BACHELOR OF ARTS/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE COURSE AND CAREER OUTCOMES

However you choose to structure your study, La Trobe recognises your hard work. Here are the pathways you could follow as you move through your course.

Year 1

After completing 1 year of full-time study

You can exit with a Diploma of Arts or Diploma of Science

Year 2

After completing 2 years of full-time study

You can exit with an Associate Degree in Science

Year 4

After completing 4 years of full-time study

You can exit with a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science intended learning outcomes

Apply systematic, detailed knowledge and understanding of at least one discipline or interdisciplinary area in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Work and learn both independently and collaboratively, and demonstrate effective teamwork to complete tasks professionally.

Employ academic and professional integrity and scientific rigour in the conduct, evaluation and reporting of scientific research and practice.

Develop creative, critical and analytical skills to address problems in a range of social and cultural contexts.

Demonstrate high-level, ethical, professional and culturally aware communication skills.

Design and conduct independent and collaborative research into complex problems relating to social issues, considering ethical implications and multiple perspectives.

Navigate, critically assess and strategically utilise information from both physical and digital sources

Demonstrate flexibility and resourcefulness to act as critically engaged global citizens.

Explain the nature and methods of contemporary scientific practice, and the interrelationship between and society.

Apply broad knowledge of science across a range of fields, with in-depth understanding of at least one scientific discipline, to analyse and evaluate investigations into real world problems.

Critically evaluate information from different sources to effectively communicate scientific reasoning and results to diverse audiences.

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science career opportunities

Depending on your chosen mix of majors and minors, possible roles may include:

Diplomat

Engage international bodies to facilitate deals across trade and economics, culture, human rights, and the environment.

Ecologist

Survey ecosystems to assess the diversity and behaviours of organisms within them to help guide environmental planning and conservation.

Medical researcher

Conduct experiments to expand scientific knowledge of medicines and help develop new and improved medications, treatments and medical products.

Conservation Officer

Develop and implement programs and regulations for the protection of wildlife and other natural resources.

Policy Adviser

Provide advice to governments and corporate bodies to help shape regulations and policies across critical areas such as economics, social welfare and the environment.

Curator

Collect and display exhibits in museums or art galleries and develop innovative ways in which objects, archives and artworks can be shared with the public.