Single degrees
Bachelor of Arts (ABA) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be taken in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences either as a pass degree or with honours. The pass degree, if taken full-time, is designed to be completed within three years.
It is the responsibility of students to ensure that they familiarise themselves with course requirements and that they are enrolled in units that conform to those requirements. Students are encouraged to contact the faculty’s Enquiries Office if they have any questions regarding requirements for their course.
Admission requirements
Prerequisite studies: a study score of at least 25 in VCE units 3 and 4 English or equivalent is required for entry to the Bachelor of Arts. The faculty will consider for admission applicants from all entrance categories.
Applicants who have not completed a Year 12 or equivalent may apply under alternative category entry. See the current VTAC Guide for more details.
Further information may be obtained from the faculty’s Enquiries Office.
Course requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 360 credit points, with at least 120 credit points at third year level and include in their course a single major OR a double major.
Single major (130 credit points)
A major consists of 130 credit points, including at least 60 credit points at third year level, in a discipline (or area of study) offered by the faculty, noting that majors in some disciplines must include specific units or combinations of units.
| Teaching period | Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major | Elective | Elective | Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major | Elective | Elective | Elective |
| Second year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major | Elective | Elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major | Elective | Elective | |
| Third year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major | Major | Elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major | Elective | Elective |
Double major (130 credit points)
A double major consists of 130 credit points in each of two different disciplines. This consists of 30 credit points at first year level and 40 credit points at second year-level and 60 credit points at third year level in each discipline.
| Teaching period | Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major 1 | Major 2 | Elective | Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major 1, , | Major 2, | Elective | Elective |
| Second year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major 1, | Major 2, | Elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major 1, | Major 2, | Elective | |
| Third year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major 1, | Major 1, | Major 2 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major 1, | Major 2, | Major 2 |
Course regulations
A maximum of 205 credit points may be taken from any single discipline in the faculty.
120 credit points (60 credit points in each semester) is a full-time study load for each year level. Students require permission from the faculty to overload by taking more than 60 credit points in any teaching period. Permission is normally based on the student’s previous academic record.
First year units
Students must take a minimum of 90 credit points at first year level from units offered by the faculty. A maximum of 45 credit points may be taken in any one discipline.
A minimum of 120 credit points and a maximum of 135 credit points of first year units may normally be included in the degree.
In special circumstances, a student may put a case to be allowed to take 150 credit points of first year level units. Approval for this should be sought from the faculty’s Enquiries Office.
Units from other La Trobe faculties and other universities
Students may take two semester units at each year level from other La Trobe faculties or other universities.
The exceptions to this requirement are that students taking mathematics and computer science may take 30 credit points at first year level, 40 credit points at second year level and 60 credit points at third year level. Students who have the permission of the Psychology Department may include 30 credit points at first year level, 60 credit points at second year level and 60 credit points at third year level of psychology units.
Students may, with permission, study units from another tertiary institution in a discipline that is not available at La Trobe University. Applicants for cross-institutional study in a discipline that is available at La Trobe University require written approval from the head of that school or department. This should be submitted to the faculty’s Enquiries Office.