Bachelor of Arts
Australian National University - Canberra
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts is the most diverse, flexible, and popular degree at The Australian National University. Each of its majors, in fields throughout the arts, humanities and social sciences, is taught by truly outstanding scholars to ensure that each student receives the very best education, is engaged with cutting-edge research, and learns to think like a researcher. These majors can be coupled with minors and specialisations to broaden or deepen your study. Regardless of your choices, your Arts degree will provide you with core skills in critical analysis and in written and oral communication, while developing your adaptability and ability to help shape change, and prepare you for a multifaceted career or further study.
Majors
Areas of study
Ancient Greek, ancient history; anthropology; Arabic; archaeology; art history and theory; Asian history; Asian studies; Asia-Pacific culture, media and gender; Australian Indigenous studies; biological anthropology; Chinese language; Chinese studies; contemporary Europe; criminology; development studies; demography; digital humanities; economic studies; English; environmental studies; French language and culture; gender, sexuality and culture; geography; German language and culture; global security; Hindi language; history; human evolutionary biology; human rights; India studies; Indonesian language; Indonesian studies; international communication; international relations; Italian language and culture; Japanese language; Japanese linguistics; Japanese studies; Korean language; Korean studies; Latin; Latin American studies; linguistics; mathematics; Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies; music; music technology; Northeast Asian studies; Pacific studies; peace and conflict studies; Persian; philosophy; political science; psychology; Sanskrit language; sociology; Southeast Asian studies; Spanish; technology, networks and society; Thai language; Vietnamese language; war studies.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Publishing, policy, education, international development, politics, media, information technology, communications, journalism, aid, advertising, art conservation, government.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.8 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 88.7 | 93.7 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 75.4 | 80.05 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Australian National University website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
Australian National University
Campus
Canberra
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
75.40
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: 6 years
Course Link
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Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Australian National University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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