BCA

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

Note:

No international intakes on the Brisbane campus.


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

International students must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

Queensland

English (Units 3 & 4, C).

New South Wales

Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Definition

A Major is 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level.

A Minor is 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200/300-level.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 160 cp from:
  2. 2 Majors (Part A) OR
  3. 1 Major and 2 Minors (Part B and Part C)
  4. 20 cp from Capstone and Community Engagement units (Part D)
  5. 40 cp from:
  6. Elective units from the Bachelor of Arts schedule of unit offerings (Part E); OR
  7. 30 cp from Elective units (Part E) and 10 cp from Arts Scholars Program (Part F)
  8. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part G);

Exit points

Students who have met the requirements of the Diploma in Creative Arts or Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with this award.

Progression requirements

Unless otherwise specified, students must complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Any additional prerequisites for individual units are shown in brackets after the unit in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.


Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 2 of the following:

  • DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP

    Available Strathfield only

  • DRAMDrama80 CP
  • ENGLEnglish80 CP
  • MUSCMusic80 CP

    Available Brisbane, Melbourne

  • VISUVisual Arts80 CP

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP

    Available Strathfield only

  • DRAMDrama80 CP
  • ENGLEnglish80 CP
  • MUSCMusic80 CP

    Available Brisbane, Melbourne

  • VISUVisual Arts80 CP

Complete exactly 2 of the following:

  • COMMCommunication40 CP
  • DRAMDrama40 CP
  • ENGLEnglish40 CP
  • GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
  • MUSCMusic40 CP

    Available Brisbane, Melbourne

  • VISUVisual Arts40 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • HUMA320Major Creative Project10 CP

    This is a Capstone unit and Course Coordinator approval is required to enroll in this unit.

  • HUMA330Community Engagement: Placement10 CP
  • HUMA331Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation10 CP

Complete 30 to 40 credit points from the following:

    A student may undertake units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from any Bachelor of Arts discipline (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite requirements are met). 

    Complete 0 to 10 credit points from the following:

    • HUMA251Shaping Humanity: Ideas and Scholarship10 CP

    (Available by invitation only to high achieving students)


    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

    • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
    • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
    • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
    • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
    • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


    Course map

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    Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

    Course maps are subject to change.


    Two Majors - Commencing Semester 1

    • Majors Major 1 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp
    • MajorsMajor 2 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp
    • Electives Units Elective Unit 110 cp
    • Electives Units Elective Unit 210 cp
    • MajorsMajor 1 Unit 2 (100/200 level unit)10 cp
    • MajorsMajor 2 Unit 2 (100/200 level unit)10 cp
    • Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
    • Electives Units Elective Unit 310 cp

    Two Majors - Commencing Semester 2

    One Major, Two Minors - Commencing Semester 1

    One Major, Two Minors - Commencing Semester 2

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