Bachelor of International Studies

Program of Study

Languages and Cultures Major:

LANG303 replaces the following units: FREN306, FREN307, ITAL311, ITAL414 and SPAN303

LANG304 replaces the following units: FREN308, GRMN309, GRMN310, GRMN311, ITAL304, ITAL416, ITAL417, SPAN304 and SPAN306

LANG305 replaces the following units: CHIN310, CHIN410, JAPN322, JAPN412 and INDN330

LANG306 replaces the following units: CHIN350, CHIN370, INDN315, INDN331, INDN441, JAPN345 and JAPN321

Note changes to the the Languages and Cultures Major.

Program of Study

Majors:

• Societies Major renamed Human Futures and Global Challenges. PHIL366 and PHIL375 added to Listed Units in this Major

New Majors:

• International Business Major added
• International Law Major added

Note changes to Majors

The course is not offered in 2023

Nil

The course is not offered in 2022

Nil

Program of Study

• ICLU300 added to Modern Languages Majors
• INDN331 title changed to Islam, Society and the State in Contemporary Indonesia
• ITAL309 title changed to Italian Renaissance Literature
• JAPN215 title changed to Introduction to Japanese Language and Society
• JAPN421 is recoded to JAPN321 and renamed Exploring Japanese Language in Society
• JAPN422 has been recoded to JAPN322 and renamed Japanese through Contemporary Culture

Core Units:

• SOCY110 has been removed and replaced with SOCY100

Listed Units:

• LANG100 added
• LANG301 added to all languages except Chinese and Japanese

New Major, International Law, has been added

• CRIM394 recoded to CRIM294

Languages Major: (renamed Languages and Culture)

Spanish

• SPAN305 has been removed
• SPAN103 has been added

Global Politics and Peace Major

• SOCY303 added
• CRIM309 removed and added to International Law Major

Societies major:

• OSSE300 added

Note unit and/or title changes

Current students will be able to complete under current rules and may enrol in the new units if they wish or transfer subject to meeting new course requirements.

Program of Study – Overview:

Core Units:

• PAIS113 title change

Global Politics and Peace Major:

Listed Units:

• PAIS313 added

Languages Major:

French:

• FREN205 deleted
• FREN305 deleted

German:

• GRMN301 deleted
• GRMN302 deleted
• GRMN306 deleted
• GRMN309 added
• GRMN310 added
• GRMN311 added

Italian

• ITAL205 added
• ITAL307 deleted
• ITAL309 title change
• ITAL311 title change

Societies Major:

Listed Units:

• ISLM363 deleted
• PAIS363 deleted

Note unit and/or title changes

Current students will be able to complete under current rules and may enrol in the new units if they wish or transfer subject to meeting new course requirements.

Program of Study – Overview:

Listed Units:

• CRIM309 has been added

Global Politics and Peace Major:

Listed Units:

• CRIM309 has been added
• PAIS365 has been added

Languages Major:

French:

• FREN205 titled changed to French Through the News

German:

• GRMN303 title changed to Contemporary German Short Stories

Japanese:

• JAPN421 title changed to Exploring Japanese Sociolinguistics

Societies Major:

Listed Units:

• COMM389 has been added
• CRIM394 has been added
• IDIG311 has been added
• PEAC308 has been added
• PEAC354 has been added

Note unit and/or title changes

Current students will be able to complete under current rules and may enrol in the new units if they wish or transfer subject to meeting new course requirements.

Program of Study – Overview

Listed Units:

• SOCY300 has been added
• SOCY319 title change to Global Societal Challenges
• SOCY350 has been withdrawn

Languages Major

• CHIN425 has been withdrawn - CHIN325 remains
• FREN203 title changed to French Oral Expression
• FREN204 title changed to French Through Contemporary Culture
• FREN307 title changed to French Through Literature: Modernity
• GRMN210 has been added
• GRMN305 and GRMN405 have been deleted
• INDN211 title changed to Indonesian In-Country Study 3
• INDN212 title changed to Indonesian In-Country Study 4
• INDN311 title changed to Indonesian In-Country Study 5
• INDN312 title changed to Indonesian In-Country Study 6
• ITAL404, ITAL408 and ITAL409 have been withdrawn - ITAL304, ITAL308 and ITAL309 remain

Societies Major

• AGFD200, PEAC388 and SOCY300 have been added
• COMM323 and SOCY350 have been withdrawn
• SOCY319 title changed to Global Societal Challenges

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students will be able to complete under current rules and may enrol in new units if they wish or transfer subject to meeting new course requirements.

