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 subjects that conform to those requirements. Students are encouraged to contact the Faculty Enquiries Office if they have any questions regarding requirements for their course.
Disciplines and areas of study
For more information on disciplines and areas of study available within the Bachelor of Arts at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus.
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 at least one core major.
Single Major (130 credit points)
A major consists of 130 credit points in a discipline, and must include the following:
- 30 credit points at first year level (including a first-year core subject),
- 40 credit points at second-year level (including a second-year core subject) and,
- 60 credit points at third-year level (including a third-year core subject)
Students should note that majors in some disciplines must include specific subjects or combinations of subjects.
| Teaching period | Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major (core subject) | Elective | Elective | Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major | Elective | Elective | Elective |
| Second year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major (core subject) | Elective | Elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major | Elective | Elective | |
| Third year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major (core subject) | Major | Elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major | Elective | Elective | |
Double major (130 credit points in each discipline)
Students can complete a double major within the BA which consists of 130 credit points in each of two different disciplines. The structure is the same as the structure for a single major but students must complete the structure for two different disciplines.
| Teaching period | Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major 1 (core subject) | Major 2 (core subject) | Elective | Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major 1 | Major 2 | Elective | Elective |
| Second year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major 1 (core subject) | Major 2 (core subject) | Elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Major 1 | Major 2 | Elective | |
| Third year | ||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Major 1 (core subject) | Major 1 | Major 2 (core subject) | |
| 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 subjects
Students must take a minimum of 90 credit points at first year level from subjects 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 subjects may normally be included in the degree. Approval for this should be sought from the Faculty Enquiries Office.
Subjects from other La Trobe faculties and other universities
Students may take up to two semester subjects at each year level from other La Trobe Faculties or other universities.
The exception to this requirement is that students who have the permission of the Psychology Department may include 45 credit points at first year level, 60 credit points at second year level and 60 credit points at third year level of psychology subjects.
Students may, with permission, study subjects 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 Enquiries Office.