Global And International Studies Degrees in Victoria in 2024

Many universities in Victoria offer courses that include major studies in international studies, global studies, international relations, policy studies, politics, etc. that students keen on a career as a diplomat, or working in government or NGO’s, might be keen on studying. Students should note that the prerequisite VCE subject for most of the degrees listed below is only an English or EAL, although a course at Monash does require a maths as well *.

Note: international studies, global studies, international relations, policy studies, politics, etc., are offered in a number of Bachelor of Arts degrees as majors or minors too.

For a comprehensive list of all relevant courses (including the many other double-degree options) on offer at universities, visit VTAC.

UNIVERSITY	COURSE	MAJOR STUDIES IN 2024
ACU	Arts/Global Studies	Business Studies, Criminology, Drama, Economics, English, History, Mathematics, Media, Music, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Sociology, Study of Religions/Theological Studies, Visual Arts.
ACU	International Development Studies	International Development Studies.
Deakin^^ Law/PPE new from 2024	Arts/Master of International Relations	Animation (minor only), Anthropology, Arabic, Chinese, Criminology, Design thinking (minor only), Education, English - children's literature, English - creative writing, English - literature, Film and television studies, Gender and sexuality studies, History, Indigenous studies (Online, minor only), Indonesian, International relations, Media and communication, Media studies, Performing arts, Philosophy, Politics and policy studies, Public relations studies, Religious studies, Social media, Sociology, Spanish, Sport and society (minor only), Sport journalism, Strategic advertising, Visual arts and photography, Visual communication design, Web design (minor only).
	International Studies (Global Scholar)	Anthropology, Arabic, Chinese, Global experience, Indonesian, International relations, Politics and policy studies, Spanish.
	International Studies	Anthropology, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, International relations, Politics and policy studies, Spanish.
	Politics, Philosophy and Economics ^^	Economics, Philosophy, Politics.
La Trobe	Global Studies	Asian politics and security, Chinese studies, Conflict and negotiation, French studies, Government and policy, Greek studies, Hindi studies, Human rights, International relations, Italian studies, Japanese studies, Spanish studies, Sustainability and development.
La Trobe	Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)	Economics, Philosophy, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Politics.
Monash* A Maths is a prerequisite	Global Studies	Global studies, Human rights, Intercultural studies, International relations, International studies, Languages.
	International Relations	Climate futures, Comparative politics, Development, rights and power, International Relations, Peace, conflict and security, Policy and governance, Politics.
	Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) *	Economic analysis, Economics, Philosophy, Politics and governance.
RMIT	International Studies Three specialisations on offer:DevelopmentGlobal Security *Languages	Arms control, Cross cultural studies, Cultural diversity, Development studies, Gender studies, Global security, Globalisation, History, Human rights, Humanitarian assistance, International development, International economics, International law, International relations, International studies, Language and literacy, Languages and culture studies, Politics and policy studies, Social research methods.
Swinburne	Arts	Climate and social justice, Criminology, Ethics and technology, Indigenous studies, Literature and creative writing, Perspectives on globalisation, Politics power and technology, Screen studies and popular culture.
Uni Melbourne	Arts	Ancient world studies, Anthropology, Arabic studies, Art history, Asian studies, Chinese societies (minor), Chinese studies, Classics, Creative writing, Criminology, Development studies (minor), Digital studies (minor), Economics, English and theatre studies, English language studies (minor), Environmental studies (minor), European studies (minor), French studies, Gender studies, Geography, German studies, Hebrew and Jewish studies, History, History and philosophy of science, Indigenous studies, Indonesian studies, Islamic studies, Italian studies, Japanese societies (minor), Japanese studies, Knowledge and learning (minor), Korean studies (minor), Law and justice (minor), Linguistics and applied linguistics, Media and communications, Medieval and early modern studies (minor), Philosophy, Politics and international studies, Psychology, Russian studies, Screen and cultural studies, Sociology, South Asian studies (minor), Spanish and Latin American studies.
VU	Community Development	Community development.

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