Bachelor of Arts
Overview
Study the Bachelor of Arts to equip yourself with a multidisciplinary education in a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines. Discover unlimited choices in exploring your passion and interests.
The Bachelor of Arts provides you with a varied and multidisciplinary education and 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, as well as explore disciplines that study how humans recognise, record, and debate human practices, meanings, and values. This will aid you in developing a contemporary understanding of the human condition and how society operates.
By studying CQU's Bachelor of Arts, you'll gain relevant skills and knowledge and have the flexibility to tailor your studies to align with your career goals and personal interests. With a plethora of majors and minors to choose from, you can truly shape your educational journey.
Study Experience
- Authentic Learning Experiences
- Industry Relevant
- Seamless Pathways
- Work-Integrated Learning
“I chose the Bachelor of Arts as it was greatly versatile and catered to my love of writing. The best thing was the fact it was so rich in content and stimulated my mind.
Katherine Butler
Bachelor of Arts
Career Opportunities
The skills and knowledge that you gain within the Bachelor of Arts are transferrable across a wide range of industries and professions. You will gain life-long skills in creative thinking, critical reading, critical thinking, effective writing and communication skills, developing clear and cogent arguments, research, data analysis, understanding intercultural relationships, social justice, cultural heritage and environmental planning. These skills are regarded highly by those who recruit university graduates for government departments and various large companies and are beneficial to roles across a range of businesses and industries.
Explore endless career possibilities such as roles within government agencies, administration, publishing houses, environmental planning and management, media, journalism, libraries, museums, galleries, not-for-profit organisations, private companies, teaching, town councils, disability services, community sector organisations, youth workers and universities.
Postgraduate Pathways
After completing the Bachelor of Arts, you may be interested in our Master of Arts. The Master of Arts is the perfect postgraduate degree for you to advance your skills and knowledge.
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts, you'll benefit from a smooth transition into the Master of Arts with a credit transfer option. You can apply for credit for the four AQF level 8 units embedded within the Bachelor of Arts, reducing the duration of your postgraduate studies from 18 months to one year full-time.
Structure & Availability
The course structure and available locations can change depending on when you want to study. You can choose the intake that best suits you in the drop-down menu below.
Available Locations
Your Course
You must complete 24 units (144 credits):
- 1The core structure (4 units)
- 2Two eight-unit majors
- 3One four-unit minor
Unit Details
The units you'll study are listed below. Click on a unit to learn more.
Creative Writing Major
Do you have a passion for writing? Our Creative Writing major allows you to develop the skills and knowledge needed as a writer in the digital age. You will develop a tool kit of writing styles and genres, including traditional fiction, non-fiction, poetry and scriptwriting, and experimental and hybrid genres such as speculative fiction, flash fiction, lyric essays, docufiction, and concrete poetry, among others.
Digital Storytelling Minor
This minor introduces you to fundamental skills in visual design, digital video production, and narrative and documentary filmmaking techniques.
Course Planner
To help you plan your studies and see which unit comes first, if one unit should be completed before another and when you will study each unit, check out our course planners.
Additional Information
Professional Practice and Experience - BUSN13004
This work-integrated learning will involve a placement in an organisation loosely related to one of the BA discipline majors. For example, a work placement in a museum.
Strategic Communication Project - COMM13111
Students who choose the Strategic Communication major will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement of 120 hours in a communication related field.
If you have completed prior study relevant to units within this course, you may be eligible for credit for your past studies. Learn more about credit and recognition of prior learning.
Requirements
To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Student and Course Profiles
View the student and course profiles for this course and learn about CQU's Undergraduate Profile for Term 1, 2024 via our Institute Profile.
During Your Study
While not needed to apply, you'll need to meet the following requirements throughout your studies.
Fees & Scholarships
Indicative First-Year Fee
The Indicative First-Year Fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one full-time academic year (eight units over two terms) for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) and should be used as a guide only. Your actual fees may vary, depending on the units you select to study and your study load. Check the cost-per-unit spreadsheet available on our fees webpage for the approved unit fees. Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change. Understanding your fees.
Commonwealth Supported Places
This course has Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available, and as a domestic student, you'll be offered a CSP, provided you meet CSP eligibility requirements. CSPs are subsidised by the Australian Government, meaning you are only required to pay the student contribution rather than full tuition fees.
HECS-HELP Loan
You may be eligible for a HECS-HELP government loan if you are offered a CSP. HECS-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme that assists you in paying your student contributions. Provided you meet the HECS-HELP eligibility criteria, you may use HECS-HELP to defer part or all of your student contribution fees.
Part of your course costs will include Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF). SSAF is charged in addition to your student contribution or tuition fees and is used to help enhance your study experience. There may also be other costs as part of your studies, such as textbooks, technology expenses, travel expenses, professional certifications, uniforms, or vaccinations. Explore other study costs.
We believe a quality education can be for everyone – regardless of background, location, or life circumstances. That's why we offer a variety of scholarships and bursaries that can give you a helping hand with a range of expenses and enhance your employability.
How to Apply
How to Apply
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Extra Admission Information
Prior to applying, take a look at important application dates and learn about our admission considerations, such as information for domestic students with overseas qualifications, indigenous support, and elite athlete, coach and performer support. You should also check out the adjustment schemes that might be available to you and how to access them. You can also explore our offer information to learn more about what happens after you've submitted an application and how to respond to an offer to study with CQU.
Applying for 2026
Applications for 2026 via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) open in April 2025.
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