Single degrees
Bachelor of International Development (ABID) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
This degree is designed to equip students with an appreciation of issues in social, economic, and political development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Possible career opportunities are available in fields related to government and non-government organisations working towards sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and well-being. The degree consists of 360 credit points, which can be completed in three years of full-time study. Part-time enrolment is also available. Students must include all compulsory units to qualify for this degree.
Credit towards the degree may be awarded for approved units at overseas universities with which La Trobe University has an exchange or study abroad agreement. Prior approval must be obtained from the Chair of the Development Studies Committee.
First year (120 credit points)
In their first year, students study:
- 45 credit points of the compulsory core units listed below
- 45 credit points from List A below, and
- 30 credit points of Electives.
Compulsory core units (15 credit points each)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Conquest of the Americas: Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, Spaniards | HIS1CAM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Culture and Globalisation: introduction to anthropology | ANT1CAG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Globalisation: the rise of the modern world | HIS1DEV |
List A
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Chinese Language units at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Indonesian Language units at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asia: Japan and Indonesia | AST1IJI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Aboriginal Australia | ANT1IIA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Long-Term Economic Change | ECO1LEC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sex, Gender and Identity | GSD1SGI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law and Society | LST1LAS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Self and Community: introduction to sociology | SOC1SAC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Spanish Language units at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-1 | States, Nations and Security: world in transition | POL1SNS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Australia and Beyond: introduction to sociology | SOC1AAB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Chinese Language units at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Economy, Environment and Human Rights: world in transition | POL1EEH |
| TE-SEM-2 | Indonesian Language units at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Asia: China and India | AST1ICI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Our Global Village: introduction to anthropology | ANT1FET |
| TE-SEM-2 | Sex, Gender and Diversity | GSD1SGD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Spanish Language units at first year level |
Second year (120 credit points)
In their second year, students study:
- 60 credit points of the compulsory core units listed below
- 40 credit points from List B below, and
- 20 credit points of Electives.
Compulsory Second year core units (20 credit points each)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT2DGC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Gender and Development | SOC2GAD |
| TE-SEM-2 | The World Since 1945 | HIS2WOR |
Third year (120 credit points)
In their third year, students study:
- SOC3DIP Development in Practice and one of ANT3MQA or SOC3MSR
- 60 credit points from List B below, and
- 20 credit points of Electives.
Compulsory Third year core units (20 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Development in Practice | SOC3DIP |
| and one of | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Social Research Methods | SOC3MSR |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Ethnographic Research | ANT3MQA |
List B
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Australia | ANT2ABA/ANT3ABA |
| Applied Anthropology | ANT2APA/ANT3APA |
| Australian Aboriginal History | HIS2AAH/HIS3AAH |
| Australian Foreign Policy | POL2AAW/POL3AAW |
| Charting the Colonial Pacific | HIS2CCP/HIS3CCP |
| Childhood and Culture | ANT2CAC/ANT3CAC |
| Chinese Language units at second and third year level | |
| Cities and People | SOC2CAP/SOC3CAP |
| Community Studies | SOC2CMS/SOC3CMS |
| Crises in South Asia: weapons, women, well-being | POL2CSA/POL3CSA |
| Critical Social Policy | SOC2CSP/SOC3CSP |
| Comparative Social Movements | SOC2CSM/SOC3CSM |
| Cross-Cultural Communication | LIN2CCC/LIN3CCC |
| Culture, Race and Difference | ANT2CRD/ANT3CRD |
| Displacement, Flight and Refuge | ANT2DFR/ANT3DFR |
| Ecological Philosophies | PHI2ECP/PHI3ECP |
| Ecology, Democracy and Utopia | PHI2EDU/PHI3EDU |
| Ethnicity and Identity: social and political approaches | SOC2EAI/SOC3EAI |
| Economic Growth and Development | ECO2EGD |
| Food, Drink and World History: Ancient World to Modern Australia | HIS2FDA/HIS3FDA |
| Gender and Sexuality: contemporary debates | SOC2GES/SOC3GES |
| Globalization | ECO2GLO |
| Growth and Decline in the Global Economy | ECO3EGD |
| Indonesian Language units at second and third year level | |
| International Law and International Organisation | POL2ILO/POL3ILO |
| International Relations: the Cold War and the great powers | POL2INR/POL3INR |
| Language in Asia | LIN2LIA/LIN3LIA |
| Latin America through Film and Popular Culture 1820-2000 | HIS2LFP/HIS3LFP |
| Living with Colonialism: resistance and accommodation | HIS2LWC/HIS3LWC |
| Modern World Economy | ECO2MWE |
| Peace and Change | POL2PAC/POL3PAC |
| Peasants and Politics in Latin America | HIS2PPL/HIS3PPL |
| Political Change and Development in the Third World | POL2DDA/POL3DDA |
| Politics and the Economy | POL2PAE/POL3PAE |
| The Politics of Economic Regions | POL2PER/POL3PER |
| Politics of Non-violent Activism | POL2PNV/POL3PNV |
| Portuguese Language units at second and third year level | |
| Postcolonial Perspectives | ANT2PCP/ANT3PCP |
| Reconciliation | POL2REC/POL3REC |
| Regional Economic Development | ECO3RED |
| Sex, Gender and Work | SOC2SGW/SOC3SGW |
| Social Policy, Welfare and the State | SOC2SWS/SOC3SWS |
| Society and State in Japan and China | AST2EAS/AST3EAS |
| Sociology and Everyday Life | SOC2SEL/SOC3SEL |
| Sociology of the Environment | SOC2SOE/SOC3SOE |
| South African History | HIS2SAH/HIS3SAH |
| South-East Asian Politics: change and conflict | POL2SEA/POL3SEA |
| Spanish Language units at second and third year level | |
| Visual Anthropology: documenting cultures | ANT2ASF/ANT3ASF |
Honours degree
An honours program is available. Entry into the honours year is by application at the end of the student’s third year of study. Students considered for admission will normally have at least a B average in development studies units.