BA(WestCiv)
Credit points
240
Minimum duration
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
Note:
*No mid-year intake 2027
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
Applicants must comply with 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 level or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
New South Wales | English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) (Band 4) |
Entry into this course is assessed on a combination of:
- ATAR or Selection Rank, International Baccalaureate (IB), or equivalent;
- Recent academic results.
Additional requirements for Ramsay Scholarship application:
- A written submission, which includes a Curriculum Vitae, references, recent academic results and essay;
- Interview.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.
Definition
Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at an introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level.
Minor: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at an introductory level and at least 20 cp at an advanced level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 130 cp from Western Civilisation Specified units (Part A)
- 20 cp from Western Civilisation Elective units (Part B)
- 10 cp from Community Engagement unit (Part C)
- 80 cp of Bachelor of Arts units (Part D) from:
a. Arts Major
b 2 Arts Minors
c 1 Arts Minor and Elective units
d Arts Elective units
Exit points
Students who have met the requirements of the Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with this award.
Progression requirements
Unless otherwise stated, students are required to complete one or more introductory-level units (100-level) within an approved sequence prior to enrolling in advanced-level units (200- or 300-level) in the same sequence. Any additional prerequisites for specific units are listed in brackets following each unit in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
With the approval of the Course Adviser, a student may undertake cross-institutional study to fulfill, either partially or entirely, the requirements for a Major or Minor in a language other than English.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 130 credit points from the following:
- WCIV100The Desire to Understand: Introducing the Western Intellectual Tradition10 CP
- WCIV101Form and Beauty: Origins of Western Art and Architecture10 CP
- WCIV200Doctrine, Myth and History: Religion and the West10 CP
- WPOL100The Birth of Politics: Origins of Western Political Thought10 CP
- WPOL200The Rise of Liberalism: Authority, Society and Freedom10 CP
- WPOL300Politics and People in British, American and Australian Democracies10 CP
- WLIT100Greek and Roman Classics: Origins of Western Literature10 CP
- WLIT200Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces: the Rise of the English Literary Tradition10 CP
- WLIT201The Age of the Novel: 1600-190010 CP
- WLIT300Romanticism to Postmodernism: Movements Toward the Literary Present10 CP
- WPHI101Thinking the Real: Western Metaphysics10 CP
- WPHI201Truth and Knowledge in Western Philosophy10 CP
- WPHI301The Good, the Right and the Beautiful: Western Ethics and Aesthetics10 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- HUMA252Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome10 CP
- HUMA253The Art of France From Empire to Modernity10 CP
- HUMA254The Idea of the City: A Study of Rome10 CP
- THEL214Cults, Gods and Religion in Ancient Rome10 CP
- WCIV210Grand Narratives: Western Art and Architecture From Renaissance to Baroque10 CP
- HUMA318The Literature and Drama of New York City10 CP
- HUMA319Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present10 CP
- WCIV301Scientific Revolutions and the Western World10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- WCIV300Making a Difference: Community Engagement in Local, National and International Contexts10 CP
Part D.1 OR Part D.2 OR Part D.3 OR Part D.4
Part D.1 : Arts Major
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
- HISTHistory80 CP
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
- SOCISociology80 CP
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
Part D.2 : Arts Minors
Complete exactly 2 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- MEMSMedieval and Early Modern Studies40 CP
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
Part D.3 : Arts Minor and Elective units
Part D.3.1 AND Part D.3.2
Part D.3.1 : Arts Minor
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- MEMSMedieval and Early Modern Studies40 CP
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
Part D.3.2 : Elective units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- BABachelor of Arts240 CP
- THEL101New Testament Greek A10 CP
- THEL102Ecclesiastical Latin A10 CP
- THEL205Ecclesiastical Latin B10 CP
- THEL206Medieval Latin10 CP
- THEL208New Testament Greek B10 CP
- ITAN101Introductory Italian10 CP
- ITAN102Elementary Italian A10 CP
- ITAN200Elementary Italian B10 CP
- ITAN201Intermediate Italian A10 CP
- ITAN202Intermediate Italian B10 CP
- ITAN204Living Italy: Italian Cultures in Context10 CP
- SPAN101Introductory Spanish10 CP
- SPAN102Elementary Spanish A10 CP
- SPAN200Elementary Spanish B10 CP
- SPAN201Intermediate Spanish A10 CP
- SPAN202Intermediate Spanish B10 CP
- SPAN204Living Spanish and Latin American Cultures10 CP
Part D.4 : Elective units
Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:
- BABachelor of Arts240 CP
- THEL101New Testament Greek A10 CP
- THEL102Ecclesiastical Latin A10 CP
- THEL205Ecclesiastical Latin B10 CP
- THEL206Medieval Latin10 CP
- THEL208New Testament Greek B10 CP
- ITAN101Introductory Italian10 CP
- ITAN102Elementary Italian A10 CP
- ITAN200Elementary Italian B10 CP
- ITAN201Intermediate Italian A10 CP
- ITAN202Intermediate Italian B10 CP
- ITAN204Living Italy: Italian Cultures in Context10 CP
- SPAN101Introductory Spanish10 CP
- SPAN102Elementary Spanish A10 CP
- SPAN200Elementary Spanish B10 CP
- SPAN201Intermediate Spanish A10 CP
- SPAN202Intermediate Spanish B10 CP
- SPAN204Living Spanish and Latin American Cultures10 CP
