Bachelor of Arts is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course. Bachelor of Arts degree programs generally take three years.

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a most flexible undergraduate degree programme, of B.N. Mandal University, enabling students to study from a selection of more than 40 arts and social science subjects, as well as papers offered elsewhere in the University. Academic breadth is complemented by in-depth knowledge gained through majoring in one or two subjects with the option of minors in one or two others. It is normally undertaken over three years of full time or its equivalent in part-time study.

Students are taught by research-active scholars, are expected to undertake a diverse range of learning tasks and are challenged to develop their intellectual independence. Graduates of the programme are well-informed, versatile, independent thinkers with the information literacy, communication, research and interpersonal skills necessary for a career or further academic study.