The minor in Demography degree provides a unique specialisation for social sciences and other degree programs at ANU. The establishment of this new minor responds particularly to the need for better understanding of population change for social policymaking at the local, national and international levels. Future cohorts of population analysts trained at the undergraduate level will not only improve the capacity for population policy research but also provide better trained specialists for the health and social care professions, market research, local and national government departments, international organisations and the many other agencies that require a sound social analytical basis for decision-making. What is exciting about establishing this new programme is that students will learn about the ways populations change. They will learn how to study and analyse those changes and take those skills and knowledge with them as graduates into businesses and organisations desperate for their inputs and energies in an ever more competitive international workplace.

This minor also facilitates interdisciplinary learning which is critical for understanding complex problems. It provides an avenue for further collaboration and exchange of knowledge between academic disciplines at ANU, including for example, sociology, political science and international relations, history, indigenous studies, anthropology, economics, geography and environmental sciences.

Relevant Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts (BARTS)
• Bachelor of European Studies (BEURO)
• Bachelor of Latin American Studies (BLAMS)
• Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (BMECA)
• Bachelor of Pacific Studies (BPAST)