What is a Bachelor of Arts? An analysis of Australian university representations

Kristin Natalier, Marina Deller, Kate Douglas, Claire Whitley, Giselle Bastin, College of Human Sciences and Culture and Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University, College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences, Flinders University

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice

Published online on July 25, 2026

Abstract

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Ahead of Print.
In Australia, the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is paradoxically disparaged and valued across political and public discourse. However, contestations over this ‘evolving degree’ occur without reference to its specific characteristics and claims made of it. ...