Program of Study – Overview:

Core Units:

• SOCY100 has been added

Global Politics and Peace Major:

• MM202 code changed to BUS202
• HIST357 title changed to War, Nations and Empires: Modern Europe, 1789-1914

Languages Major:

• ARTS302 has been withdrawn
• CIJ210 has been withdrawn from the main program of study for the major
• Chinese
• CHIN211 and CIJ210 have been added
• Indonesian
• CIJ210 has been added
• Japanese
• CIJ210 has been added
• JAPN325 code changed to JAPN245

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Program of Study – Overview:

Listed Units:

• SOCY309 has been withdrawn
• SOCY350 has been added

Global Politics and Peace Major:

• ECON320 title changed to International Political Economy
• HIST357 title changed to War, Nations and Empires: 1789-1914

Languages Major:

• FREN303/403 – FREN403 withdrawn – FREN303 remains
• FREN304/404 – FREN404 withdrawn – FREN304 remains
• FREN305/405 – FREN405 withdrawn – FREN305 remains
• FREN306/406 – FREN406 withdrawn – FREN306 remains
• FREN307/407 – FREN407 withdrawn – FREN307 remains
• INDN330/430 – INDN430 withdrawn – INDN330 remains
• INDN331/431 – INDN431 withdrawn – INDN431 remains
• ITAL307/407 – ITAL407 withdrawn – ITAL307 remains
• ITAL311/411 – ITAL411 withdrawn – ITAL311 remains
• ITAL313/413 – ITAL413 withdrawn – ITAL313 remains
• ITAL414 has been added
• JAPN215 has been added
• JAPN325/425 – JAPN425 withdrawn – JAPN325 remains and title changed to Introduction to Japanese Popular Culture

Societies Major:

• ECON350, GEPL304 and SOCY309 have been withdrawn
• SOCY350 has been added

Note unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules

Program of Study – Overview:

Core Units:

• LING150 title changed to Communicating in Culturally Diverse Contexts

Listed Units:

• CLLA101 has been added
• HIST328 title changed to Modern Europe in War and Peace: 1918 to Yesterday

Global Politics and Peace Major:

• HIST328 title changed to Modern Europe in War and Peace: 1918 to Yesterday

Languages Major:

• CLLA101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 303 and 304 have been added

Societies Major:

• SOCY356 has been added

Note unit and/or title changes

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules

Global Politics and Peace Major:

• ECON345 title changed to The Elephant and the Dragon: India and China in the Asian Century
• PEAC328 title changed to Resolution or Transformation of Conflict
• PEAC373 has been withdrawn

Languages Major:

• FREN206, GRMN203, SPAN203 and SPAN302 have been added

Societies Major:

• ENGL383, GEPL307, GEPL309 and SOCY301 have been added
• GEPL314 and GEPL352 have been withdrawn

Note unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2014 course rules.

• The Bachelor of International Studies has been completely revamped. See below.

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

• Core Units have been divided into two sections -
• Complete the following unit: LING150
• And complete at least 12 credit points and not more than 18 credit points from the following units:
• ECON144, GEPL111, PAIS103, PAIS113, PEAC100, RELS182
• COMM120 has been withdrawn
• And complete 48 credit points from the following units has been moved to Listed Units and the credit points changed from 48 cps to 24 cps –
• CIJ210, COMM323, ECON320, GEPL304, HIST343, PAIS316, PAIS352 and RELS382 have been withdrawn
• And complete 24 credit points in language units from ONE of the following – Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese has been withdrawn

Listed Units section has been added:

