Bachelor of Arts - 015004

Bachelor of Arts

015004

Humanities and social sciences

Follow your interests and build your own career with a flexible Bachelor of Arts. Choose from a widerange of specialisations, including literature, history, politics and international studies, sociology, andmore. As an Arts gradua […]

Online learning

Course Fee

CSP/$16992 (1st year contribution)

UniSC - University of the Sunshine Coast - Online

Start Date

Mar 2026

Jul 2026

Duration

3 years Online learning or 6 years Online learning

Offer Rounds

15 Jan 2026, 4 Jun 2026

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

Students can follow their interests and build their own career with a flexible Bachelor of Arts. They can choose from a wide range of specialisations, including literature, history, politics and international studies, sociology, and more. As an Arts graduate, they will enter the global marketplace of ideas with advanced skills in critical and creative thinking.

In this program students will explore new ideas and ways of thinking, become a skilled communicator, develop specialist knowledge in subjects that interest them, and build advanced critical thinking, research and writing skills. For more information, visit Bachelor of Arts at UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast.

UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast

Note

Please note: Not all courses are available online. Depending on your choice of majors and/or electives, some courses may require regular on-campus attendance at UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast or UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay. For more details – refer to institution.

Majors

Creative writing and publishing, criminology and justice, English, geography, history, international studies, Japanese studies, journalism, screen media, sociology, sustainability – society, theatre and performance.

Other requirements

The Inherent Academic Requirements of a program are those fundamental skills, capabilities and knowledge that students must be able to demonstrate in order to achieve the essential learning outcomes of the program, while maintaining the academic integrity of that program. For information, visit Inherent Academic Requirements on the UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast website.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast and for this course, refer to UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast’s website.

Prerequisites

Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years

Recommended study

English

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

92.40

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

92.40

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

68.00

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

68.00

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

48.40

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

50.40

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

N/P#

Percentage of all students

N/P#

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

All students

Number of students

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Editor, geographer, government/development professional, historian, media and communications professional, policy officer, publisher, researcher, sociologist, writer.

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