Humanities and Social Sciences

Schools liaison

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Schools Liaison officers regularly travel to secondary schools to present seminars and information sessions on the degrees offered by our faculty. Contact us for a copy of our most recent Undergraduate Prospectus or to arrange a school visit. We are happy to design our presentations around the specific needs of your class or year level.

On recent school visits we have conducted presentations relating to:

• The Bachelor of Arts degree (majors, career outcomes)
• History and Language study at University
• The Bachelor of Media Studies
• Sociology, Anthropology and the Bachelor of Social Sciences
• International Relations and Development Studies (career outcomes)

Recent on campus presentations to year 11 and year 12 students have included:

• "What is an Arts Degree?"
• Studying Media, Journalism and Creative Arts
• Reading writing; Studying English at University

The Academic Skills Unit at La Trobe will be presenting a free Study Skills Seminar to Year 11 students. The seminar will focus on:

• How writing an argument varies with the purpose and imagined audience
• Importance of structure
• Revision techniques

When: Tuesday May 20 at 10.00am
Where: Menzies College Conference Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora) campus
Registrations close: May 1
Registration Form: PDF (24Kb), RTF (269Kb)

Is your VCE class studying Nineteen-Eighty-Four or The Secret River? Are they doing Politics? The Faculty's Schools Liaison Program invites you to register your class to attend our free VCE Lecture series in June.

Nineteen-Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Presented by Associate Professor Chris Palmer
When: Tuesday June 3 at 9.30am
Where: Szental Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora) campus
Registrations close: May 6
Registration Form: PDF (24Kb), RTF (269Kb)

The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Presented by Dr Alexis Harley
When: Tuesday June 10 at 9.30am
Where: Szental Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora) campus
Registrations close: May 13
Registration Form: (PDF 24Kb), (RTF 270Kb)

Politics - National Politics
Democracy in the Making (Unit 3); Continuity and Change (Area of Study 2)
Presented by Dr Gwenda Tavan
When: Wednesday June 11 at 10.00am
Where: Hooper Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
Registrations close: May 19
Registration Form: (PDF 24Kb), (RTF 271Kb)