master of Teaching. Community engagement Students undertake a community engagement unit, HUMA333 Social Impact in Action, and complete 25 hours of voluntary placement time Careers Our graduates have pursued careers in: government and non-government organisations policy development community development consulting and public relations social an
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Completion requirements To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of: 80cp from 1 Arts Major (Part A) 80cp from 1 Arts Major OR 2 Arts Minors OR 1 Arts Minor and Rome Program units OR 1 Arts Minor and Elective units (Part B) 10cp from Foundation Inquiry unit (Part C) 40cp from Elective units (Part D) 30cp from Core Curriculum and Community Engagement units (Part E) Other requirements A student may undertake units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from any Bachelor of Arts discipline (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite requirements are met). Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser. Exit points Students who have met the requirements of the following awards can exit with the following awards: Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Arts Diploma in Liberal Arts Core / specified units include: ARCH: Archaeology
- BUSD: Business Studies
- DETI: Design and Technologies
- DRAM: Drama
- ENGL: English
- GEES: Geography, Environment and Society
- HIST: History
- HURI: Human Rights
- LANS: Languages
- MATH: Mathematics
- MUSC: Music
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PINR: Politics and International Relations
- PSYC: Psychology
- SOCI: Sociology
- SRLG: Study of Religions. The full schedule includes further elective and core curriculum units (44 unit offerings in total)
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Year 12 completion (or equivalent), ATAR 58.50 for Brisbane. An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement. International applicants must meet the English Language Requirements as defined in the Admissions to Coursework Programs Policy. To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:New South Wales. Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3), Mathematics (other than Mathematics General 2) for study in Mathematics (Band 3)Queensland. Assumed knowledge : English (Units 3 & 4, C)Victoria. Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.Prerequisite for study in Mathematics: Units 3 and 4: Mathematical Methods. Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.
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