Undergraduate · Arts & Design
Bachelor of Arts
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
UWA's Bachelor of Arts is a broad-based humanities and social sciences degree with majors spanning history, literature, politics, anthropology, linguistics, Asian studies and more, built on UWA's New Courses curriculum structure that lets students combine a major with a genuinely broad set of electives rather than locking into a narrow single-discipline pathway from first year, the way older-style Australian arts degrees used to.
Being based in Perth, the degree has some specific regional strengths worth naming directly. Asian studies and Indian Ocean-focused international relations content benefit from Perth's geographic position closer to Southeast Asia than any other Australian capital, and Indigenous studies units draw on UWA's location on Noongar country and long-running partnerships with WA Aboriginal communities.
Graduates go into a wide range of fields, including media, public policy, government, education pathways via further study, and the arts and cultural sector, with the degree's broad structure making it a common double-degree partner alongside commerce, law or science at UWA rather than a purely stand-alone qualification.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
3 terms of coursework
- Year 1: broad elective units across humanities and social sciences, introductory major unit(s), academic writing and research skills unit
- Year 2: major units (chosen from history, politics, literature, anthropology, Asian studies, linguistics and others), second major or broadening units
- Year 3: advanced major units, capstone research or thesis unit, further electives
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (WACE or equivalent); ATAR of approximately 80+.