• Complete 0-6 cps in ONE Introductory Language from the following units: CHIN101, FREN101, GRMN101, INDN101, INDN101, ITAL101, JAPN101, SPAN101
• And complete 24 cps from the following units: HIST328, HIST329, PAIS314, PAIS315, PAIS390, PEAC352, PEAC373, SOCY309 (added), SOCY319

Majors:

• The current eight Majors are no longer offered and have been replaced with three new Majors.
• Completion of Majors changed from complete one Major (36 cps) to complete two Majors (72 cps)
• New Majors – Global Politics and Peace; Languages; and Societies
• Withdrawn Majors – Contemporary Asia; European Perspectives; International Business; Language and Culture; Media and Information Studies; Peace and Development Studies; Political and International Studies; World Religions

Current students will need to check their program of study in consultation with the Course Coordinator to determine whether they can move to the 2013 course rules.

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules.

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Note withdrawal of current eight Majors

Note three new Majors

Contemporary Asia Major is no longer offered

• ECON345 title changed to The Dragon and the Elephant: The Asian Century
• PAIS361 title changed to Sex, Crime and Corruption

Note withdrawal of Major

Note the unit title changes

European Perspectives Major is no longer offered

• EACL328 title changed to Landmarks of European Fiction
• EACL329 title changed to European Cinema
• EACL430 title changed to Literature of Desire

Note withdrawal of Major

Note the unit title changes

International Business Major is no longer offered

• ECON345 title changed to The Dragon and the Elephant: The Asian Century

Note withdrawal of Major

Note the unit title changes

Language and Culture Major is no longer offered

• CHIN304 title changed to Chinese Language 3A

Note withdrawal of Major

Note unit title change

Media and Information Studies Major is no longer offered

• COMM323 title changed to Digital and Social Media
• ECT303 code changed to ENCO303 Research in Writing
• PAIS375 title changed to Mass Media and Politics

Note withdrawal of Major

Note the unit and/or title change

Peace and Development Studies Major is no longer offered

• No changes for 2013

Note withdrawal of Major

Political and International Studies Major is no longer offered

• PAIS361 title changed to Sex, Crime and Corruption
• PAIS375 title changed to Mass Media and Politics
• PAIS381 title changed to Active Citizen – Australian Civics and Democracy

Note withdrawal of Major

Note the unit title change

World Religions Major is no longer offered

• RELS382 has been withdrawn

Note withdrawal of Major

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

New – Global Politics and Peace Major

• Listed Units for this Major - Complete 36 cps from the following units:
• ECON320, 345; HIST328, 343, 357; MM202; PAIS314, 315, 316, 318, 352, 380, 390; PEAC303, 304, 328, 352, 373

Note New Major

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules.

New – Languages Major

• Students undertaking the Languages Major are required to complete 36 credit points in a maximum of two languages with a minimum of 24 credit points in a single language.
• Listed Unit for this Major – Complete 36 cps from the following units:
• ARTS302, CIJ210
• CHIN101, 102, 201, 202, 304, 305, 310/410, 320/420, 325/425, 330/430
• FREN101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 205, 301, 302, 303/403, 304/404, 305/405, 306/406, 307/407
• GRMN101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305/405, 306/406, 307/407, 308/408
• INDN101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 212, 301, 302, 311, 312, 315, 330/340, 331/431, 441
• ITAL101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 301, 302, 303/404, 307/407, 308/408, 309/409, 311/411, 313/413
• JAPN101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 311, 312, 325/425, 421, 422
• SPAN101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306

Note New Major

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules.

New – Societies Major

• Listed Units for this Major – Complete 36 credit points from the following units:
• COMM323; ECON350; GEPL304, 314, 322, 352; HIST329; ISLM344, 363; PAIS361, 363; PEAC373; RELS381, 385; SOCY309, 319

Note New Major

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules.

