Humanities and Social Sciences

Programs for the community

Introduction What units can l choose? How to apply When to apply Fees

University study is available to members of the community who are not formally enrolled in a degree offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, but who are interested in furthering their knowledge of a specific area or discipline.You have the choice of studying as an assessed (single unit) or non-assessed (audit unit) student.

You may apply to study at La Trobe via two different methods:

• By enrolling in an Audit unit (this means you attend the lecture for your chosen unit without submitting work for examination) Please Note: Language units are not available as Audit units.
• By enrolling in a Single unit (this means you attend lectures, tutorials and submit work for assessment and examination)

Either of these methods afford you the opportunity to sample university study with a view to seeking formal enrolment or for you to simply attend classes that are of interest to you. While there is no guarantee of selection into the degrees offered by Humanities and Social Sciences, upon completion of Single unit studies many students have been able to use successfully completed units as the basis for selection in order to demonstrate academic merit if previous results were not sufficient.

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What units can I choose?

Most units within the Faculty Humanities and Social Sciences are available for study, although final approval for enrolment is conditional upon the consent of the unit coordinator and the Faculty.

To explore these areas of study and the units that they offer, please click on the links below. Once you have chosen the units you wish to study why not ensure that they are available at a convenient time by looking at the University timetable online.

Discipline programs and areas of study

• Aboriginal Studies
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Art History
• Asian Studies
• Australian Studies
• Cinema Studies
• Development Studies
• English
• European Studies
• Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Legal Studies
• Linguistics
• Logic
• Media Studies
• North American Studies
• Peace Studies
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Religion and Spirituality Studies
• Sociology
• Theatre and Drama
• Visual Arts

Units may also be available within the following Language programs - single unit enrolment only

• Chinese
• Ancient Greek
• Modern Greek
• Hindi
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Latin
• Sanskrit
• Spanish

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How to apply

Prospective students can obtain an Audit unit or Single unit application form from the:

Faculty Office
Humanities and Social Sciences
Level 3, Humanities 3 Building
Bundoora Campus
Phone: (03) 9479 2023
Fax: (03) 9479 1700
Email: lhuss@latrobe.edu.au

Once you have received the form, you will need to write down which units you would like to enrol in, and have the application form signed by the unit coordinator. Please note that the Faculty Office is only open between 10am and 4pm Monday - Friday.

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When to apply

• No later than Friday 15th February for Semester One, 2008
• No later than Wednesday 16 July for Semester Two, 2008

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Fees

Audit Units

• Please contact the Faculty Office directly for more information about fees for Audit Units.

Single units (miscellaneous units)

• Single Unit fees

Voluntary General Service Fee

The Commonwealth Government recently passed legislation prohibiting higher education providers from charging a compulsory General Service Fee. This legislation came into effect on 1 July 2006 for students commencing their course from 1 July onwards.

Students enrolling before 1 July 2006 are subject to the existing arrangements for their higher education provider. La Trobe University will assess GSF (Compulsory) on the basis of annual load. The amount of GSF (Compulsory) calculated according to load in 2006 will appear on your Statement of Account.

La Trobe University students are required to pay the GSF (Compulsory) for the full year and will continue to have access to the full range of services throughout 2006.

From 1 January 2007 students will be offered the opportunity to voluntarily subscribe to services.

For further information refer to the section on Gereral Service Fees at www.latrobe.edu.au/acadserv/current/fees.html