Arts - A2000
Workplaces of the future need innovative leaders who can see the bigger picture, with the human-focused and transferable skills you’ll gain in a humanities and social sciences degree.
The Monash Bachelor of Arts gives you flexibility and choice to tailor your degree to suit your interests, as well as our Professional Futures program to give you the skills employers seek and value. And with funded overseas study to expand your international networks and cultural agility, and dedicated teams to help you with work placement and peer mentoring, our Monash Arts degree will set you up with the tools you need for career success.
What is a Bachelor of Arts?
The Monash Bachelor of Arts is a comprehensive humanities and social sciences degree with a flexible course structure.
- Start by choosing units from 30+ areas of study, including languages, history, psychology, and sociology.
- You don’t need to decide on a major until your second year, giving you plenty of time to explore your interests.
Jobs with an Arts degree?
Our Bachelor of Arts graduates work across a diverse set of industries including roles within social justice, sustainability, education, politics, marketing, media, entertainment or fine arts.
Our top employers include: Accenture, ANZ, Coles Group, Deloitte, Department of Education and Training, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Justice and Community Safety, Department of Premier and Cabinet, EY (Ernst & Young), KPMG, National Australia Bank, PwC, Telstra. Find out more about our Bachelor of Arts graduates and their career stories.
Why choose Monash Arts?
Truly global education
Monash is the largest international university in Australia, and offers a truly global study experience with campuses in Malaysia, Italy, India, Indonesia and China. You will be part of a global community including alumni, research centres, industry partners, and non-government organisations.
Double degrees
Increase your employability with a double degree - Monash Arts has one of the biggest ranges available, including with Business, Education, Law, Technology and Science. You can also fast track to a higher qualification with a combined Bachelor and Master’s degree in just four years.
Professional Futures
Professional Futures is a distinct, career-oriented program in the Monash Bachelor of Arts degree. Customise your own professional journey according to your career interest across four professional futures areas, and build the skills and abilities employers value and seek:
- Innovation capability: Cultivate an innovation mindset as you develop your creative and enterprising abilities.
- Intercultural expertise: Learn to recognise your own cultural values and biases, and build skills to thrive in globalised workplaces and communities.
- Global immersion: Broaden your knowledge and life experience by participating in the Global Immersion Guarantee (GIG), one of our other short study trips or a semester long program.
- Professional experience: Through industry internships and placements, create networks and skills for your career development.
Australia’s leading university language program
When you study languages at Monash, you'll be studying at Australia’s largest international university, ranked in the top 1% in the world for Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences. We offer the most comprehensive, flexible and well-integrated program incorporating language acquisition with cultural competence.
Choose from a wide range of Asian and European languages: Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean; and French, German, Italian, and Spanish and Latin American studies (within the European Languages Area of Study). Find out more about Languages at Monash.
At a glance
Subject prerequisites
English | Maths | Sciences / Other |
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N/A | N/A |
Course Details
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Duration |
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Start date |
First Semester (February), Second Semester (July) - except for International Studies |
Qualification |
Bachelor of Arts |
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements (Domestic students)
There are many ways to be considered for entry to a Monash University degree depending on your educational background and history. The below options reflect the academic requirements for the different applicant categories (or the highest level of education previously completed) to be considered for this Monash course. All applicants must satisfy equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites or equivalent tertiary units including the English language requirements.
Qualifications
Equivalent Australian Year 12
Completing Year 12 in the Current Year or within the Last 2 Years
Applicants with Recent Secondary Education
Started or Completed a TAFE Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Applicants with VET Study
Started or Completed a Bachelor Degree
Applicants with Higher Education Study
Finished Year 12 More than 3 Years Ago with No Further Study
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
Alternative qualifications and prerequisites
For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course based on your prior studies, use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.
English requirements
Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
This is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts:
Course map
Partner with another course
Double degree courses allow you to study towards two different degrees at the same time, and graduate with two separate qualifications. And because a required subject in one course can count as an elective in the other, our double degrees take up to two years less than if you studied for the two degrees separately.
- Arts and Criminology
- Arts and Fine Art
- Arts and Global Studies
- Arts and Health Sciences
- Arts and Media Communication
- Arts and Music
- Business and Arts
- Commerce and Arts
- Education and Arts
- Engineering and Arts
- Information Technology and Arts
- International Business and Arts
- Laws and Arts
- Marketing and Arts
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics and Arts
- Science and Arts
Making the application
Future students
Semester one (February)
Apply directly to Monash using course code A2000
Semester two (July)
Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
Current Monash students
You may apply to transfer from another Monash course. Transfers are a competitive process. You may apply mid-year for available courses however consideration will be given as to whether you will be able to follow your course progression.
Please note that if you apply for a course transfer, you should still enrol in your current course as if you were continuing so as not to jeopardise your enrolment in the Faculty if your transfer application is unsuccessful. More about Course Transfer...
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
The average annual student contribution amount for 2024 is:
A$14,000
Note: see information on how fees are calculated.
Fee assistance
As a Commonwealth supported student, you may be able to either:
- pay all of your student contribution upfront, or
- defer payment through the HECS HELP loan scheme.
Full fee
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2024 are:
A$30,400
Scholarships
We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.
Other fees
The Student Services and Amenities Fee applies to some students each calendar year.