OVERVIEW
Put your passion for a better world into a creative, meaningful career. In the Bachelor of Arts, you’ll learn how societies evolve and humans change the world. Expect to focus on the world's most pressing problems, critical thinking, communication skills, cultural competency, digital literacy and building your confidence to make a difference.
YOUR MAJOR
Question political structures and how new media technology has created opportunities for democratic mobilisation and participation, while opening up new ways to corrupt democratic processes. In this multi-disciplinary major, you'll analyse how technology influences security, privacy, freedom and human rights in political processes and institutions, develop a deep understanding of key political concepts, such as power, democracy and security and learn about politics, philosophy and history.
LEARNING SKILL
- Conceptual understanding
- Critical and creative reasoning
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Self-management
Bolster your CV with real industry experience through our Work Integrated Learning opportunity – a placement, internship or industry-linked project. In the Skills and Strategies for Social Change core unit, you'll collaborate with students and community, civil society and industry partners to create real campaigns for social change.
YOUR CAREER OPPOURTUNITIES
- Social researcher
- Policy analyst
- Community development and aid work
- Political campaigner
- Industrial and community advocate
FIRST YEAR
SEMESTER 1
Technology and Society
What is Power?
SEMESTER 2
ELECTIVE
SECOND YEAR
SEMESTER 1
Skills and Strategies for Social Change
Dictators and Democrats: Comparative Politics
SEMESTER 2
Propaganda: A History of Media and Politics
Philosophy, Media, Culture
Contemporary Approaches to Security
THIRD YEAR
SEMESTER 1
Changemakers in Action
BA Professional Practice
Philosophy, Politics and Society
Critical Security Studies
SEMESTER 2
Public Policy in Australia
