• Length 5 years full-time
  • Minimum 240 Units
Admission requirements
  • Academic plan ASENG / BARTS
  • CRICOS code 079094C
  • UAC code 135010
  • Academic contact

Have you got a good app idea for your iPad? Want to work on computer games? Get ready to learn how it all comes together.

The ANU Bachelor of Software Engineering will keep you ahead of the pack with exceptional computing knowledge, business management and leadership skills. You will write programs, develop software, work for real-world clients, manage teams, design innovative solutions and implement them.

This education experience covers computer systems, programming and software development. Our degree ensures that you will soon be a desired professional engineer with problem-solving, product-development and project management skills.

The Bachelor of Arts is the most diverse, most flexible, and most popular degree at The Australian National University. Each of its more than forty majors, in fields throughout the arts, humanities and social sciences, is taught by truly outstanding scholars to ensure that each student receives the very best education, is engaged with cutting-edge research, and learns to think like a researcher. These majors can be coupled with more than seventy minors and specialisations to broaden or deepen your study. Regardless of your choices, your Arts degree will provide you with core skills in critical analysis and in written and oral communication, while developing your adaptability and ability to help shape change and prepare you for a multifaceted career or further study.

The Bachelor of Arts can be combined with all other ANU undergraduate degrees except the PhB as a Flexible Double Degree.

Career Options

ANU provides you with more choice for your entrance score by offering the new Flexible Double Degree program.

The ANU Flexible Double Degree lets you build skills for your chosen career without forfeiting your passion.  It's your choice to build a double degree partnership that suits your head and your heart.http://students.anu.edu.au/applications/

Employment Opportunities

Graduates work as accredited, professional software engineers and are highly sought after by both large international organisations and local firms.

They are employed in a variety of roles, including but not limited to:

  • Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Consultant
  • Software Architect
  • Programmer
  • System Analyst
  • Project Manager
  • Product Manager
  • Application Developer
  • Database Analyst
  • Network Architect

Our graduates work in many organisations including:

  • IBM
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Yahoo
  • Intel
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers
  • Accenture Australia
  • Bloomberg
  • National Australia Bank
  • Citigroup
  • Deloitte
  • Unisys
  • Australian Government (Australian Taxation Office, Reserve Bank of Australia, Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy, etc.)

Graduates work as accredited, professional software engineers and are highly sought after by both large international organisations and local firms.

They are employed in a variety of roles, including but not limited to:

  • Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Consultant
  • Software Architect
  • Programmer
  • System Analyst
  • Project Manager
  • Product Manager
  • Application Developer
  • Database Analyst
  • Network Architect

Our graduates work in many organisations including:

  • IBM
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Yahoo
  • Intel
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers
  • Accenture Australia
  • Bloomberg
  • National Australia Bank
  • Citigroup
  • Deloitte
  • Unisys
  • Australian Government (Australian Taxation Office, Reserve Bank of Australia, Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy, etc.)

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  1. critically apply theoretical frameworks and research techniques to understanding national and international issues and problems;
  2. identify, including through interrogation of databases, relevant sources of information from across a variety of media (print and digital, written and audio-visual) and judge the importance and reliability of those sources;
  3. evaluate ideas and develop creative solutions to problems, including through independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods;
  4. communicate and debate both orally and in writing, and work with others, using a variety of media; and
  5. understand the ethical implications of ideas, communications, and actions.

Admission Requirements

ATAR:
87
QLD Band:
7
International Baccalaureate:
32

Pathways

Bachelor of Information Technology might be a pathway for students who meet the Maths pre-requisites but do not have the required score for direct entry into Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours).

Eligible students should enrol into a Bachelor of IT and if they can maintain a High Distinction average in their first year courses, they may be approved to transfer to Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) in their second year.

International agreements/pathways: College of Engineering and Computer Science has a range of articulation agreements with institutions around the world. Students completing the appropriate qualification in these institutions may be approved for entry and credit exemptions towards Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours).

Maths Bridging course: ANU College offers a Maths Bridging course for students who do not meet pre-requisite for Maths for entry into Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours). Successful completion of the Maths Bridging course meets the Maths pre-requisite for entry into this program (other entry requirements still apply).

