Facts & figures
- Top 20 university globally (QS World University Rankings 2024)
- #24 in the world for Arts and Humanities*
- #45 in the world for Social Sciences*
- *2023 QS World University Rankings
Courses_
Undergraduate courses
Invest in your future, graduate career-ready
We’re all about ideas. Whether in the classroom, on an industry placement or overseas exchange, you will bring your intellectual curiosity to bear on some of the most complex issues and questions of the 21st century.
Degree options
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (International and Global Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Languages)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Politics and International Relations)
- Bachelor of Arts (Dual Degree, Sciences Po, France)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine
- Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing
- Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
- Bachelor of Languages
- Bachelor of International Studies
- Bachelor of Media and Communications
- Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
- Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education)
- Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Applicants to all our undergraduate education degrees except early childhood will be required to complete a brief personal statement.
To be eligible for admission to our Bachelor of Visual Arts or Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies degrees you will need to submit a portfolio of your artwork.
Our subjects (majors and minors)
What's the difference between a major and a minor? Unsure how your HSC subjects connect to Arts and Social Sciences subjects? Check out this handy page as a guide in deciding what to study at University.
The following majors are available to all students studying the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Visual Arts, as well as all combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degrees, and are part of the shared pool of majors and minors.
- American Studies
- Ancient Greek
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- Arabic Language and Cultures (Advanced)
- Arabic Language and Cultures (Intermediate)
- Arabic Language and Cultures (Introductory)
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
- Chinese Studies (Advanced)
- Chinese Studies (Intermediate)
- Chinese Studies (Introductory)
- Criminology
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Cultures
- Econometrics
- Economic Policy (not available in the Bachelor of Economics)
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- Financial Economics
- French and Francophone Studies (Advanced)
- French and Francophone Studies (Intermediate)
- French and Francophone Studies (Introductory)
- Gender Studies
- Germanic Studies (Advanced)
- Germanic Studies (Intermediate)
- Germanic Studies (Introductory)
- Global Studies (only available to students admitted into the International and Global Studies stream, or the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law)
- Hebrew (Modern) (Advanced)
- Hebrew (Modern) (Intermediate)
- Hebrew (Modern) (Introductory)
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- International and Comparative Literary Studies
- International Relations
- Italian Studies (Advanced)
- Italian Studies (Intermediate)
- Italian Studies (Introductory)
- Japanese Studies (Advanced)
- Japanese Studies (Introductory)
- Japanese Studies (Junior Intermediate)
- Japanese Studies (Senior Intermediate)
- Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
- Korean Studies (Advanced)
- Korean Studies (Heritage Speaker)
- Korean Studies (Intermediate)
- Korean Studies (Introductory)
- Latin
- Linguistics
- Modern Greek Studies (Advanced)
- Modern Greek Studies (Intermediate)
- Modern Greek Studies (Introductory)
- Media Studies (only available to students admitted into the Media and Communications stream, or the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law)
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Economy
- Politics
- Socio-legal Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies (Advanced)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies (Intermediate)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies (Introductory)
- Studies in Religion
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Visual Arts
The following minors are available to all students studying the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Visual Arts, as well as all combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degrees, and are part of the shared pool of majors and minors.
- American Studies
- Ancient Greek
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- Arabic Language and Cultures (Advanced)
- Arabic Language and Cultures (Intermediate)
- Arabic Language and Cultures (Introductory)
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew
- Chinese Studies (Advanced)
- Chinese Studies (Intermediate)
- Chinese Studies (Introductory)
- Criminology
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Cultures
- Diversity Studies*
- Econometrics
- Economic policy
- Economics
- English
- Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- Financial Economics
- French and Francophone Studies (Advanced)
- French and Francophone Studies (Intermediate)
- French and Francophone Studies (Introductory)
- Gender Studies
- Germanic Studies (Advanced)
- Germanic Studies (Intermediate)
- Germanic Studies (Introductory)
- Hebrew (Modern) (Advanced)
- Hebrew (Modern) (Intermediate)
- Hebrew (Modern) (Introductory)
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies (Advanced)
- Indonesian Studies (Intermediate)
- Indonesian Studies (Introductory)
- International and Comparative Literary Studies
- International Relations
- Italian Studies (Advanced)
- Italian Studies (Intermediate)
- Italian Studies (Introductory)
- Japanese Studies (Advanced)
- Japanese Studies (Introductory)
- Japanese Studies (Junior Intermediate)
- Japanese Studies (Senior Intermediate)
- Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
- Korean Studies (Advanced)
- Korean Studies (Heritage Speaker)
- Korean Studies (Intermediate)
- Korean Studies (Introductory)
- Latin
- Linguistics
- Modern Greek Studies (Advanced)
- Modern Greek Studies (Intermediate)
- Modern Greek Studies (Introductory)
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Economy
- Politics
- Sanskrit*
- Social Policy*
- Socio-legal Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies (Advanced)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies (Intermediate)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies (Introductory)
- Studies in Religion
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Visual Arts
- Writing Studies*
* Available as a minor only