International Studies - 3424
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Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Contact: bis@unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 192
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of International Studies (Major)
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Program Description
Students commencing from 2017 should refer to program 3447 Bachelor of International Studies.
The Bachelor of International Studies (UNSW BInSt) is an innovative and practical program in which you will develop a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary world, pick up a useful second language, and experience one year of study overseas. The 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 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 200 approved partner universities around the world.
The UNSW BInSt can be completed full-time in Single mode (normally 4 years), in Dual Mode (the equivalent of 3 years full-time) or part-time. The basic requirements of the program are simple. The BInSt has a depth component and a breadth component. Students enrolled in Single mode do both the depth and breadth component while students enrolled in Dual Mode only complete the depth component.
The Depth component (Blue Zone) is:
- The completion of an International Studies core (18 UOC – 3 courses)
- The completion of a Language Study core (24 UOC – 4 courses)
- The completion of a major stream (54 UOC – 9 courses) selected from the list of UNSW BInst approved major streams
- The completion of an Overseas Study Program (48 UOC – 2 semesters)
- The completion of UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC - 2 courses)
- The completion of Free Electives (24 UOC - 4 courses)
- The completion of General Education (12 UOC - 2 courses)
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- 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.
- To give students a thorough preparation for further study and employment in areas vital to Australia’s increasing participation in the international arena.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Research, Inquiry and Analytic Abilities
- Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
- Ethical, Social and Professional Understanding
- Communication Skills
- Information Literacy
- Professional and Intellectual Development
- Global Outlook
Program Structure
Single Mode (192 UOC) made up of:
- International Studies Core (18 UOC)
- Language Study Core (24 UOC )
- A Major Stream (54 UOC)
- Overseas Study Program (48 UOC)
- UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
- Free Electives (24 UOC )
- General Education (12 UOC )
- International Studies core (18 UOC)
- Language Study Core (24 UOC )
- A Major Stream (54 UOC)
- Overseas Study Program (48 UOC)
Core
International Studies
- INST3900 Int Studies Advanced Seminar (6 UOC) To be completed in the last semester of study, after returning from the OSP Year Abroad
NOTE 1: Students in the Development Studies Major Stream are allowed to count ARTS2240 towards their major. This will leave 6 UOC (1 course) to be covered by a Prescribed International Studies Elective. However, students can only take gateway courses from other major streams, not their own.
NOTE 2: Students in the Asian Studies Major or the European Studies Major must complete a sequence of 24 UOC in an Asian or European language stream as appropriate.
The Prescribed International Studies Elective list consists of:
- ARTS1210 Concepts of Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS1211 Australia's Asian Context (6 UOC)
- ARTS1750 Intro to Development Studies (6 UOC)
- ARTS1752 Development in Global Context (6 UOC)
- ARTS1780 Concepts of Europe (6 UOC)
- ARTS1810 Intro to IR (6 UOC)
- ARTS1811 Issues in Gov and Global Pols (6 UOC)
Language Study
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
- Indonesian
- Greek
- Italian
Streams
The External Stream requirement for the award of the major stream in International Business is 48 UOC. Students completing this stream, however, will undertake one (6 UOC) UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective to meet the depth requirement.
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 Study Program
Overseas Study Program and Dual Mode
UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
Free Electives
ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC)
HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC)
General Education
Award with Distinction
Honours
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
Sample Program
Bachelor of International Studies - Asian Studies Stream
Single Mode - Example only
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International Studies
Core
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Language
Core
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Asian Studies
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Breadth
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UOC |
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LEVEL 1
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S1
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Asian Language
(6 UOC)
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(6 UOC)
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Free Elective
(6 UOC)
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24
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S2
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Asian Language
(6 UOC)
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Free Elective
(6 UOC)
Free Elective
(6 UOC)
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24 | |
LEVEL 2
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S1 |
Asian Language
(6 UOC)
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Asian Studies
Level 2 (6 UOC)
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Gen Ed
(6 UOC)
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24 | |
S2
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Asian Language
(6 UOC)
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Asian Studies
Level 2 (6 UOC)
Asian Studies
Level 2 (6 UOC)
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Gen Ed
(6 UOC)
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24 | |
LEVEL 3
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S1
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Asian Studies
Level 2 or 3
(6 UOC)
Asian Studies
Level 3 (6 UOC)
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UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective
(6 UOC)
UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective
(6 UOC)
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24
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S2
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Overseas Study Program (24 UOC)
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24
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LEVEL 4
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S1
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Overseas Study Program (24 UOC)
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24
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S2
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Asian Studies
Level 3 (6 UOC)
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Free Elective
(6 UOC)
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24
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UOC
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18
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24
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54
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48
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192
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European Studies Single Mode - Sample Program
International Business Single Mode - Sample Program
International Relations Single Mode - Sample Program
Language Studies Single Mode - Sample Program
Academic Rules
Single Mode
- enrol in the Bachelor of International Studies and complete 192 UOC;
- complete the requirements for the core
- complete the requirements for one stream
- complete the requirements for the Overseas Study Program
- complete 12 UOC of UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
- complete 24 UOC of Free Electives
- complete 12 UOC of General Education
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- specify their major stream at the time of enrolment into the program
- complete at least 24 UOC in their stream before enrolling in Level 3 courses
- complete at least 168 UOC overall before enrolling in their stream Capstone course
Dual Mode
- enrol in the Bachelor of International Studies and complete 144 UOC;
- complete the requirements for the core
- complete the requirements for one stream
- complete the requirements for the Overseas Study Program
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- specify their major stream at the time of enrolment into the program
- complete at least 24 UOC in their stream before enrolling in Level 3 courses
- complete at least 120 UOC overall before enrolling in their stream Capstone course
Fees
Important Information
Further Information
Tel: + 61 2 9385 2289
Email: arts@unsw.edu.au
Location: Room G1 Ground Floor, Morven Brown building (C20)
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
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