Bachelor of Arts
University of Wollongong - UOW Southern Highlands
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts will equip you for today’s rapidly changing world. During your studies you will address the fundamental questions of human social life. What do we need to know to create a better future, and what are the best ways of finding out? While studying the Bachelor of Arts you will see and appreciate the world afresh, developing the analytical and communicative abilities to enrich life and your community. You will share in the rich and global dialogue on contemporary human cultures. On completion you will hold the skills and capacities necessary to understand how the world has come to be the way it is today.
You will learn from recognised and passionate leaders in their field, completing coursework, internships and professional experience. When you graduate, you will have an extensive portfolio and industry connections to launch your career or ongoing study.
You will construct your Bachelor of Arts degree by selecting majors and minors, giving you a set of skills that relate to the discipline you are studying and versatile skills in critical thinking, analysis, cultural intelligence, and conceptual frameworks. It's a good idea to select your courses broadly in your first year, before deciding on a major or majors in your second year.
Majors
Areas of study
For 753101 Wollongong: Ancient history, archaeology, Asia Pacific studies, Chinese (Mandarin) for background speakers, Chinese (Mandarin) for non-background speakers, creative writing, English language and linguistics, English literatures, environmental humanities, European studies, French, history, Indigenous studies, international relations, Japanese, legal studies, philosophy, photography, politics, sociology, Spanish, writing and English literatures. For other campuses 753102–08: Community, culture and environment, English literatures, history, Indigenous studies, sociology.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Art historian, historian and heritage specialist in government policy, business administration and management, consultancy, publishing, teaching, marketing, working for international aid organisations, work in unions and non-government welfare agencies, diplomacy, university lecturing and research, archives and librarianship, translation and interpreting, journalism, advertising.
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 2022.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.7 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 79.4 | 83.85 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 63.6 | 64.45 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Wollongong 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
University of Wollongong
Campus
UOW Southern Highlands
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
63.60
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 266
- Campuses
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Sydney CBD UOW Batemans Bay UOW Bega UOW Shoalhaven UOW South Western Sydney UOW Southern Highlands UOW Southern Sydney Wollongong Wollongong or Online
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 University of Wollongong. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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