Bachelor of Arts - Human Services

University of Canterbury

With over 30 subjects to choose from you can customise your BA degree to suit your interests and career path. Over the three years of your BA degree you will gain the critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and communication skills that employers want. Practical experiences such as internships are on offer too. Bachelor of Arts specialisation option You can also do a BA with a specialisation pathway. Specialisations include a set programme of courses centred on a broad theme. These allow you to develop expertise in more subjects than a major, as well as the opportunity to customise your study to your particular interests. See the Bachelor of Arts - Specialisations. Study Involve: Choose from over 30 Arts subjects as your major and minor, or double major. Many courses offer field trips, real-world case studies, performances, internships, and community projects. You have the option to study a minor from additional subjects across Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health, Product Design, Science, Sport, and Youth and Community Leadership. Get involved with some of the many Arts related student clubs including Arts Society, Japan Society, Classoc, and Musoc.Human Services is all about working with people to create a healthy life for the community and make positive impacts in the world. Human Services is one of the fastest growing employment fields in the world as it is incorporated in so many professions including education, law enforcement, and health. Study Involve: Five different topics: healthy lifestyles, crime and deviance, local and global communities, workplaces, and youth. Practice your research skills and investigate topics from an angle that interests you. This subject can be studied alongside many different degrees to strengthen your human service and social awareness skills.

Faculty of Arts