Bachelor of Arts
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
A three-year arts degree at CDU's Danala Education and Community Precinct in Darwin and online, with a choice of seven majors. CDU publishes no lowest selection rank for it; the minimum entry requirement is an ATAR of 60 with the NTCET or equivalent. No Year 12 prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
CDU has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Students choose from seven majors and can take subjects from a wide range of other fields, building decision-making, critical and creative thinking and other transferable skills, with a distinctive focus on Indigenous knowledges and northern Australia.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work in writing, editing and publishing roles across media, government and the not-for-profit sector.
- Many alumni pursue policy and research positions in the public service or NGO sector.
- Common further-study pathways include teaching, law (graduate JD) and a research Honours year.
Typical first jobs
- Policy officer (NT Government graduate programme)
- Communications and media officer
- Research assistant in an NGO or think tank
- Electorate officer or ministerial adviser
- Editorial assistant or junior journalist
- Community development officer
After graduation
Graduates work in policy, community, communications and research roles, or continue to Honours and postgraduate study.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You enjoy long-form reading and structured argumentative writing
- You are interested in Indigenous Australia, remote policy or Top End history
- You can self-manage in an online or blended cohort spread across the NT
- You want broad elective choice rather than a locked-in vocational pathway
- You are happy with smaller tutorial cohorts than southern metro unis
It is probably not for you if
- You want a direct vocational ticket on graduation
- You dislike heavy reading and essay-based assessment
- You need a large face-to-face cohort and busy campus social life
- You want a quantitative or laboratory-heavy degree
Related courses at CDU
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Charles Darwin University website and on SATAC before applying.