Online Arts Social Sciences Degree :: Accredited Universities

The aim of the Bachelor of Arts program is to provide you with a multidisciplinary education that will give you the opportunity to gain knowledge in a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines. You will experience a variety of perspectives, methodologies and learning styles and explore disciplines that study the way humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values. This will aid you in developing a contemporary understanding of both the human condition and how society operates.

The degree’s flexible structure encourages you to tailor your own program by choosing from a wide variety of majors and minors including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Creative Writing, Geography and Environmental Studies, History, Literary and Cultural Studies and Sociology. You may also undertake a professional major in Business, Journalism, Language, Multimedia or Psychology as part of this degree.

You may, upon completion of eight courses (48 units of credit), exit the Bachelor of Arts with a Diploma of Arts.

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As a Deakin Arts graduate you will develop some of the most important skills a student can gain at university. You will become expert at managing knowledge and communicating information and develop skills of critical analysis and systematic thinking.

The Bachelor of Arts provides the opportunity to develop an imaginative understanding and appreciation of the theory and practice of the social sciences, humanities and arts. It will also give you: an enhanced cultural sensitivity; skills and knowledge relevant to employment in the modern workforce; and an understanding of information technology tools and systems used in learning and employment.

The degree is structured in a way that offers maximum flexibility. It gives you the opportunities to pursue your own interests and design courses of study that suit your needs. You may study particular areas in-depth or undertake a wide range of units.

You are required to complete at least one major sequence chosen from a variety of study areas including performing and creative arts, languages, history, media and communication, and sociology. Up to one-third of the course may be taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education, providing even greater possibilities for interesting course combinations.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have successfully completed VCE, or equivalent, including Units 3 and 4–a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in English other than EAL.

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Monash Arts is renowned for innovative, engaging and high quality research in the humanities and social sciences. Our areas of research strength include: Cultural Heritage; Environmental Sustainability; Interpreting Cultures; Philosophy and Bioethics; Social and Cultural Theory; Global Change and Global Security; Health, Wellbeing and Social Change; and Performance.

Join us and take you research interest to the next level by enrolling in our Master of Arts by research degree.

While undertaking your research, you will be supervised by an academic whose research expertise aligns with yours. For example, if you're interested in policing and human rights, you may find yourself working with Professor Sharon Pickering who has just been nominated for a Human Rights Award by The Australian Human Rights Commission for her series of articles - The Conversation's Academic Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers. Or, if geography and sustainability are more your thing, Dr Xuan Zhu, whose expertise includes Geographical Information Systems (GIS) theory, techniques and applications, may be the academic supervisor for you.

We have 500 plus academics who are active researchers in over 100 different areas. See our research supervisors and their areas of expertise.

When completed, your research should make a significant contribution to the current body of knowledge on your chosen topic.

You may also choose to continue on to a PhD given your new-found skills in applying, clarifying, critiquing and interpreting knowledge.

Entry Requirements

The minimum qualifications for admission to 100% research master's candidature are:

a four year Australian or New Zealand bachelor's degree with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above) in an honours year (normally with a research component in the fourth year); or

an Australian or New Zealand master's preliminary qualification with a significant research component and with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above); or

an Australian or New Zealand coursework master's degree with a significant research component graded at a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above), and an overall result of upper H2B or above; or

an Australian or New Zealand research master's degree with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above); or

qualifications or experience that the Graduate Research Committee considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above.

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The Bachelor of Arts offers a focused but flexible course of study where students choose to explore two or more areas of interest. Students can study traditional arts and social sciences disciplines such as history, sociology and English alongside more applied and vocational areas, to construct a degree that suits their individual goals and interests. Graduates will be able to demonstrate skills of analysis, critical thinking, high-level communication and the potential for life-long learning. The course has no compulsory units.

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of VCE including:
- A study score of at least 20 in any VCE English units 3 and 4.

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The Arts are the study of humanity: our history, beliefs, society, language, and culture. They ask questions about how we think, how we communicate, and how we interact with our environment. They teach us to analyse the meaning behind what we are, what we do, and how we came to be that way.

With a Bachelor of Arts you can study what you enjoy. The BA is extremely flexible, with only one compulsory paper. You can explore a wide range of subjects, and major in the subject where you have discovered a real passion. The option of a minor allows further flexibility for you to follow varied interests.

There are a variety of ways you can structure your BA. While you'll need in-depth knowledge of at least one major subject, if you find you are equally passionate about two subjects you can complete a double major. You can also fulfil the requirements for a minor in one or two subjects. You are permitted to incorporate papers from many other disciplines, including some from outside the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The BA can be a stepping-off point for any number of disciplines and careers. Employers appreciate this flexibility. They also appreciate the ability of BA graduates to reason, research, analyse, criticise, communicate, and think laterally.

Entry Requirements

To enrol in the Bachelor of Arts programme you must qualify for undergraduate admission, either through Bursaries and Scholarship Examinations, NCEA Level 3, New Zealand University Entrance, Admission with Equivalent Status, Discretionary Entrance or Adult Admission. Please visit http://enrol.massey.ac.nz for details.

Other Fees

Enrolment Fee - $51.40 (NZD)

Student Services Levy - $237.50 (NZD)

Massey Foundation Fee -$22.40 (NZD)

Distance Learning overseas venue fee - $214.20 (NZD)

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