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

• RELS182, PAIS316, PAIS390 and RELS382 have been added
• PAIS362 has been withdrawn
• HIST328 title changed to Modern Europe in War and Peace: 1918-2012
• French – FREN203 and FREN204 now separated instead of FREN203 or FREN204

• New Major – World Religions has been added

Note unit title change

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

Contemporary Asia Major

• CHIN425 has been added – now combined CHIN325/425
• CIJ210 and PAIS362 have been withdrawn
• ECON245 has been withdrawn – ECON345 remains
• ECON250 has been withdrawn – ECON350 remains
• ISLM344 has been added
• PAIS380 title changed to Dragon in Chains? Contemporary Chinese Politics

Note the unit code/title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

European Perspectives Major

• EACL430, HIST328 and HIST363 have been added

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

International Business Major

• ECON244, IDIG304, PAIS306 and PAIS316 have been added
• ECON245 has been withdrawn – ECON345 remains
• ECON250 has been withdrawn – ECON350 remains

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

Students who wish to do so will complete ECON345 instead of ECON245

Students who wish to do so will complete ECON350 instead of ECON250

Language and Culture Major

• Prescribed Units now incorporated within Listed Units: Complete 36 credit points from the following units -
• CHIN425 has been added – now combined CHIN325/425
• FREN403 has been added – now combined FREN303/403
• FREN404 has been added – now combined FREN304/404
• FREN405 has been added – now combined FREN305/405
• FREN406 has been added – now combined FREN306/406
• FREN407 has been added – now combined FREN307/407
• GRMN405 has been added – now combined GRMN305/405
• GRMN406 has been added – now combined GRMN306/406
• GRMN407 has been added – now combined GRMN307/407
• GRMN408 has been added – now combined GRMN308/408
• ITAL404 has been added – now combined ITAL304/404
• ITAL407 has been added – now combined ITAL307/407
• ITAL408 has been added – now combined ITAL308/408
• ITAL409 has been added – now combined ITAL309/409
• ITAL411 has been added – now combined ITAL311/411
• ITAL413 has been added – now combined ITAL313/413
• JAPN425 has been added – now combined JAPN325/425

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

Media and Information Studies Major

• COMM332 title changed to News and Current Affairs
• PAIS375 has been added

Note the unit and/or title change

Peace and Development Studies Major

• GEPL344 has been added
• PAIS315 and PEAC100 have been withdrawn
• PEAC304 title changed to Environmental Security and Peaceful Futures

Note the unit title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

Political and International Studies Major

• PAIS375, PAIS381 and PAIS390 have been added
• PAIS351 and PAIS362 have been withdrawn
• PAIS380 title changed to Dragon in Chains? Contemporary Chinese Politics

Note the unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

New – World Religions

Listed Units for this Major: Complete 36 cps from the following units –

• HIST343, ISLM344, ISLM363, PHIL303, RELS300, RELS381, RELS382, RELS384, RELS385, RELS386, RELS387 and RELS392

Note New Major

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules

Core Units

• CIJ110 code changed to CIJ210 Cultural Expression in Modern Asia
• COMM323 title changed to Digital Media and Interactive Entertainment
• HIST328 title changed to Modern Europe in War and Peace: 1914-Present
• PEAC373 title changed to Globalisation: As If People and Ecosystems Matter
• French – FREN306 title changed to Women in French Texts
• German – GRMN304 title changed to Contemporary German Film
• Indonesian - INDN441 title changed to Contemporary Issues in Indonesian Culture and Society
• Japanese – JAPN422 title changed to Advanced Japanese Reading Unit

Note the unit code/title changes

Contemporary Asia Major

• CIJ110 code changed to CIJ210 Cultural Expression in Modern Asia
• PAIS363 title changed to Women, Family and the State in Asia

Note the unit code/title changes

European Perspectives Major

• HIST324 title changed to Ashes to Ashes: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945
• HIST357 title changed to War, Nations and Empires: Modern Europe, 1789-1918
• PAIS320 title changed to Classical Political Thinkers

Note the unit title changes

International Business Major

• PEAC373 title changed to Globalisation: As If People and Ecosystems Matter

Note the unit title change

Language and Culture Major

• FREN306 title changed to Women in French Texts
• GRMN304 title changed to Contemporary German Film
• INDN441 title changed to Contemporary Issues in Indonesian Culture and Society
• JAPN422 title changed to Advanced Japanese Reading Unit