Prerequisites

ACT: Maths Methods major OR Specialist Maths (recommended)
NSW:Mathematics
SA/NT: Mathematics 1 (Single)
TAS: Mathematics Stage 2
VIC: Mathematical Methods 3 & 4 or Specialist Mathematics
QLD: Mathematics B or Mathematics C
WA: Applicable Mathematics and Calculus
IB: Mathematics (SL) or Mathematics (HL)

Adjustment Factors

The National Access Scheme 2014

ANU offers bonus points for nationally strategic senior secondary subjects, and in recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. 

Bonus points are applied to all applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedule, and no more than 10 points (maximum 5 academic points and maximum 5 equity points) will be awarded.

Bonus points do not apply to programs with an ATAR cutoff of 98 or higher.

Bonus Points are only awarded to domestic applicants applying for admission through UAC who have not previously attempted tertiary study.

How to apply

Academic Bonus Points: senior secondary students do not need to apply for ANU academic bonus points. They are automatically added in accordance with the schedule.

Educational Access Scheme: senior secondary students do not need to apply if their school is part of the Priority School Funding Program or Country Areas Program. All other applicants should refer to www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/eas for more information.

Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

Bachelor of Arts - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees

Annual indicative fee for international students
$33,168.00

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Program Requirements

This double degree requires the completion of 240 units.

The Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) flexible double degree component requires completion of 156 units, of which:

A maximum of 48 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

12 units contribute towards the requirement of the other double degree component

The 156 units must include:

96 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

COMP1100 Introduction to Programming & Algorithms

COMP1510 Introduction to Software Engineering

COMP2130 Software Analysis and Design

COMP2300 Introduction to Computer Systems

COMP2310 Concurrent and Distributed Systems

COMP2400 Relational Databases

COMP2500 Software Construction for Software Engineers

COMP2600 Formal Methods in Software Engineering

COMP3120 Managing Software Development

COMP3500 Software Engineering Project (12 units)

COMP3530 System Engineering for Software Engineers

COMP3600 Algorithms

COMP4130 Managing Software Quality and Process

COMP4800 Industrial Experience (0 unit)

ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering

ENGN3230 Engineering Innovation

6 units from completion of a core course from the following list:

MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1

MATH1115 Mathematics and Applications 1 Honours

6 units from completion of a core course from the following list:

MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2

MATH1116 Mathematics and Applications 2 Honours

24 units from either:

12 units from completion of COMP4500 Software Engineering Practice, and

12 units of 3000 or 4000 level COMP courses

Or:

24 units from completion of COMP4540 Software Engineering Research Project

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or

any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

12 units from the completion of courses from the following list:

3000-level COMP courses

4000-level COMP courses

VCUG3001 Unravelling Complexity

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Actuarial Studies:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Actuarial Studies component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Arts component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Security:

12 units from completion of courses required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the electives for the Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Security component of this double degree

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Studies:

12 units from completion of courses required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the electives for the Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Studies component of this double degree

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Biotechnology:

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses required for the Bachelor of Biotechnology count towards the following requirement for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours):

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business Administration:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Business Administration component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Commerce component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

It is not possible to complete the Professional Accounting requirements in the Bachelor of Commerce in the double degree

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Economics:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering contribute towards the Bachelor of Economics component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Finance:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Finance component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Genetics:

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses required for the Bachelor of Genetics count towards the following requirement for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours):

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Pacific Studies:

12 units from completion of courses required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the electives for the Bachelor of Pacific Studies component of this double degree:

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science:

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses required for the Bachelor of Science count towards the following requirement for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours):

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Forest Sciences):

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses required for the Bachelor of Science (Forest Sciences) count towards the following requirement for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours):

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Psychology):

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses required for the Bachelor of Science (Psychology) count towards the following requirement for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours):

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management):

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses required for the Bachelor of Science (Forest Sciences) count towards the following requirement for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours):

12 units from ENGN courses in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science or any courses in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment or ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

For Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Statistics:

12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Statistics component of this double degree:

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours

The Bachelor of Arts flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must consist of:

