OVERVIEW
- ? With its flexibility and huge choice of majors, the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science provides you with a background in both the humanities and the sciences, and gives you useful skills that will make you highly valuable to employers across many industries.
Who is it for?
If you are fascinated by the world and want to immerse yourself in everything from Psychology to Computer Science, International Relations to Italian Studies, with a BLAS degree you can indulge your interests without restricting yourself to just one specialist area of study.
Career paths
You will be well equipped to pursue a range of careers, such as:
- Science media adviser
- Science historian
- Science documentary maker
- Algebraic geometrist
- Theoretical chemist
- Mammalian ecologist
- Human resource manager
Depending on your major, some fields you might find yourself working in are:
- Academia
- Administration
- Education
- Business
- Information technology
- Management
- Human resources
- Recruitment
What you’ll study
The Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science is an undergraduate coursework degree that provides you with a background in both the humanities and the sciences. You will study core and core selective liberal studies units in topics including academic writing, critical thinking and ethics. You will choose a major from either the Arts or Science disciplinary pools, and complete additional units from the other faculty to support your studies. You will also complete elective units from the disciplinary pools, the shared pool or the Open Learning Environment as needed to meet the requirements of the course.
Why study with us?
- The University of Sydney is placed equal 19th globally in the highly regarded 2024 QS World University Rankings, rising 22 places from last year.
