POV: You’re interested in applying for a degree relating to Arts and Humanities but, you’re not quite sure what your best options are.也许，知道UQ涵盖的艺术学士学位将有助于您做出决定！
In this article, we’ll be guiding you through the essentials of this degree.
因此，如果您想了解更多，让我们潜入！
What is a Bachelor of Arts at UQ?
Core Units and Majors
How to Get into a Bachelor of Arts at UQ
What’s the Teaching Format?
What’s the Faculty and Culture Like?
What is a Bachelor of Arts at UQ?
A巴赫elor of Arts at UQis a versatile creative-based degree where students get the choice tofocus on the study areas of humanities, social sciences, languages or a combination of the three!被设计成flexibl程度e and interdisciplinary so that graduates have a wide set of career possibilities, depending on their major(s).
While the degree doesn’t have to be studied as a double degree, it isdefinitely advantageous if you’d like to gain an interdisciplinary skill-set at the end of your program。A Bachelor of Arts at UQ can be studied with the following degrees:
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- 巴赫elor of Journalism
- 巴赫elor of Computer Science
- 巴赫elor of Commerce
- 巴赫elor of Information Technology
- 巴赫elor of Communication
- 巴赫elor of Social Science
- 巴赫elor of Engineering (Honours)
- 巴赫elor of Business Management
- 巴赫elor of Education
- 巴赫elor of Economics
- 巴赫elor of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
- 巴赫elor of Science
- 巴赫elor of Mathematics
- 巴赫elor of Laws (Honours)
- 巴赫elor of Music (Honours)
Honours
For a deeper understanding of their degree, graduates can alsoopt to studyan additional one-year Honoursprogram;this requires a pass completion of the BA, with a GPA of 5 or above.
Career Paths
A Bachelor of Arts at UQopens doors to different career pathways.Where graduates end up typically depends on the major(s) they studied.
例如，艺术史专业的专业可以看待作为艺术和文化促进者的角色。These are a few general options:
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- Education administration officer
- 沟通和参与官
- Ghostwriters
- Editors
- 当地历史技术员
- Academic researcher
Core Units and Majors
At UQ,the core units you do as part of your degree will depend on your major(s)。There is a large range of majors including (the full list can be foundhere):
What’s an English Literature major like?
In an English Literature major, some of the core units areContemporary Literature: Reading and Writing,Literary Classics: Texts and TraditionsandAustralian Literature。
Contemporary Literature: Reading and Writing是一个核心单位，介绍了二十一世纪流行的当代流派和文学趋势。Literary Classics: Texts and Traditionsis a first-year core unit where study focuses on literary history and evolution of the three major genres of drama, poetry, and prose fiction.
What’s a Writing major like?
In a Writing major, core units includeNarrative FictionandGrammar, Syntax and Style。Narrative Fictionis an introductory first-year unit to writing short-form narrative prose, where students do weekly writing exercises in class and complete a short story as their final assessment.
In the spirit of ‘knowing the rules to break them’,Grammar, Syntax and Stylefirst revisits the rules of grammar and invites students to break convention as a stylistic choice in their writing.
How to Get into a Bachelor of Arts at UQ
For those who are interested in applying for a Bachelor of Arts at UQ,the entry score threshold is an ATAR of 80.This is equivalent to an OP (Overall Position) — the measure of tertiary entry in Queensland, of 12.
While there are no pathway programs, theSubject Incentive Schemeoffers up to 5 adjustment pointsif you have studied and achieved a grade of C or higher inQueensland Specialist Mathematics (that isMathematics Extension 1 or 2) or a Language other than English.
Assumed Knowledge
The assumed knowledge for a Bachelor of Arts at UQ isany two units of English, and there are no additional assessments for entry.
Scholarships
Being granted a scholarship can bea great source of financial assistance and addition to your CV.
Fora Bachelor of Arts at UQ, theUQ Link Scholarshipis available for students who have experienced educational disadvantage due to financial hardship, where the recipient is awarded $3,000 per year for up to 3 years.
TheUQ LGBTIQ+ Bursaryalso grants certain awards (in 2020, they ranged from approximately $500 to $1250).
