Diplomatic Career?

Diplomatic Studies

Many universities in Victoria offer courses that include major studies in international studies, global 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 these degrees is only an English or EAL. For a comprehensive list of all relevant courses (including the many double-degree options) on offer at universities, visit VTAC

UNIVERSITY	COURSE	MAJOR STUDIES
ACU	International Development Studies	Global Studies, International Development Studies.
ACU	Laws/Global Studies	Global Studies, Law.
Deakin	International Studies	Anthropology, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, International relations, Language and culture studies, Middle East studies, Politics and policy studies, Spanish.
	International Studies/Commerce	Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Anthropology, Arabic, Business analytics, Business information systems, Chinese, Commerce, Commercial law, eBusiness, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning (all campuses and Cloud), Human resource management, Indonesian, Interactive Marketing, International Business, International Management, International relations, International trade and economic policy, Language and culture studies, Management, Marketing, Middle East studies, Politics and policy studies, Quantitative Business Analysis, Spanish, Supply Chain Management.
	Laws/International Studies	Anthropology, Arabic, Chinese, Commercial law, Corporate law, Indonesian, Industrial relations, International relations, Language and culture studies, Law, Law reform and diplomatic legal aid, Middle East studies, Politics and policy studies, Spanish.
La Trobe	International Relations	International Relations.
	Law/International Relations	Law, Anthropology, International Relations, Politics, Sociology.
	Politics, Philosophy and Economics	Economics, Philosophy, Politics.
Monash	Global Studies	Global cultural literacies, International relations, International studies, Languages.
Monash	Law/Global Studies	Constitutional law, Corporations law, Criminal law & procedure, International relations, International studies, Administrative law, Contract, Equity, Evidence, Global cultural literacies, Human rights, Intellectual property, Languages, Law, Lawyers' ethics in practice, Litigation and dispute resolution, Professional practice, Property, Taxation, Torts, Trusts.
RMIT	International Studies	Cross cultural studies, Cultural diversity, Globalisation, History, Human rights, International development, International economics, International law, International relations, International studies, Language and culture studies, Language and literacy, Politics and policy studies, Social research methods.
RMIT	Legal and Dispute Studies	Dispute resolution and mediation, Human rights, Justice, Law, Law (civil), Law (criminal), Law (evidence), Law (Family), Law (information), Law (labour relations), Legal practice, Legal studies, Organisational processes, Social sciences, Sociology.
Swinburne	Law/Arts	Asian commercial law, Chinese, Cinema and screen studies, Civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution, Commercial law, Company law, Competition law and policy, Contract law, Copyright, Corporate law, Creative writing and literature, Criminal law and procedure, Criminology, Digital advertising technology, Environmental sustainability, Equity, Federal and state constitutional law, History, Intellectual property law, International law, International studies, Japanese, Journalism, Legal practice and professional conduct, Media industries, Patents and designs, Philosophy, Politics and international relations, Professional writing and editing, Property law, Social media, Sociology, Torts, Trademarks, Trusts.
Uni Melbourne	Arts	Ancient world studies, Anthropology, Arabic, Art history, Asian studies, Australian Indigenous studies, Chinese, Chinese studies (minor), Classics, Creative writing, Criminology, Development studies (minor), Economics, English and theatre studies, English language studies (minor), Environmental studies (minor), European studies (minor), French, Gender studies, Geography, German, Hebrew and Jewish studies, History, History and philosophy of science, Indonesian, Islamic studies, Italian, Japanese, Knowledge and learning (minor), Law and justice (minor), Linguistics and applied linguistics, Media and communications, Philosophy, Politics and international studies, Psychology, Russian, Screen and cultural studies, Social theory (minor), Sociology, Spanish and Latin American studies.
Victoria	Community Development	Communication studies, Community development, Contemporary society and social change, Gender studies, History, International development, Literary studies, Media studies, Politics and international relations, Sociology, Vietnamese, Writing.