A2004 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites demonstrating the required level of performance in Year 12 or equivalent in English

VET Diploma graduates: To be considered, applicants who have completed VCE or its equivalent and who are applying with a Humanities or Social Science based diploma will require an average result of at least 60%. Applicants who have not completed VCE but have completed a Humanities or Social Science based diploma will require an average result of at least 70%. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements.

VET Certificate IV graduates: To be considered, applicants who have completed VCE or its equivalent and who are applying with a Humanities or Social Science based Cert IV will require an average result of at least 80%. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements. No credit is granted for these studies

University: To be considered on the basis of tertiary study alone, applicants who have completed VCE or equivalent will be required to complete the equivalent of one year (48 credit points) of a recognised university degree and will require an average result of at least 60% (including failed units). For applicants who have completed less than the equivalent of one year of study, both the senior secondary qualification results and the units completed will be considered.

For applicants who do not have any formal qualifications completion of two single units at an Australian higher education or equivalent overseas educational institution satisfy minimum entry requirements, but four units are recommended to be competitive for selection, especially in Humanities or Social Science areas. Applicants should have at least a 60% average in their studies (including failed units). Studies must have been completed within five years of intended commencement.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Entire academic record
This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

Refer to the Course description for each partner course

You can enrich your degree by honing your academic and professional skills through a range of flagship rich educational experiences (FREE), including the Monash Innovation Guarantee, Global Immersion Guarantee, Research, Experimentation and Discovery and Volunteering. These FREE units may be credited in place of your free electives if approved by the faculty. There are both 6 and 12 credit point unit options available.

If you are enrolled in a double degree it may be possible to utilise credit from one or both of your degrees to do a 6 and/or 12 credit point flagship rich educational experience. For information on eligible double degree combinations please see FREE.

The Bachelor of Arts provides you with flexibility, choice and the chance to follow your passions. Across the course, you will complete Arts major studies and specified studies. Choosing from approximately 30 areas of study from across the humanities and social science disciplines, your major is a concentration of subjects that equip you with specialised knowledge in a specific area or field of study.

Complementing your major studies, your specified studies focus on building essential capabilities in four specialist areas: career-ready creative and critical thinking, leading collaboratively and cross-culturally, innovative approaches to solving global challenges, and leading with purpose. Through these specified studies, you will develop a powerful set of future-ready core competencies - such as effective communication, critical thinking, and ethical leadership - to support you as you go out into the world to work with empathy and influence, communicate across cultures, solve complex challenges, and create positive change. These transferable skills and acquired core knowledge will provide you with essential attributes that employers value and will support your future career readiness as you will have the confidence to work across cultures, technologies and industries.

The Bachelor of Music is a specialist undergraduate degree designed to provide you with practical skills in combination with an intellectual grounding in the discipline of music.  Specialising in music performance, popular music or composition and music technology, you will engage in high-impact learning and teaching that supports the development of core competencies in musical practice, theory and analysis, and history and context. The course explores music principles, concepts and ideas through 21st-century contexts, immersing you in your chosen specialisation while concurrently providing you with opportunities to undertake mobility programs, professional development units, and/or other topics of interest.