Bachelor of Arts - 616011

Bachelor of Arts

616011

Humanities and social sciences

Full time Part time

Course Fee

CSP/$6440 (1st year contribution)

University of New England - Armidale

Start Date

Feb 2027

Jun 2027

Duration

3 years Full time or 6 years Part time

Offer Rounds

14 Jan 2027, 3 Jun 2027

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

This degree equips students with creative, critical and analytical skills ideal for life-long learning. Graduating students have the subject(s) of their specialisation in the degree appear on their testamur, eg Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) or Bachelor of Arts (Theatre and Digital Performance). The Bachelor of Arts completed at honours level in psychology is an accredited degree recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia. For more course information, visit UNE’s Course Handbook.

University of New England

Majors

Ancient history; archaeological studies; Chinese; classical languages; community development; community planning; community services; counselling; criminology; English; French; geography; German; history and heritage; Indonesian; International Law; Italian; Japanese; linguistics; Medieval and Modern Europe; music; peace studies; philosophy; politics and international relations; psychology; screen and media studies; sociology; Spanish; studies in religion; theatre and digital performance; writing.
Minor: Ancient ethics and beliefs; ancient near east; ancient world; applied linguistics; Australian history; communication and Entrepreneurship; digital humanities; environmental arts: One Health; environmental studies; gender studies; Greek history; historical literature; human geography; international relations; performance and presentation; physical geography; politics; psychology; researching history; Roman history; working in history; youth and popular culture.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for the University of New England and for this course, refer to UNE’s website.

Prerequisites

Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years

Assumed knowledge

Any 2 units of English at Year 12 level.

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

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ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

98.90

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

98.90

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

80.75

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

80.75

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

67.20

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

67.20

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

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Number of students

Percentage of all students

53.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

19.7%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

15.4%

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

Percentage of all students

6.8%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

117

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5

Career opportunities

Creative industries, education, environmentalism, film and theatre, foreign affairs, humanitarianism, human resources, local, state and federal government, management and business, public relations, research and analysis, social and public policy.

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