Bachelor of Arts
Majors
Major sequences and Minor sequences
A major or minor sequence is a group of units in a particular area of study taken over the three levels of your course. Each unit is usually worth 1 credit point.
A major sequence is made up of 8 credit points, and a minor sequence is made of 4 credit points.
Please check the rules of each major and minor sequence to see which units you need to complete to achieve the required credit points.
Students enrolled in other courses and faculties may take an Arts major sequence
(8 credit points), minor sequence (4 credit points) or individual electives from these discipline areas, subject to meeting the prerequisites.
All students who intend to complete more than one major sequence in the Creative Arts (Dance, Drama, Photography, Visual Arts) should contact Student Central to complete a course map.
Majors and minors below available to continuing students only.
Area of Study | Type of sequence | Availability |
Advertising | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Anthropology | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Waurn Ponds (Geelong) only available to students who commenced prior to 2022 | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)*, Online |
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2021 | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online | |
Criminology | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Minor | Burwood (Melbourne) | |
Design | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
Digital Media | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Drama | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne) |
Education | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
English - Children's Literature Previously titled Children's Literature | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Previously titled Creative Writing | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Previously titled Literary Studies | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Film, Television and Animation Major only available to students who commenced prior to 2020 | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne) |
Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online | |
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2022 | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
History | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Minor | Online | |
Indonesian | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
International Relations | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2021 | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Journalism | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2022 | Major | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Media Studies | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Only available to students who commenced in or prior to Trimester 1 2023 | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Philosophy | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Major and Waterfront (Geelong) only available to students who commenced prior to 2022 | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)* |
Politics and Policy Studies | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Professional Experience and Practice | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Public Relations | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Religious Studies | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Sociology | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Sport and Society | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Spanish | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2022 | Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Waterfront (Geelong) only available to students who commenced prior to 2022 | Major and Minor | Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)* |