Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Arts at the University of Newcastle builds skills in analysing and explaining ideas and their consequences. Students choose from a range of major and minor study areas across the arts, humanities and languages, developing their reading, evaluating and writing into career-based skills for critiquing, curating, communicating and shaping knowledge about people in the world. The degree explores ideas, theories and records of human interaction, and builds advanced knowledge in history, literature, language, politics, society and culture, preparing graduates for varied careers strengthened by their chosen specialisations.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Core Courses: BA Futures
- BA Practice
- BA Project
- Career-ready placement Course List: Professional Career Ready Studio
- Professional Career Ready Placement
- Majors (choose one): English and Writing
- French Studies
- Global Indigenous Studies
- History
- Human Geography and the Environment
- International Relations
- Japanese Studies
- Linguistics
- Performing Arts
- Psychology Studies
- Screen and Cultural Studies
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Minors (choose one): Ancient History
- Chinese
- Education
- English and Writing
- French Studies
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Global Indigenous Studies
- History
- Human Geography and the Environment
- Information Technology
- International Relations
- Japanese Studies
- Linguistics
- Performing Arts
- Psychology Studies
- Screen and Cultural Studies
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Studies of Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
- Violence Studies
- Writing Studies
Admissions
Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.
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