Bachelor of Arts

With our flexible Bachelor of Arts, you can choose from an incredible array of majors and minors. You'll have access to around 50 majors and minors from humanities, social sciences, business, health and science, keeping your career options open. Pursue your passion and your profession.

Shape your own future with this interdisciplinary degree. You'll choose one arts major, then explore your interests or build an essential skill when you choose secondary majors, minors and electives from across the university. You'll graduate with your primary major on your academic transcript, so future employers can recognise your expertise.

Create your own path. Want to major in sociology, with a second major in psychology, then take Chinese as an elective? Go for it. Or perhaps you'd like to pair economics and English. Or crime, justice and legal studies with linguistics. Build your own future - we're here to help you achieve your dream. No matter which path you choose, you'll learn from world-class academics and leading researchers.

In your first year, you'll explore your interests and passions. Try a language; or get a taste for history, English, politics or creative writing. In your second and third years, you'll delve deeper while also choosing electives and minors that broaden your skills and knowledge. You may also choose to develop professional skillsets in areas like psychology, public health, marketing, science, sport management and more.

This flexible degree also offers a range of study options. You can choose to study face-to-face at our Melbourne Campus and enjoy our on-campus facilities, or you can study online - knowing your experience will mirror on-campus students, with tutorials delivered in a synchronous manner. Unlike many other online degrees, at La Trobe you can login to live sessions and engage directly with academics and your fellow students in real time.

Gain real-world experience and build valuable connections that will shape your career. Take on an industry placement at organisations like SBS Radio, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the United Nations Association of Australia or travel overseas for an international sustainability experience.* Many of our exchange programs are financially supported. Your dedicated course advisor will help you to find your path and explore new opportunities.

The world is waiting for you. Step into it.

You'll learn:

• Critical thinking
  • Delve into complex problems. Experts say critical thinking will be a highly valued skill in the workforce of tomorrow.**
• Emotional intelligence
  • Understand what drives our decisions. Learn how to connect to others with emotion and intelligence.
• Creativity
  • Learn how to see new possibilities and turn them into reality.
• Communication
  • Learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with your university peers and future colleagues.

*Please note: overseas programs may be impacted by travel restrictions.

**Forbes, 2019, The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need For The Future Of Work ; PwC, 2020, 10 skills you need for future employment

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

You'll learn:

• Critical thinking
  • Delve into complex problems. Experts say critical thinking will be a highly valued skill in the workforce of tomorrow.**
• Emotional intelligence
  • Understand what drives our decisions. Learn how to connect to others with emotion and intelligence.
• Creativity
  • Learn how to see new possibilities and turn them into reality.
• Communication
  • Learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with your university peers and future colleagues.

*Please note: overseas programs may be impacted by travel restrictions.

**Forbes, 2019, The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need For The Future Of Work ; PwC, 2020, 10 skills you need for future employment

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

Career outcomes

After graduation, you could pursue a variety of rewarding careers across a range of industries, including the arts, government and not-for-profit sectors. Your choice of majors and minors will guide the types of roles available to you. Here's a small handful of possible roles you could pursue:

• Human rights advocate
  • Create change through public campaigning and private lobbying.
• Policy analyst
  • Guide public policy by playing an important role in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of policies and regulations.
• Community development manager
  • Design and deliver projects and programs to improve the quality of life for communities and disadvantaged populations.
• Historian
  • Become an authority on the past. You'll explore your area of historical interest from ancient societies through to the recent past of our cities and nations.
• Digital content producer
  • Develop written content for websites, blogs, emails, videos, and marketing campaigns.
• Communications adviser
  • Take a lead role in crafting an organisation's voice and messaging. Develop media strategies, act as a spokesperson or support senior staff in promoting the organisation's public image.
• Teacher
  • With further study, you could pursue a rewarding career in primary or secondary teaching.

How to apply

Apply now or ask us a question if you need more help. You can also call us on +61 3 9627 4805.

Note: Some courses start earlier than the standard semester, term or study period. Applications for these courses close one week prior. Always check your course's start date to ensure your application is submitted in time.

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