All subjects offered at Monash University are represented by a code which consists of a three-letter prefix followed by four numbers. The three-letter prefix is used to indicate the discipline, thus any subject with the prefix PHL is a philosophy subject, ie PHL1010 (Introduction to Philosophy A).
It is also useful to note that the first number following the prefix indicates the year level at which the subject is offered. Thus any subject with the number `1' following its three-letter prefix is a first-year level subject, any subject with the number `2' following its three letter prefix is a second-year level subject and any subject with the number `3' following its three letter prefix is a third-year level subject.
Below is a table of the three-letter prefixes used in the Faculty of Arts. Beside each prefix is the discipline it represents and the department or centre to which it refers.
Subject prefix
|
Discipline
|
Department/centre
|
| AGR
|
Ancient
Greek
|
Department
of Classics and Archaeology
|
| ANY
|
Anthropology
|
Department
of Anthropology and Sociology
|
| APY
|
Psychology
(Caulfield)
|
Department
of Psychology - Science Faculty
|
| ART
|
Painting
and drawing
|
Monash
University College of Art and Design
|
| ASN
|
Asian
studies
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| AST
|
American
studies
|
Centre
for American Studies
|
| AUS
|
Australian
studies
|
National
Centre for Australian Studies
|
| CAM
|
Cambodian
(Khmer)
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| CHC
|
Classical
history and culture
|
Department
of Classics and Archaeology
|
| CHI
|
Chinese
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| CHS
|
Chinese
studies
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| CLS
|
Comparative
literature/ cultural studies
|
Centre
for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
|
| COS
|
Comparative
societies
|
Department
of Anthropology and Sociology
|
| CRT
|
Critical
theory
|
Centre
for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
|
| DTS
|
Drama
and theatre studies
|
Centre
for Drama and Theatre Studies
|
| EIU
|
English
in use
|
Department
of English
|
| ENH
|
English
literature
|
Department
of English
|
| EUR
|
European
studies
|
Centre
for European Studies
|
| FRN
|
French
|
Department
of Romance Languages
|
| GES
|
Geography
and environmental science
|
Department
of Geography and Environmental Science
|
| GRN
|
German
|
Department
of German Studies and Slavic Studies
|
| GSC
|
This
prefix is used for all subjects offered by the School of Humanities and Social
Sciences at the Gippsland campus - regardless of discipline
|
School
of Humanities and Social Sciences - Gippsland
|
| HSY
|
History
|
Department
of History
|
| INM
|
Indonesian
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| INS
|
Indonesiean
studies
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| ITA
|
Italian
|
Department
of Romance Languages
|
| JBL
|
Business
Japanese
|
Department
of Japanese Studies
|
| JPL
|
Japanese
|
Department
of Japanese Studies
|
| JPS
|
Japanese
studies
|
Department
of Japanese Studies
|
| JWC
|
Jewish
studies/Hebrew
|
Australian
Centre for Jewish Civilisation
|
| KOR
|
Korean
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| KOS
|
Korean
studies
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| KRS
|
Koorie
studies
|
Koorie
Research Centre
|
| LAT
|
Latin
|
Department
of Classics and Archaeology
|
| LIN
|
Linguistics
|
Department
of Linguistics
|
| MGR
|
Modern
Greek
|
Department
of Classics and Archaeology
|
| MUS
|
Music
|
Department
of Music
|
| PCE
|
Police
studies
|
Centre
for Police and Justice Studies
|
| PER
|
Performing
arts
|
Offered
jointly by the Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies, the Department of Music
and the Department of Visual Arts
|
| PHL
|
Philosophy
|
Department
of Philosophy
|
| PLT
|
Politics
|
Department
of Politics
|
| PSY
|
Psychology
(Clayton)
|
Department
of Psychology - Science Faculty (Clayton)
|
| RLT
|
Religion
and theology
|
Centre
for Studies in Religion and Theology
|
| RSS
|
Russian
studies
|
Department
of German Studies and Slavic Studies
|
| RUS
|
Russian
|
Department
of German Studies and Slavic Studies
|
| SCY
|
Sociology
|
Department
of Anthropology and Sociology
|
| SLA
|
Polish
studies/Slavic studies
|
Department
of German Studies and Slavic Studies
|
| SOC
|
Social
work
|
Department
of Social Work and Human Services
|
| SPN
|
Spanish
|
Department
of Romance Languages
|
| THA
|
Thai
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| THS
|
Thai
studies
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| UKR
|
Ukrainian
|
Department
of German Studies and Slavic Studies
|
| VSA
|
Visual
arts
|
Department
of Visual Arts
|
| VTN
|
Vietnamese
|
Department
of Asian Languages and Studies
|
| WEL
|
Human
services
|
Department
of Social Work and Human Services
|
| WMN
|
Women's
studies
|
Centre
for Women's Studies and Gender Research
|