Study a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin and open the door to a world of opportunity. You can tailor your degree to complement your interests and set yourself up to be flexible across the jobs of the future. 

Are you ready to design your future? 

Choose two or more areas of study from over 35 disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, communication and creative arts to build your future-focused degree.

You will develop specialist knowledge in your chosen disciplines and learn how to apply critical, creative and strategic thinking to real-world issues. This course equips you with transferable skills in communication, research, analysis and problem-solving, making you highly employable within a range of industries.

If you are looking to become a teacher, did you know you can pathway* into your preferred teaching degree through the Bachelor of Arts? The Education Major equips you with the foundational skills required to gain a strong understanding of education and teaching across a broad range of contexts. Learn about educating children, young people and adults and work towards pursuing further studies through one of Deakin’s accredited postgraduate teaching degrees. 

Learn from teaching staff that are active in their fields, and recognised as leading practitioners. You’ll learn in customised facilities, gaining hands-on experience relevant to your chosen disciplines.

Benefit from the many work placements we offer and you’ll graduate ready to take your studies beyond the classroom and into the real world. Advance your job-readiness and gain a competitive edge by studying abroad for a trimester, undertaking an international study tour, or completing an internship as part of your course.

The Bachelor of Arts builds valuable and transferable career skills, making you highly employable within many industries. The range of disciplines on offer also lets you follow your passion and develop the specialist skills to pursue the career you want.

You’ll be able to take your degree into a range of careers, including:

• administration
• advertising
• administration
• business
• communication
• community services
• criminal justice
• ethnic affairs
• finance
• Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) sector
• government
• human rights
• journalism
• marketing
• media
• multimedia
• not-for-profits
• performing and visual arts
• personnel and industrial relations
• photography
• policing
• policy development
• politics
• public relations
• publishing
• research
• social work
• tourism.