Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

The University of Adelaide Australia
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Further Enquiries
Faculty Office
Napier Building,
North Terrace Campus
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005 Australia

Phone: +61 8 8303  5245
Facsimile: +61 8 8303  4382

Pre-2008 Program Structure
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Sciences

Level One

  • 4 x Humanities and Social Science courses (3 units each)
  • Social Sciences in Australia (3 units)
  • Globalisation, Justice and a Crowded Planet (3 units)
  • 2 x courses from a Social Science discipline (3 units each)

Level Two

  • 2 x Major courses in Humanities and Social Sciences (4 units each)
  • 1 x Humanities and Social Sciences course (4 units)
  • 2 x Major courses in one Social Sciences discipline (4 units) 
  • Social Science Techniques (4 units)

Level Three

  • 2 x Major courses in Humanities and Social Sciences (6 units each)
  • 2 x Major courses in one Social Sciences discipline (6 units each)

Level Four

Courses

The courses and Major areas of study for the Bachelor of Arts can be chosen from a wide range of academic disciplines from within Humanities and Social Sciences. These are:

  • Ancient Greek
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classical Studies
  • Development Studies
  • Economics
  • English
  • European Studies
  • French
  • German
  • Geographical and Environmental Studies
  • Gender Work and Social Inquiry
  • History
  • Indonesian
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Media and Communication
  • Modern Greek
  • Music Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Spanish

Students can chose their Level 1 Social Science electives as well as their Major area of study for the Bachelor of Social Sciences from the following disciplines:

  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Gender Work & Social Inquiry
  • Geographical & Environmental Studies
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Media and Communications
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology

For the list of approved courses to make a Major please visit Majors and Approved Electives.