Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Politics), Bachelor

La Trobe University's Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the political and economic systems shaping the world. Students develop skills to address urgent issues and drive positive social impact.Through politics studies, enhance understanding of institutions and history, analyze disadvantages, and identify opportunities for innovative policy. Philosophy subjects explore human rights and justice debates, refining critical thinking and examining societal influences on personal identity.

The Politics major will train you to look at how power is used in different systems of government, at the way states relate to one another in the international system, and at the relationships between local, national and global institutions and how they operate. In this major you will compare the various institutions, processes, beliefs and cultures that societies have developed for settling conflict, ordering priorities and distributing wealth. By its nature, politics is an argumentative discipline, so you will learn how to navigate competing arguments and weigh up competing accounts of what actually happens with what ought to happen.

Undertaking a Politics major at La Trobe will connect you to experts in political theory, nationalism, democracy and democratisation, as well as Australian politics and institutions, international relations of the Asia-Pacific, and the politics of modern China, Russia and Southeast Asia.