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 subjects to qualify for this degree.
Credit towards the degree may be awarded for approved subjects at overseas universities with which La Trobe University has an exchange or study abroad agreement. Prior approval must be obtained from the Chair of International Development Committee.
First year (120 credit points)
In their first year, students study:
- 30 credit points of the compulsory core subjects listed below
- 60 credit points from List A below, and
- 30 credit points of Electives.
Compulsory core subjects (15 credit points each)
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Culture and Globalisation: introduction to anthropology | ANT1CAG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Economy, Environment and Human Rights: world in transition | POL1EEH |
List A
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Chinese Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-1 | French Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Indonesian Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asia: Japan and Indonesia | AST1IJI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Aboriginal Australia | ABS1IIA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Sociology | SOC1SAC |
| TE-SEM-1 | History of Globalisation | ECO1HOG |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law and Legal Consciousness | LST1LAS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Migration Stories in a Global Context | HIS1GMS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sex, Gender and Identity | GSD1SGI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Professional Writing: words in action | HUS1PWR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Spanish Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Australia and Beyond: introduction to sociology | SOC1AAB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Chinese Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-2 | French Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Indonesian Language subjects at first year level | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Asia: China and India | AST1ICI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Monsters, Savages and Us: tales of others | HIS1MSU |
| TE-SEM-2 | Our Global Village: introduction to anthropology | ANT1FET |
| TE-SEM-2 | Sex, Gender and Diversity | GSD1SGD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Spanish Language subjects at first year level |
Second year (120 credit points)
In their second year, students study:
- 40 credit points of the compulsory core subjects listed below
- 60 credit points from List B below, and
- 20 credit points of Electives.
Compulsory Second year core subjects (20 credit points each)
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT2DGC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Gender and Development | SOC2GAD |
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 subjects (20 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | Development in Practice | SOC3DIP |
| and one of | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Social Research Methods | SOC3MSR |
| TE-SEM-2 | Doing Anthropology | ANT3MQA |
List B
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following subjects.
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Australia | ANT2ABA/ANT3ABA |
| Aborigines and the State | ANT2AAS/ANT3AAS |
| Anthropology of Popular Culture | ANT2PCP/ANT3PCP |
| Applied Anthropology | ANT2APA/ANT3APA |
| Australian Aboriginal History | HIS2AAH/HIS3AAH |
| Australian Environmental History: Gondwana to global warming | HIS2AEH/HIS3AEH |
| Australian Foreign Policy | POL2AAW/POL3AAW |
| Charting the Colonial Pacific | HIS2CCP/HIS3CCP |
| Childhood, Youth and Culture | ANT2CAC/ANT3CAC |
| Chinese Language subjects at second and third year level | |
| Community Studies | SOC2CMS/SOC3CMS |
| Contesting Socuial Policy | SOC2CSP/SOC3CSP |
| Crises in South Asia: weapons, women, well-being | POL2CSA/POL3CSA |
| Culture, Health and Healing | ANT2CHH/ANT3CHH |
| Culture, Race and Difference | ANT2CRD/ANT3CRD |
| Displacement, Flight and Refuge | ANT2DFR/ANT3DFR |
| Ecological Philosophies | PHI2ECP/PHI3ECP |
| Ethnicity and Identity: social and political approaches | SOC2EAI/SOC3EAI |
| Economic Growth and Development | ECO2EGD |
| French Language subjects at second and third year level | |
| Gender and Sexuality: contemporary debates | SOC2GES/SOC3GES |
| Genocides and the Holocaust: Europe, Asia, Africa | HIS2GAH/HIS3GAH |
| Globalization | ECO2GLO |
| Growth and Decline in the Global Economy | ECO3GDE |
| Human Rights Law | LAW2HRL/LAW3HRL |
| Indonesian Language subjects at second and third year level | |
| Intercultural Communication | LIN2CCC/LIN3CCC |
| International Law and International Organisation | POL2ILO/POL3ILO |
| International Relations: the Cold War and the great powers | POL2INR/POL3INR |
| Landscape and the Human World | SOC2LL/SOC3LL |
| Language in Asia | LIN2LIA/LIN3LIA |
| Living with Colonialism: resistance and accommodation | HIS2LWC/HIS3LWC |
| Migration, Transnationalism and Diaspora | SOC2TDM/SOC3TDM |
| Modern World Economy | ECO2MWE |
| Native American Activism: Indians, Hollywood and History | HIS2NAE/HIS3NAE |
| Peace and Change | POL2PAC/POL3PAC |
| 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 subjects at second and third year level | |
| Radio/Sound Production | MST2RSP/MST3RSP |
| 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 |
| Nature, Conservation and Society: the human impact | SOC2SOE/SOC3SOE |
| Social Movements | SOC2SMT/SOC3SMT |
| South-East Asian Politics: change and conflict | POL2SEA/POL3SEA |
| Spanish Language subjects at second and third year level | |
| The World Since 1945: historical justice in the modern world | HIS2WOR/HIS3WOR |
| Worlds of Exclusion: global social inequalities | SOC2WOE/SOC3WOE |
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 international development subjects.