Flexible majors

Many UOW degrees feature our Flexible Major structure, designed to give our students the perfect balance of clarity, choice and career-ready skills.

You’ll graduate in the same amount of time as a standard three-year degree, but with more ways to shape it around your interests, strengths and goals.

Flexible Major degrees are made up of three parts:

• Core foundations

You’ll complete a set of core subjects that build essential knowledge in your chosen field, finishing with a capstone project in your final year. This ensures you graduate with strong disciplinary expertise and real-world experience.

• Your major

Choose a major aligned to your degree and develop deep specialist knowledge in the area that excites you most.

• Your flexible 'zone'

You can use this part of your degree to:

• • Take a second major (even from another discipline, as long as it is available on UOW’s General Schedule of Majors).
  • Complete two minors
  • Choose a mix of elective subjects from across the university

This means you can combine Business with Creative Arts; Science with International Studies; Criminology with Communications.

The choice is yours!

More choice, without adding time

Broaden your skills or specialise further, all within a standard three-year degree.

Stand out to employers

Graduate with a unique combination of skills that sets you apart in a competitive job market.

Explore your interests

Not sure exactly where you want to end up? This structure lets you focus on or discover new passions while staying on track.

Keep your options open

You can deepen your expertise with two related majors or build a cross-disciplinary skillset.

Designed for Your Future

The Flexible Major structure gives you:

• A clear pathway through your degree
• The freedom to customise your study
• The ability to graduate with a unique combination of skills