International Studies / Law - 4788
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical Duration: 6 Years 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 288
UAC Code: 426000
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of International Studies (Major)
Bachelor of International Studies (Minor)
Bachelor of Laws
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Program Description
This program is for students commencing from 2018. Students commencing prior to 2018 should refer to program 4765 Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Law.
This dual 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 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, internationally 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 you 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. You 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.
This dual 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 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, internationally 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 you 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. You 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.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The aims of UNSW BInSt are:
- 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 (viz. French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Greek 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.
Program Structure
Total Unit Requirements
- Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
- Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
- Law elective courses - 42 UOC
- International Studies courses - 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:
- Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
- Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
- Law elective courses - 42 UOC
- International Studies courses - 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:
- International Studies core (24 UOC)
- Regional Electives (12 UOC)
- Specialist Electives (12 UOC)
- Language Study core (24 UOC )
- A minor stream (24 UOC)
- Overseas Study Program (48 UOC)
Core
International Studies
Compulsory International Studies courses (24 UOC) made up of:
Level 1: INST1005 Key Debates in International Studies, INST1006 The World in Transition
Level 2: INST2003 Research Methods in International Studies
Level 3: INST3900 Advanced Seminar in International Studies (to be completed in the last semester of study, after returning from the OSP Year Abroad)
NOTES: If you are undertaking the the Asian Studies minor or the European Studies minor you must complete a sequence of 24 UOC in an Asian or European language stream as appropriate.
If you study in the International Studies/Law dual degree mode and undertaking a minor in International Business you will complete 12 UOC in regional and 6 UOC in specialist electives rather than 24UOC.
If you study in BInSt/LLB dual mode you have the option of undertaking a major in International Business by completing three International Business approved electives (18 UOC or equivalent) as part of your Overseas Study Program (OSP).
Courses that form part of your minor stream may not be double counted towards the Regional and Specialist components of the program.
Languages
Compulsory Language courses (24 UOC) in one of the following Languages:
International Studies
Compulsory International Studies courses (24 UOC) made up of:
Level 1: INST1005 Key Debates in International Studies, INST1006 The World in Transition
Level 2: INST2003 Research Methods in International Studies
Level 3: INST3900 Advanced Seminar in International Studies (to be completed in the last semester of study, after returning from the OSP Year Abroad)
NOTES: If you are undertaking the the Asian Studies minor or the European Studies minor you must complete a sequence of 24 UOC in an Asian or European language stream as appropriate.
If you study in the International Studies/Law dual degree mode and undertaking a minor in International Business you will complete 12 UOC in regional and 6 UOC in specialist electives rather than 24UOC.
If you study in BInSt/LLB dual mode you have the option of undertaking a major in International Business by completing three International Business approved electives (18 UOC or equivalent) as part of your Overseas Study Program (OSP).
Courses that form part of your minor stream may not be double counted towards the Regional and Specialist components of the program.
Languages
Compulsory Language courses (24 UOC) in one of the following Languages:
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Greek
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Spanish
Minor Streams
24 units of credit from any of the minor "Internal Stream" listed below:
ASIAB24788 Asian Studies
CHINE24788 Chinese Studies
CHINF24788 Advanced Chinese Studies
COMDE24788 Development Studies
EUROC24788 European Studies
ENVPE24788 Environmental Humanities
FRENF24788 French Studies
FRENG24788 Advanced French Studies
GERSF24788 German Studies
IRELC24788 International Relations
JAPNF24788 Japanese Studies
JAPNG24788 Advanced Japanese Studies
KOREF24788 Korean Studies
KOREG24788 Advanced Korean Studies
POLSF24788 Politics
SOCAD24788 Sociology and Anthropology
SPANH24788 Spanish and Latin American Studies
IBUSA24788 International Business
External Stream UOC Requirement in International Business
If you study in Bachelor of International Studies/LLB dual mode you have the option of undertaking a major in International Business by completing three International Business approved electives (18 UOC or equivalent) as part of your Overseas Study Program (OSP).
