Do you want to make solar energy more efficient, create new technology in robotics or even develop materials to support the growth of human cells? This is the degree for you!
The ANU Bachelor of Engineering boasts many unique characteristics, but best of all, it is built on a 'multidisciplinary systems' approach. What does that mean? Successful engineers need to understand how disciplines work together. Our state-of-the-art education experience ensures that you will be able to design, analyse and manage the complex systems of the future.
This exceptional degree will not only allow you to excel in your career, but to also make a real difference and help to solve some of the world's largest problems.
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
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Employment Opportunities
After graduation you can work as an accredited engineer.
Careers in engineering are diverse and engineers are in high demand in Australia and overseas. As an ANU graduate with a systems engineering background, you will bring extra value to future employers.
The skills and abilities you gain while studying are highly sought after in engineering companies and across many other professions and organisations.
Because of our unique systems engineering approach, many of our graduates progress to senior management roles due to their skills and knowledge in more than one engineering discipline.
For this reason engineering at ANU is often considered a springboard into the wider corporate world.
Our graduates work in many organisations including:
- Toyota
- Telstra
- Qantas
- Accenture
- IBM
- Northrop Consulting Engineers
- Department of Defence
- Energy Australia
- GHD
- CEA Technologies
- Cochlear Limited
- ABB
- Thales
- Ford.
After graduation you can work as an accredited engineer.
Careers in engineering are diverse and engineers are in high demand in Australia and overseas. As an ANU graduate with a systems engineering background, you will bring extra value to future employers.
The skills and abilities you gain while studying are highly sought after in engineering companies and across many other professions and organisations.
Because of our unique systems engineering approach, many of our graduates progress to senior management roles due to their skills and knowledge in more than one engineering discipline.
For this reason engineering at ANU is often considered a springboard into the wider corporate world.
Our graduates work in many organisations including:
- Toyota
- Telstra
- Qantas
- Accenture
- IBM
- Northrop Consulting Engineers
- Department of Defence
- Energy Australia
- GHD
- CEA Technologies
- Cochlear Limited
- ABB
- Thales
- Ford.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- critically apply theoretical frameworks and research techniques to understanding national and international issues and problems;
- 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;
- evaluate ideas and develop creative solutions to problems, including through independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods;
- communicate and debate both orally and in writing, and work with others, using a variety of media; and
- understand the ethical implications of ideas, communications, and actions.
Admission Requirements
- ATAR:
- 90
- QLD Band:
- 6
- International Baccalaureate:
- 33
Pathways
There are a range of pathways available to students for entry into Bachelor of Engineering (Honours):
-ANU:The ANU Bachelor of Science provides a pathway into the Bacehlor of Engineering.
- ANU College: An Associate Degree from ANU College might be a pathway into Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) for eligible students.
- Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT): An Advanced Diploma in Engineering from CIT might be a pathway into Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) for eligible students and may also provide advance standing into the program.
- 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 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 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
TAS: Mathematics Stage 2
VIC: Mathematical Methods 3 & 4
QLD: Mathematics B or Mathematics C
WA: Applicable Mathematics or Calculus
IB: Mathematics (HL) or Mathematics (SL)
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 http://www.uac.edu.au/eas/ for more information.
Indicative fees
Bachelor of 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
- $37,104.00
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
The Bachelor of 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 count towards the requirement of the other double degree component
The 156 units must include:
90 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering
ENGN1215 Engineering Science
ENGN1217 Introduction to Mechanics
ENGN1218 Introduction to Electronics
ENGN2217 Mechanical Systems & Design
ENGN2218 Electronic Systems & Design
ENGN2219 Computing for Engineering Simulation
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design
ENGN2226 Systems Engineering Analysis
ENGN3100 Practical Experience (0 unit)
ENGN3221 Engineering Management
ENGN3230 Engineering Innovation
ENGN4200 Individual Project (12 units)
ENGN4221 Systems Engineering Project
PHYS1101 Advanced Physics I
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms
COMP1730 Programming for Scientists
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1
MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2
MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours
48 units from completion of one of the following Engineering majors, of which 12 units contribute towards meeting the compulsory course requirements above:
Electronic and Communication Systems
Mechanical and Material Systems
A further 12 units from completion of courses in the subject area ENGN
HONS4700 Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated as the weighted average mark of the following courses, with further weightings as indicated:
Science and Engineering Foundations (0.1 weighting): ENGN1211, ENGN1215, COMP1110 or 1730, MATH1013 or 1115, MATH1014 or 1116 and PHYS1101.
