What is an Arts degree?
How does an Arts degree work?
Single Bachelor of Arts degree
• 24 courses over 3 years: 8 courses each year
• 144 units
• 2 Majors: 7 courses in each major equals 14 courses
• 10 elective courses
Example
Major 1
Major 2
| Semester 1 |
Units
|
Semester 2 |
Units
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | First year course First year course First year course First year course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
First year course First year course First year course First year course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
| Second year | Arts major 1 course Arts major 2 course Elective course Elective course TOTAL |
6 |
Arts major 1 course Arts major 2 course Elective course Elective course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
| Third year | Arts major 1 course Arts major 2 course Arts major 2 course Elective course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
Arts major 1 course Arts major 1 course Arts major 2 course Elective course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
Combined Bachelor of Arts degree
• 16 Arts courses over 4 years: 4 Arts courses each year
• No more than 4 Arts first year courses
• At least 96 units from Arts
• 1 Arts major
Example of a combined Arts/Science degree
Arts Major
Science Major
| Semester 1 |
Units
|
Semester 2 |
Units
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | First year Arts course First year Arts course First year Science course First year Science course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
First year Arts course First year Arts course First year Science course First year Science course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
| Second year | Arts major course Science course Science course Arts course TOTAL |
6 |
Arts major course Science major course Science course Arts course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
| Third year | Arts major course Science major course Arts course Science course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
Arts major course Science major course Arts course Science course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
| Fourth year | Arts major course |
6 6 6 6 24 |
Science major course Science course Arts course Arts course TOTAL |
6 6 6 6 24 |
While combined degrees are very popular, and for many students they work really well, it’s important to realise that the variety of courses you can choose within your Arts degree are limited. If you would like to study a wide range of subjects, like philosophy, literature, political science, anthropology, be careful about choosing a combined degree because you won’t have room in your timetable for more than two Arts courses each semester.
If you'd like to talk more about the structure of Arts degrees, and your various options, please send us an email.
