Bachelor of Arts

BA


Duration

3 years full-time

Entry times

Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)

Pathways

Pathways include:

  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours
  • Master of Arts
  • Master of Arts (Thesis)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Duration

3 years full-time

Entry times

Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)

Pathways

Pathways include:

  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours
  • Master of Arts
  • Master of Arts (Thesis)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Apply Now Got a Question? Check your eligibility

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Overview

With over 30 subjects to choose from, spanning the humanities, social sciences, and languages, Bachelor of Arts (BA) students can follow their passion and gain valuable skills.

Over the three years of your degree, you will gain the critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and communication skills that employers want. Unique practical experiences such as internships are on offer too.

You now have the option of following the traditional pathway to gain a major and a minor in the BA or to take the specialisation pathway with a set programme of courses.

Contact us

For the full degree requirements, see the Regulations for the Bachelor of Arts.

For study planning help, contact a Student Advisor.

For more information on facilities, resources, and staff, see Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts.

For more general information, email info@canterbury.ac.nz or freephone 0800 VARSITY (827 748).