Follow your passions and drive your career forward, gaining essential workplace skills and knowledge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Victoria University (VU). With an arts degree, you’ll prepare yourself to thrive in today’s fast-changing world and open doors to diverse career opportunities. Take advantage of the maximum flexibility offered in VU’s Bachelor of Arts, allowing you to choose your area of focus based on your unique passions and career goals.
History Major
Knowledge of the past has always been central to human awareness. For more than a century, the study of History has underpinned the Western liberal tradition. History is connected with the search for meaning. It conveys communal memory, creating a sense of personal and group identity by locating individuals in time and space. The study of History offers each of us the chance to understand, even bridge, other cultures. The major in History offers opportunities to sample this diverse human experience. We offer studies that embrace the ancient Middle East, medieval and modern Europe, revolutions in France and Great Britain, and the modern history of Russia and the United States. Our aim is to both challenge and excite you as you move through the study of History, beyond your own lives to those of people in other times and other places. We also aim to develop an appreciation of the contributions historians make to an understanding of contemporary society.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
70–104 Ballarat Road, Footscray 3011
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
Applicants with recent secondary education (within the last 2 years)
- Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.
Applicants with vocational education and training (VET/TAFE) study
- Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).
- Completion of Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation (or equivalent).
Applicants with higher education study
- Full or partial completion of an Australian Higher Education award (or equivalent).
- or;
- Completion of a single unit of Higher Education studies.
- or;
- Completion of a bridging or enabling course e.g., Foundation course or equivalent.
Applicants with work & life experience
- Five years (minimum) work/life experience in Humanities, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, or similar.
- or;
- Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate more than two years ago. plus;
- Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English (or equivalent).
Special Admission Programs
Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic, or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:
- Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
- Special consideration for direct applicants.
Course fees
Course fee
$50,976
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About Victoria University
Victoria University is one of only six universities in Australia to offer courses in both TAFE and higher education. From certificates to diplomas, degrees and postgraduate courses, you can begin your studies at any point and pathway between courses to achieve your goals, regardless of your starting point.
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