A Bachelor of Arts degree must include courses with a value totalling no fewer than 144 units and normally not more than 150 units and must also include:

• no more than 48 units from first year courses offered at 1000 level;
• no fewer than 96 units from later year courses offered at 2000/3000 level;
• no fewer than 96 units offered by the Faculty of Arts (see Bachelor of Arts course listing);
• the completion of at least two majors, consisting of either:
  • two Arts majors - the two Arts majors cannot have the same name; or
  • one Arts major and one major from another Faculty (except the Law Faculty). The out-of-Faculty major must be identified as a major by the other Faculty and completed according to their rules.

Note: While it is possible to undertake 3 majors within the Bachelor of Arts program structure it could preclude a student completing the requirements for admission to Honours. Students wishing to undertake 3 majors should seek advice from the Sub-dean.

Arts Majors
An Arts major consists of a minimum of 42 units generally comprising:

• a maximum of 12 units from first year courses offered at 1000 level (generally 2 courses); and
• a minimum of 30 units from later year courses offered at 2000/3000 level (generally 5 courses).

The number and sequence of courses prescribed for a major are identified in each major entry. The Faculty of Arts currently has 40 majors available. These are identified below under the Majors or Specialisations heading.

Please note that many Bachelor of Arts courses are listed as counting in more than one major.  In these cases, the course may be counted towards one major only.  In the case where a course is a compulsory course in more than one major, the course may still only be counted in one of the majors, however, a student is entitled to an exemption from the course in the other major/s.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.