Science vs humanities in Australia’s university fee shake-up

University students enrolling in degrees in the humanities, law and economics in Australia will see their course fees more than double next year under legislation that has just passed the upper house which the government says will ensure higher education produces “job-ready graduates”.

Under the plan, a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree will cost as much as 58,000 Australian dollars ($41,619) from 2021, an increase of 113 percent compared with 2020. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/9/science-vs-humanities-in-australia-university-fee-shake-up