The Bachelor of Arts (Professional) includes a mandatory 12-month paid work placement. You'll benefit from Swinburne’s unique industry partnerships, gain invaluable full-time work experience and earn credit towards your degree.

The course is designed to foster students’ individual development and allow them to develop research and analytical skills that can be applied to a range of situations. Arts students learn how to gather, synthesise and assess information, how to conceptualise issues and how to express themselves effectively, both orally and in writing. Students have the opportunity to work with other students and academic staff from a range of disciplines on a project responding to one of the major social, cultural and economic challenges of the 21st century.

Japanese

Study the structure, grammar, phonetics and phonology of a language at beginner or advanced level to become prepared for a range of specialist and general professions.

Please note: If you select the Japanese Language Major study options may vary based on your formal or informal background (knowledge/experience) of/in the Japanese language.

• Journalist
• Public policy analyst
• Welfare worker
• Cultural adviser
• International trade consultant
• Tourism and travel consultant
• Translator