About us

We encourage over 4,500 students to think provocatively and question the world through our diverse disciplines.

La Trobe’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences has received global accolades for many of its subjects. We rank in the top 10 universities in Australia for five subject areas including: Archaeology, History, Philosophy, Politics & International Studies and Sociology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019).

La Trobe ranks as the top university in Victoria for research in Archaeology and Tourism, and first equal for Political Science. We also rank in the top 3 universities in Victoria for research in Anthropology and Linguistics (Excellence in Research for Australia).