Study a Bachelor of Arts (Professional Futures)

Study Arts (Professional Futures) at Flinders

Discover your professional purpose and career identity. Get ready to gain the skills you need to be career-ready.

With the Bachelor of Arts (Professional Futures), you’ll gain the fundamental knowledge and workplace skills to pursue the career of your choice. You’ll be given the knowledge to identify your professional purpose and career identity, and the skills to manage your future career.

You’ll explore contemporary careers and the future of work including Industry 4.0. You’ll explore what knowledge is and how we can work to decolonise organisations, and what professional ethics are.

You’ll learn key skills such as career planning, project management, data literacy, business communication and leadership. You will also undertake an industry placement.

The specialisation can be combined with any major across the BA, offering you the opportunity to build your professional capabilities and deepen your knowledge in a discipline that excites you.

This degree is delivered in partnership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

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Course facts at a glance.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2023 selection rank

60.00

Guaranteed selection rank

70.00

TAFElink

Certificate IV or above

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

244881

Delivery mode

In person:

– Bedford Park

Online: No

Duration

3 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)
Deferrable: Yes

Annual indicative fee

2023: $15,142

How are these fees calculated?

Start dates

– March

Student and ATAR profile

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Why study a Bachelor of Arts (Professional Futures) at Flinders

Gain a project management certification, PRINCE2, which is a globally recognised project management qualification
A unique first-year topic that gets you thinking about contemporary careers and your own career motivations, personal values, and career identity
Topics that develop your data literacy and analytical skills, which you’ll need for organisational research projects
A set of topics that provide key business skills: leadership, communication, critical thinking, and ethics
An understanding of institutionalised racism and the ability to critically reflect on racist ideologies and histories to decolonise institutions.

Your career

You will be work-ready for any industry you choose. Our Bachelor of Arts graduates hold roles in local and state politics, with global corporations, in education, in arts organisations and in non-governmental organisations.

Potential occupations include:

Graduate Trainee Scheme
Project Manager
Executive Officer
Market Research Analyst
Business Support/Administration Officer.

Potential employers include:

Local/state/federal government
Large multi-national organisations
Charities
Professional associations
Community organisations.

Connect with industry leaders

The Bachelor of Arts (Professional Futures) is delivered in partnership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders (IML).

For over 80 years, the IML has provided industry-leading solutions to shape professionals into the best managers and leaders they can be.

Through this partnership, students will receive a free membership to the IML.

What you will study

You will study the fundamentals of communication and critical thinking alongside a unique topic, Building Professional Futures, that helps you work through your career motivations, professional purpose, and career identity. This topic will set you up for planning your career development activities and providing a broader understanding of the world of work and contemporary careers. You will also study topics of interest via a Major, which will deliver in-depth knowledge about a subject you love. This combination of discipline-specific expertise and employability skills will give you a unique combination of skills and experience upon graduation.

First year

A typical first year may include:

Core topics in academic and professional communication, building professional pathways and critical thinking

A selection of additional electives.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

Core topics in understanding knowledge in a changing world, using social science data, fundamentals of project management and ethics for professionals

A selection of additional electives.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

Core topics in BA futures, leadership in business and society, the future of work in the digital age, business communication and decolonising institutions with Indigenous critical creative praxis

A selection of additional electives.

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ATAR and Student Profile Information

ATAR and Selection Rank profile

The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published

ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds	ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors	Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors
Highest rank to receive an offer	98.80	99.95
Median rank to receive an offer	65.35	68.83
Lowest rank to receive an offer	43.05	51.40

Student Profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024)	Number of students	Percentage of all students
Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)	33	46%
Vocational education and training (VET) study	<5	<5
Work and life experience	<5	<5
Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)	22	31%
Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test)	<5	<5
Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways)	5	7%
International Students	<5	<5
All students	71	100%

How to apply

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Admission pathways

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

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Choosing your preferences

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English language pathway

If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through Flinders University Academy – or our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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Academic program pathway

If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through Flinders University Academy. With a range of diplomas, foundation and English language courses, students can find a direct pathway into the destination degree of their choice.

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