Bachelor of Arts

Arts graduates are highly sought after by employers because arts courses ensure you develop strong capabilities in a range of areas such as problem solving, research, creative thinking and communication skills essential for success in the 21st century workplace.

Macquarie's Bachelor of Arts allows you to turn your passion into a career by exploring your interests in depth, and honing your skills and knowledge through internships, practical application and expert teaching.

Key Features

• No other course at Macquarie offers as much flexibility and as wide a range of units as the Bachelor of Arts.
• You'll be taught by active researchers, published academics, and award-winning teachers and industry professionals.
• You'll have the opportunity to connect with employers and communities via internships, work-integrated learning opportunities and study abroad experiences.

Suitable For

If you are interested in several study areas and want to combine them in one degree. Whatever your passion is, a Bachelor of Arts can be a pathway to a challenging career or an exciting new interest.

Professions

• Advocacy officer
• Art collection officer
• Choreographer
• Communications officer
• Conservator
• Consultant
• Historian
• Intelligence officer
• International development adviser
• Interpreter
• Journalist
• Media adviser
• Multimedia specialist
• Museum education officer
• Policy adviser
• Politician
• Public affairs consultant
• Public relations officer
• Publisher
• Radio producer
• Social change activist
• Social or market researcher
• Sound technician
• Teacher (with further study)
• Television/film production assistant
• Translator and interpreter
• Web/game developer
• Writer

What You'll Study

Part of what makes Macquarie future focused is that we allow you the freedom to explore your interests across a range of areas, rather than lock you in to a single, narrow field. So follow your passions and tailor your course to your needs and interests.

Units

Units are what we call subjects. Most full-time students take four units – each worth a fixed number of credit points – per session.

Entry Requirements

For students from overseas, Macquarie uses an international selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels.

English Language Requirements

All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.

You may satisfy the English language requirements if you have completed:

• Senior secondary studies equivalent to the NSW HSC
• One year of Australian or comparable tertiary study in a country of qualification

Alternative entry

At Macquarie we’re all about success. With Macquarie Entry, we recognise your strengths, interests and personal circumstances.

Through a range of tailored entry criteria, we ensure that you enter university with the appropriate support for success both in your studies and beyond to your career.

To best help you follow your passion at Macquarie, we’ve created a simple entry program navigator. You’ll be able to compare all of our entry programs and work out which ones suit you best and you’ll quickly discover you have more options open to you than you first thought.

Course Fees

International fee-paying
AUD $32,700
Indicative annual fee
Fee per credit point AUD $1,362.50

The indicative annual fee displayed is based on completing a standard full time study load. Fees may increase each year. For courses longer than one year in duration, you will pay the fee that is current for the year that you enrol in the unit.