University Subjects
Skill development through study includes Graduate Capabilities in your core discipline subjects, some specially designed Work Ready electives emphasising career development and work ready skills plus student exchange.
Graduate Capabilities – 30 WR points per subject
Graduate Capabilities are embedded in the core subjects of your course, and include: written communication, presentation skills, teamwork, inquiry/ research, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving. There are three points the Graduate Capabilities are assessed on and they are in your cornerstone, midpoint and capstone subjects. You must pass these subjects to demonstrate that you have developed your Graduate Capabilities.
Work Ready Electives – 30 WR points per subject
Work Ready electives focus specifically on career development and developing work related skill sets, the electives include:
- HUS1FAS: First-Year Academic Seminar: Big Questions in the Humanities and Social Sciences*
- HUM2WRS: Work Ready Skills and Planning Your Career*
- HUM3TRC: Transition to the Workplace*
- STA1DCT: Data-Based Critical Thinking.
*Work Ready student is normally required to enrol in the Work Ready elective.
Student Exchange – 30 WR points
Broaden your horizons by taking part in an overseas study program. La Trobe has partnerships with over 100 universities in over 30 countries in Asia, Europe and North and South America.
Student Profile
“I learnt a lot from my student exchange experience, especially how to adapt in different environments, and diverse cultures. I also learnt to be independent, mature and take responsibility for what I was doing. It was an amazing time! I really got to experience it first-hand instead of reading about it in textbooks.”
Ravneet Kaur Mundi
Student Exchange student
