Study areas for Study Abroad and Exchange Program
Explore new areas of learning, such as Australian-based subjects, or disciplines unavailable in your own home institution, or simply an elective that you have always wanted to study!
You can also extend your major discipline and add significantly to your knowledge with new perspectives.
Study areas
Select one of the following study areas to obtain further details.
A limited number of places are available in subjects which include various types of internships or fieldwork.
Australian and Indigenous studies
| Australian cinema, television and theatre | Australian literature |
| Australian and Aboriginal art | Australian media |
| Australian and Aboriginal history | Botany and zoology of Australia |
| Australian architecture | Conservation and Australian wildlife |
| Australian environmental studies | Contemporary Australian culture, politics and society |
| Australian and Indigenous education studies | Indigenous education and culture |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Architecture and built environment studies
| Architecture | Planning and design |
| Architectural history | Property and construction |
| Landscape architecture | Urban planning |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Business and economics
| Accounting | Finance |
| Business | Human resource management |
| Commerce | Management |
| e-Commerce | Marketing |
| Economics |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Computer science and information technology
| Computer engineering | Information systems |
| Computer science | Software engineering |
| Geographic information technology | Telecommunications engineering |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Creative arts
| Arts management | Studio art |
| Media production | Theatre studies |
| Photography | Visual arts |
Education
| Adult education | Outdoor education |
| Early childhood education | Physical and sports education |
| Elementary education | Professional practice and school observation |
| Kinesiology | Secondary education |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Engineering
| Biomedical | Engineering Management |
| Chemical and biomolecular | Environmental |
| Civil | Geomatic |
| Computer science and software | Mechanical and manufacturing |
| Electrical and electronic (including telecommunications) | Mechatronics |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Environmental studies
| Ecology | Environmental studies |
| Environmental law | Forest science |
| Environmental policy | Geography |
| Environmental science | Sustainable development |
Humanities and social
sciences
| American studies | History and philosophy of science |
| Anthropology | International studies |
| Archaeology | Islamic studies |
| Art history and fine arts | Jewish studies |
| Asian studies | Linguistics and applied linguistics |
| Cinema and film studies | Medieval studies |
| Classical studies | Philosophy |
| Creative writing | Political science |
| Criminology | Public policy |
| Cultural studies | Religious studies and theology |
| Development studies | Social theory |
| English literary studies | Social work |
| European studies | Socio-legal studies |
| Fine arts | Sociology |
| Gender studies | Women's studies |
| History |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Land and food science
| Agriculture | Genetics and breeding |
| Agricultural economics and agribusiness | Horticulture |
| Animal science and management | Natural resource management |
| Biotechnology | Plant sciences |
| Conservation and ecology | Soil science |
| Food science | Viticulture |
| Forest science |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Languages
| Arabic | Italian |
| Chinese | Japanese |
| French | Latin |
| German | Russian |
| Hebrew | Spanish |
| Indonesian | Swedish |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Media and communications
| Asia-Pacific media systems | Media communications theory |
| Creative writing | Media futures and new technologies |
| Culture and media | Media law |
| Editing and publishing | Media, politics and society |
| Global media | Media studies |
| Language and media | Net communications |
| Marketing communications |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Medical and health sciences
| Biomedical and health ethics | Medical science (research) |
| Biomedical engineering | Nursing |
| Epidemiology and biostatistics | Physical therapy/physiotherapy |
| Health care history | Social issues in health |
| Issues in health practice | Women's and gender health issues |
| Medicine (pre-clinical) | Vision sciences |
| Medical anthropology |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
Sciences
| Anatomy | Mathematics* |
| Animal biology | Marine biology |
| Astrophysics* | Meteorology* |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology | Microbiology |
| Biotechnology | Microbiology |
| Botany | Neuroscience |
| Chemistry* | Oceanography* |
| Cellular biology | Pathology |
| Developmental biology | Pharmacology |
| Ecology | Physics* |
| Earth sciences* | Physiology |
| Environmental science | Plant sciences |
| Evolutionary biology | Statistics* |
| Geology* | Vision sciences* |
| Genetics | Zoology |
| Immunology |
Further information on individual subjects, subject descriptions, and subject selection
*Introductory level subjects are available in these
disciplines
Subjects which include various types of internships or fieldwork
Select a subject area which include internships or fieldwork aspects in the course below or contact the faculty adviser to obtain further information.| Areas of internship or fieldwork | Adviser contact |
|---|---|
| Business and management | commerceabroad-in@unimelb.edu.au |
| Education practicums | ed-international@unimelb.edu.au |
| Humanities and social sciences | arts-international@unimelb.edu.au |
| Science | science-abroad@unimelb.edu.au |