What’s the Teaching Format?
UQ是文学学士taught in semesters通常在combination of lectures, tutorials and seminars.So you’ll have two main academic sessions where your subjects will be spread among!
Class Structure
讲座
讲座set out a foundational overview of weekly topics;for example, in an English literature lecture, lecturers may introduce notable literary figures of a certain movement and draw upon quotes for textual analysis.
讲座can havean attendance of 25 to 200 people— while they are timetabled for 90 minutes, they often end up being around 50 to 80 minutes long.
Tutorials
教程比讲座更深入，通常取决于关键课程讨论to get the most of the class. Here, students willanswer the tutor’s questions, debate, work on exercises, and share their findings or responses with the class.
In aWriting major, students will also get an opportunity to “workshop” their creative projects, which entails giving and receiving constructive criticism of their drafts.
Tutorials have around15 to 20 peopleand are usually 50 minutes long, although they are timetabled for one hour.
Seminars
At UQ, seminars are basicallya mixture of both lecture and tutorial to the one class.These are often held for elective units such asGender and Textuality。
There are approximately20 to 50 peoplein one seminar and last 3 hours long (with one break).
How much time do you spend at uni?
In a Bachelor of Arts at UQ, each unit typically contains 3 hours of classes andthe standard number of contact hours is 9 hours.Just remember that you’ll also have to factor in time to complete your assignments and homework outside of these contact hours.
Assessments
Themain forms of assessment in a Bachelor of Arts at UQ differs in relation to a student’s chosen major。Music majors will have more exams, as well as Psychology majors.
However, for more sociological and humanities majors, most assessments areessays or written assessments.These weigh anything from总成绩的10-60％。
Exams are not very common in these majors, although sometimes there are (graded)开卷的测验。Quizzes usually aren’t weighted more than 5%.
Skills That You Refine and Learn
In an Arts degree, students gainanalytical knowledgein their major. They develop the discerning eye to critique their discipline and its limitations.
As every study area is always evolving in its knowledge, students learn tocontribute to academic conversations through critical class discussions, tutorial exercises and written assessments.
Creative-thinkingtypically aligns with the creative-based majors. Especially in tutorials, students have the guidance of industry professionals toexperiment and how to transform their ideas into different styles.
For any Arts major,规定的读数是理解其学习领域的主要方式。
As they progress in their degree, students learn how toread academic language and use the terminology within their discipline。在互惠方面，学生可以通过书面评估来发展学术写作能力。
What’s the Faculty and Culture Like?
At UQ, a Bachelor of Arts isunder the Humanities and Social Science faculty,which is a large and supportive faculty. The faculty also holds many events for different majors, such asguest lectures on Ancient Rome, career events and art webinars!
Most Arts students at UQ areknown to be friendly and open-minded,offering both solidarity and support to their peers. Though they expect more self-directed responsibility in your university work,UQ Arts tutors can provide a lot of advice and guidance if asked— in most cases, people at UQ want to help if they know you are in need of it.
TheJacaranda JournalisUQ’s Arts magazineand is a perfect place for UQ students to publish their creative work in. They have a very supportive editorial team and can also bea great chance to showcase your editing skills!
社会
TheUQ English and Literature Societyis highly popular amongst Arts students, especially for those who are doing Writing and/or English Literature majors. The society offersa mix of skill-based and leisure events such as Essay writing workshops and book-swap picnics!
If you’re interested in participating in altruistic events, theRefugee Tutoring Clubhas a volunteer-run program whereUQ students provide tutoring sessions to young refugee people in high school and TAFE subjects。This can also provide transferable skills for any career pathway and would look favourable to your CV!
Support Programs
UQ offersmentoring programs for first-semester studentsto ease the transition from school to university life. Throughout the semesters, there are also study-skills workshops that offer general study guidance for students!
Lynn Chenis a Content Writer at Art of Smart Education and is a Communication student at UTS with a major in Creative Writing. Lynn’s articles have been published in Vertigo, The Comma, and Shut Up and Go. In her spare time, she also writes poetry.
