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What is an area of study?

The areas of study, sometimes referred to as disciplines, are broad topic areas like history or politics. You will select units from within these study areas to complete the Arts component of your degree.

This page will introduce you to the areas of study offered and where you can find important information on each area of study.

Important areas of study information

You must spend time exploring the handbook entries for the areas you are interested in as each contains:

A description of the areas of study
Requirements for majors, minors and sequences
A list of units offered this year*

_{*Click on a unit to view unit information, objectives, assessment details and contact hours.}

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Browse by campus

To browse by campus, please select from below:

Berwick

Caulfield

Clayton

Gippsland and off-campus

Browse all areas of study

Below and to the right you can browse all areas of study offered by the Faculty of Arts in Australia. Keep in mind you can take one area of study at another campus without permission.

Anthropology

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Political and Social Inquiry

Archaeology and ancient history

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Asian studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Australian Indigenous studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | Monash Indigenous Centre

Australian Indigenous studies

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Australian studies

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland

School or Centre | School of Journalism and Australian Studies

Behavioural studies

Campuses | Berwick, Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Political and Social Inquiry

Bioethics

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Chinese language

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Chinese studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Chinese translation

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Classical studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Climate change and society

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Geography and Environmental Science

Communications

Campuses | Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa and Sunway

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Communications

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Community studies

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Community welfare and counselling

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Comparative literature and cultural studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Conservation of biological diversity and cultural heritage

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Geography and Environmental Science

Read handbook entry

Creative writing

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Criminal justice

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Criminology

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton and South Africa

School or Centre | School of Political and Social Inquiry

English

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa and Sunway

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

English

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

English as an international language

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

European and European Union studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | Monash European and EU Centre

Film and television studies

Campuses | Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton and Sunway

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

French language and studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Gender studies

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Political and Social Inquiry

Geography and environmental science

Campuses | Clayton and South Africa

School or Centre | School of Geography and Environmental Science

German language and studies

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

History

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

History-politics

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Human rights theory

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Indonesian language

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Indonesian studies

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

International studies

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton, South Africa and Sunway

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Islamic studies

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | Centre for Islam and the Modern World and Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology

Italian language and studies

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Japanese language

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Japanese studies

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Jewish civilisation

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Journalism

Campuses | Berwick, Caulfield, South Africa, Sunway and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Journalism and Australian Studies

Journalism

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Journalism studies

Campuses | Caulfield, South Africa, Sunway and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Journalism and Australian Studies

Read handbook entry

Korean language and studies

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Land and water management

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Geography and Environmental Science

Read handbook entry

Linguistics

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Literary studies

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Modern Greek

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Music

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | Music – Conservatorium

Performance

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Philosophy

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Politics

Campuses | Berwick, Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | School of Political and Social Inquiry

Psychological studies

Campuses | Berwick, Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Psychology

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton, Off-campus and South Africa

School or Centre | School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine ( Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)

Public relations

Campuses | Berwick and Gippsland

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Religion and theology

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Sociology

Campuses | Caulfield, Clayton and South Africa

School or Centre | School of Political and Social Inquiry

Sociology

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-Campus Learning

School or Centre | Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences

Spanish and Latin American language and studies

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Sustainability, environment and society

Campuses | Clayton and South Africa

School or Centre | School of Geography and Environmental Science

Theatre

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of English, Communications and Performance Studies

Ukrainian language and studies

Campuses | Clayton Only

School or Centre | School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Urban, regional and international development

Campuses | Clayton

School or Centre | School of Geography and Environmental Science

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Visual culture

Campuses | Caulfield and Clayton

School or Centre | Department of Theory of Art and Design, Faculty of Art and Design

Writing

Campuses | Gippsland and Off-campus

School or Centre | School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Areas of Study

The official requirements for each area of study are listed annually in the University Handbook. You will need to refer to this section of the handbook throughout your time at Monash.