Course details

CRICOS course code: 012762C

Level of study: Bachelor’s Degrees

Summary

Study a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin and open the door to a world of opportunity. You can tailor your degree to your interests and set yourself up with flexible skills for the jobs of the future.
This versatile degree lets you focus on your passions by choosing specialisations. You can pick from history, literary studies, international relations, politics and policy studies, journalism, education and many more. With 35 options, you are sure to find more than one specialisation that inspires your curiosity.

The added benefit of an arts degree at Deakin is the transferable skills you build through experiential-based learning. Learn to work in teams during industry placements, develop critical analysis through work-integrated learning, and build valuable life skills through international experiences.

Area of Study:

  • Advertising- Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
  • Anthropology - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Arabic - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Chinese - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
  • Criminology - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Digital Media - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Education - Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
  • English - Children's Literature - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • English - Creative Writing - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • English - Literature - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • History - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Indonesian - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • International Relations - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Journalism - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Media Studies - Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
  • Middle East Studies -Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Philosophy - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Photography - Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)
  • Politics and Policy Studies - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Public Relations - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Religious Studies - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Sociology - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Spanish - Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
  • Visual Arts - Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)

Career outcomes:

The Bachelor of Arts builds valuable and transferable career skills and knowledge, 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
  • business
  • communications
  • community organisations
  • criminal justice
  • education
  • galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM)
  • government
  • human rights
  • journalism
  • management consulting
  • media
  • not-for-profits
  • performing and visual arts
  • photography
  • policing
  • policy development
  • politics
  • public relations
  • publishing
  • research
  • tourism.

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Tuition Fees (AUD $) Start date Duration Campus
30,200 Per Year
Read moreThe 'Estimated tuition fee' is calculated by adding together eight credit points of a typical combination of units for that course.
10 Jul 2023
06 Nov 2023
04 Mar 2024
3 years
Full time
Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
75 Pigdons Road
Geelong Victoria 3216
Australia
30,200 Per Year
Read moreThe 'Estimated tuition fee' is calculated by adding together eight credit points of a typical combination of units for that course.
10 Jul 2023
06 Nov 2023
04 Mar 2024
3 years
Full time
Deakin University
Melbourne Burwood Campus
221 Burwood Highway
Melbourne Victoria 3125
Australia
30,200 Per Year
Read moreThe 'Estimated tuition fee' is calculated by adding together eight credit points of a typical combination of units for that course. (The given fee is for full time and it's a guide for online students)
10 Jul 2023
06 Nov 2023
04 Mar 2024
3 years
Online study
Cloud Campus
Melbourne Burwood Campus
221 Burwood Highway
Melbourne Victoria 3125
Australia

Entry criteria

Students must have qualification most relevant to your secondary school studies.

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate-entry university programs in Australia.

International students who completed an Australian Year 12 in Australia or overseas should apply for undergraduate courses through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC), as well as directly to Deakin through Study Link Connect – Deakin University's International Student Application Service.

English language requirement:

IELTS - Overall 6 No band lower than 6

TOEFL IBT - 69 Writing 21

C1 PROFICIENCY and C2 PROFICIENCY- 169 No band less than 169

PTE - 50 No less than 50 in each skill

OET - Overall C

Address

Deakin University
Melbourne Burwood Campus
221 Burwood Highway
Melbourne Victoria 3125
Australia
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