Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business

Program structure
 

The Bachelor of Arts and Business is a three-year full-time degree consisting of 24 courses.
 

Depending on what you choose as your major or minor, the program could include:
 

• 10 Courses from your chosen major

• 8 Business courses

• 4 Courses from your chosen minor

• 2 Electives
   

Study areas
 

Majors
 

• Asian Studies

• Indigenous Studies

• Chinese Studies

• Advanced Chinese Studies

• Global Development

• Criminology

• Creative Writing

• English

• Environmental Humanities

• European Studies

• Film Studies

• French Studies

• Advanced French Studies

• Geographical Studies

• German Studies

• History

• Japanese Studies

• Advanced Japanese Studies

• Korean Studies

• Advanced Korean Studies

• Linguistics

• Media, Culture and Technology

• Music Studies

• Music Studies (Intensive)

• Philosophy

• Politics and International Relations

• Sociology and Anthropology

• Spanish Studies

• Theatre and Performance Studies
   

Minors
 

• Art History and Theory

• Arts and Social Sciences

• Asian Studies

• Indigenous Studies

• Australian Studies

• Chinese Studies

• Advanced Chinese Studies

• Global Development

• Criminology

• Creative Writing

• English

• Environmental Humanities

• European Studies

• Film Studies

• French Studies

• Advanced French Studies

• Geographical Studies

• German Studies

• Modern Greek Studies

• History

• Indonesian Studies

• Italian Studies

• Japanese Studies

• Advanced Japanese Studies

• Korean Studies

• Advanced Korean Studies

• Linguistics

• Media, Culture and Technology

• Music Studies

• Philosophy

• Politics and International Relations

• Studies in Psychology

• Sociology and Anthropology

• Spanish Studies

• Theatre and Performance Studies

• Gender Studies

Full program structure
 

Each university year at UNSW has three terms and an optional summer study period.
 

Some courses need to be studied in your first and second year, so you’re prepared for courses that can only be studied in later years. You can study full-time or part-time. Depending on how you plan your study load, you can fit two or three courses into a term and one course in a summer term.  
 

Below is an example of what you could study in a standard three-year, full-time study plan for the Bachelor of Arts and Business:
   

First year 
 

• 2 Courses from your Arts major 

• 4 Business courses  

• 1 Course from your Arts minor 

• 1 Prescribed faculty elective 
   

Second year 
 

• 4 Courses from your Arts major 

• 2 Courses from your Arts minor 

• 1 Prescribed faculty electives 

• 1 Business elective  
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Third year 
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• 4 Courses from your Arts major 

• 1 Course from your Arts minor 

• 2 Prescribed faculty electives 

• 3 Business electives 

Applicants will be assessed on a combination of higher school academic results, portfolio submission and an interview.

You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.

If English is not your first language, you’ll need to provide proof of your English proficiency before you can be given an offer to study at UNSW. You can do this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
 

• English language tests and university English courses

• Prior study in the medium of English

• Other qualifications
   

UNSW Global offers courses and programs designed to help you reach the English language level required for entry into your chosen degree. Different options are available depending on your current English language level. 

IELTS 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

TOEFL 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking)

2022 Indicative First Year Fee

$44,065*
 

2022 Indicative Fee to Complete Degree

$129,115*

Career opportunities include:
 

• Marketing and communications
• Business consulting
• Strategy 
• Research
• Policy and international affairs