Arts

The Bachelor of Arts requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time);

the honours program requires an additional year (or the equivalent part-time).

Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to appropriate resources and staff being available to supervise the program of study.An Enhanced Program for High Achievers is also available in the Bachelor of Arts.

Refer to the link below for the Course Aims, Learning Outcomes and Program of Study for this Program:

To qualify for The Bachelor of Arts, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic.

The 108 units must include:

• COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)*

• one Arts major sequence selected from the list of BA major sequences comprising 9 units of Year 1 topics, 9 units of Year 2 topics, 9 units of Year 3 topics and an additional 9 units of Year 2 or 3 topics according to the requirements for the specific major sequence;
• one Arts minor sequence (different from the major) selected from the list of major or minor sequences normally comprising 9 units of Year 1 topics, 9 units of Year 2 topics, and an additional 4.5 units of Year 2 or 3 topics;
• at least 27 but not more than 45 units of Year 1 topics.

Provided there are suitable topics available, a student may complete an extended Arts major sequence of 45 units selected from the relevant list of BA major sequences, comprising 9 units of Year 1 topics, 9 units of Year 2 topics, 9 units of Year 3 topics and an additional 18 units of Year 2 or 3 topics according to the requirements for the specific major sequence.

An Arts major sequence or an extended Arts major sequence may also require the completion of up to two foundation topics as a co-requisite.

Students will be expected to declare their major sequence at the completion of 36 units.

Any topic offered by the University may be chosen to complete the 108 units, provided course and prerequisite requirements are met. With the permission of The BA Management Committee, up to 36 units may be taken through study at another approved institution, towards the elective component of the degree. In choosing Year 3 topics, students must pay attention to the assumed knowledge requirements specified for those topics.

The BA Examinations Board may approve substitute topics if a student is unable to undertake particular core topics while studying overseas on an approved program.

Majors or Minors Sequences (all except those marked # can be taken at honours level)

• Applied Linguistics
• Archaeology
• Creative Writing
• Criminology
• Drama
• English
• French
• Geography and Environmental Studies
• History
• Indigenous and Australian Studies
• Indonesian
• Innovation and Enterprise
• International Relations
• Italian
• Law and Society
• Modern Greek
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology
• Screen and Media
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Theology
• Visual Arts #
• Women's Studies

University accredited languages, taken through cross-institutional studies, including those offered by the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, are also available as majors in the Flinders Bachelor of Arts.

Minor Sequences only

• International Affairs
• Information Technology
• Mathematics
• Professional Studies
• Sciences

* Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.

Students are not required to enrol in COMS1001 when undertaking this degree in combination with any of the following:

• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)

Honours

Refer to Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Arts may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:

• Bachelor of Accounting
• Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Business Economics
• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/(Business Economics)/(Finance) - prior to 31 December 2019
• Bachelor of Finance
• Bachelor of International Relations - prior to 31 December 2019
• Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science - from 1 January 2020
• Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice - from 1 January 2020
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice - prior to 31 December 2019
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) - from 1 January 2020
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) - prior to 31 December 2019
• Bachelor of Tourism and Events

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

At the conclusion of the three year Bachelor of Arts degree students will have:

• in-depth knowledge in one or more areas of study
• a body of knowledge across a range of disciplines
• an ability to analyse, synthesise and communicate knowledge in two or more areas of study
• skills in the application of knowledge, and in collaborating across boundaries
• independent and lifelong learning skills
• an appreciation of ethical values.

Students should:

• be familiar with theories, factual content and research procedures in their major and other fields of study
• be able to analyse and critically evaluate ideas and solve problems
• understand the processes through which current knowledge was developed
• understand the relationships and connections between different fields of study.

Within their fields of study students will have developed:

• communication and presentation skills (oral, written, electronic and graphic)
• teamwork and interpersonal skills (including an understanding of cultural diversity)
• management and planning skills (including self-management skills)
• intellectual and creative skills.