Arts

Overview

However you decide to structure your Bachelor of Arts degree from University of New England, you’ll gain a range of skills that will power your agility and adaptability, both in the workplace and in life generally.  Critical thinking, research capability, ethical practice, creativity and innovation, autonomy and initiative, effective communication (presentation, management and planning skills), computer literacy, and cultural awareness; these are all outcomes of studying our Bachelor of Arts — and highly valued in the workplace.

With more than 30 majors to choose from, you can narrow your focus to pursue a passion or widen your net to broaden your prospects – anything is possible when you choose to study a BA with us.

Majors include

Ancient History, Archaeology, Australian History, Australian Studies, Chinese, Classical Languages, Community Development or Planning, Crime and Society, Criminal Justice, Cultural Heritage, Environmental Futures, French, Gender Studies, Genre, Adaptation and Practice, German, Global Politics, Human or Physical Geography, Indonesian, International Law, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Literary Traditions, Medieval and Modern Europe, Music, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Planning and Design, Politics, Post-Colonial Studies, Psychology, Screen and Media, Sociology, Spanish, Studies in Religion, Theatre and Performance, and Writing.

Career outcomes

The skills you’ll gain or hone from studying the Bachelor of Arts are transferable and valued across a wide range of workplaces and industries. Depending on your major, career paths could include positions such as:

• management and business
• public relations
• human resources
• local, state and federal government
• research and analysis
• social and public policy
• education
• creative industries
• environmentalism
• foreign affairs, trade, humanitarianism.