Bachelor of Arts

Western Sydney University

About

The Bachelor of Arts offers students an opportunity to develop a depth of disciplinary expertise together with the breadth of vision afforded by cross-disciplinary approaches to the humanities.

Study in the Bachelor of Arts is designed to develop communication and personal skills, creativity and a capacity for independent thought, adaptability to new situations and problem-solving skills, attributes increasingly demanded by employers.

Bachelor of Arts graduates find employment in diverse areas including:

communication and media industries;

education;

psychology and counselling;

cultural, political and social policy analysis;

writing and publishing.

The Bachelor of Arts is a three-year degree designed to provide knowledge and generic skills that form the basis for lifelong learning.Students wishing to be a primary school teacher should enrol in courses 1651 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) or 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5 / Birth -12).

Students wishing to be a secondary school teacher of English, History, Languages or Human Society and its Environment (which includes both history and social science units) should enrol in 1652 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary).

For further information concerning the requirements for secondary teaching, students are advised to consult the Subject Content Requirements for Primary and Secondary Teaching NSW (Abridged) from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).Accreditation The Bachelor of Arts Psychology Key Program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

A Psychological Studies major/sub-major does not meet APAC requirements for an accredited sequence in Psychology.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points with no less than 60 credit points at Level 3.

Core Components

All students must enrol in and complete 60 credit points of Bachelor of Arts Core units consisting of four units at Level 1, one unit at Level 2 and one unit at Level 3.

Bachelor of Arts Core units

Code	Name
102738	Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

Code	Name
102736	Diversity, Language and Culture

Code	Name
102735	Foundations of Academic English

Code	Name
102737	Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

Code	Name
102739	Multiliteracies

Engaged Learning Pool units

Students must successfully complete 10 credit points from the list below

Code	Name
100961	Humanities Internship

Code	Name
102740	Service Learning

Code	Name
102741	Group Project

Code	Name
102742	Study Tours

Students must successfully complete an 80 credit point major from the list below (see First Specialisations)

Students must complete 100 credit points, by completing

Either

Note: Students may choose 4 of the elective units in order to graduate with a Major.

Students must successfully complete the 160 credit point accredited Key Program in Psychology which includes 40 credit points of Bachelor of Arts Level 1 core units, plus the remaining 20 credit points of Bachelor of Arts Level 2 and 3 core units as specified under the ‘Core Components’ heading listed above.

Code	Name
KT1000	Psychology

Students must also complete 60 credit points, by completing

First Specialisation

Students not taking the accredited sequence in Psychology must complete at least one of the following Majors.

Note: Not all majors are available on all campuses.

Note: The following Majors and Sub-majors have inherent requirements; Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, and Japanese. Please see the link below to the Inherent Requirements page:

Inherent Requirements

Code	Name
M1097	Anthropology

Code	Name
M1059	Arabic

Code	Name
M1060	Chinese

Code	Name
M1113	Creative Writing

Code	Name
M1069	Criminology and Criminal Justice

Code	Name
M1052	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
M2510	Economy and Markets

Code	Name
M1053	English

Code	Name
M1071	Geography and Urban Studies

Code	Name
M2513	Global Business

Code	Name
M1077	Heritage and Tourism

Code	Name
M1054	History and Political Thought

Code	Name
M1041	Indigenous Australian Studies

Code	Name
M1093	Indonesian

Code	Name
M2514	Innovation and Change

Code	Name
M1129	International English

Code	Name
M1055	International Relations and Asian Studies

Code	Name
M1056	Islamic Studies

Code	Name
M1062	Japanese

Code	Name
M1119	Linguistics

Code	Name
M1114	Musicology

Code	Name
M1115	Music Performance

Code	Name
M2512	Organisations and Work

Code	Name
M1083	Peace and Development Studies

Code	Name
M1058	Philosophy

Code	Name
M1110	Psychological Studies

Code	Name
M1073	Sociology

Second Specialisations

All students must complete a second specialisation from the list below.

Note: Students completing the 160 credit point accredited Key Program in Psychology must not choose SM1115 Psychological Studies

Note: Not all Arts majors and sub-majors are available on all campuses

Code	Name
M1059	Arabic

Code	Name
M1060	Chinese

Code	Name
M1113	Creative Writing

Code	Name
M1052	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
M1053	English

Code	Name
M1054	History and Political Thought

Code	Name
M1041	Indigenous Australian Studies

Code	Name
M1093	Indonesian

Code	Name
M1129	International English

Code	Name
M1055	International Relations and Asian Studies

Code	Name
M1056	Islamic Studies

Code	Name
M1062	Japanese

Code	Name
M1119	Linguistics

Code	Name
M1114	Musicology

Code	Name
M1115	Music Performance

Code	Name
M1058	Philosophy

Code	Name
M1110	Psychological Studies

Code	Name
SM1077	Arabic

Code	Name
SM1078	Chinese

Code	Name
SM1116	Creative Writing

Code	Name
SM1070	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
SM1071	English

Code	Name
SM1072	History and Political Thought

Code	Name
SM1128	Immersion Language

Code	Name
SM1049	Indigenous Australian Studies

Code	Name
SM1112	Indonesian

Code	Name
SM1132	International English

Code	Name
SM1073	International Relations and Asian Studies

Code	Name
SM1074	Islamic Studies

Code	Name
SM1080	Japanese

Code	Name
SM1119	Linguistics

Code	Name
SM1065	Musicology

Code	Name
SM1047	Music Performance Studies

Code	Name
SM1076	Philosophy

Code	Name
SM1115	Psychological Studies

Recommended Full-time sequence

Code	Name
102738	Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

Code	Name
102735	Foundations of Academic English

Code	Name
102737	Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Code	Name
102736	Diversity, Language and Culture

One first Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Second Specialisation unit

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit or an elective

Code	Name
102736	Diversity, Language and Culture

Code	Name
102735	Foundations of Academic English

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Second specialisation unit

Code	Name
102738	Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

Code	Name
102737	Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Elective or Second specialisation unit

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Second Specialisation unit

Elective or Second Specialisation unit

Code	Name
102739	Multiliteracies

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Elective or Second Specialisation unit

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Elective or Second Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Elective or Key Program Psychology unit

One Engaged Learning Pool unit (Level 3) or Elective or Second Specialisation unit

First Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Elective or Second Specialisation unit or Key Program Psychology unit

Elective or Key Program Psychology unit

Engaged Learning Pool unit (Level 3) or Elective or Second Specialisation unit (see Note)

Note: If the Engaged Learning Pool unit (Level 3) has not been previously completed, students are required to complete this unit in their final semester of study.

Major and Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for majors and sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers majors and sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Major

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Global Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

MyStudentRecords (MySR)

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