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The Bachelor of Arts (OUA) at Macquarie University is a distinctive course that equips its graduates with knowledge and skills that can be applied in any career or in further study. No other course offers as much flexibility and a wide range of study options as the Bachelor of Arts. You will be given the opportunity to turn your passion into a career while developing a strong set of core transferable skills valued by industry and the society. In consultation with industry, the Bachelor of Arts (OUA) places a strong emphasis on skills for success in the 21st century workplace. You will be taught by active researchers, leading academics and award winning teachers.

Make your degree unique and study what interests you. Analyse critically, think creatively and problem-solve at work or in everyday life. Complete foundational studies then tailor your degree with a major. Create a portfolio and build your connections.

Bachelor of Arts

Pursue your curiosity, passion and profession and make the world a healthier and fairer place with La Trobe&#39;s interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences.Examine the way social, environmental and political structures affect the health of individuals, families and communities at local, national and international levels. At the same time, explore your interests and pursue your passion, with a diverse range of majors, minors and electives.By completing La Trobe&#39;s Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences, you will:<ul><li>create your own path with humanities and social sciences majors, including psychological science, sociology, crime justice and legal studies, creative and professional writing, and more</li><li>choose from nine health sciences majors including allied health, digital health, environmental health, food and nutrition, health promotion, health wellbeing and performance, public health and rehabilitation counselling</li><li>gain real-world experience through internships, overseas experiences and health placements</li><li>study how it suits you with the option to study online or at our Melbourne Campus</li><li>depending on your health sciences major, graduate with a pathway into postgraduate allied health and other health degrees, including audiology, physiotherapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy.</li></ul>

Forge your own path with this multi-disciplinary degree. Choose from 9 health science majors. Gain experience through internships and placements. Explore your interests via majors like creative writing or sociology.

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences

Prepare yourself for the workforce with the ultimate skill set. When you study the Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Arts, you combine traditional humanities knowledge and skills, such as critical thinking, with professional specialisations and transferable employability skills.Get the best of both worldsWe&#39;re changing the game when it comes to learning that works for you. Year one, you can choose to study online or combine on-campus and online study. you&#39;ll make connections with your peers and academics who are passionate about sharing their expertise. Plus, we&#39;ll keep the timetable compact so you can fit everything in. As you move into your second and third years, you&#39;ll study more online as you start to specialise. The course changes as you learn more.Build a solid foundation - then specialiseWill you get a solid grounding in fundamental theory and practice? Of course. That&#39;s what your first year is all about. You will build on a solid foundation in humanities disciplines in first year to mix and match the areas of specialisation, from creative arts and marketing to history and sociology, in second and third year that align with your career goals.Build your employability from day oneWe worked with many organisations to develop this Bachelor of Arts course - to ensure it hits the mark for the future workplace. That&#39;s why you&#39;ll get to study employability skills subjects, gaining the aptitudes that are important in any career. Things like communication, cultural awareness and critical thinking. These are the human-centric skills that employers want.

Gain a wide range of skills you can apply to many different industries. Choose a major like environmental studies, philosophy and ethics, or history. Graduate with versatile skills. Complete an international exchange and get to know another culture.

With our flexible Bachelor of Arts, you can choose from an incredible array of majors and minors. You&#39;ll have access to around 50 majors and minors from humanities, social sciences, business, health and science, keeping your career options open. Pursue your passion and your profession.Shape your own future with this interdisciplinary degree. You’ll choose one arts major, then explore your interests or build an essential skill when you choose secondary majors, minors and electives from across the university. You’ll graduate with your primary major on your academic transcript, so future employers can recognise your expertise.Create your own path. Want to major in sociology, with a second major in psychology, then take Chinese as an elective? Go for it. Or perhaps you’d like to pair economics and English. Or crime, justice and legal studies with linguistics. Build your own future – we’re here to help you achieve your dream. No matter which path you choose, you’ll learn from world-class academics and leading researchers.In your first year, you’ll explore your interests and passions. Try a language; or get a taste for history, English, politics or creative writing. In your second and third years, you’ll delve deeper while also choosing electives and minors that broaden your skills and knowledge. You may also choose to develop professional skillsets in areas like psychology, public health, marketing, science, sport management and more.This flexible degree also offers a range of study options. You can choose to study face-to-face at our Melbourne Campus and enjoy our on-campus facilities, or you can study online – knowing your experience will mirror on-campus students, with tutorials delivered in a synchronous manner. Unlike many other online degrees, at La Trobe you can login to live sessions and engage directly with academics and your fellow students in real time.Gain real-world experience and build valuable connections that will shape your career. Take on an industry placement at organisations like SBS Radio, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the United Nations Association of Australia or travel overseas for an international sustainability experience.* Many of our exchange programs are financially supported. Your dedicated course advisor will help you to find your path and explore new opportunities.The world is waiting for you. Step into it. You’ll learn:<ul><li> Critical thinking<ul><li>Delve into complex problems. Experts say critical thinking will be a highly valued skill in the workforce of tomorrow.**</li></ul></li><li>Emotional intelligence<ul><li>Understand what drives our decisions. Learn how to connect to others with emotion and intelligence.</li></ul></li><li>Creativity<ul><li>Learn how to see new possibilities and turn them into reality.</li></ul></li><li>Communication<ul><li>Learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with your university peers and future colleagues.</li></ul></li></ul>*Please note: overseas programs may be impacted by travel restrictions.**Forbes, 2019, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/04/29/the-10-vital-skills-you-will-need-for-the-future-of-work/#20a8c5df3f5b" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 51, 51);">The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need For The Future Of Work </a>; PwC, 2020, <a href="https://www.pwc.com.au/careers/blog/future-employment.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(44, 38, 37);">10 skills you need for future employment</a>

A flexible arts degree offering a large selection of humanities and social sciences majors. Mix it up with minors and electives in business, health, and science. Develop critical thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, and communication skills.

