La Trobe University

Diploma of Arts

La Trobe University

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00115M

Choose the future you want. Ready to seize the day? Get the choice and flexibility to set yourself up for your dream career. Start your university adventure with La Trobe's Diploma of Arts. Choose your own future - we're here to help you achieve your dreams. Get straight into your passions when you choose a stream and undertake the first year of the humanities and social sciences degree of your choice. Choose from criminology, global studies, media and communication, and more. Or choose from a wide range of electives - from politics and languages to environmental studies and public health - and study all the topics you're passionate about. Once you've graduated, you could transfer into one of our most varied and flexible degrees - the Bachelor of Arts - or choose from a range of specialised programs including the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Archaeology, Bachelor of Criminology, Bachelor of Global Studies, Bachelor of Languages and Linguistics, Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics, the Bachelor of Media and Communication and the Bachelor of Visual Arts.

Structure

Successful completion of 15 credit points of core subjects. Successful completion of 30 credit points of Level 1 Humanities and Social Sciences subjects. Successful completion of 75 credit points of Level 1 stream or elective subjects.

Subjects

  • First Year Subjects: Academic Integrity Module
  • Disruption: History of Innovation and Technology
  • Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education

Standard entry requirements

  • Recent secondary education - VTAC prerequisite: Year 12 English prerequisite (20) - Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
  • Non Year 12 - Vocational Education & Training: VET prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
  • Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - To be eligible for an offer of admission into the Diploma of Arts at La Trobe University, an applicant must:
  • Meet the stated criteria for Year 12 or Non Year 12 admission, OR
  • Students must complete HIT1HIT DISRUPTION: HISTORY OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY and any other level one LTU open access subject.
  • Non Year 12 - Higher Education study: HE prerequisites - Course specific requirements - Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
  • Note: This course may be subject to alternative or extra entry requirements depending on your life circumstances and/or work experience. For the complete entry requirements, please search for your course on the La Trobe website: latrobe.edu.au/courses

Further information

Mid-year entry may be available.

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