24 units of credit from any of the minor "Internal Stream" listed below:
ASIAB24788 Asian Studies
CHINE24788 Chinese Studies
CHINF24788 Advanced Chinese Studies
COMDE24788 Development Studies
EUROC24788 European Studies
ENVPE24788 Environmental Humanities
FRENF24788 French Studies
FRENG24788 Advanced French Studies
GERSF24788 German Studies
IRELC24788 International Relations
JAPNF24788 Japanese Studies
JAPNG24788 Advanced Japanese Studies
KOREF24788 Korean Studies
KOREG24788 Advanced Korean Studies
POLSF24788 Politics
SOCAD24788 Sociology and Anthropology
SPANH24788 Spanish and Latin American Studies
IBUSA24788 International Business
External Stream UOC Requirement in International Business
If you study in Bachelor of International Studies/LLB dual mode you have the option of undertaking a major in International Business by completing three International Business approved electives (18 UOC or equivalent) as part of your Overseas Study Program (OSP).
- International Business Major (UNSW Business School) - 48 UOC
- International Business Minor (UNSW Business School) - 30 UOC
Language Study and Language Stream
If you choose to complete a minor stream in a language you must complete that study in a Language other than the Language which you chose for the Core requirement.
Overseas Studies Program
You must undertake two semesters of approved study at an overseas university. The Overseas Study Program (OSP) provides invaluable experience of other cultures, languages and peoples, an experience greatly valued by employers internationally. UNSW manages a large and active exchange program with more than 200 different student exchange opportunities at prestigious partner universities in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
To proceed on the Bachelor of International Studies Overseas Study Program (OSP) you must have achieved satisfactory academic progress in your first and second years of study and must fulfill the requirements of the Universities Exchange Program.
You must undertake OSP during Semester 1 and Semester 2 of your third year of study.
Overseas Studies Program and Dual Mode
Overseas studies program is full-time overseas for two semesters. If you are enrolled in the program in Dual Mode you would suspend study in your other degree program during this period of exchange.
Electives
Regional Electives
Regional Electives provide specific area studies knowledge on regions of the world. the regions of the world we currently cover are: Asia, Europe and the Americas. Later offerings may include Africa and the Middle East. These add depth to your understandings of specific regional issues and challenges.
Regional Electives - Asia
You must take 12 UOC regional elective consisting of one course that focuses on contemporary developments and one that focuses on historical trajectories in the region. If you wish to focus on Asia you may take 12 UOC of the following courses:
If you choose to complete a minor stream in a language you must complete that study in a Language other than the Language which you chose for the Core requirement.
Overseas Studies Program
You must undertake two semesters of approved study at an overseas university. The Overseas Study Program (OSP) provides invaluable experience of other cultures, languages and peoples, an experience greatly valued by employers internationally. UNSW manages a large and active exchange program with more than 200 different student exchange opportunities at prestigious partner universities in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
To proceed on the Bachelor of International Studies Overseas Study Program (OSP) you must have achieved satisfactory academic progress in your first and second years of study and must fulfill the requirements of the Universities Exchange Program.
You must undertake OSP during Semester 1 and Semester 2 of your third year of study.
Overseas Studies Program and Dual Mode
Overseas studies program is full-time overseas for two semesters. If you are enrolled in the program in Dual Mode you would suspend study in your other degree program during this period of exchange.
Electives
Regional Electives
Regional Electives provide specific area studies knowledge on regions of the world. the regions of the world we currently cover are: Asia, Europe and the Americas. Later offerings may include Africa and the Middle East. These add depth to your understandings of specific regional issues and challenges.
Regional Electives - Asia
You must take 12 UOC regional elective consisting of one course that focuses on contemporary developments and one that focuses on historical trajectories in the region. If you wish to focus on Asia you may take 12 UOC of the following courses:
- ARTS1210 Concepts of Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS1211 Australia's Asian Context (6 UOC)
- ARTS2210 Modern India (6 UOC)
- ARTS2211 East Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS2212 Southeast Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS2213 Asian Popular Culture (6 UOC)
- ARTS2216 Politics & Security East Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS2457 China Imagined and Perceived (6 UOC)
- ARTS2663 Korea and Japan (6 UOC)
- ARTS2815 International Relations SEAsia (6 UOC)
- ARTS3212 Powerful India (6 UOC)
- ARTS3216 Chinese Media Cultures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3217 History of Modern China (6 UOC)
- ARTS3220 Asian Cities (6 UOC)
- ARTS3640 Japan and Korea (6 UOC)
Regional Electives - Europe
You must take 12 UOC regional elective consisting of one course that focuses on contemporary developments and one that focuses on historical trajectories in the region. If you wish to focus on Europe you may take 12 UOC of the following courses
You must take 12 UOC regional elective consisting of one course that focuses on contemporary developments and one that focuses on historical trajectories in the region. If you wish to focus on Europe you may take 12 UOC of the following courses
- ARTS1780 Concepts of Europe (6 UOC)
- ARTS1782 Contemporary Europe (6 UOC)
- ARTS2785 Europe between the Wars (6 UOC)
- ARTS3780 Contemporary Germany (6 UOC)
- ARTS3789 Minorities in Modern Europe (6 UOC)
Regional Electives - The Americas
You must take 12 UOC regional elective consisting of one course that focuses on contemporary developments and one that focuses on historical trajectories in the region. If you wish to focus on The Americas may take 12 UOC of the following courses
You must take 12 UOC regional elective consisting of one course that focuses on contemporary developments and one that focuses on historical trajectories in the region. If you wish to focus on The Americas may take 12 UOC of the following courses
Specialist Electives
Specialist Electives add depth to your knowledge of particular areas of academic and professional interest. They permit greater concentration or specialisation in areas of interest and professional relevance. If you are undertaking a major/minor in International Business you take only 6 UOC in Specialist Electives.
