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Bachelor of International Studies
Program of Study -Overview Course cps

Core Units

Complete 24 credit points from the following units:


 24cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
COMM120 Communication and Culture 6
ECON141 Globalisation in Historical Perspective 6
ECON144 The International Economy 6
GEPL111 Earth in Crisis? 6
LING150 Cross-cultural Communication 6
PAIS103 International Relations 6
PAIS113 Power, Conflict and the Making of Modern Asia 6  
And complete 48 credit points from the following units: 48 cps
CIJ210 Cultural Expression in Modern Asia 6  
COMM323 New Media 6  
ECON320 Global Business and Trade 6  
GEPL304 Cyberspace 6  
HIST328 Europe in War and Peace, 1914 to the Present 6  
HIST329 Australia and the World: An International History 6  
HIST343 Islam in the Modern World 6  
PAIS314 21st Century International Relations 6  
PAIS315 Contemporary Challenges to Global Security 6  
PAIS352 Human Rights 6  
PAIS362 Globalising Asia 6  
PDPS200 Introduction to Peace Studies 6  
PDPS351 Building Peace in Post Conflict Situations 6  
PDPS373 States of Disarray: Social Effects of Globalisation 6  
SOCY319 Globalisation, Development and Social Change 6  
And complete at least 24 credit points in language units from one of the following: 24cps
 

French

    
 

German

    
 

Italian

    
 

Chinese

    
 

Indonesian

    
 

Japanese

    

Approved Majors

Complete ONE of the following Majors:		 36 cps
Major cps  
Contemporary Asia
 36  
Media and Information Studies
 36  
International Business
 36  
Political and International Studies
 36  
Peace and Development Studies
 36  
European Perspectives
 36  
Language and Culture 36  

Elective Units

Complete Elective Units to the value of 12 credit points:		 12 cps

Elective units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting prerequisite and timetabling requirements.

  
Total 144 cps
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Suggested course plans

The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.

For candidates studying Full-Time 48cps per year or 24cps per semester

Year Notes Semester 1 Semester 2
1 In their first year candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 100-level and 2 units in a Language at 100-level and 2 Elective Units at 100-level. 100-level Core Unit 100-level Core Unit
100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit 100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit
100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit 100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit
100-level Language Unit 100-level Language Unit
2 In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300-level and 2 Prescribed Units for their Major and 2 units in a Language at 200-level. 200/300-level Core Unit 200/300-level Core Unit
200/300-level Core Unit 200/300-level Core Unit
Prescribed Unit for a Major Prescribed Unit for a Major
200-level Language Unit 200-level Language Unit
3 In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300-level and 4 Prescribed Units for their Major. 200/300-level Core Unit 200/300-level Core Unit
200/300-level Core Unit. 200/300-level Core Unit.
Prescribed Unit for a Major Prescribed Unit for a Major
Prescribed Unit for a Major Prescribed Unit for a Major

Notes
The number and combination of Prescribed Units for their Major and 200/300 level Core Units in which candidates enrol each year can be varied to the suggested pattern above to take into account such things as unit availability.

 

For candidates studying Part-Time 24cps per year or 12cps per semester

Suggested Part Time Course Plan

Enrolment pattern for candidates studying on a Part-time basis of 24 credit points per year, 12 credit points per semester

Year Notes Semester 1 Semester 2
1 In their first year candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 100-level. 100-level Core Unit 100-level Core Unit
100-level Core Unit 100-level Core Unit
2 In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Elective Units at 100-level and 2 units in a Language at 100-level. 100-level Elective Unit 100-level Elective Unit
100-level Language Unit 100-level Language Unit
3 In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300 level. 200/300-level Core Unit 200/300-level Core Unit
200/300-level Core Unit 200/300-level Core Unit
4 In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Prescribed Units for their Major and 2 units in a Language at 200-level. Prescribed Unit for a Major Prescribed Unit for a Major
200-level Language Unit 200-level Language Unit
5 In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300-level. 200/300-level Core Unit 200/300-level Core Unit
200/300-level Core Unit. 200/300-level Core Unit.
6 In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Prescribed Units for their Major. Prescribed Unit for a Major Prescribed Unit for a Major
Prescribed Unit for a Major Prescribed Unit for a Major

Notes
The number and combination of Prescribed Units for their Major and 200/300 level Core Units in which candidates enrol each year can be varied to the suggested pattern above to take into account such things as unit availability.

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