Foundation Studies Program (Standard) - Arts (X0F:1) (0100808) + Bachelor of Arts - Ancient Civilisations (A3A) (001694A)

Program Description Foundation Studies Program (Standard) - Arts (X0F:1) (0100808):

The Foundation Studies program is a direct academic pathway to first-year undergraduate degree study, or an equivalent. The program acts as a bridging course for international students who wish to study a university undergraduate degree course but who don’t yet meet academic requirements and/or have the English language skills for tertiary study.

To successfully complete the program, students must achieve a 50% pass in all units, including English.

Upon successful completion of the course, graduates can enter one of the University of Tasmania’s undergraduate degree courses.

Bachelor of Arts - Ancient Civilisations (A3A) (001694A): At the University of Tasmania, students will be part of an academic community that cares deeply about the topics that they teach and study.

Students will learn to influence cultural and social change, and students will gain the knowledge and creativity to envision better futures. Students will take on the world’s cultural, environmental, and humanitarian challenges from multiple perspectives and gain the confidence to make a positive difference. In first year, students will have the opportunity to visit Country with an Aboriginal Elder or knowledge holder as part of the University of Tasmania's curriculum's reflection of the value and place of Indigenous knowledges and perspectives.

The Bachelor of Arts will equip students with a range of specialised and transferable skills that are highly sought after by employers: creative thinking, respect for multiple perspectives, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Students will explore topics in mythology and religion, drama, history, classical epic, and many more. As such, Ancient Civilisations is dynamic and multidisciplinary students will gain experience with ancient historiography, literary criticism, material culture, and philosophical enquiry.

The Ancient Civilisations and Ancient Languages programs make up the Classics discipline, and both majors are taught by renowned Classics lecturers. The Ancient Civilisations program develops critical thinking, research methods, and intercultural awareness, which prepares students for a range of professional careers that require an understanding of the ethical implications of a project, long-term effects of actions or diverse experiences of policy.