This program is only available to students commencing from 2009 onwards.

Note: Students enrolled in all the combined degrees with Arts can only study courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Students who commenced their BA program before 2009 should refer to program 3400.

Note: Students with significant Advanced Standing/Credit Transfer will have to be enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program 3400 as there are no second year courses currently in program 3403.

The Bachelor of Arts program is the most flexible of the degree programs offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The basic degree requirements are simple: a major and minor or double major selected from the list of the UNSW BA approved majors and minors and a minimum level of electives. You will have a great deal of freedom to 'focus' your degree, by choosing related courses to contribute to a particular specialisation, or to choose a wider range of courses that reflect diverse interests.

An Arts degree is a pathway through a wealth of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences. Its objective is to stimulate students intellectually; to immerse them in worlds of learning; and to graduate them as citizens with strong written and oral communications skills, the capacity to research, criticise and reflect, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

The basic requirements for the degree are:

1. 48 units of credit obtained from Level I courses ie courses designed for students in their first year of study. Of these, no more than 12 units of credit can be courses associated with any one major or minor

2. a major and minor or two majors from the following:
Students must include at least one major or minor sequence offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

* denotes majors and minors offered by Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences. These are referred to as 'Externals'.

36 units of credit from any of the majors listed above ("Non-designated Minor") or from the following "Designated Minors"

* denotes majors and minors offered by Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences. These are referred to as 'Externals'.

Major and minor sequences are an approved progression of courses in a school or program.

A major in the UNSW BA is 54 units of credit.
A minor is 36 units of credit.

For details of individual majors and minors please consult the relevant plan entries.

To fulfill the University's General Education requirement students must complete 12 units of credit selected from courses outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if a major or minor not offered by the Faculty as listed above (for example, Economics) is completed

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must

a) enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and complete 144 units of credit

b) take at least 84 units of credit from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

c) complete at least 30 units of credit of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses

d) complete the requirements for one major and one minor or two majors

e) specifiy their major(s)/minor(s) at the time of enrolment into Level II

f) complete 12 units of credit of courses as the General Education requirement selected from courses outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if a major or minor not offered by the Faculty as listed above (for example, Economics) is completed

g) for a Pass Degree with Distinction, a student must obtain a minimum of 75 WAM across the program and complete at least 72uoc in that program at UNSW to be eligible.


Honours Rules

a) Entry: is subject to approval by the Head of School and requires a pass degree (144uoc) with at least a credit average across upper level courses in the major

b) Application: students should submit an Expression of Interest by end of Level II and the formal Application by end of Level III for approval by Program Authority

d) Structure: students must undertake at least 48uoc in an approved program completed in one year full time or two years part-time. The program must contain a substantial research component

d) Award: Class I or Class II of Division 1, or Class II Division 2 or Class III. If requirements for these classes are not met, a Pass degree will be awarded.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

A fourth (Honours) year of study is an option for selected students. Those students who are considering an Honours program should consult the relevant school at the beginning of Level 2.

The Academic Rules for the UNSW BA and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.

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