Hone your analytical skills. Become an independent thinker. Form and articulate judgements based on argument and evidence. Lead the way.
With arts and humanities at the University of Sydney consistently recognised as among the top 30 faculties globally in university rankings, our Bachelor of Arts degree is both highly regarded by academic leaders and highly sought after by industry employers.
Offering access to more than 45 subject areas in the humanities and social sciences, no two arts degrees are the same at Sydney, which means you’ll graduate with a unique skillset and career options as varied as the degree itself.
Whether you want to learn a new language or study a new culture, explore great books, ideas or minds, discover the past, analyse the present or consider the shape of the world's future, the Bachelor of Arts will expand your horizons and challenge you to think outside the box.
Our majors
You will study a major and a minor choosing both from the humanities and social sciences, or selecting your minor from the University's shared pool.
Unsure about what the difference is between a major and a minor? Or how HSC subjects align with Arts and Social Sciences subjects? Check out this handy major/minors page as a guide in deciding what to study.
Agricultural and Resource Economics | History |
American Studies | Indigenous Studies |
Ancient Greek | Indonesian Studies |
Ancient History | International Relations |
Anthropology | International and Comparative Literary Studies |
Arabic Language and Cultures | Italian Studies |
Archaeology | Italian Studies (Advanced) |
Art History | Italian Studies (Intermediate) |
Asian Studies | Italian Studies (Introductory) |
Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew | Japanese Studies |
Chinese Studies | Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture |
Criminology | Korean Studies |
Cultural Studies | Latin |
Digital Cultures | Linguistics |
Econometrics | Modern Greek Studies |
Economic Policy | Music |
Economics | Philosophy |
English | Political Economy |
European Studies | Politics |
Film Studies | Socio-Legal Studies |
Financial Economics | Sociology |
French and Francophone Studies | Spanish and Latin American Studies |
Gender Studies | Studies in Religion |
Germanic Studies (German) | Theatre and Performance Studies |
Hebrew (Modern) | |
Bachelor of Advanced Studies
You can also choose to combine your Bachelor of Arts degree with the Bachelor of Advanced Studies . In the Bachelor of Advanced Studies, you can complete a second major, combine studies from a range of disciplines, undertake advanced coursework, and get involved in cross-disciplinary community, professional, research or entrepreneurial project work.
The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies can also be taken with streams in:
- Languages
- International and Global Studies
- Media and Communications
- Politics and International Relations