48 units from the completion of one Arts major

Ancient Greek Major

Ancient History Major

Anthropology Major

Arabic Major

Archaeology Major

Art History Major

Art Theory Major

Asian Art History Major

Asian Studies Major

Australian Indigenous Studies Major

Biological Anthropology Major

Chinese Language Major

Contemporary Europe Major

Criminology Major

Development Studies Major

Economic Studies Major

English Major

Environmental Studies Major

European History Major

French Language and Culture Major

Gender, Sexuality and Culture Major

Geography Major

German Language and Culture Major

Hindi Language Major

History Major

Human Rights Major

Indonesian Language Major

International Communication Major

International Relations Major

Italian Language and Culture Major

Japanese Language Major

Korean Language Major

Latin Major

Latin American Studies Major

Linguistics Major

Mathematics Major

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Major

Music Major

Pacific Studies Major

Persian Major

Philosophy Major

Political Science Major

Psychology Major

Sanskrit Language Major

Sociology Major

Spanish Major

Thai Language Major

Urdu Language Major

Vietnamese Language Major

Either:

24 units from the completion of one Arts minor or specialisation:

Advanced French Studies Minor

Advanced German Studies Minor

Advanced Hispanic Culture Minor

Advanced Hispanic Linguistics Minor

Advanced Hispanic Studies Specialisation

Advanced Italian Studies Minor

Advanced Spanish Studies Minor

American Studies Minor

Ancient Greek Minor

Ancient History Minor

Anthropology Minor

ANU Leadership and Research Minor

Applied Linguistics Minor

Arabic Minor

Archaeology Minor

Art History Minor

Art Theory Minor

Asian Art History Minor

Asian Studies Minor

Australian Indigenous Studies Minor

Australian Politics Minor

Biological Anthropology Minor

Chinese Language Minor

Classical Chinese Minor

Climate Science and Policy Minor

Comparative Politics Minor

Contemporary Europe Minor

Crime and Deviance Minor

Cultural Studies Minor

Demography Minor

Development Studies Minor

Digital Humanities Minor

Economic Studies Minor

English Minor

Environmental Policy Minor

Environmental Studies Minor

European History Minor

Film Minor

Forensic Anthropology Minor

French Language and Culture Minor

Gender and Sexuality Minor

Geography Minor

German Language and Culture Minor

Health, Medicine and the Body Minor

Heritage and Museum Studies Minor

Hindi Language Minor

History Minor

Human Ecology Minor

Human Rights Minor

Indonesian Language Minor

Integrative Methods in Environment and Society Minor

International Communication Minor

International Relations Minor

Italian Language and Culture Minor

Japanese Language Minor

Korean Language Minor

Latin Minor

Latin American Studies Minor

Linguistics Minor

Mathematics Minor

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Minor

Music Minor

Pacific Studies Minor

Persian Minor

Philosophy Minor

Philosophy and Science Minor

Political Science Minor

Political Theory Minor

Russian Minor

Sanskrit Language Minor

Social Psychology Minor

Social Research Methods Minor

Sociology Minor

Spanish Minor

Sustainable Development Minor

Thai Language Minor

Urdu Language Minor

Vietnamese Language Minor

Visual Arts Practice Minor

24 units from completion of courses listed in any Arts major, minor, or specialisation

Or:

24 units from completion of ANIP3007 Australian National Internships Program D

24 units from completion of courses listed in any Arts major, minor, or specialisation.

Or:

48 units from completion of a second Arts major

Majors

Bachelor of Arts Majors

Minors

Bachelor of Arts Minors

Specialisations

Bachelor of Arts Specialisations

Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) Specialisations

Study Options

Year 1 COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms 6 units ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering 6 units MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 6 units Arts Degree Major Course 6 units
COMP1510 Introduction to Software Engineering 6 units COMP2400 Relational Databases 6 units MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 6 units Arts Degree Major Course 6 units
Year 2 COMP2300 Introduction to Computer Systems 6 units COMP2500 Software Construction for Software Engineers 6 units Science/Engineering elective course Arts Degree Major Course 6 units
COMP2130 Software Analysis and Design 6 units COMP2310 Concurrent and Distributed Systems 6 units Science/Engineering elective course Arts Degree Major Course 6 units
Year 3 COMP3120 Managing Software Development 6 units COMP3530 Systems Engineering for Software Engineers 6 units Arts Degree Major Course 6 units Arts Degree Major Course 6 units
COMP2600 Formal Methods in Software Engineering 6 units ENGN3230 Engineering Innovation 6 units Arts Degree Major Course 6 units Arts Degree Major Course 6 units
Year 4 COMP3500 Software Engineering Project 6 units COMP 3000/4000 elective Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units Arts Degree Elective Course 6 units
COMP3500 Software Engineering Project 6 units COMP3600 Algorithms 6 units Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units Arts Degree Elective Course 6 units
Year 5 COMP4500 Software Engineering Practice 6 units COMP4130 Managing Software Quality and Process 6 units COMP 3000/4000 elective Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units
COMP4500 Software Engineering Practice 6 units COMP 3000/4000 elective COMP 3000/4000 elective Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units

Honours

The awarding of honours in software engineering is based on meritorious performance in the third and fourth year components of the program. The assessment of meritorious performance is based on the marks and grades obtained for all 3000-level and 4000-level courses that the student has undertaken. Students who qualify may be awarded a grade of first class honours (H1); second class honours, division A (H2A); or second class honours, division B (H2B).

