BA stands for Bachelor of Arts. It is a bachelor degree program that refers to an undergraduate course of study. The course is chosen by the students who wish to pursue arts after passing the high school. The duration of this undergraduate course is usually three years which may vary on the basis of features and components of the field of study. In this course out of a number of subjects, a BA student is required to choose only five subjects for the course. BA subjects usually include English, math, sociology, geography, education, economics, history, philosophy, home science and social work.