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Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Arts

Students must consult both the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts academic advisers about selecting a specialisation from each Faculty.

The double degree consists of a minimum of 216 credit points taken over at least 4 years and shall include:

  1. 90 credit points of subjects from the Science Schedule (including a minimum of 60 credit points for a Science specialisation);
  2. at least 72 credit points, including a specialisation, for subjects listed in the Arts Course Structures and including at least 36 credit points for subjects offered by members units of the Faculty of Arts;
  3. not more than 96 credit points for 100-level subjects;
  4. specialisations from two different disciplines are to be chosen for the Arts and Science degrees.

Note: Students may be given exemptions where similar subjects exist in both specialisations selected, eg Statistics subjects.

The available Faculty of Science specialisations are:

  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Human Geography
  • Physical Geography
  • Geology
  • Geosciences

The available Faculty of Arts specialisations are:

  • Aboriginal Studies
  • Asia Pacific Studies
  • Australian Studies
  • Communication Studies
  • Community and Environment
  • English Language Studies
  • English Studies
  • European Studies
  • French
  • Gender Studies
  • History
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Resource and Environmental Studies
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Sociology