For information about honours, please see the College of Arts and Social Sciences Honours website.

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The Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)  (BSEng) is a four year single degree accredited by Engineers Australia.  The degree allows you to focus your study on Software Engineering whilst exploring other interests in computing, engineering, science or any discipline offered at ANU.  You will learn how to write programs, develop software, work for real-world clients, manage teams, design innovative solutions and implement them.

The BSEng can be studied as a double degree.






Single degree

  • This degree requires 192 units (each course is typically 6 units)
  • Typically you will study four courses per semester (total of 24 units)
  • You can study an Engineering or Science major (48 units) or any minor (24 units) but it is not a compulsory requirement of this degree
  • 36 units of electives (six courses).  These courses are used to study an Engineering or Science major or a range of courses from any ANU College.




Double degree

  • This degree requires 144 units (each course is typically 6 units)
  • There is an additional 12 units counting towards both Software Engineering and the other half of your degree. The Software Engineering double degree program requirements outline which courses are double counted.
  • Majors and minors are not compulsory in the BSEng
  • There are no university electives in the double degree.
  • You can find your double degree with BSEng from Program and Courses


About this degree

  • Typically you will study 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 32 courses as a single BSEng degree
  • The degree is made of up compulsory requirements, additional computing electives and 36 units (six courses) of electives
  • You can study either an Engineering or Science major in the single degree
  • In the double degree, you have no electives - your other degree requirements use up all of these

Enrolment Status

While it’s possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester, which is called studying part-time, it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be full-time.






Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses

  • IF YOU ARE COMMENCING IN JULY YOU SHOULD SEND AN EMAIL TO <studentadmin.cecs@anu.edu.au> FOR ADVICE ABOUT YOUR ENROLMENT OR YOU SHOULD ATTEND AN ENROLMENT ADVICE SESSION AT THE UNIVERSITY IN THE WEEK BEFORE SEMESTER COMMENCES.

  • If you studied ACT Maths Methods, or are not confident in your Maths ability, please FOLLOW THE ADVICE HERE

  • Students who excel in maths and have done the highest level of maths available to them at school should read the following:

    • You may choose to enrol in MATH1115 and MATH1116 (honours maths) in place of MATH1013 and MATH1014. There is no particular advantage to doing this, and there is additional workload, but students who are passionate and talented may like to choose this option.
  • When you enrol for the first time you will study '1000-level' courses. These courses have '1' as the first number in their course code, such as COMP1100. The exception to this is COMP2400 which you will take in first year.
  • You need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester
  • You can’t study more than four courses (24 units) per semester, eight for the year
  • You may take 1000-level courses later in your program. But remember you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your single degree or six 1000-level courses (36 units) towards your BSEng half of the double degree.







Majors and Minors

See available majors and minors for this program

Majors and minors are not compulsory in the BSEng. You can study a Computing (except Software Development) or Engineering or Science major (48 units) or specialisation or minor in a single BSEng or double degree if your other degree is a Bachelor of Science. Computing specialisations and minors in any discipline are possible in a single BSEng.

Electives

If you are in the single degree then in your first year you have two electives to choose. These will normally be Science or Engineering electives. If you choose non science/engineering electives, you will need to do the science / engineering electives later in your degree.

