Bachelor of Arts (Extended)
The Bachelor of Arts (Extended) provides a pathway for motivated and aspiring Indigenous students. It is a four-year Arts degree which includes a year of bridging subjects to ensure success in the most prestigious Arts degree in Australia. A key element of the Bachelor of Arts (Extended) is that this program is residential – students live in University residential colleges and benefit from all the extra support that colleges provide. Additional support services are available for all students through Murrup Barak, the Melbourne Institute of Indigenous Development and Murrup Barak Indigenous Student Programs.
Key features
- Ranked #1 in Australia and #21 in the world for English Language and Literature (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017)
- More than 30 areas of specialisation available, including languages, psychology, economics and media and communications
- Teaching and research excellence from internationally renowned researchers and leading practitioners in their fields
- Most popular degree in Victoria (Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre 2015).
Majors (focus your undergraduate degree)
There are more than 30 areas of study and hundreds of subjects to choose from – from Australian Indigenous Studies to History, Psychology, Media and Communications, Languages, Criminology, Political Science and International Studies, Philosophy, and many more. The following disciplines can be studied as a major or a minor:
- Ancient World Studies
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Australian Indigenous Studies
- Chinese
- Classics
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Economics
- English and Theatre Studies
- French
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- German
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies
- History
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Indonesian
- Islamic Studies
- Italian
- Japanese
- Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
- Media and Communications
- Philosophy
- Politics and International Studies
- Psychology
- Russian
- Screen and Cultural Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
Entry requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Extended)
Access Melbourne allows eligible students to be considered below the Clearly-in Rank. i
Prerequisites
This specialised degree is for talented Indigenous Australians who may not meet the regular Bachelor of Arts entry requirements. It includes integrated support and academic skills subjects alongside our popular Arts program.
Fees
All domestic undergraduate students enrol in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), which is subsidised by the Australian Government. Students pay a contribution amount that is determined by the Australian Government, based on the subjects undertaken. More details on fees and student contribution amounts.
Credit/Advanced standing
If you have completed post-secondary study, you may be eligible for credit/advanced standing towards your studies at the University. Find out more.
Pathway options
Once you've graduated from the University of Melbourne’s Bachelor of Arts, you can choose to gain a professional qualification in one of the following areas of the arts or humanities:
Alternatively, you can gain a professional qualification in one of the following areas: