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La Trobe's Bachelor of Global Studies provides comprehensive knowledge about critical issues affecting nations and regions worldwide. This program is structured to familiarize you with global challenges and policy solutions, equipping you with skills to address future complexities. Core courses cover international relations history, geopolitical dynamics, modern security concerns—including US influence, China's ascent, current conflicts, terrorism—along with emerging human and environmental security issues.
Examine international collaboration and disputes. Assess the interplay of power, sovereignty, and safety while studying transformative shifts in modern global affairs. Delve into international law's significant impact, covering humanitarian, environmental, and refugee legislation.
The Italian Studies major blends language learning with cultural exploration, including literature, film, history, and translation. While emphasizing modern Italy, it offers opportunities to study Renaissance, early modern, and 20th-century Italian topics. This major helps refine advanced Italian language skills while strengthening analytical abilities, text interpretation, and argument formulation. Italian studies graduates gain versatile communication expertise, with alumni securing roles in education, diplomacy, public service, social work, art conservation, global commerce, media, tourism, and translation. Students are encouraged to participate in Italian university exchange programs (Note: travel limitations may affect international study). Italian language instruction accommodates all proficiency levels, with placement tests available for students with prior experience.