To find 1000-level elective courses, use the catalogue search.    Suggested electives in your first year:

Semester 1 - PHYS1001 or PHYS1101 or other Science/Engineering course
Semester 2 – ENGN1218 or other Science/Engineering course

Other science/engineering options in Semester 1 include MATH1003(see note about maths in 'important things to keep in mind' section above), PSYC1003, STAT1003, BIOL1003. Other options in Semester 2 include PSYC1004, STAT1008





Study Options

Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) single degree

Study Options

Year 1 48 units COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms 6 units ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering 6 units MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 6 units Engineering/Science elective 6 units
COMP1510 Introduction to Software Engineering 6 units COMP2400 Relational Databases 6 units MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 6 units Engineering/Science elective 6 units

Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) double degree

Study Options

Year 1 48 units COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms 6 units ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering 6 units MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 6 units Other Degree course
COMP1510 Introduction to Software Engineering 6 units COMP2400 Relational Databases 6 units MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 6 units Other Degree course

Academic Advice

For assistance, please email: studentadmin.cecs@anu.edu.au

Single degree

Three years full time (144 units)
Four Courses per semester
A maximum of 60 units of 1000 level courses
One Arts major (48 units)
One Arts minor, specialisation or a second Arts major (24 units/48 units)
Elective courses from Arts & Social Sciences and/or from another ANU College

Double degree

This degree requires 96 units
A maximum of 36 units of 1000 level courses
One Arts major (48 units)
One Arts minor, specialisation or a second Arts major (24 units/48 units)
Elective courses from the College of Arts and Social Sciences

About this degree

Single degree
In a Bachelor of Arts program you will study a total of 144 units. Typically you will take 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 24 (6-unit) courses across your whole degree.
You'll need to take one Arts major (8 courses) and one Arts minor (or specialisation) (4 courses), and four Arts electives (4 courses). If you'd like to, you can use your Arts electives to extend your Arts minor into a second Arts major. You'll also get to choose eight electives from courses right across ANU. You can use these electives to try a range of courses or to take a major or minor in a non-Arts subject.

Double degree

In a Bachelor of Arts double degree program you will study a total of 96 units. Typically you will take 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 16 courses across your whole degree. However, for each semester you are likely to take 2 courses from your Bachelor of Arts degree and then 2 courses from the other half of your double degree – still a total of 4 courses a semester.

You'll need to take one Arts major (8 courses) and one Arts minor (or specialisation) (4 courses), and four Arts electives (4 courses). If you'd like to, you can use your Arts electives to extend your Arts minor into a second Arts major.

Enrolment Status

While it's possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester, which is called studying part-time, it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be full-time.

A course (usually 6 units) can only be counted towards one major or minor.
You need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester.
•    You can’t study more than four courses (24 units) per semester, eight for the year.
•    You need to enrol in courses for at least one potential Arts major
•    You need to enrol in courses for at least one potential Arts minor or a second potential Arts major
•    You may take 1000-level courses later in your program. But remember you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your single degree   or six 1000-level courses (36 units) towards your Bachelor of Arts half of the double degree.

Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses

When you enrol for the first time you will study ‘1000-level’ courses. These courses have‘1’ as the first number in their course code, such as ARTS1234.

Majors and Minors

See available majors and minors for this program

There are over one hundred Arts majors, minors and specialisations available for you to study, from Ancient Greek to Visual Arts Practice.

If you aren’t sure what you want to study for your whole degree, that’s fine. You don’t need to commit to majors or minors until after your first year. Using electives can help to keep your options open.

From the list of Bachelor of Arts majors and minors choose the 1000 level courses you need to enrol in.

Because there are so many options available, you will need to take your time choosing what you want to study.

Electives

While you only need to enrol in courses for one Arts major and one Arts minor, you can use your electives to enrol in 1000-level courses for other Arts majors or minors. That way you keep your options open. Once you've selected courses for an Arts major, and an Arts minor or second Arts major, you should choose electives to make up the balance of your courses.

To find 1000-level courses, use the catalogue finder. Remember you can choose up to 8 courses from another ANU College at the University if you are undertaking the single Bachelor of Arts program.

Study Options

Bachelor of Arts - Single

This is a typical study pattern for the first year of a student undertaking a Bachelor of Art with one Arts Major and one Arts minor.

Study Options

Year 1 48 units Arts Major 1000 level Course 6 units Arts Minor 1000 level Course 6 units Arts Course 6 units Elective Course 6 units
Arts Major 1000 level Course 6 units Arts Minor 1000 level Course 6 units Arts Course 6 units Elective Course 6 units

Bachelor of Arts - Double Degree

Study Options

Year 1 48 units Arts Major 1000 level Course 6 units Arts Minor 1000 level Course 6 units Degree B 6 units Degree B 6 units
Arts Major 1000 level Course 6 units Arts Minor 1000 level Course 6 units Degree B 6 units Degree B 6 units

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Contact students.CASS@anu.edu.au

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