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International Studies/Law - 4765
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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
General Education Requirements
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 6 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 288
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of International Studies (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Laws (Major)
 
 

Program Description

This program is for new 2012 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please refer to the 2011 Handbook entry for 4765

International Students: please note that there is no mid-year intake for this program.

This concurrent program, Bachelor of International Studies (UNSW BInst) and Bachelor of Laws provides an opportunity to obtain two degrees of professional importance to the public sector, community service, business and law practice. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree. The UNSW BInst program satisfies a growing demand in Australia and globally for graduates who are highly skilled, well informed and professionally equipped to meet the challenges of work in a rapidly changing global environment.

The UNSW BInst program examines the interactions of nations, economies, institutions, peoples, cultures, technologies and ideas against a background of increasing international integration and changing modernity. The program challenges students to: examine the dynamics of global and regional change; explore key issues and challenges in global change, evaluate the importance of globalisation, and debate key questions centred on nationalism, sovereignty, social change, development, and transnational interaction. Students specialize in an area of study, complete language study and a one-year Overseas Study Program (OSP) at one of the more than 180 approved partner universities around the world.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The aims of UNSW BInSt are:
1. To satisfy a growing demand, in Australia and abroad, for graduates who are highly skilled, well informed and professionally equipped to meet the challenges of work in a rapidly changing global environment.
2. To give students a thorough preparation for further study and employment in areas vital to Australia’s increasing participation in the international arena.
3. To examine and develop a better understanding of the interactions of nations, economies, institutions, peoples, cultures, technologies and ideas against a background of increasing international integration and changing modernity.
4. To promote competence in a major language or languages relevant and useful for the global economy in which we live in (viz. French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indonesian).
5. To provide students with the invaluable experience of other cultures, languages and peoples - experience greatly valued by employers internationally – through the completion of a one-year Overseas Study Program.

Learning Outcomes
The Graduate Attributes for the UNSW BInst are as follows:
1. Research, Inquiry and Analytic Abilities
2. Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
3. Ethical, Social and Professional Understanding
4. Communication Skills
5. Information Literacy
6. Professional and Intellectual Development
7. Global Outlook

Program Structure

Total Unit Requirements
  • Law compulsory courses - 92 UOC
  • Law elective courses - 52 UOC
  • International Studies course - 144UOC - please see below for details
  • Total 288 UOC
Requirements for the Bachelor of International Studies in Dual Mode

The basic requirements for the degree in dual mode (144 uoc) are:
1. International Studies core (18 UOC)
2. Language Study core (24 UOC )
3. A major stream (54 UOC)
4. Overseas Exchange (48 UOC)

Core

International Studies
Compulsory International Studies courses (18 UOC) made up of:
Level 1
ARTS1810 International Relations: Conventions and Challenges
Level 2
ARTS2240 Environment, Sustainability and Development
Level 3
INST3900 Advanced Seminars in International Relations (to be completed in the last semester of study, after returning from the OSP Year Abroad)

Note: Students completing either the International Relations, Development Studies or Globalisation Studies major streams will not have these courses counted toward the UOC requirement for their major stream. They will be required to complete 54 UOC in their major stream in addition to these courses. Students in the International Relations Stream will also be required to complete the IR Capstone - ARTS3810.

Language
Compulsory Language courses (24 UOC) in one of the following Languages:

  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Indonesian

Streams
54 units of credit from any of the "Internal Stream" or "External Stream" listed below:

  • Asian Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • European Studies
  • French Studies
  • German Studies
  • Hispanic Studies
  • International Business (External Stream 48UOC)
  • International Relations
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies

External Stream UOC Requirement — International Business
The External Stream requirement for the award of the major stream in International Business is 48 UOC. Students completing this program, however, will undertake a further 6 UOC in this Stream to meet the depth requirements of the program.

Core Language Study and Language Stream
Students choosing to complete a Stream in a Language must complete that study in a Language other than the Language which they chose for the Core requirement.

Overseas Exchange
Students undertake two semesters of approved study at an overseas university. The Overseas Study Program (OSP) provides invaluable experience of other cultures, languages and peoples – experience greatly valued by employers internationally. UNSW manages a large and active exchange program with more than 180 different student exchange opportunities at prestigious partner universities in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Overseas Exchange and Dual Mode
Overseas exchange is full-time overseas for two semesters. Students enrolled in the program in Concurrent Mode would suspend study in their other degree program during this period of exchange.

Award with Distinction
High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at least 48 uoc of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".

Approved Sequence of Study

An approved general sequence of study can be found here:

Plan for International Studies/Law 4765

For detailed outlines of International Studies major plan sequences please check the following links:

Asian Studies
Chinese Studies
Development Studies
European Studies
French Studies
German Studies
Globalisation Studies
Hispanic Studies
International Business
International Relations
Japanese Studies
Korean Studies

General Education Requirements

Students enrolled in combined law degrees (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law) are not required to complete general education courses.

Honours

Honours in International Studies
High achieving BInst students (in a Single or Dual Mode) may apply for entry to Honours. Honours is an additional year of study (two years part-time) which allows a student to further explore their stream specialisation. It involves seminars and the completion or a research project or thesis. Those students who are considering Honours should submit an expression of interest at the beginning of Level 4 and complete a formal application at the end of Level 4. Both should be submitted to the designated School or Stream Honours Convenor. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the stream seeking to be further studied and is subject to resources and the approval of the Head of School in which the stream is based. Honours is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions, and Class 3). If requirements for these classes are not met the Pass degree will be awarded if the student is not already a Graduate of the program.

Eligible students may commence the relevant Honours program only when they have completed the requirements for the equivalent of a single degree for that program (i.e where an International Studies student in a dual program would like to commence Honours they must have completed at least the 144 UOC International Studies core degree plus 48 units of credit for the Law degree such that a total of 192 UOC has been completed).

Honours in Laws
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:

Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2

To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:

• Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
Honours WAM will be calculated using the WAM from core courses as 60 percent of the Honours WAM and the WAM from the prescribed elective courses as 40 percent of Honours WAM.
• Satisfactory performance in written research
To demonstrate satisfactory performance in written research, a student must complete one long substantial piece (i.e. research thesis) or three shorter substantial pieces of research (i.e. 3000 words or more) in their program that is awarded a credit or more.
• Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program

For more information, please visit http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/Current_Students/honours/index.asp

Academic Rules

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of International Studies
To qualify for the award of the degree at pass level, a student must:
1. enrol in the Bachelor of International Studies and complete 144 units of credit;
2. complete the requirements for the core
3. complete the requirements for one stream
4. complete the requirements for overseas exchange
5. complete at least 30 UOC of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses
6. specify their major stream at the time of enrolment into the program
7. complete at least 24 UOC in their stream before enrolling in Level III courses
8. complete at least 120 UOC overall before enrolling in their stream Capstone course

Honours
To qualify for the award of the degree with Honours, a student must:
1. be a Graduand or Graduate of the Bachelor of International Studies
2. hold a WAM of 70 or higher in the stream in which they are seeking to complete further study
3. complete the seminar coursework requirement for their area of study (18 UOC)
4. complete a research project or thesis (30 UOC)

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws
For law component of this dual degree program, please refer to program 4790. Although 4790 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4790

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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