Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Arts

(BA)

Course aims
Course rule
Admission requirements
Program of study and sequence options [November, 2008]
Honours degree
Combined degrees programs

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Arts requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time); the honours program requires an additional year (or the equivalent part-time). Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

The BA undergraduate and BA honours degrees are administered by the BA Board of Studies. Major sequences and individual topics are offered in a range of schools and departments and fields of study drawn from across the University.

Students are required to complete at least one major sequence and one minor sequence for the BA degree. It is possible to arrange a program in order to complete two or three major sequences.

The BA can also be studied in a combined degrees program with

• Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
• Bachelor of Education (Junior Primary/Primary)
• Bachelor of Education (Middle School)
• Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice, the Bachelor of Laws;
• the Degree/Advanced Diploma offered by the Adelaide Central School of Art;
• or selected TAFE courses.

Flinders' unique Globalisation Program is also available to students as a major in the Bachelor of Arts.

COURSE AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Bachelor of Arts degree provides students with knowledge of human activity through study in a wide range of subject areas offered by the faculties of: Education, Humanities, Law and Theology; Science and Engineering; and Social Sciences.

In dealing with that knowledge, students in the BA become part of a learning environment that encourages innovative and creative thought.

The BA produces flexible and independent thinkers capable of analysing problems from different perspectives, critically evaluating proposals and selecting working solutions. The degree offers a high quality education, featuring both depth and breadth of learning over three years' full-time study, or the part-time equivalent. This results in:

• extensive subject knowledge from at least one field of study; and
• knowledge from one or more fields of study.

In the process of this study students will develop a range of transferable research, reasoning and communication skills.

The BA prepares graduates for employment in a wide range of occupations.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of their degree, students will have developed specific subject knowledge and a range of transferable skills.

Subject knowledge

Students should:

• be familiar with theories, factual content and research procedures in their major and other fields of study;
• be able to analyse and critically evaluate ideas and solve problems;
• understand the processes through which current knowledge was developed; and
• understand the relationships and connections between different fields of study.

Transferable skills

Within their fields of study students will have developed:

• communication and presentation skills (oral, written, electronic, graphic);
• teamwork and interpersonal skills (including an understanding of cultural diversity);
• management and planning skills (including self-management skills); and
• intellectual and creative skills.

COURSE RULE - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.