Applied linguistics is concerned with the practical issues of language such as learning and teaching, policy, multilingualism, cross-cultural communication, maintaining languages, and language difficulties.

Delve into the world’s rich cultural history, uncovering the links between past, present and future societies. Unearth and analyse artefacts with a degree that prepares you for a wide range of jobs.

Creative writing develops the creative, practical, critical and collaborative skills necessary to pursue a career in the communication, arts and related creative industries.

Criminology explores who commits crime, and critiques how the criminal justice system responds to crime.

Drama offers grounding in the theories of theatre and performance workshops in movement, voice, improvisation and Stanislavskian techniques.

English encourages a knowledge of and enthusiasm for literature, and fosters effective communication skills critical in the workplace today.

French is spoken in more than 50 countries, including some of Australia’s closest neighbours. It’s one of the most widely taught second languages in the world and it’s a stepping stone to learning a range of other languages.

Geography and environmental studies explores dynamic relationships between people, our cultures, and the natural and built environments that shape us.

History provides an introduction to issues that have shaped and continue to influence the modern world, such as revolution, fascism, migration, population, warfare and globalisation.

Indigenous and Australian studies is a sociocultural analysis of a changing nation and its people, drawing on humanities, education and social sciences to give a broad perspective of Australian culture and society.

Indonesia is our nearest neighbour and home to more than 260 million people. It has a rich cultural history—and is undergoing a period of unprecedented political, social and economic change.

Innovation and enterprise provides you with the skills to enhance your creativity, understand and embrace innovation, and think like an entrepreneur.

International relations studies global issues such as diplomacy, foreign policy, the military, human rights, economies, trade and international organisations.

Italy has one of the richest cultural heritages in western civilisation and has been a world leader in literature, architecture, painting, sculpture and music for the past 800 years.

Game of thrones, cultural encounters, social upheavals – find out how medieval and early modern civilisations changed the world.

Hellenism is the western world's cultural heritage; it accounts for literary, philosophical, aesthetic and scientific masterpieces going back thousands of years. 

Philosophy deals with some of the big questions about the world, society and ourselves, and encourages thought and discussion by presenting a range of possible answers.

Politics encompasses how groups of people conduct and understand their public life together. Politics is the study of public life in Australia and the world.

Psychology is the study of human behaviour and experience including how we learn and develop, personality and self-esteem, thinking processes, and psychological problems.

Screen and media involves the study and analysis of a wide range of screen-based media including film, television, computer games and online media.

Sociology studies the social institutions and processes of contemporary society, linking the way individuals form identities against the backdrop of society and the construction of culture.

Globally, Spanish is the second most widely spoken language by first language speakers. It is spoken by over 500 million people in more than 20 different countries in four continents. Not surprisingly, it is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and is also an important trading language in the Asia Pacific region.

Visual arts provides the technical, aesthetic, and cultural skills to understand and work in the arts and cultural sectors, and related fields.

Women’s and gender studies addresses the broad question of how gender operates, both in contemporary life and historically, in Australia and in other cultures.

The following are available as minors in the BA:

• Information technology
• International affairs
• Mathematics
• Sciences.