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Arts

Bachelor Degree / Honours Degree.
James Cook University

400

in world overall ranking*

50

in local overall ranking*
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About the course

Study people, places, politics and culture while building strong communication and critical thinking skills. This flexible degree lets you explore diverse humanities and social science perspectives and tailor subjects to your interests, with options to study on campus or online. Graduate with broad, transferable capabilities suited to many industries with a Bachelor-level Arts qualification. The programme combines disciplinary knowledge, applied learning, and graduate competencies for professional career entry.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue roles that value strong writing, analysis and people-focused insight across government, community services, media and communications, policy, cultural and heritage organisations, education support and business. The broad structure supports pathways into advocacy, research assistance and program coordination, and can also prepare you for further study. Careers reflect the versatile strengths of a Bachelor degree in Arts & Humanities. Preparing graduates for graduate employment, professional traineeships, and further postgraduate study.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as content writer, social advocate, journalist, editor, graphic designer, art curator, and etc. in companies including The Integer Group, Art Bank, HoneyWell, Al-Jazeera, United Nations, and etc.

Explore the majors available

Anthropology, Archaeology, Criminology, Design and Creative Arts, English, History, Human Geography, Human Services, Indigenous Studies, Politics and International Relations, Psychology Studies, Sociology

Campus

  • Cairns
  • Townsville

Living Costs in Townsville**


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Restaurant
(Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant)
A$ 15 - 20
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Rent per Month
(1 bedroom in City Centre)
A$ 1,146 - 1,515
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Rent per Month
(1 bedroom Outside of Centre)
A$ 1,074 - 1,421
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Transportation
(Daily)
A$ 5 - 7
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Utilities per Month
(Electricity, Mobile & Internet)
A$ 234 - 309

Average Salary***


*Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2023)
**Source: numbeo.com
***Source: payscale.com

Costs

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A$34,649 per year

tick icon Local:

A$11,667 per year

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Information

tick icon Duration

3 years

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July, January, May, September

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Online
Townsville
Cairns
Singapore

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115710?_MANUAL

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+61 3 9663 5333

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australia@augstudy.com

Scholarships

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tick iconINTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP (IRTPS)

A$28,092

tick iconAIMS@JCU SCHOLARSHIPS

A$33,092

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