Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts focuses on human cultures, values and beliefs that will broaden your mind with challenging ideas.

This course fosters transferable skills that are highly valued across all sectors – qualities such as communication, analysis, critical thinking and problem solving.At Southern Cross you have the opportunity to apply those skills to the real world through community engagement as you delve into contemporary social and environmental justice issues.

Graduates develop cultural awareness and a deeper understanding of how to build their creative capacities and communication effectiveness.Choose one of five exciting majors or combine more of your interests by choosing a shared major from disciplines across the University.

Core Units

Majors

Choose eight (8) units for a major

To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Arts, students must complete the equivalent of 24 units (288 credit points), comprising:

• 6 core units (72 credit points), and
• 1 listed 8-unit major (96 credit points) and 10 university wide electives (120 credit points): or
• 1 listed 8-unit major (96 credit points) and 1 shared major (96 credit points) and 2 university wide electives (24 credit points), or
• 1 listed 8-unit major (96 credit points), a second listed 8-unit major (96 credit points) and 2 university wide electives (24 credit points).

No unit will be credited to more than one major.

Exit Awards

Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Creative Writing after completing all 16 units (192 credit points) from the Associate Degree of Creative Writing.

Students may be eligible to exit with the Associate Degree of Arts after completing 16 units (192 credit points) comprising 4 core units and 12 other units from the listed majors.

Students may be eligible to exit with the Diploma of Arts after completing 8 units (96 credit points) comprising 2 core units and 6 other units from the listed majors.

Candidates who completed an Associate Degree of Creative Writing or the Associate Degree of Arts may be granted advanced standing for up to sixteen (16) units towards the Bachelor of Arts.

Where a student has completed multiple awards of the same level below AQF level 7, only one will be assessed for Advanced Standing.

Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the <a href="/staff/teaching-and-learning/graduate-attributes/">graduate attributes</a>.