Engineering Fundamentals (0.2 weighting): ENGN1217, ENGN1218, ENGN2217, ENGN2218, ENGN2219 and ENGN2000-series electives.
Professional Core (0.3 weighting): ENGN2225, ENGN2226, ENGN3200, ENGN3221, ENGN3230 and ENGN4221.
Engineering Discipline (0.4 weighting): ENGN3000-series and ENGN4000-series electives, and ENGN4200.
The major in Photonic Systems Is not available in a Flexible Double Degree, with the exception of the double degree with the Bachelor of Science
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Actuarial Studies:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of 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 Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of 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 Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Asian Studies:
12 units from completion of courses required for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the requirement to complete 48 units from majors, minors and courses offered by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Biotechnology:
The completion of BIOL22202 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology in the Bachelor of Biotechnology satisfies 6 units of the requirement to complete “A further 12 units from completion of courses in the subject area ENGN” in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component
In the Bachelor of Biotechnology the requirement to complete “24 units of 3000-level courses from the Science course list” is revised to “18 units of 3000-level courses from the Science course list” due to one 3000-level ENGN course counting towards satisfying this requirement
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business Administration:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of 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 Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of 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 Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Economics:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of 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 Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Finance:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of 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 Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Genetics:
The completion of STAT1003 Statistical Techniques or STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods in the Bachelor of Genetics satisfies 6 units of the requirement to complete “A further 12 units from completion of courses in the subject area ENGN” in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component
In the Bachelor of Genetics the requirement to complete 6 units from completion of a course from the following listIs satisfied by completion of COMP1730 Programming for scientists in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours):
BIOL1009 Diversity of Life
COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Information Technology:
In the Bachelor of Information Technology component the requirement to complete COMP3120 is replaced by ENGN3221 undertaken in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
In the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component, the requirement to complete COMP1730 is replaced by COMP1100 undertaken in the Bachelor of Information Technology.
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of International Security Studies:
12 units from completion of courses required for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the electives for the Bachelor of International Security Studies component of this double degree.
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Engineering contribute towards the Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences component of this double degree:
MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications I Honours
MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications II Honours
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Pacific Studies:
12 units from completion of courses required for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the electives for the Bachelor of Pacific Studies component of this double degree.
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Science 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
PHYS1101 Advanced Physics I
For Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Forest Sciences):
12 units from completion of courses from the following list required for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) contribute towards the Bachelor of Science (Forest Sciences) compon
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
Australian Indigenous Studies Major
French Language and Culture Major
Gender, Sexuality and Culture Major
German Language and Culture Major
International Communication Major
Italian Language and Culture Major
Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Major
Either:
24 units from the completion of one Arts minor or specialisation:
Advanced Hispanic Culture Minor
Advanced Hispanic Linguistics Minor
Advanced Hispanic Studies Specialisation
Advanced Italian Studies Minor
Advanced Spanish Studies Minor
ANU Leadership and Research Minor
Australian Indigenous Studies Minor
Climate Science and Policy Minor
French Language and Culture Minor
German Language and Culture Minor
Health, Medicine and the Body Minor
Heritage and Museum Studies Minor
Integrative Methods in Environment and Society Minor
International Communication Minor
Italian Language and Culture Minor
Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies 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
- Environmental Studies
- European History
- French Language and Culture
- Gender, Sexuality and Culture
- Geography
- German Language and Culture
- Hindi Language
- History
- Human Rights
- Indonesian Language
- International Communication
- International Relations
- Italian Language and Culture
- Japanese Language
- Korean Language
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Majors
Minors
Bachelor of Arts Minors
- Advanced Ancient Greek
- Advanced French Studies
- Advanced German Studies
- Advanced Hispanic Culture
- Advanced Hispanic Linguistics
- Advanced Italian Studies
- Advanced Latin
- Advanced Spanish Studies
- Advanced Studies
- American Studies
- Ancient Greek
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- ANU Leadership and Research
- Applied Linguistics
- Arabic
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Art Theory
- Asian Art History
- Asian Studies
- Australian Indigenous Studies
- Australian Politics
- Biological Anthropology
- Chinese Language
- Classical Chinese
- Climate Science and Policy
- Contemporary Europe
- Criminology
- Demography
- Development Studies
- Digital Humanities
- Economic Studies
