Course Content
The Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- A 100 credit point major
- 100 credit points of Discipline Electives units, or a second major from the Bachelor of Arts.
- 100 credit points of Elective units or an elective major, such as a major in Sustainability.
Major
Ancient Language
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Latin 1A
- Latin 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Intermediate Latin B
- Intermediate Latin A
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Advanced Language Study: Ancient Greek A
- Advanced Language Study: Ancient Greek B
- Advanced Latin A
- Advanced Latin B
Art and Curatorial Practices
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Critical Practices in Art: Encounters
- Critical Practices in Art: Ecologies
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Critical Practices in Art: Exhibitions
- Critical Practices in Art: Fields
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Curatorial Practice
- Arts in the Community
- Electives
Chinese
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to Chinese 1A
- Introduction to Chinese 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Chinese 2A
- Chinese 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Chinese 3A
- Chinese 3B
- Electives
Classics
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to Ancient Greece
- Introduction to Ancient Rome
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- War and the Hero: Classical Epic
- The Fall of the Roman Republic
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Greek and Roman Mythology
- Nero and Neronian Literature
- Electives
Creative Arts and Health (online only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- The Arts and Dementia Care
- Creativity for Life
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- The Photo Essay: Storytelling with image and text
- Stress, Self-Care and Mindfulness
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units)
- Music, Mind and Body
- Arts in the Community
- Perspectives of the Arts on Health and Wellbeing
- Sociology of Health and Illness
Criminology
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Crime and Criminal Justice
- Crime and Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Forensic Science in Society
- Special Topics in Criminology
- Crime and Deviance
- Social Research
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Working With Offenders
- Juvenile Justice and Child Protection
- Electives
Education (online only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Foundations of Professional Learning
- Theories of Learning and Teaching
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
- Assessment for Learning
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units)
- Strategies for eLearning Environments
- Teaching in Rural and Remote Locations
- Equity, Diversity and Schooling
- Social and Emotional Learning
English and Writing
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- English: Creative and Critical Reading
- Electives
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Telling Tales: Literature and Narrative
- Electives
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Australian Literature
- Literary Cultures
- Electives
French (online only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to French 1A
- Introduction to French 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- French Language 2A
- French Language 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- French Language 3A
- French Language 3B
- Electives
Gender and Diversity
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Gender: Being Human
- Gender & World
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Masculinities
- Crime and Deviance
- Critical Indigenous Policy
- Australian History in a Global Context
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Queering Japan: Popular Culture, Identity, and Nation
- Independent Research Project
- Electives
Geography and Environment
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Global Geographies of Change
- Nature, People, Place
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Geographies of Economy, Politics and Culture
- Environmental Management
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Political Ecologies of Development
- Geographies of Island Places
- Electives
German
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to German 1A
- Introduction to German 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- German 2A
- German 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Advanced German A
- Advanced German B
- Electives
History
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- European History: Renaissance to Revolutions
- World History: The First Globalisation
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Australian History in a Global Context
- Electives
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- History in Focus
- History and Cultural Heritage
- Electives
Indonesian
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to Indonesian 1A
- Introduction to Indonesian 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Indonesian 2A
- Indonesian 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Religion, Ethnicity and Conflict in Southeast Asia
- Indonesian 3A
- Indonesian 3B
- Independent Research Project
International Relations
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Introduction to International Relations
- Electives
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- International Security
- China's Global Power
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Order, Violence and Justice
- International Cooperation
- Electives
Japanese
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to Japanese 1A
- Introduction to Japanese 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Japanese 2A
- Japanese 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Queering Japan: Popular Culture, Identity, and Nation
- Japanese 3A
- Japanese 3B
- Independent Research Project
Media and Communication (Hobart campus only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Screen Cultures
- Media, Self, Identity
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- The Photo Essay: Storytelling with image and text
- Media Cultures and Society
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Media, Power and Communication
- Media and Crime
- Electives
Music and Context (Hobart campus only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Music and Place
- Music and Spectacle
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Music and Politics
- Music and the Future
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Sound, Art and Media
- Music Capstone Project
- Electives
Philosophy
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introductory Philosophy: Moral and Political Philosophy
- Introductory Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Zen and Tao: East Asian Philosophy
- Foundations of Modern Philosophy
- Introduction to Logic
- The Right and the Good
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Key Issues in Philosophy
- Applied Philosophy
- Electives
Politics and Policy
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Introduction to Politics and Policy
- Electives
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Australian Politics and Policy
- Modern Political Ideologies
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Public Policy
- Parties, Leaders, Elections and Campaigns
- Electives
Psychological Science
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Transferable Skills in Psychology
- Mental Health and Individual Differences
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Social Psychology
- Research Skills in Psychology
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Lifespan Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Advanced Research Skills in Psychology
- Psychological Assessment and Measurement
Sociology
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Sociology: Understanding the Social World
- Sociology: Experiencing Social Life
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Perspectives on the Social World
- Social Research
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- City Lives
- Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
- Electives
Theatre and Performance
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- The Theatre Machine
- Electives
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Playing Text
- Electives
