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Study bachelor degree online with La Trobe University through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

With our flexible Bachelor of Arts, you can choose from an incredible array of majors and minors. You&#39;ll have access to around 50 majors and minors from humanities, social sciences, business, health and science, keeping your career options open. Pursue your passion and your profession.Shape your own future with this interdisciplinary degree. You’ll choose one arts major, then explore your interests or build an essential skill when you choose secondary majors, minors and electives from across the university. You’ll graduate with your primary major on your academic transcript, so future employers can recognise your expertise.Create your own path. Want to major in sociology, with a second major in psychology, then take Chinese as an elective? Go for it. Or perhaps you’d like to pair economics and English. Or crime, justice and legal studies with linguistics. Build your own future – we’re here to help you achieve your dream. No matter which path you choose, you’ll learn from world-class academics and leading researchers.In your first year, you’ll explore your interests and passions. Try a language; or get a taste for history, English, politics or creative writing. In your second and third years, you’ll delve deeper while also choosing electives and minors that broaden your skills and knowledge. You may also choose to develop professional skillsets in areas like psychology, public health, marketing, science, sport management and more.This flexible degree also offers a range of study options. You can choose to study face-to-face at our Melbourne Campus and enjoy our on-campus facilities, or you can study online – knowing your experience will mirror on-campus students, with tutorials delivered in a synchronous manner. Unlike many other online degrees, at La Trobe you can login to live sessions and engage directly with academics and your fellow students in real time.Gain real-world experience and build valuable connections that will shape your career. Take on an industry placement at organisations like SBS Radio, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the United Nations Association of Australia or travel overseas for an international sustainability experience.* Many of our exchange programs are financially supported. Your dedicated course advisor will help you to find your path and explore new opportunities.The world is waiting for you. Step into it. You’ll learn:<ul><li> Critical thinking<ul><li>Delve into complex problems. Experts say critical thinking will be a highly valued skill in the workforce of tomorrow.**</li></ul></li><li>Emotional intelligence<ul><li>Understand what drives our decisions. Learn how to connect to others with emotion and intelligence.</li></ul></li><li>Creativity<ul><li>Learn how to see new possibilities and turn them into reality.</li></ul></li><li>Communication<ul><li>Learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with your university peers and future colleagues.</li></ul></li></ul>*Please note: overseas programs may be impacted by travel restrictions.**Forbes, 2019, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/04/29/the-10-vital-skills-you-will-need-for-the-future-of-work/#20a8c5df3f5b" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 51, 51);">The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need For The Future Of Work </a>; PwC, 2020, <a href="https://www.pwc.com.au/careers/blog/future-employment.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(44, 38, 37);">10 skills you need for future employment</a>

A flexible arts degree offering a large selection of humanities and social sciences majors. Mix it up with minors and electives in business, health, and science. Develop critical thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, and communication skills.

Bachelor of Arts

Mapping, Analysing and Visualising Data

Global Migration: People, Power and Mobility

Power and Place

Society, People and Place

Understanding Japanese Society

Physical Geography

Nature, People, Place

Geographies of Food Security

Fieldwork Skills

Most Australians live in the suburbs of the metropolitan cities yet most of the wealth created and the national myths originate in the rural regions. In this subject we will offer a critical, historical and comparative overview of the development of Australian cities and their regions into the twenty-first century. The core case study of metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria is exemplary of the issues, themes and challenges facing all Australian cities and regions today. Field visits to metropolitan and regional locations, during multi-day field trips, will allow this exploration. Some modest travel and overnight accommodation costs will be required from students. The role of a large metropolis as a globally connected centre contrasts with the peripheral location of the production of resources and cultural imaginings, yet the paths of these locations have diverged. Resource management, cultural and economic development, liveability and sustainability, increased mobility, and heritage and technological innovations are bringing these regions back together. Attendance at field trips is compulsory.This is a level 2 subject.

Australian Cities And Regions

Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world and articulating our place in it, at local and regional scales. Maps guide us in everyday tasks but can also be a means to get global overviews on current topics. Today, as in the past, geo-spatial information is a valuable commodity, harnessed by researchers, governments, business and the public. But maps are not purely scientific objects; they are inherently ideological and subjective, communicating the beliefs, power structures and aspirations of particular times, people and places. This subject introduces concepts and perceptions of geographical space and relationships in different cultures, past and present.

In Global Migrations, you will study the mass migrations from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific which shaped the modern world. We examine how migrations since 1800 occurred in response to labour force needs, resource booms, economic depression, and the effects of war and conflict. We explore forced relocation (slave trade, indentured labour, convict transportation); aspirational mobility (gold-seekers, assisted immigrants); and post war resettlement (displaced persons, refugees, asylum seekers). We consider government attempts to control populations, through immigration law, border control, deportation and internment, as well as challenges to such practices by human rights and justice movements. You will address the effects of racial ideology, gender and class and debate concepts of assimilation and multiculturalism. The subject enables you to develop independent research skills by investigating your own family migration stories. This is a second level subject. This subject includes live sessions and a field trip with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Spaces and places are produced through the interaction of multiple forces: state ambitions, private enterprise, built environment and its regulation, humans, non-human species and nature. In this subject, you will examine how interacting flows of power shape our urban and regional spaces and places over time, and their implications for social justice. You will also reflect upon their relationship with creating and representing spaces and places. Scholarly articles, creative arts, popular media and practical examples will inform students&#39; understanding of the issues. Methods will include international and cross cultural case studies.

In this introductory subject to Human Geography, you will examine the structure of Australian society, examining issues related to the changing demographic and socio-economic status of populations, and the way in which space and social structures in society interact to shape the quality of life, a sense of identity and a sense of place for people. You will be introduced to a range of policies and processes on current issues such as the ageing population, urbanisation, gentrification, population growth and patterns of migration. Comparisons of these demographic and socio-economic trends will be made between urban, regional and rural Australia and other countries. You will also be introduced to a range of theories and concepts focussed on interactions between humans and the environment.

Japan is well known in Australia for its delicious cuisine, powder snow, fantastic hospitality and amazing tourism. In this subject, we dive deeper to understand contemporary Japanese society by exploring some of the social and political issues that characterise today’s Japan. Topics include social inequality, education, gender issues, religion, politics and peace. This subject is conducted entirely in English and the reading material is in English. After the two-week delivery, students are given an extra fortnight to write their essay. You will come away with a sophisticated understanding of contemporary Japan.This is a level 3 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

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