Overview

At La Trobe, you’ll be studying at a university that gives you the choice, flexibility and support you need to follow your interests and pursue your passion.

In our Bachelor of Arts, you’ll choose from an incredible array of around 50 majors and minors in humanities, social sciences, business, health, science and more.

You’ll choose an arts major, then explore your interests or build essential skills when you choose secondary majors, minors and electives.

Graduate with your primary major on your academic transcript, so future employers will see the specialised skills you gained at La Trobe.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Aboriginal studies (Melbourne), Anthropology (Melbourne), Archaeological and heritage studies (Melbourne and Online), Asian studies (Melbourne), Chinese studies (Melbourne), Classics and ancient history (Melbourne), Creative and professional writing (Melbourne and Online), Crime, justice and legal studies (Melbourne and Online), Digital media (Melbourne and Online), English (Melbourne and Online), Environmental humanities (Melbourne), Ethics and social justice (Melbourne), French studies (Melbourne), Gender, sexuality and diversity studies (Melbourne), Greek studies (Melbourne), Hindi studies (Melbourne and Online), History (Melbourne and Online), Human geography (Melbourne and Online), International studies (Melbourne), Italian studies (Melbourne), Japanese studies (Melbourne), Linguistics (Melbourne and Online), Philosophy (Melbourne and Online), Politics (Melbourne and Online), Psychological science (Melbourne and Online), Sociology (Melbourne and Online), Spanish studies (Melbourne), Sustainability and development (Melbourne and Online), Visual cultures (Melbourne and Online).

Potential Career Outcomes

After graduation, you could pursue a variety of rewarding careers across a range of industries, including the arts, government and not-for-profit sectors. Your choice of majors and minors will guide the types of roles available to you. Here’s a small handful of possible roles you could pursue:
  • Human rights advocate
  • Policy analyst
  • Community development manager
  • Historian
  • Digital content producer
  • Communications adviser

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer95.5099.95
Median rank to receive an offer76.7087.80
Lowest rank to receive an offer49.2561.30

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the La Trobe University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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