Note the unit title changes

Media and Information Studies Major

• COMM323 title changed to Digital Media and Interactive Entertainment

Note the unit title change

Peace and Development Studies Major

• PAIS316 title changed to Paradise Lost? Governance in the Pacific
• PEAC373 title changed to Globalisation: As If People and Ecosystems Matter

Note the unit title changes

Political and International Studies Major

• PAIS306 title changed to Avoid Economic Deception: Study Political Economy
• PAIS316 title changed to Paradise Lost? Governance in the Pacific
• PAIS320 title changed to Classical Political Thinkers
• PAIS351 title changed to Federations: Challenges, Debates and Trends
• PAIS363 title changed to Women, Family and the State in Asia
• PAIS365 title changed to Politics and the Environment: Intersecting Crises

Note the unit title changes

Core Units

• PAIS103 title change to International Relations: An Australian Perspective
• French – FREN307 title change to Writing the Self
• German – GRMN301 title change to Professional German 3A
• German – GRMN302 title change to Professional German 3B
• Indonesian - INDN331/431 title change to Reading Islamic Texts: State, Religion and Conflicts
• Indonesian – INDN441 title change to Advanced Reading and Research in Indonesian

Note the unit title changes

European Perspectives Major

• EUCL325 is now EACL325 Tragedy in Europe and Asia
• EUCL326 is now EACL326 Comedy in Europe and Asia
• EUCL328 is now EACL328 The Novel Across Cultures
• EUCL329 is now EACL329 World Cinema
• HIST357 title change to Vienna to Versailles: Modern Europe, 1789-1918

Note the unit/title changes

Media and Information Studies Major

• COMM321 title change to Advertising: Communication and Information

Note the unit title change

Peace and Development Studies Major

• PEAC303 title change to Active Resistance: Contemporary Nonviolence
• PEAC328 title change to Peacemaking

Note the unit title changes

Political and International Studies Major

• PAIS351 title change to Comparative Federalism: Australia, USA and Canada

Note the unit title change

All Majors in Bachelor of International Studies

Note the following unit changes:

• Title of core unit COMM120 changed to Media Studies: An Introduction
• Core unit ECON141 has been withdrawn
• Code of listed unit CIJ210 changed to CIJ110
• Code of listed unit PDPS200 changed to PEAC100; PDPS351 changed to PEAC352; PDPS373 changed to PEAC373

Note unit/title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

Contemporary Asia Major

Note the unit changes in All Majors information above.

Note the unit changes

Media and Information StudiesMajor

Note the unit changes in All Majors information above.

Note the following prescribed unit list changes:

• Prescribed unit ECTW324 has been withdrawn
• Change of title for COMM321 to Mass Communication: Advertising and Information
• Add new unit COMM332 (News, Content and Practice) to prescribed unit list

For students who began in or after 2008

Note the unit changes

For students who began before 2008

You may not undertake this major under pre 2008 course rules.

International Business Major

Note the unit changes in All Majors information above

Note the following prescribed unit list changes:

• ECON354 has been withdrawn
• PDPS373 has been recoded as PEAC373

Note the unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

Political and International Studies Major

Note the unit changes in All majors information above.

Note the unit changes

Peace and Development Studies Major

Note the unit changes in All Majors information above.

Note the following prescribed unit list changes:

• ECON354 has been withdrawn
• PDPS200 has been recoded as PEAC100
• PDPS288 has been recoded as PEAC388
• PDAB301 has been recoded as IDIG301
• PDPS302 has been recoded as PEAC304
• PDPS373 has been recoded as PEAC373
• PDPS351 has been recoded as PEAC352
• PDPS373 has been recoded as PEAC373
• PDPS429 has been recoded as PEAC328

For students who began in or after 2008

Note the unit changes.

For students who began before 2008

You may not undertake this major under pre 2008 course rules.

European Perspectives Major

Note the unit changes in All Majors information above.

Note the following prescribed unit list changes:

• ECON241 has been withdrawn
• HIST324 (Ashes to Ashes: Germany 1918-1945); and HIST357 (Themes in Modern History 1815-1914) have been added to list of prescribed units

Note the unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

Language and Culture Major

Note the unit changes in All majors information above.

Note the unit changes.