Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts is the most diverse, most flexible, and most popular degree at The Australian National University.

Each of its some fifty majors, in fields throughout the arts, humanities and social sciences, is taught by truly outstanding scholars to ensure that each student receives the very best education, is engaged with cutting-edge research, and learns to think like a researcher.

These majors can be coupled with more than seventy minors and specialisations to broaden or deepen your study.

Regardless of your choices, your Arts degree will provide you with core skills in critical analysis and in written and oral communication, while developing your adaptability and ability to help shape change and prepare you for a multifaceted career or further study.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts requires completion of 144 units, of which:

A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

A minimum of 84 units must come from completion of 2000- and 3000- level courses

The 144 units must include:

48 units from the completion of one Arts major from any of the following lists:

Disciplines and Fields

Ancient History

Anthropology

Archaeology

Art History and Theory

Australian Indigenous Studies

Biological Anthropology

Criminology

Demography

Development Studies

Digital Humanities

Economic Studies

English

Environmental Studies

Gender, Sexuality and Culture

Geography

Global Security

History

Human Evolutionary Biology

Human Rights

International Communication

International Relations

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Music Technology

Peace and Conflict Studies

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Screen Studies

Sociology

Technology, Networks and Society

War Studies

Languages

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Chinese Language

French Language and Culture

German Language and Culture

Hindi Language

Indonesian Language

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language

Japanese Linguistics

Korean Language

Latin

Persian

Sanskrit Language

Spanish

Thai Language

Vietnamese Language

Geographically Defined Area Studies

Asian Studies

Asian History

Asia and Pacific Culture, Media and Gender

Chinese Studies

Contemporary Europe

India Studies

Indonesian Studies

Japanese Studies

Korean Studies

Latin American Studies

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies

Northeast Asian Studies

Pacific Studies

Southeast Asian Studies

Either:

24 units from the completion of one Arts minor, which must have a different name to the Major on any of the following lists:

Disciplines and Fields

Advanced Studies

Ancient History

Anthropology

ANU Leadership and Research

Applied Linguistics

Archaeology

Art History and Theory

Australian Indigenous Studies

Biological Anthropology

Climate Science and Policy

Criminology

Demography

Design

Development Studies

Digital Humanities

Economic Studies

English

Environmental Policy

Environmental Studies

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Linguistics

Gender and Sexuality

Geography

Global Security

Health, Medicine and the Body

Heritage and Museum Studies

History

Human Ecology

Human Evolutionary Biology

Human Rights

International Communication

International Relations

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Music Technology

Peace and Conflict Studies

Philosophy and Science

Philosophy

Political Science

Popular Music

Screen Studies

Social Psychology

Social Research Methods

Sociology

Sustainable Development

Technology, Networks and Society

Visual Arts Practice

War Studies

Languages

Advanced Ancient Greek

Advanced Arabic

Advanced Chinese Language

Advanced English Language

Advanced French Studies

Advanced German Studies

Advanced Hispanic Culture

Advanced Hispanic Linguistics

Advanced Italian Studies

Advanced Japanese Language

Advanced Korean Language

Advanced Latin

Advanced Persian

Advanced Sanskrit Language

Advanced Spanish Studies

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Burmese Language

Chinese Language

French Language and Culture

German Language and Culture

Hindi Language

Indonesian Language

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language

Japanese Linguistics

Korean Language

Latin

Literary Chinese

Mongolian Language

Persian

Russian

Sanskrit Language

Spanish

Tetum Language

Thai Language

Tok Pisin Language

Vietnamese Language

Geographically Defined Area Studies

American Studies

Asian and Pacific Anthropology

Asian and Pacific Linguistics

Asian Art History

Asian History

Asian Studies

Asia and Pacific Archaeology

Asia and Pacific Culture, Media and Gender

Asia-Pacific International Relations

Asia and Pacific Literature and Film

Asia-Pacific Politics

Australian Politics

Chinese Studies

Contemporary Europe

India Studies

Indonesian Studies

Japanese Studies

Korean Studies

Latin American Studies

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies

Northeast Asian Studies

Pacific Studies

Southeast Asian Studies

24 units from completion of courses listed in any Arts major, minor and the following list:

Or:

24 units from completion of ANIP3007 Australian National Internships Program D

ESEN1101 Essential University English

24 units from completion of courses listed in any Arts major, minor and the following list:

ESEN1101 Essential University English

Or:

