Study humanities and social sciences at Flinders University for a fulfilling career in a field you're passionate about. Start with a foundational Bachelor of Arts, then tailor your degree to suit your interests and aspirations with one of our 24 majors in areas such as English, philosophy, politics, creative writing, languages, history and gender studies. Or, study South Australia's only Bachelor's degree in Archaeology and get ready for an exciting career exploring the past.
When you study at Flinders, you'll gain valuable, transferable skills such as critical and creative thinking, social intelligence and communication that'll set you up to succeed in a range of arts, business, politics and government settings. You'll be taught by the best: our teaching teams have international reputations for excellence, are plugged into industry trends, and connected to professional networks, meaning you'll be well-equipped to enter the workforce long before you graduate. You'll share ideas in purpose-built learning spacers with educators — and fellow students — who will challenge, mentor and inspire you.
Plus, you'll get hands-on placement and internship opportunities with our range of industry partners, including archaeology, arts and entertainment, tourism, government and sporting organisations, pushing you to develop leadership skills and pursue artistic excellence.
Follow your passions at Flinders University. Explore your study options at Bedford Park and online.
Interested in more than one area?
Flinders has a variety of Creative Arts combined degree options that allow you to pursue multiple passions and broaden your career opportunities.
By combining language study with international relations and political science, you will develop unique global insights, based on a grounding in politics, public policy and international relations, all while studying a language and learning about its culture. Choose from French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek or Spanish.
This combination prepares you for a range of careers internationally and locally across many sectors.
Study what you love and combine law with a bachelor of arts. With 24 majors to choose from in the bachelor of arts, you could combine your law study with anything from history, psychology, sociology, and more.
This combination will prepare you for a range of careers in law, government and other sectors.
Find your fearless at your own pace, from your own place. Apply for online study at Flinders.
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Flinders was the perfect choice for me as it really allowed me to pursue my interests and study in a friendly and productive environment. Flinders stands out to me from other universities because of the diversity in topics they offer as well as the tightknit and welcoming community within the college.”
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Flinders Bachelor of Arts produces graduates who have the ability to ask the right questions, think for themselves, explain what they think, and turn those ideas into actions.
Bachelor of Arts graduates are leaders, founders and entrepreneurs. Change makers.
The Bachelor of Arts degree is Flinders' most flexible degree with more than 24 majors to choose from.
A Bachelor of Arts if the most common degree among non-executive directors of Australia's 100 biggest public companies, and two thirds of Australia's workforce have studied humanities and social sciences.*
So... what job can you get with a Bachelor of Arts?
#The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia,
Delve into the world’s rich cultural history, uncovering the links between past, present and future societies.
Get your hands dirty digging up secrets of the past and get ready for an exciting career.
Flinders student Zofia shows us what a typical week in the life of a Bachelor of Arts student looks like.
Learn about Archaeology at Flinders with Zandria Farrell, Archaeology Alumni
Flinders University PhD supervisors explain what drives them, and the research opportunities available to HDR students.
In 2022, Flinders celebrated the 20th anniversary of it's Maritime Archaeology Program.
Flinders’ Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement program allows you to improve your employability by gaining valuable practical experience in a workplace setting, directly related to your study.
You’ll gain industry-specific, practical experience while earning credit towards your degree in a real workplace. WIL helps you to develop the skills employers want, build your networks, learn what it's like to work in a professional environment and get an edge in the job market.
Our industry partners include:
The Bachelor of Arts is a broad, interdisciplinary degree. This means it offers study within a range of disciplines at Flinders, so you can pick and choose what you study. You could choose to study history, visual arts and politics, for example.
If you want to study a subject you are passionate about, or a range of subjects you are passionate about, the Bachelor of Arts could be the degree for you. It is also an excellent pathway into other degrees, such as the Bachelor of Education. If you would like to be a history teacher, for example, you can specialise in history in the BA and then transfer to Education to formalise your studies to become a teacher.
Yes! A Bachelor of Arts is one of the most flexible degrees available. Women's and gender studies combined with politics and Indonesian? Sure. Drama combined with visual arts and psychology. Why not?
There absolutely are jobs in the Arts. Over 67% of ASX200 CEOs* and 44% of world leaders** have a social science degree.
A Bachelor of Arts is the most common degree among non-executive directors of Australia's 100 biggest public companies, and two thirds of Australia‘s workforce have studied humanities and social sciences.#
And, in 2020 the British Academy reported that ‘those taking arts, humanities and social science degrees end up in jobs in eight of the 10 fastest-growing sectors of the economy more often than their STEM graduate counterparts'##.
Our Bachelor of Arts graduates have gone on to have amazing careers. Check out some of the opportunities available to you with a BA.
*ASX100 Board of Directors 2020 Report, **DASSH 2018 Report, #The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, ##The Guardian, September 2020
Yes! We partner with more than 70 institutions all over the world to allow you to study your Flinders degree, anywhere. You could choose to do one or two semesters, or a short term study program – it’s up to you. Why wait until you graduate to see the world? An outbound exchange is one of the best things you can do to broaden your horizons. More information is available here.
The first thing you should know is that an archaeologist doesn’t study dinosaur bones (that’s a palaeontologist). Excavating, or digging, is only one part of an archaeologist's job. They spend their time researching, reporting and teaching, as well as out in the field. They uncover artefacts to gain an understanding of history through a human, cultural and social lense. They collect and interpret data, and locate and survey suitable excavation sites using surveys and aerial photography. An archaeologist may work in cultural heritage management, where they are responsible for the archaeological research required to follow state and Commonwealth preservation laws. Find out more about careers in archaeology here.
Yes! One of the topics you can undertake in the Bachelor of Archaeology is “Archaeology Field Methods”. During this topic you will be out in the field, doing real work as an archaeologist. Where this topic ends up being run changes each year. We also offer a range of short courses in archaeology that you can study in addition to your degree, more information is available here.
You’ll meet incredible minds to stimulate and inspire you – teachers of international repute armed with up-to-the-minute knowledge, drawing on research that not only meets the world standard, but exceeds it.
Our teaching is designed to take you from learning to earning. You’ll be plugged into industry trends, and take part in professional placement opportunities and practical experiences that make you work-ready upon graduation.
You’ll take this journey in stimulating learning spaces, sharing your ideas with like-minded individuals who challenge and inspire you to achieve more. It’s the perfect environment in which to become the best you can be.
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