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Experimental Production 1
- Global Media and Cybertheatres
- Experimental Production 2
- Scenography and Design
Elective units (major)
Art and Curatorial Practices
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Scenography and Design
- Tourism, Creativity and Culture
- History and Cultural Heritage
- Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome
Chinese
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Religion, Ethnicity and Conflict in Southeast Asia
- Chinese Translation Skills and Practice
- Chinese Culture and Society
- Chinese to English Translation
- Mixed Messages? The Everyday Art of Translation
- Independent Research Project
Classics
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Comedy and Tragedy in the Classical World
- Desire and Disorder in the Erotic Text
- Spectacle and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome
- Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Independent Research Project
Criminology
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Sociology of Law
- Forensic investigation
- Green Criminology and Environmental Crime
- Transnational Crime
English and Writing
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- English: Texts and Traditions
- English Writing: Grammar and Composition
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Nineteenth-Century Sensation and Spectacle
- Creative Writing: Concept and Craft
- The World of Children's Books
- Popular Genres
- Reading the Screen
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Literary Theory
- Utopian and Dystopian Visions
- Shakespeare: Page, Stage and Screen
- Modernism
- Creative Writing: Professional Practice
- Independent Research Project
French (online only)
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Medieval Europe AD 1000-1450
- Age of Revolution and Empire: Britain and France
- Mixed Messages? The Everyday Art of Translation
- Independent Research Project
Gender and Diversity
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Media, Power and Communication
- Literary Theory
- Utopian and Dystopian Visions
- Ethnicity, Religion and Race: Understanding Social Diversity
- Gender, Culture and Identity
- Greek and Roman Mythology
- Desire and Disorder in the Erotic Text
- Reacting to the Past
Geography and Environment
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Science and Policy for Energy Futures
- Geoheritage and Geotourism
- Conserving Nature in Landscapes
- Environmental Impact Assessment
German
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Literary Theory
- Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
- The New Europe: A Political History
- Self and World: Debates in European Philosophy
- Mixed Messages? The Everyday Art of Translation
- Independent Research Project
History
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- The Age of Catastrophe 1914-1945
- Making Modern America: Revolution and Civil War
- The Dark Ages? Medieval Europe AD 300-1000
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Medieval Europe AD 1000-1450
- Age of Revolution and Empire: Britain and France
- Eating History
- Families in History
- Reacting to the Past
- Independent Research Project
International Relations
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Introduction to Politics and Policy
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- The New Europe: A Political History
- Espionage, Terror and Global Disorder
- Global Political Economy
- Religion, Ethnicity and Conflict in Southeast Asia
Media and Communication (Hobart campus only)
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Global Media and Cybertheatres
- Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
- Gender, Culture and Identity
- Queering Japan: Popular Culture, Identity, and Nation
- Public Policy
- History and Cultural Heritage
- Science and Policy for Energy Futures
Music and Context (Hobart campus only)
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Scenography and Design
- Music, Mind and Body
- Arts in the Community
Philosophy
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
- Self and World: Debates in European Philosophy
- Independent Research Project
Politics and Policy
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Introduction to International Relations
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Environmental Justice, Politics and Policy
- Governing the Antarctic and Oceans
- American Politics
- Food Fights: The Political Economy of Sustainable Food Systems
- Public Policy Internship
- Parliamentary Internship
Psychological Science
*Additional enrolment information:
- PSY112, PSY125, PSY223 and PSY224 must be completed in addition to the Psychological Science major as Electives for students to be eligible for Psychology Honours.
- PSY223 should also be completed alongside the Intermediate units below in order to meet the pre-requisite for Advanced level unit PSY305.
Sociology
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Tourism, Creativity and Culture
- Ethnicity, Religion and Race: Understanding Social Diversity
- Sport and Crime
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Gender, Culture and Identity
- Sociology of Youth
Theatre and Performance
*Additional enrolment information:
Students completing the Theatre and Performance major in a Bachelor's degree may also complete the following Creative Curriculum units as Electives where the course allows for Elective choices. These units are exclusive to students in the School of Creative Arts and Media. If you are interested in enrolling in any of these units, please contact UConnect for enrolment assistance.
- FSX206 Creative Lab
- HEJ251 Field Trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures
- FSX306 Making the Event B
- FSX307 Research Lab
- HEJ351 Field Trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures
- HEJ354 Industry Placement
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Dramatic Interactions
- Performance Skills 1
- Movement for Performers
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Performance Skills 2
- Writing for Performance
Elective Units
You may complete most units from across the University as an Elective. The elective space gives you flexibility to broaden your studies across multiple areas in the University, such as Sustainability, Business, Science and Creative Arts or specialise your course in areas closely related to your major or discipline electives. There is also an opportunity to complete an entire major in your elective space. It is your choice.
You will complete 100 credit points of Elective units in the Bachelor of Arts.Your electives can be used to add breadth to your degree, by exploring a variety of different subject areas from across the University in areas such as Health, Business, Science and the Creative Arts. Alternatively, you can deepen your engagement with specific subject areas, for example, by completing additional units in the same discipline as your major or related fields.You can also use this space to complete an optional second major which may be a major chosen from the Bachelor of Arts or from another course.
Sustainability
Year 1
Choose 1 from
- Communicating Sustainability
- Engaging with Sustainability
Choose 1 from
- Global Geographies of Change
- Humans: Earth Shapers
- Sustainability
For articulating Diploma of Sustainable Living students only
- Local Lives for a Sustainable Planet
Year 2
- Systems Thinking
Choose 1 from
- Human Rights and Global Justice
- Environmental Management
Year 3
- Change Agents for Sustainability
Choose 3 from
- Food, Health and Environment
- Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
- Political Ecologies of Development
- Science and Policy for Energy Futures
Discipline Elective
- You may complete any unit in the majors listed in the schedule below as a Discipline Elective so long as you meet any pre-requisites.
- Your Discipline Electives can be chosen from any units available in any of the majors for the Bachelor of Arts (see the list of majors above). You will complete 100 credit points of Discipline Electives in your Bachelor of Arts. You can use your discipline electives to broaden your degree by completing units from a range of arts, humanities and social sciences disciplines or you can focus your discipline electives in a single area and complete another major entirely. Discipline Electives are an excellent opportunity to take advantage of some of the University's distinctive offerings such as our Indigenous Lifeworlds units.
