Bachelor of Arts (History)
Bachelor of Arts (History)
Overview History provides the foundations for interpreting the past and understanding how the past has been reconstructed and debated. As a discipline that intersects across the humanities and social sciences, History will enable you to develop skills in research, critical analysis and methodology, persuasive argument, and communication and written expression….
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
- History provides the foundations for interpreting the past and understanding how the past has been reconstructed and debated.
- As a discipline that intersects across the humanities and social sciences, History will enable you to develop skills in research, critical analysis and methodology, persuasive argument, and communication and written expression.
- At UniSQ you will explore evidence from the past and our contemporary times to investigate the origins of fundamental issues relevant to us today – race relations, slavery, revolutions, nationalism, women’s experience, culture and ethnicity, social movements, globalisation, politics, war and genocide, and historiography.
Further study
If you have competed a Bachelor of Arts, you can enhance your professional skills by choosing specialised study in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Master of Research.
Career outcomes
With historical knowledge, experience and qualifications, UniSQ students have pursued professional careers in the public service, communities, museums, art galleries, heritage institutions, archives, libraries, media and publishing, as well as becoming research contractors and consultants, and teachers, and have taken up postgraduate studies.
Other majors
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Archaeology (Extended)
- Creative Writing
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Criminology & Criminal Justice (Extended)
- English Literature
- First Nations Australia
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Legal Studies
- Social Justice & Entrepreneurship
You can also choose from cross-degree majors, such as
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Counselling
- Drama
- Environment and Sustainability
- Music
- Physiology and Human Movement
- Psychology (12-unit)
- Visual Arts Curation
- or from a list of 4-unit minors to create your unique degree.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have Australian year 12 level or equivalent.
Students from different country must have qualifications equivalent to Australia.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.0 and no individual band score of less than 5.5; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 80 and no individual skills score of less than 19; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 50 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 169 with no less than 162 in each skill.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1         QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242         Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243         Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
