Why study the Bachelor of Arts with UNE?

However you decide to structure your degree, 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.

What makes our course different?

The sheer depth and breadth of our Bachelor of Arts offering makes it the ideal degree to open doors into any industry or field you choose, and help you carve out a lifetime of careers in a constantly evolving employment landscape.

This course comes with opportunities to:

• Study flexibly with a choice of more than 30 different majors in areas as diverse as history, archaeology, English and writing, modern and classical languages, psychology, screen and media studies, philosophy, sociology, music, theatre and performance, and many more.
• Gain professional experience and apply your academic knowledge in a relevant workplace setting though our Work Integrated Learning Program — have it count towards your BA while you develop professional skills, building future networks, and improve your employability.
• Travel overseas to study at one of our partner universities, gaining credit towards your degree while broadening your own life experience.

We’re highly rated — UNE’s humanities and social science courses were given the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience, Graduate Salary, Student Support and Teaching Quality in the 2021 Good Universities Guide.

UNE is Australia’s oldest regional university and a pioneer in the delivery of distance education. Students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support year on year, so no matter whether you choose to study online or on campus, you are in good hands.

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.