Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Academic Contact	Dr Robert Attenborough

The ANU is the principal centre for demographic research and training in Australia. An education in Population Studies is intended to enable students to obtain qualifications in a field of vital significance to Australia's national and international interests.

The Population Studies Program offers core undergraduate courses and links population-related courses in several disciplines to enable students to pursue a structured sequence of studies in this field. Population Studies addresses a range of concerns including families, communities, immigration, education, ageing, health, environmental change and national development. The major is designed to teach a range of complementary skills and perspectives necessary to an understanding of population in the context of historical trends and current issues.

Requirements

A major in Population Studies consists of a minimum of 42 units - generally seven courses selected as follows: 12 units of appropriate first-year courses followed by: POPS2002 Population Analysis, at least 12 units of other Population Studies core courses, and up to 12 units of other designated later year courses.

A major in Population Studies may also consist entirely of later-year courses to the value of 42 units, if appropriate first-year courses have been completed but are being counted as part of a different major. The 42 units will come from the following courses: Population Analysis POPS2002*, at least 12 units of other Population Studies core courses, and up to 24 units of other designated later year courses.

Population Studies core courses may also be taken as individual courses or as components of other majors such as Geography (maximum of 12 units), Sociology and Social Research Methods.

There is a fourth honours year in Population Studies (see below). Students wishing to pursue honours or graduate studies on population topics may also do so through disciplines such as Anthropology, Geography or Sociology, provided they have satisfied the requirements in that particular discipline.

 

Warning: Students should note that although courses from other Faculties are included in this major, they are not classified as "Arts" courses and you may not be able to include them in your degree. 

For students enrolled in a single BA the Program Rules allow for a maximum of 48 units (8 courses) out-of-faculty. 

For BA students enrolled in a combined degree, enrolment is restricted to Arts courses only, therefore you may not include out-of-faculty courses. 

For a list of courses that are approved to count as "Arts" courses in the BA please see the Bachelor of Arts Course Listing at the end of the College of Arts & Social Sciences entry in the Undergraduate Handbook or see the Undergraduate Courses offered by the ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences. 

For information on Honours in Population Studies click here.

For information on Honours in Population Health click here.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.