General information
Disciplines
The faculty’s disciplines are Ancient Greek, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Chinese, cinema studies, English, history, Indonesian, Italian studies, Japanese, linguistics, media studies, Modern Greek, philosophy (including logic), politics, sociology, Spanish and theatre and drama.
Areas of study
The faculty’s areas of study are Aboriginal studies, ancient Mediterranean studies, Asian studies, Australian studies, development studies, environmental enquiry, European cultures, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Latin American studies, legal studies, Modern Greek studies, modern Mediterranean studies, North American studies, peace studies, religion and spirituality studies.
In addition to the areas of study listed above, it is also possible to study AUSLAN, French, and German. Subject to enrolment numbers, the following languages may also be offered: Catalan, Galician, Hindi, Latin, Portuguese, and Sanskrit.
International students
Admission of international students is coordinated by the university’s International Programs Office. For information on application procedures, accommodation, visa requirements, fees, contact the office on (03) 9479 1199, or write to International Programs Office, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086 Australia.
Non–native English speakers who wish to develop their language and academic skills should contact the Language and Academics Skills (ESL) Unit.
The units EDU1ESL English as a Second Language 1 and EDU4ESL English as a Second Language 2 are available for credit to international students from non–English speaking backgrounds that have not successfully completed an Australian Year 12 English unit. These units help to develop students’ English skills in an academic environment and may be taken in either teaching period. For further information, obtain a leaflet from the International Programs Office or contact the Language Centre.
Academic progress
Students are regarded as not having made satisfactory academic progress if they have not passed at least one-half of their enrolment, or if they have failed to meet a condition previously imposed on them by the Academic Progress Committee. For the purpose of this rule, a current enrolment is taken to include any unit in which a student remains enrolled at the completion of the unit or any unit awarded a KN or NS grade.
The faculty considers the examination results in early December. Students who have failed to satisfy academic progress requirements may be required to attend academic counselling before they are permitted to re-enrol in their course. Students in the first year of their enrolment will be allowed to re-enrol, but must pass a minimum of two-thirds of their next enrolment or attend academic counselling. Students who have had academic counselling for two consecutive years will be required to make a case for their continuing enrolment (through the faculty’s ‘show cause’ process) if they fail to meet academic progress requirements in the subsequent year.
Normally, the maximum time allowed to complete the Bachelor of Arts is ten years of part-time study.
Unit enrolment
The unit coordinator’s signature is required for enrolment in any unit after the first week of semester. Unit enrolment after the third week of semester requires the signature of the Head of School.
Unit quotas
Quotas are imposed on some first year units. These include media studies and drama units. Quotas are also applied to later year units in some schools and departments. For details, see the specific unit descriptions at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.
Students allocated a place in a quota-controlled unit must confirm their acceptance of the place by attending class in the first week, or by contacting the lecturer in charge before the end of the first week. Otherwise, the place may be made available to a student on the waiting list.
Completion of a unit
Completion of a unit requires satisfactory performance at such examinations, as are set, attendance at such lectures, tutorials and other classes as are required and satisfactory completion of any exercises and work required.
A student who has not complied with the requirements for a unit may be refused admission to the annual examination in that unit.
Availability of unit
Schools may decide not to offer listed first-, second- or third year units if insufficient students choose to enrol.
All units are offered subject to the availability of appropriate staffing and resources and students should consult the advisers of studies in the relevant disciplines.
Prerequisites
A student may not enrol for any unit without having completed the prerequisites for that unit, except with the permission of the coordinator for that unit.
Units that may be taken at either second- or third year level
Where a unit is listed at both second- and third year levels, students may enrol either at second year level (e.g., ARH2MIM) or at third year level (e.g., ARH3MIM) but not at both levels.
Unit descriptions
A full description of units appears at the end of each discipline section, in alphabetical order by unit code. Students should note that units published in the hardcopy Handbook are subject to change and should refer to the online Handbook for up-to-date information (see www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public).
For an explanation of teaching periods and campus codes see the Foreword at the beginning of this Handbook.