Undergraduate · Arts & Design
Bachelor of Arts
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
About this program
A fairly standard humanities generalist degree, whose distinguishing feature is breadth. UOW's BA covers majors from history and English literatures through creative writing, politics, sociology, and Asian studies, and it's genuinely flexible about double majors and combining with education, law, or science. It runs through the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities.
Because Wollongong's cohort is smaller than the capital-city sandstones, tutorials tend to run at a size where students get to know staff by name. The creative writing major in particular has built a local reputation through a student anthology the program publishes each year.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: two introductory subjects in each of two chosen majors, plus electives
- Years 2-3: minimum 8 subjects per major, increasing specialisation, research methods subject in at least one major
- Typical majors: English Literatures, History, Creative Writing, Politics and International Relations, Sociology, Asian Studies, Philosophy
- Capstone: independent research project or internship subject in final year, depending on major
Admissions
ATAR 65 or equivalent