Start your university adventure with La Trobe’s Diploma of Arts. Choose your own future – we’re here to help you achieve your dreams.Get straight into your passions when you choose a stream and undertake the first year of the humanities and social sciences degree of your choice. Choose from criminology, global studies, media and communication, and more. Or choose from a wide range of electives – from politics and languages to environmental studies and public health – and study all the topics you’re passionate about.Once you’ve graduated, you could transfer into one of our most varied and flexible degrees – the Bachelor of Arts – or choose from a range of specialised programs including,  Bachelor of Archaeology, Bachelor of Criminology, Bachelor of Global Studies, Bachelor of Languages and Linguistics, Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics, the Bachelor of Media and Communication and the Bachelor of Visual Arts.No matter which path you choose, you’ll learn from world-class academics and leading researchers, and you’ll build skills in critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration – highly sought-after skills that are vital in today’s workforce.Get a taste of university life as you study side-by-side Bachelor’s degree students. What’s more, we’ll be with you every step of the way. Receive tailored advice from a dedicated Student Adviser and you can connect with discipline-based peer mentors. We’ll help you enrol, choose your subjects and navigate university systems and requirements. You can also access La Trobe’s Careers Service to help you shape your future. You’ll learn:<ul><li>Critical thinking<ul><li>Delve into complex problems. Experts say critical thinking will be a highly valued skill in the workforce of tomorrow. [1]</li></ul></li><li>Emotional intelligence<ul><li>Understand what drives our decisions. Learn how to connect to others with emotion and intelligence.</li></ul></li><li>Creativity<ul><li>Learn how to see new possibilities and turn them into reality.</li></ul></li><li>Communication<ul><li>Learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with your university peers and future colleagues.</li></ul></li></ul><a href="https://courseloop.latrobe.edu.au/courseloop/show#_ftnref1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(228, 35, 18); font-size: 10px;">[1]</a> Forbes, 2019, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/04/29/the-10-vital-skills-you-will-need-for-the-future-of-work/#20a8c5df3f5b" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need For The Future Of Work </a>; PwC, 2020, <a href="https://www.pwc.com.au/careers/blog/future-employment.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10 skills you need for future employment</a>

Follow your interests on this humanities pathway into university. Choices range from languages to history, politics, and philosophy. Pick up important skills like critical thinking and collaboration. Shape your future in the arts and social science.

Diploma of Arts

Students in this program will study philosophy and theology from within the Catholic liberal arts tradition, concentrating on the subject’s main themes of “human person” and “the good life”. They will learn to convey why the Church teaches various contemporary moral and social issues. They will investigate about the Catholic tradition of the arts, including painting, sculpture, music, architecture, film, and literature.

Engage with scripture, texts, art, and literature to make Christian sense of philosophy and theology. Think about why the Church teaches what it teaches, and how to apply those teachings to navigate today’s moral and social issues.

Graduate Certificate in Catholic Thought

Critical Thinking

Happiness, Goodness and Justice

The Philosophy of Human Nature

Thinking Ethically

Introductory Philosophy: Moral and Political Philosophy

Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Minds, Brains, and Machines: Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

Introduction to Logic

Biosciences Technology and Society

Making of the Modern Western World View

Ethics concerns questions of how we should live, what is good in life, how we can tell right from wrong, or what we owe to each other. This subject will examine traditional and emerging ethical theories, and a range of applied ethical questions. Ethical theories to be examined will include consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics and care ethics. Students will gain an understanding of these theoretical approaches and their main critiques, as well as links to moral concepts such as moral status, human rights, dignity, and autonomy. We will also apply the theories and concepts in different contexts by examining issues in applied ethics, drawing a selection of controversial topics from a number of areas. These may concern questions of life and death, such as abortion and euthanasia; ethical issues raised by new technologies, such as those relating to social media use, robotics, or artificial intelligence; and global issues, such as the international trade in organs and body parts, global poverty, and the ethics of climate change policy. This is a level 2 subject. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Ethics

In this subject you will be introduced to topics in a range of the major philosophical areas, including epistemology (what can we know?), metaphysics (what is the nature of reality?), ethics, and political philosophy. We will examine some of the central questions that have captivated philosophers throughout millennia, as well as those that scientific advances and cultural changes have only recently brought to our attention. These might include: What is it to be a person, or a citizen? What makes your actions right or wrong? Could a machine think or be conscious? Is it morally acceptable to eat meat, or to design children genetically? Are we defined by our sexuality? What are the proper limits and functions of government or the state? Is there a rational basis for belief in the existence of God? Questions That Matter will focus on exploring the various answers to such questions, and the merits of arguments for views about them.This is a level 1 subject and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Questions that Matter

Psychological studies have repeatedly shown that our thinking can be biased, distorted, and misinformed. This subject introduces you to some of the most common mistakes that people make in reasoning and equips you with essential tools to recognise and sidestep these errors. Among other things, you&#39;ll master the use of argument diagrams and basic logical principles to dissect and assess arguments as they occur in everyday life.Throughout this subject, you will improve your ability to think with clarity and autonomy, and to participate constructively in discussions and debates. Though critical to the practise of philosophy, these competencies are also vital across all disciplines in academia and are highly sought after in numerous professional fields. Consequently, students often report that the skills they acquire in this course prove to be of extraordinary benefit, regardless of their future career paths.This is a level 1 subject and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

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