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Study online through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Make your degree unique and study what interests you: philosophy, English, society and culture, ancient or modern history, politics or sociology. Analyse critically, think creatively and solve problems for a career in professional or civic life.

Bachelor of Arts

Develop the analytical and critical thinking, writing, research and project management skills in demand by a variety of industries. Majors include criminal justice, journalism, sociology, history, screen culture, creative writing and public relations.

Explore the ways people act, think, react and relate to others. Examine cause and affects in behaviour and reveal human health consequences. Examine social policy and counsel communities. Choose to specialise in criminal justice or ageing and disability.

Bachelor of Psychological Science and Sociology

Investigate issues in contemporary Australian society, zooming in on the behaviour and social interaction of individuals and groups. By understanding personality and predicting behaviour, you’ll be prepped for careers in support services and more.

Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Behavioural Studies

Work towards your degree with this head start in humanities. You’ll explore how cultures write about themselves in the past and present, through fiction and nonfiction texts. Topics include gender, power, feminism, and queer theory.

Undergraduate Certificate in English and Cultural Studies

Explore the social causes and consequences of crime. You’ll cover topics including policing, corrections, and cybercrime. Take your skills into the world, working behind the scenes in policy, or on the ground with at-risk youth and offenders.

Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Criminology

Develop global diplomacy skills including conflict resolution and critical thinking, and explore the powers of the United Nations. Through the lens of Australian politics and foreign policy, you’ll study topics including terrorism and human rights.

Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Security and International Relations

A flexible arts degree offering a large selection of humanities and social sciences majors. Mix it up with minors and electives in business, health, and science. Develop critical thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, and communication skills.

Discover how cultures develop and are reflected in popular texts. Diving into the complexity of culture, you’ll develop critical thinking skills for problem solving and innovation. Through the lens of cultural texts, explore gender, power, and place. 

Bachelor of Arts (English and Cultural Studies)

Explore global contemporary security threats including cybercrime, violent extremism, and radicalisation. By understanding the issues and developing skills to respond, you’ll be ready for roles in policy, immigration, and national security.

Bachelor of Social Science with a Major in Security and Counter Terrorism

Health and Wellbeing in Social and Cultural Contexts

Introduction to Cultural Studies

Drugs in Society

Mind, "Madness" and Society: An Introduction to the Sociology of Mental Illness

Popular Music, Culture and Identity

Gender, Crime and Justice

Digital Culture and Everyday Life

Culture, Health and Healing

Power and Politics

Health and Society

Uncover the effects legal, illicit and medicinal drugs have on society. Follow the steps in a drug's development, from discovery to clinical testing and marketing. Analyse the ethical and economic features. Look into herbal medicines and homoeopathy.

Sociology of Crime and Deviance

Explore how access to healthcare influences how people interpret, understand and respond to health, wellbeing and illness. Examine how education, race, class, gender and culture guides people’s decision making and expectations of well-being.

Social Determinants of Health

Turn the pages of time in the history of sex and sexuality. Cover sexology, romantic friendships, prophylaxis and queer lives – spanning from ancient times through to today. Explore how gender, class and ethnicity comes into play in intimacy.

Histories of Sexuality

Explore where digital life ends and real life begins. Identify ways in which every day social activities like dating and praying have become digitised. Look into the causes and consequences of our increasing social connection with the online world.

Unearth new ways of thinking about femininity and masculinity. Read up on male and female representation throughout the literary canon. Address abortion and reproductive rights. Highlight historical and contemporary examples of sexism in the media.

Freedom Dreams: Foundations in Gender Studies

Worlds of Exclusion: Global Social Inequalities

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