In a rapidly changing world, a Bachelor of Arts from ACU prepares you for the challenges of the future. Our course is designed to produce tomorrow’s leaders who will think outside the box and thrive in the modern workplace. As you follow your passions, you will receive a world-class education and develop highly-valued skills that are at the heart of the new economy: creative thinking, problem-solving, communication, and critical analysis.

Our Bachelor of Arts encourages you to think big and to take advantage of internships and community engagement placements that provide invaluable professional experiences while you study. You will have opportunities to develop local and international networks and expand your global outlook with our exciting overseas study experiences in locations such as New York, Rome and Nepal.

This course offers specialisations and the choice of more than 20 majors and minors in humanities, social sciences and visual arts. The full list of majors and minors can be viewed on the ACU website.

An honours program is available to students who have excelled during their previous three years of study. You will build your knowledge in your chosen major area of study through a research or creative project.

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

• government and non-government organisations
• policy development
• community development
• public relations
• social and cultural research
• higher education
• media and communications
• publishing and journalism
• humanitarian services
• creative industries

Industry partnerships

Our degrees in arts, humanities and social sciences will give you the tools to confidently step into the job market. You can volunteer at a not- for-profit organisation to build on-the-job skills, or be a part of the Big Idea – a social enterprise competition to provide innovative ideas to help homeless, marginalised and disadvantaged Australians. Some of our students have volunteered or taken placements at:

• Museum Victoria
• Victorian Department of Parliamentary Services
• The Big Issue
• City councils