- English
- Environmental Studies
- European History
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Linguistics
- French Language and Culture
- Gender and Sexuality
- Geography
- German Language and Culture
- Health, Medicine and the Body
- Heritage and Museum Studies
- Hindi Language
- History
- Human Ecology
- Human Rights
- Indonesian Language
- Integrative Methods in Environment and Society
- International Communication
- International Relations
- Italian Language and Culture
- Japanese Language
- Korean Language
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
- Music
- Music Technology
- Pacific Studies
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Philosophy and Science
- Political Science
- Popular Music
- Russian
- Sanskrit Language
- Social Psychology
- Social Research Methods
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Sustainable Development
- Thai Language
- Urdu Language
- Vietnamese Language
- Visual Arts Practice
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Minors
Specialisations
Bachelor of Arts Specialisations
Study Options
| Year 1 | ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering 6 units | MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 6 units | PHYS1101 Physics I 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units |
| ENGN1217 Introduction to Mechanics 6 units | ENGN1218 Introduction to Electronics 6 units | MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units | |
| Year 2 | ENGN1215 Engineering Sciences 6 units | ENGN2217 Mechanical Systems and Design 6 units | ENGN2218 Electronic Systems and Design 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units |
| COMP1730 Programming for Scientists 6 units | Engineering Major Course 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units | |
| Year 3 | ENGN2219 Computing for Engineering Simulation 6 units | ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design 6 units | Engineering Major Course 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units |
| ENGN2226 Systems Engineering Analysis 6 units | Engineering Major Course 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units | Arts Degree Major Course 6 units | |
| Year 4 | ENGN3221 Engineering Management 6 units | Engineering Major Course 6 units | Engineering elective course 6 units | Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units |
| ENGN3230 Engineering Innovation 6 units | Engineering Degree Major Course 6 units | Arts Degree Elective Course 6 units | Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units | |
| Year 5 | ENGN4200 Individual Project 6 to 12 units | ENGN4221 Systems Engineering Project 6 units | Engineering elective course 6 units | Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units |
| ENGN4200 Individual Project 6 to 12 units | Engineering major | Arts Degree Elective Course 6 units | Arts Degree Minor Course 6 units |
Honours
Students must formally enrol in ENGN4100 Engineering Honours at the commencement of their intended final semester.
For information about honours, please see Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Back to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) page
The Bachelor
of Engineering (Honours) (BE) is a unique and exciting degree that is professionally accredited by Engineers Australia. The degree encompasses a technical major along with an interdisciplinary systems engineering approach. The degree can be taken as a four year single degree in which students complete
a major in an engineering discipline.
The BE
can also be taken as a a five year double degrees. You will still complete an
engineering major but you can also specialise in other areas as part of the
‘other half’ of your double degree.
Single degree
- This degree rquires a total of 192 units.
- You will complete one Engineering major of 48 units.
- 36 units of university electives. These can be additional Engineering courses (including the option of a minor) or courses from another ANU College.
Double degree
- This degree requires a total of 144 units with an additional 12 units counting towards both Engineering and the other half of your degree. The Engineering double degree program requirements outline which courses are double counted.
- You will complete one Engineering major of 48 units.
- There are no university electives available in a double degree.
About this degree
- Typically students will enrol in 24 units per semester. This is four, six unit courses per semester. There are some variations in your later years with double weighted (12 unit) courses.
- A major is typically 48 units of courses and a minor is 24 units. You will need to complete at least one Engineering major in your degree. Engineering has more compulsory courses than many other degrees due to its professional requirements.
- In the single degree you will have 36 units (six courses) of university electives. You may use these to do additional engineering courses including an engineering minor or you may choose to take other courses of general interest. You should note that you can only do a maximum of 60 units of 1000 level courses.
- 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 please FOLLOW THE ADVICE HERE
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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.
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Students who have not taken Physics in Year 11 and 12 should read the following: If you have not undertaken Physics in Year 11 and 12, you should enrol in PHYS1001 Foundations in Physics in place of PHYS1101 Advanced Physics. You will not need to complete PHYS1101. :
- 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.
- 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 the Engineering half of the double degree.
Majors and Minors
See available majors and minors for this program
There are a number of Engineeirng majors and minors for you to choose from. The good news is that you do not need to make any decisions about these until after first year. Just follow the first year enrolment pattern for single and double degrees. If you want more information about majors and minors you can have a look at the Bachelor of Engineering Degree Requirements in the 'Programs and Courses' website
Electives
There are no university electives in your first year of study.
Study Options
Bachelor of Engineering single degree
Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering 6 units | MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 6 units | PHYS1101 Physics I 6 units | Double Degree course |
| ENGN1217 Introduction to Mechanics 6 units | ENGN1218 Introduction to Electronics 6 units | MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 6 units | Double 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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