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Bachelor of International Studies

INST03

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Department:
Department of International Studies
Award:
Bachelor of International Studies (BIntStud)
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 3 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 69
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 39
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 18
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below
Note:
Students must complete one designated People unit and one designated Planet unit. One of those units must be taken outside the Department administering the program of study which the student is admitted to, and the other unit must be taken outside the Faculty administering the program of study which the student is admitted to. Units which are already a required unit of the student's program of study will not satisfy the People unit requirement or Planet unit requirement.

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
either
or
 
Asia in the Global Context (3)
 
3
Asia in the Global Context (3)
 
Required
either
or
 
Societies of Europe (3)
 
3
Societies of Europe (3)
 
Required
3
Cross-Cultural Communication (3)
 
Required
3cp from
 
Contemporary China (3)
 
 
China in World History (3)
 
3
Japan - Past and Present (3)
 

200 level

Required
3
Citizenship: Past, Present, Global (3)
 

300 level

Required
3
Global Issues (3)
C
Required
12
International Studies In-Country Study (12)
 

Any level

Required
18 cp from
 
CHN units
 
CHIN units
 
CRO units
 
CROA units
 
FRN units
 
GMN units
 
ITL units
 
JPS units
 
MGK units
 
PLH units
 
RSN units
18
SPN units

Additional

Required
6cp from
 
The European Union (3)
 
 
Latin American Histories (3)
 
 
The European Union (3)
 
 
Modern Chinese History (3)
 
 
International Studies Internship (3)
 
6
Modern Japanese Society (3)
 

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
15
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

69
Note:
CHN157, JPS121 and JPS221 can not be counted as part of the 18cp at any level if already counted for the 100 or 200 level requirements.
 
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.