Bachelor of Arts

Build your knowledge base in the areas you're passionate about, develop the complex critical thinking and problem solving skills required to solve some of the world's greatest challenges, and learn transferable skills that are highly valued in the workplace with a Bachelor of Arts.

The Bachelor of Arts aims to enable discovery, questioning and understanding of the grand challenges and big ideas of the 21st Century in local and global contexts whilst providing the equipment for fundamental knowledge and skills in preparation for any chosen future. This degree will engage and provide students opportunities to explore the past and drive the ideas of the future. It will help you make sense of the diversity of the human experience and will give you the transformative skills required in a rapidly changing world of work.

The degree requires completion of at least one major sequence and one minor sequence; select from 30 major disciplines and from more than 35 minor disciplines. This degrees flexibility allows exploration of an in-depth a single field of study or a wide ranged and study several different fields of study.

First and Second year topics in the English, History, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies majors and minors will be offered online in 2024. With third year topics available from 2025.

On completion of this degree students will be able to synthesise knowledge across two or more areas of Arts-based study and adapt knowledge and skills acquired across geographical, disciplinary, social, and cultural boundaries. Students will value working both independently and collaboratively and be able to apply employability skills to career pathways across multiple sectors.

This degree prepares graduates for employment in many fields given the broad scope of specialisations. Potential occupations may include graduate policy officer editorial assistant and communications and campaigns assistant; potential employers may include government agencies, tourism agencies, businesses and banks.

The Psychology major of this degree is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.

On completion of this degree there is an opportunity to apply for a one-year Honours degree. Further information is available at www.flinders.edu.au/honours.