Program Overview

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Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts will equip you for today's rapidly changing world. You will develop skills and capacities necessary to understand how the world has come to be the way it is today.

The disciplines housed in the Bachelor of Arts degree share a common interest in viewing and appreciating the world afresh, developing the analytical and communicative abilities to enrich life and your community.

Overview

Construct your Bachelor of Arts degree by selecting majors and minors, some that will be familiar (such as English, History, Politics) and some that may be less familiar (such as International Relations, Sociology, and Global Communications).

Completing a major (or two) as part of your Bachelor of Arts degree will give you a set of skills that relate to the discipline you are studying (gaining expertise in history, for example) and versatile skills in critical thinking, analysis, cultural intelligence, and conceptual frameworks. Because you can do more than one major, it is a good idea to choose widely in your first year, before settling on a major or majors in your second year. Students must select one major and a second major or a minor, from the Bachelor of Arts offerings.

Careers

• Archiving and Librarianship
  • Art & Design Arts
  • Business Development & Administration
  • Community & Social Services
  • Consultancy
  • Diplomacy
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Government Policy
  • Healthcare Policy & Management
  • Heritage Specialist
  • Historian
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology & Design
  • Journalism
  • Social Policy
  • Translation & Interpreting
  • Legal Work
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Media & Publishing
  • Politics
  • Production and Management
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Writing

Admissions Information

A range of admission options are available for future students. The procedures governing admission are defined in UOW's Admissions Procedures, and the UOW College Admissions Policy.

Academic Entry Requirements

Applicants must achieve the required score in a previous qualification, equivalent to completing at least 13 years of schooling in Australia.

To succeed in your chosen course, you should have completed relevant subjects in senior high school or other qualifications. For more information, refer to UOW's Entry Requirements page.

English Language Requirements

The following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:

• English Test | Overall Score | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking
  • IELTS Academic | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0
  • TOEFL (Internet-based) | 86 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17

Other qualifications may also be considered. Full details can be found on our English Language Requirements website.

More Detail

Fees

International Course fees table:

• Campus | Delivery method | Session fee | Course fee
  • Wollongong | On Campus | $16,320 (2025) | $97,920 (2025)

• Session fees are for one session for the year shown. Total course tuition fees shown are indicative, and are based on normal course length and progression. These fees are subject to change from year to year. However, if you receive an offer to study at UOW, your fees will be fully confirmed at the time of your offer.

Tuition fees are reviewed annually: fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and are subject to increase during the period of study

Additional Fees

In addition to tuition, there are other fees and costs you will need to consider, including but not limited to:

• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
• Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)

Key Dates

• Autumn Session, 2025 at UOW
  • Application Deadline: See important dates for more information
  • Orientation: Check your campus details
  • Session: 03 March - 27 June 2025
• Spring Session, 2025 at UOW
  • Application Deadline: See important dates for more information
  • Orientation: Check your campus details
  • Session: 28 July - 20 November 2025
• Autumn Session, 2026 at UOW
  • Application Deadline: Applications must include all required documents to be considered complete. If submitted late, your application may be reviewed for a future session if a decision cannot be made in time for your preferred session.
  • Orientation: Check your campus details
  • Session start: 2 March, 2026
  • Census date: 31 March, 2026
  • Mid-session recess: 20 - 24 April, 2026
  • Session end: 25 June, 2026
• Spring Session, 2026 at UOW
  • Application Deadline: Applications must include all required documents to be considered complete. If submitted late, your application may be reviewed for a future session if a decision cannot be made in time for your preferred session.
  • Orientation: Check your campus details
  • Session start: 27 July, 2026
  • Census date: 31 August, 2026
  • Mid-session recess: 28 September - 2 October, 2026
  • Session end: 19 November, 2026

Indicative Enrolment

The tables below contain information on the 2024 commencing student cohort, which indicates the likely profile of students for 2025.

Student Profile

This table shows the breakdown of the applicant background of the student group at UOW for this course. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and continued study beyond the census date at UOW in 2024.

• Student profile table:
  • Applicant background | 2024 intake | 2024 intake (%)
    • Higher education study | 93 | 43%
    • Vocational education & training study | 9 | 4%
    • Work & life experience | <5 | <5
    • Recent secondary education
      • ATAR Only | 20 | 9%
      • ATAR plus additional criteria | <5 | <5
      • Other criteria only (non-ATAR) | 78 | 36%
    • International students | 12 | 6%
    • All students | 218 | 100%

ATAR Profile

This table relates to all students selected on the basis of ATAR alone or ATAR in combination with adjustment factors. For more information on adjustment factors commonly available to applicants, see ATAR-based admission.

• ATAR profile table:
  • ATAR profile of ATAR-based offers in 2024 | ATAR | Selection Rank
    • Highest rank to receive an offer | 96.35 | 99.95
    • Median rank to receive an offer | 72.05 | 75.8
    • Lowest rank to receive an offer | 57 | 65

Majors and Double Degrees

• Major options:
  • Still deciding
  • Creative Writing
  • English Literatures
  • Geography
  • Global Communications
  • History
  • Indigenous Studies
  • International Relations
  • Legal Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Sociology
  • Theatre Studies
• Double degree options:
  • Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Communication and Media
  • Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of International Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws
  • Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Science (SMAH) - Bachelor of Arts

Duration and Delivery

• Duration: 3 years full-time, or part-time equivalent
• Delivery: On Campus
• Starts:
  • Autumn 2025
  • Spring 2025
• Codes:
  • CRICOS: E
  • UOW: 702

Workload

• Full-Time Study Load: As a full-time student, you can expect to commit around 48 hours of study per week. This includes class time and independent study. You may need to factor more time for examination study and practical work & placements.

Credit for Prior Learning

If you have completed prior studies or relevant professional experience, you can request course credit or subject exemptions to reduce the duration and cost of your program.

Credit for prior learning evaluates your previous study or work experience related to your chosen subjects.

UOW values lifelong learning and recognizes various types of prior learning, regardless of how or where it was obtained. For more information, refer to UOW's Credit for Prior Learning page.