Career opportunities for Bachelor of Arts graduates

Employers seek flexible, well-informed graduates who are sophisticated communicators and analytical thinkers. Monash Arts programmes are designed to instill such qualities in students.

The world of work is changing rapidly and students will need to take a global outlook and be adaptable in order to succeed.

A BA degree provides a rich base of skills and knowledge that graduates can build on with professional postgraduate programmes and training in the workplace. With the skills and knowledge developed, graduates will be equipped to apply for positions in a diverse range of fields:

• journalism, publishing and writing;
• public relations, corporate communications, marketing and advertising;
• business research and analysis, management consulting, trade;
• human resources, training and development;
• management and administrative positions;
• public or civil service, diplomacy, foreign affairs, urban and environmental planning, public policy analysis;
• social and community services, counselling, social welfare, social research;
• teaching (with an additional teaching qualification) and education administration;

See also:

• Course structure for Bachelor of Arts

• Major in Child and Youth Development
• Major in Communication and Media Studies
• Major in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
• Major in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Major in Geography and Environmental Science
• Major in International Studies
• Major in Journalism
• Major in Philosophy
• Major in Psychology
• Major in Sociology

• Minor in French
• Minor in English Literature

• Sequence in Global Studies

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours)