Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

For detailed information on degree rules and requirements, please refer to the course resolutions.

1. Bachelor of Arts

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts, students must complete 144 credit points, comprising:

• 6 credit points in degree core units, except where enrolled in a stream
• A major (48 credit points) or a program* selected from the Table A Subject Areas
• A minor (36 credit points) or second major (48 credit points) selected from the Table A Subject Areas or Table S
• 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment selected from Table O, except where a student is enrolled in the Dalyell stream; and
• Where appropriate, elective units from Table A Subject Areas, Table S or Table O.

2. Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies, students must complete 192 credit points, comprising:

• 6 credit points in degree core units, except where enrolled in a stream
• A major (48 credit points) or a program* selected from the Table A Subject Areas
• A second major (48 credit points) selected from the Table A Subject Areas or Table S
• 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment selected from Table O, except where a student is enrolled in the Dalyell stream;
• A minimum of 24 credit points of 4000-level Advanced Coursework units - including 12 to 36 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework project units; and
• Where appropriate, elective units from Table A Subject Areas, Table S, or Table O.

For the units of study from Table A that are available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies refer to the Subject Areas section in this handbook.

*Students who select the Psychology program must ensure that they also complete a Table A major.

Dalyell stream

The Dalyell stream is a targeted stream for high achievers. Students who participate in the Dalyell stream are known as ‘Dalyell Scholars’ and have access to curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Dalyell Scholars must take 12 credit points of Dalyell stream units.

Dalyell stream units emphasise the development of vision, depth of understanding, adaptability, breadth of perspective, societal contribution and a high level of capability in operating across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Dalyell Scholars may take Dalyell stream units offered by any faculty.

Additionally, with the permission of the Dalyell Program Director, students have access to enrichment and accelerated units of study that can be completed as electives.

For further details regarding the Dalyell stream, please refer to the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

Majors, minors, and programs

A major consists of 48 credit points in a single subject area. A minor consists of 36 credit points in a single subject area. A program consists of 72 credit points in a single subject area.

In the Bachelor of Arts, and the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies students must select one major from the Table A Subject Areas offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to fulfill the requirements of their degree. Where a student opts to complete the Psychology program, they must also complete a major from Table A Subject Areas of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies to meet the requirement of the degree.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts must also complete a minor, a major or program from Table A Subject Areas or Table S (shared pool) to meet degree requirements.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies must complete a second major or program from Table A Subject Areas or Table S.

Advanced coursework

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies are required to complete a minimum of 24 credit points of Advanced Coursework, which provides an opportunity to broaden and deepen their disciplinary knowledge and conduct a project.

Students can take any of the 4000-level units of study listed in the Advanced Coursework unit of study tables, provided they meet the specified unit enrolment rules (e.g., pre-requisites).

Honours

Honours is an additional year of full-time undergraduate study following completion of the Bachelor of Arts, available via the appended Bachelor of Arts (Honours). It provides high-achieving students an opportunity to develop research skills in the discipline of their major by undertaking advanced-level coursework and conducting a supervised but independent research project. The honours year adds greater depth to the Bachelor of Arts and is a pathway to higher degree by research (e.g., PhD) studies.

Further information, including admission requirements and units of study, is available on the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and subject area pages.

Arts and Social Sciences (Table A)

The available majors and minors in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are listed in the Subject Area pages.

Note: Students cannot complete a major and a minor in the same subject area.

Table O - Open Learning Environment (OLE)

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, and the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies are required to complete 6 credit points in units of study from the Open Learning Environment (OLE) unless they are enrolled in the Dalyell stream.

Details of available OLE units can be found in Table O in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

Table S - Interdisciplinary Studies (Shared pool)

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies can complete a second major or minor in a wide range of subject areas offered by the University of Sydney through the shared pool of majors and minors.

The available subject areas for majors and minors and their requirements can be found in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

The following areas offer majors and minors in this shared pool:

• Architecture and Interaction Design;
• Arts and Social Sciences;
• Business and Commerce;
• Education and Social Work;
• Engineering and Computer Science;
• Health, Medicine and Dentistry;
• Music; and
• Science, Agriculture, Environment and Veterinary Science.

Electives

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, and the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies can complete elective units of study from the subject areas listed in Table A (Arts and Social Sciences) and Table S (shared pool).

The available units of study are listed in Table A Subject Areas of this handbook and Table S in the Interdisciplinary Studies handbook.