Follow your passions and drive your career forward, gaining essential workplace skills and knowledge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Victoria University (VU).

With an arts degree, you’ll prepare yourself to thrive in today’s fast-changing world and open doors to diverse career opportunities.

Take advantage of the maximum flexibility offered in VU’s Bachelor of Arts, allowing you to choose your area of focus based on your unique passions and career goals.

Gain a broad introduction to studying humanities with your first-year core units, then learn up-to-date course content from expert lecturers in your choice of one or two of the following major areas of study:

• Communication Studies
• Digital Media
• History
• Literary Studies
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Visual Art
• Writing.

You also have the choice of 14 compelling minors, including Aboriginal Yulendj (Knowledge) and Community, which will give you knowledge needed for working with Aboriginal communities.

With a Bachelor of Arts, you’ll enhance your highly-sought-after employability skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork and analytical thinking. Studying the arts, humanities or social sciences will give you the broad understanding of humanity and people needed to be successful in modern society.

To attain the Bachelor of Arts students will be required to complete 288 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points of Core studies

• 96 credit points of Major studies selected from the approved list (includes Capstone units ACX3005/6)

• 96 credit points made up of either:

Option A:

• 72 credit points of 2nd major studies (not including Capstone units ACX3005/6) AND
• 24 credit points of elective units taken from any major or minor offered in ABAB (must be at year 2/3 level not already taken)

OR

Option B:

• 48 credit point of 1st Minor studies selected from the approved list AND
• 48 credit points of 2nd Minor studies selected from the approved list (must be at year 2/3 level not already taken)

OR

Option C:

• 48 credit point of 1st Minor studies selected from the approved list AND
• 48 credit points of elective units taken from any major or minor offered in ABAB (must be at year 2/3 level not already taken)

OR

Option D

• 48 credit point of 1st Minor studies selected from the approved list AND
• 24 credit points of elective units taken from any major or minor offered in ABAB (must be at year 2/3 not already taken) AND
• 24 credit points of elective units from across the University (must be at third year level).

Note: Students intending to select 'Psychology' as their Major undertake core units APP1012 Psychology 1A, APP1013 Psychology 1B, in their first year of study instead of ABA1004 Text and Representation and ACU1002 Creativity, Communication and the Digital Age.

AMADIG and AMIDIG are availble to Domestic students only.

With a Bachelor of Arts, you’ll have a strong foundation for a range of exciting careers in the humanities, creative arts and social sciences. Your skills in communication, research, critical analysis and teamwork will be highly sought after, and are transferable to almost any workplace. You may choose to do further study, as many professional careers are best served by graduates with a generalist first degree.

You'll be prepared for a wide range of roles in government or the public service, community and non-government organisations, business, education and media.

Like many of our graduates, you could work in:

• journalism, writing or strategic communications
• teaching – a popular choice following a Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) or a Master of Teaching (Primary Education)
• creative arts administration
• public service and policy work
• community sector
• creative arts
• software development
• corporate management.

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English (or equivalent).

IELTS (Academic module): Overall score of 6.0 (no band less than 6.0)

TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 67 (Listening 12, Speaking 18, Reading 15, Writing 21)

Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 50 (no section score less than 50)

University of Cambridge - Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 169. No individual band less than 169.

VU English - English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Level 5): achieved.