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

If you’re curious about the world, and passionate about making it a healthier and fairer place, La Trobe’s Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences will give you everything you need to pursue your passion and your profession. Choose from an incredible array of majors and shape your future with this interdisciplinary degree.Create your own path by combining majors from a wide range of areas. Pair psychological science with public health, or health promotion with sociology. Learn how to help victims of crime by combining rehabilitation counselling with crime, justice and legal studies. Or find inspiration in the human mind by pairing psychological science with creative and professional writing. You’re in charge of your future and we’re here to help you build your dream career. No matter which path you choose, you’ll learn from world-class academics and leading researchers.Develop essential skills that you’ll use for the rest of your life. Creative thinking. Critical analysis. The ability to understand and communicate with a wide range of people. And the knowledge you’ll acquire – across both arts and health – will set you up for a successful career in a wide range of industries across both sectors. Once you’ve graduated, you may also have the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study in health and science, including clinical programs, or any one of our humanities and social sciences postgraduate programs. The health sciences majors include both theory and lab practice units. For example, if you major in public health, you&#39;ll learn about environmental health issues, global health initiatives and health care systems. Or if you major in rehabilitation counselling, you&#39;ll explore the psychosocial perspective of health and illness, the issues related to living with chronic health problems, and sports and exercise psychology. You could even take your fascination with the human mind further by majoring in psychological science or study the complex inner workings of the body through the field of human physiological sciences.Gain real-world experience and build valuable connections that will shape your career. Take on an industry placement in a range of workplaces, including hospitals, regional health organisations or community organisations like SBS Radio, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the United Nations Association of Australia or travel overseas for an international sustainability experience.[1] Many of our exchange programs are financially supported. Your dedicated course adviser will help you to find your path and explore new opportunities.You’ll learn:<ul><li>Critical and creative thinking<ul><li>Delve into complex problems. Learn how to see new possibilities and turn them into reality.</li></ul></li><li>Professional health practice<ul><li>Build your understanding of the Australian health system. Understand how individuals connect with services, while learning about your preferred health profession.</li></ul></li><li>Communication<ul><li>Learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with the public and future colleagues.</li></ul></li><li>Anatomy and physiology<ul><li>Understand the structures of the human body. Explore the cellular, nervous, muscular, endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal systems and how they impact people’s health.</li></ul></li></ul>[1] International travel may be subject to government restrictions.

Forge your own path with this multi-disciplinary degree. Choose from 9 health science majors. Gain experience through internships and placements. Explore your interests via majors like creative writing or sociology.

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences

English Language in Use

Language and Diversity

French Language 1A

Japanese for Beginners

Japanese Language 1A

Latin A

Making Meaning

Spanish Studies 1

Chinese for Beginners

Japanese 1

Students are invited to explore the contemporary situation of language in Aboriginal Australia, contextualised in its various social settings, along with a strong emphasis on First Voice. This includes a focus on the languages of Victoria and language revitalisation, as well as new varieties of Aboriginal language such as Kriol. The subject provides students with the opportunity to reflect on understandings of language and culture, continuity and changes in the face of disruption, and on their connection with the local environment and its people.

Language in Aboriginal Australia

This subject is available to students who have no knowledge of Japanese. It is an introductory subject focusing on elementary spoken and written Japanese. You will learn to read hiragana and katakana syllabic scripts as well as approximately 30 kanji characters. You will also be introduced to Japanese culture. Culture is embedded throughout language, so learning another language develops your intercultural communication skills, preparing you to be responsive and agile in varied situations. Those who have prior learning of Japanese should contact the Japanese Program coordinator for a placement test (k.okano@latrobe.edu.au). You may be asked to move to another level by the subject coordinator prior to the university census date (usually in week 3 or 4). This is a studyflex subject, offered for both face-to-face and online students. The lecture is delivered online, live, and recorded and uploaded to LMS. Face-to-face students attend tutorials on campus, while online students attend live, online tutorials that are not recorded.

In this subject, you will reflect on how society and culture shapes language use and communication between individuals and between groups. Drawing on a range of ideas from the fields of intercultural communication, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, students develop tools, knowledge and awareness to assist them in understanding and positively engaging with the linguistic and cultural diversity around them.

Language, Society And Culture

In this subject you will be introduced to the essential building blocks of language: the sounds and sound systems (phonetics and phonology), how words and sentences are structured (morphology and syntax)and how we understand meaning (semantics). Employing the analytical tools of linguistics, you will begin applying them to the development of a new language of your own imagining. The inspiration will come from a range of human languages, including major world languages, minoritized and endangered languages, and constructed languages.This is a level 1 subject and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Imagining Language

What is language? Where did it come from, how do we learn it, and what do we use it for? This subject introduces students to a range of basic topics in the study of language: how to define language, the basic structure of language, language in the brain, how to distinguish languages from dialects, how language might have evolved, how children and adults acquire language, how and why languages change, and how language conveys social and cultural meaning, and different modalities of language (speech and sign).This is a level 1 subject and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Foundations of Language

This subject is based around developing the skills you need to read modern Hindi texts. By using texts as exemplars of contemporary Hindi language and perspectives on South Asian society, the subject will enable you to access a wide range of modern Hindi usages. You will read modern texts on topics such as the partition of India and Pakistan, traditional urban and rural lifestyles, and contemporary issues related to the caste system. You will also explore issues related to vocabulary, usage and idiom. In addition the subject will focus on the development of active language skills in both oral and written forms. It is recommended that student take AST2MMA with this subject.This is a level 2 and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Hindi 3

In this subject we examine the diversity of human language and the extent of diversity in syntactic structures. We will build an understanding of clauses and sentences that will allow you to analyse the structure of any of the worlds 7000 plus langauges. You will also be able to explain similarities and differences across language families. You will learn the skills needed to describe the syntactic structures of languages and thus help contribute to sustaining linguistic diversity.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.

Syntactic Diversity in a Connected World

This subject examines the speech sounds of world&#39;s languages, including variation and change in the sounds. You will learn how to describe and analyse language sounds, and will work with a speaker to document their language. The subject is practical in focus with significant application of theory to data.  Topics covered include consonants, vowels, tones, stress, and phonological typology.This is a level 2 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling.

The Sounds of the World's Languages

This subject focuses on how people understand communication through language. In particular, it explores how words, sentences, utterances and texts are used make meaning or do something in a certain context. A range of theoretical approaches and analytical tools used in the study of semantics and pragmatics will be introduced and applied.This is a level 2 subject. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

In this continuing beginner level language subject, you will focus on the four key elements of Japanese -reading, writing, listening and speaking. Building on the knowledge gained in JPN1001, this unit brings the total number of kanji learnt to approximately 90. You will will deepen your understanding of Japanese language and culture, and Japan&#39;s place in the world. Culture is embedded throughout language, so learning another language develops your intercultural communication skills, preparing you to be responsive and agile in varied situations.This is a studyflex subject, offered for both face-to-face and online students. The lecture is delivered online, live, and recorded and uploaded to LMS. Face-to-face students attend tutorials on campus, while online students attend live, online tutorials that are not recorded.

Japanese 2

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