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School of Social Sciences

Judith Brett, Head of School of Social SciencesWelcome to the School of Social Sciences

The School offers a unique combination of disciplines and interdisciplinary areas of study. It teaches majors in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Aboriginal Studies, Development Studies, Politics, Legal Studies, Australian Studies, Sociology, Japanese, Indonesian and Chinese. This makes the School pre-eminent in the Social Sciences in Victoria and Australia. It has major strengths in Asian and International Studies and Australian Studies. The School emphasises the importance of high quality teaching, excellent research and contributions to the wider community.

Professor Judith Brett - Head of School


The 2009 Agnes Heller Lecture


Undergraduate Degrees

The School makes a major contribution to Bachelor degrees in Arts, International Relations, International Development; Legal Studies and Social Sciences. These degrees are available either as single degrees or as part of double degree programs. For details of programs available at Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton see their campus web pages.

Postgraduate Studies

The School of Social Sciences teaches a large number of postgraduate students undertaking research higher degrees and at the Masters and Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate level.

La Trobe University offers studies in Master of International Relations (MIR) (University Handbook) and Master of International Development.

To find out more visit the individual disciplines/areas of study pages (listed below) or the School of Social Sciences Postgraduate Studies page.

Disciplines and Areas of Study

Disciplines
and areas
of study
Albury-Wodonga
Bendigo
Melbourne (Bundoora)
Mildura
Shepparton
Aboriginal Studies
Anthropology
Asian Studies and Languages
Australian Studies
Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies        
International Development
International Relations
Legal Studies
Planning
Politics
Social Sciences
Sociology
Sociology
and
Politics

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Last Updated: 15 October, 2009