University Of Canterbury Bachelor Of Arts Subjects and Courses

The Bachelor of Arts is a highly flexible degree that allows a wide range of choices from major and minor subjects, as well as courses from other degrees.



Students should include first-year courses that allow them to advance to 200-level in at least two, and preferably three, subjects.



See ‘How do I plan my degree?’ above for an example degree structure diagram.



Major subjects

  • Anthropology
  • Art History and Theory
  • Chinese
  • Cinema Studies
  • Classics
  • Cultural Studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • English Language
  • European and European Union Studies
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Human Services
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Māori and Indigenous Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Media and Communication
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Te Reo Māori

Minor subjects

  • Accounting
  • Adventure Sport and Environment
  • Anthropology
  • Art History and Theory
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Business and Sustainability
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Cinema Studies
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Cultural Studies
  • Digital Humanities
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • English Language
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Science
  • European and European Union Studies
  • Finance
  • French
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • History
  • Human Resource Management
  • Human Services
  • Information Systems
  • Innovation
  • International Business
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Māori and Indigenous Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Media and Communication
  • Music
  • Nutrition
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Performance Analysis
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Professional and Community Engagement
  • Psychology
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Sport Science
  • Statistics
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Taxation
  • Te Reo Māori
  • Tourism Marketing and Management
  • Youth and Community Leadership