48 units from completion of a second Arts major

48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU

Majors

• Ancient Greek
• Ancient History
• Anthropology
• Arabic
• Archaeology
• Art History and Theory
• Asian and Pacific Culture, Media and Gender
• Asian History
• Asian Studies
• Australian Indigenous Studies
• Biological Anthropology
• Chinese Language
• Chinese Studies
• Contemporary Europe
• Criminology Major
• Demography
• Development Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Economic Studies
• English
• Environmental Studies
• French Language and Culture
• Gender, Sexuality and Culture
• Geography
• German Language and Culture
• Global Security
• Hindi Language
• History
• Human Evolutionary Biology
• Human Rights
• India Studies
• Indonesian Language
• Indonesian Studies
• International Communication
• International Relations
• Italian Language and Culture
• Japanese Language
• Japanese Linguistics
• Japanese Studies
• Korean Language
• Korean Studies
• Latin
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
• Music
• Music Technology
• Northeast Asian Studies
• Pacific Studies
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Persian
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sanskrit Language
• Screen Studies
• Sociology
• Southeast Asian Studies
• Spanish
• Technology, Networks and Society
• Thai Language
• Vietnamese Language
• War Studies

Minors

• Advanced Ancient Greek
• Advanced Arabic
• Advanced Chinese Language
• Advanced English Language
• Advanced French Studies
• Advanced German Studies
• Advanced Hispanic Culture
• Advanced Hispanic Linguistics
• Advanced Italian Studies
• Advanced Japanese Language
• Advanced Korean Language
• Advanced Latin
• Advanced Persian
• Advanced Sanskrit Language
• Advanced Spanish Studies
• Advanced Studies
• American Studies
• Ancient Greek
• Ancient History
• Anthropology
• ANU Leadership and Research
• Applied Linguistics
• Arabic
• Archaeology
• Art History and Theory
• Asian and Pacific Anthropology
• Asian and Pacific Archaeology
• Asian and Pacific Culture, Media and Gender
• Asian and Pacific Linguistics
• Asian and Pacific Literature and Film
• Asian Art History
• Asian History
• Asian Studies
• Asia-Pacific International Relations
• Asia-Pacific Politics
• Australian Indigenous Studies
• Australian Politics
• Biological Anthropology
• Burmese Language
• Chinese Language
• Chinese Studies
• Climate Science and Policy
• Contemporary Europe
• Criminology Minor
• Demography
• Design
• Development Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Economic Studies
• English
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Studies
• Forensic Anthropology
• Forensic Linguistics
• French Language and Culture
• Gender and Sexuality
• Geography
• German Language and Culture
• Global Security
• Health, Medicine and the Body
• Heritage and Museum Studies
• Hindi Language
• History
• Human Ecology
• Human Evolutionary Biology
• Human Rights
• India Studies
• Indonesian Language
• Indonesian Studies
• International Communication
• International Relations
• Italian Language and Culture
• Japanese Language
• Japanese Linguistics
• Japanese Studies
• Korean Language
• Korean Studies
• Latin
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Literary Chinese
• Mathematics
• Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
• Mongolian Language
• Music
• Music Technology
• Northeast Asian Studies
• Pacific Studies
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Persian
• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Science
• Political Science
• Popular Music
• Russian
• Sanskrit Language
• Screen Studies
• Social Psychology
• Social Research Methods
• Sociology
• Southeast Asian Studies
• Spanish
• Sustainable Development
• Technology, Networks and Society
• Tetum Language
• Thai Language
• Tok Pisin Language
• Vietnamese Language
• Visual Arts Practice
• War Studies

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Study Options

Year 1 - 48 units

Year 2 - 48 units

Year 3 - 48 units

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.

Domestic applicants

? School leavers will be assessed on:

• the minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) requirement or equivalent for this program,

• the co-curricular or service requirement, and

• any program specific requirements that are listed below.

? Non school leavers:

a) will be assessed on:

• the minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) requirement or equivalent for this program,

b) Non school leavers who:

• complete a recognised Australian (or equivalent) post-secondary qualification, or

• complete one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) of an Australian (or equivalent) degree qualification, or

• complete an approved tertiary preparation course/program without undertaking any further study,

will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application. Non school leavers must also meet any program specific requirements that are listed below.

International applicants

Applicants who complete a recognised secondary/senior secondary/post-secondary/tertiary sequence of study will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application. A list of commonly observed international qualifications and corresponding admission requirements can be found here. Applicants must also meet any program specific requirements that are listed below.

Diversity factors & English language proficiency

As Australia's national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. If required, competitive ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.

Prerequisites

Students who successfully complete the below program will be admitted to the Bachelor of Arts:

ELIBS Diploma of Liberal Studies (offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences)

Adjustment Factors

ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Please note that Adjustment Factors vary and do not apply to a select few programs, please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

1. critically apply theoretical frameworks and research techniques to understanding national and international issues and problems;
2. identify, including through interrogation of databases, relevant sources of information from across a variety of media (print and digital, written and audio-visual) and judge the importance and reliability of those sources;
3. evaluate ideas and develop creative solutions to problems, including through independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods;
4. communicate and debate both orally and in writing, and work with others, using a variety of media; and
5. understand the ethical implications of ideas, communications, and actions.