Broaden your horizons and expand your employment prospects by combining the Bachelor of Arts with your music program. This dual program is designed to provide you with the skills for a professional career in music as well as a depth of understanding in one or more fields of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, and culminates in advanced research training in your chosen Music (Honours) field. With more than 40 study areas to choose from, you can create a set of skills that is unique to you and your passions. Students can structure their program within each degree component to include majors in their area of interest and a range of electives. Refer to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) and the Bachelor of Arts for individual program details and requirements for majors. If you're curious to learn, a dual degree with the Bachelor of Arts allows you to explore endless opportunities and get ready for almost any possible future. Combine your degree with over 40 study areas across the humanities, social sciences and languages Learn from passionate and engaged teaching staff who are nationally and internationally acclaimed performers, composers, teachers and researchers. Develop the transferable skills essential to long-term job success across multiple sectors for your entire career.
The major in political science will give students a comprehensive understanding of competing visions of society and global complexity; power, authority and regulation; conflict and cooperation in democratic societies; and political identity. It will provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of ideas, ideologies, formal and informal institutions, political culture, participation and citizenship, representation and democracy. Graduates of this major will be able to practice democratic problem-solving, exercise capacity for independent thought and decision-making, skilfully analyse, demonstrate individual and collaborative written and oral communication skills, understand and engage with collective decision making, locate their own political identity and values, assess the plausibility of facts and arguments, identify core assumptions that animate political actions, and translate learning into policy, engagement and impact. Graduates of this major will be adaptive, able to view problems from multiple vantage points, critical thinkers, and active citizens who are confident in their capacity for political leadership.