You must take 12 UOC of the following courses:
Specialist Electives add depth to your knowledge of particular areas of academic and professional interest. They permit greater concentration or specialisation in areas of interest and professional relevance. If you are undertaking a major/minor in International Business you take only 6 UOC in Specialist Electives.
You must take 12 UOC of the following courses:
- ARTS2240 Environment and Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2242 The Politics of Climate Change (6 UOC)
- ARTS2244 Rethinking Wildlife (6 UOC)
- ARTS2248 Disasters and Society (6 UOC)
- ARTS2751 International Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2752 Local Politics of Development (6 UOC)
- ARTS2811 International Law (6 UOC)
- ARTS2812 Politics of Intl Organisation (6 UOC)
- ARTS2813 International Security (6 UOC)
- ARTS2846 Multiculturalism (6 UOC)
- ARTS2851 Democracy and Authoritarianism (6 UOC)
- ARTS2873 Fieldwork Voices (6 UOC)
- ARTS3241 Environmental Justice (6 UOC)
- ARTS3242 Environmental History (6 UOC)
- ARTS3245 PR and the environment (6 UOC)
- ARTS3750 Develop., Community & Environ. (6 UOC)
- ARTS3755 Project Design (6 UOC)
- ARTS3756 Development in Asia (6 UOC)
- ARTS3783 Great and Emerging Powers (6 UOC)
- ARTS3788 European Governance (6 UOC)
- ARTS3812 Theorising IPE (6 UOC)
- ARTS3817 The Middle East (6 UOC)
- ARTS3819 Emerging Security Challenges (6 UOC)
- ARTS3846 Political Actors (6 UOC)
- ARTS3849 Peoples, States & Sovereignty (6 UOC)
- ARTS3872 Media Publics (6 UOC)
- ARTS3885 Trauma and Violence (6 UOC)
- ARTS3886 Living Social Justice (6 UOC)
- MGMT2101 Int Bus & Multinat Operations (6 UOC)
- MGMT2102 Managing Across Cultures (6 UOC)
- MGMT2105 East Asian Business Enterprise (6 UOC)
- MGMT3003 Global Entrepreneurship (6 UOC)
- MGMT3721 Negotiation Skills (6 UOC)
Award with Distinction in Bachelor of International Studies Degree
You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.
Approved Sequence of Study
An approved general sequence of study can be found here:
You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.
Approved Sequence of Study
An approved general sequence of study can be found here:
- LAWSA14788 - International Studies/ Law
General Education Requirements
If you are enrolled in combined law degrees (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law)you are not required to complete general education courses.
Academic Rules
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of International Studies
To qualify for the award of the degree at pass level, you must:
To qualify for the award of the degree at pass level, you must:
- enrol in the Bachelor of International Studies and complete 144 units of credit;
- complete the requirements for the core in International Studies and the core in Language Study
- complete the requirements of Regional and Specialist Electives
- complete the requirements for one minor stream
- complete the requirements for Overseas Study Program(OSP)
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level I courses before enrolling in Level 2courses
- specify your minor stream at the time of enrolment into the program
- complete at least 48UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your minor, before enrolling in Level 3 courses.
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to Program 4701. Although Program 4701 is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to Program 4701. Although Program 4701 is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.
Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: UNSW Fee Website.
Area(s) of Specialisation
- Asian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Development Studies
- Environmental Humanities
- European Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- International Business
- International Relations
- International Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Law
- Politics
- Politics and International Relations
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
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