UTS course code: C04205
Testamur title: Master of Arts in International Studies
Abbreviation: MA
Course fee: $166.67 per cp (local); $7,450 per semester (international)
plus an additional $3,500 for the In-country Study semester for local and international students
Total credit points: 72

Overview
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure

Overview

The Master of Arts in International Studies is a fee-paying coursework program. The choice of language and culture major determines the subjects to be studied.

Admission requirements

To gain entry to this course an applicant must demonstrate a satisfactory level of education, background and capability. It is expected that applicants have either an undergraduate degree with a discipline focus or language and culture studies other than English (this may include the UTS Bachelor of Arts in International Studies), or an Honours degree, or an undergraduate degree with one year's professional experience.

Course duration

This course is offered on a three-semester, full-time basis, or part-time equivalent.

Course structure

The course focuses on developing or extending a student's experience of language and culture. A compulsory component of the program involves at least two semesters study of a language and culture other than English. It may be possible to spend a semester studying at a university overseas, in a period of Incountry Study.

The course includes the following subjects:

971xxx Language and Culture 1 8cp
972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp
xxxxx Elective subjects 16–24cp
979333 International Studies Research Seminar 8cp
and/or
976xxx Contemporary Society subject 8cp
and either
977xxx In-country Study 1 24cp
or
979000 International Studies Dissertation 24cp

In-country Study

Students may spend a semester overseas at an institution of higher education in the country of their language and culture major through arrangements made by the Institute for International Studies. The period of Incountry Study focuses on improving the student's understanding of the relevant language and culture. Programs are determined by students' level of language proficiency and must be approved by the Board of Studies of the Institute. All students are assessed on subjects undertaken at the host institutions, as well as project and essay work administered by the Institute for International Studies.

The costs of tuition in host institutions overseas and travel between Sydney and the designated host institutions are borne by UTS, except in cases where a scholarship has been awarded to the student with provision for these costs. Students should be aware that the cost of living in some countries may be higher than in Sydney.

Before students engage in a period of In-country Study, they may be required to meet appropriate financial and enrolment requirements. They are also required to agree to be governed by the Institute's Conditions of Participation for a period of In-country Study and to abide by the rules and regulations of the host institution and the laws of the host country.

Students intending to undertake In-country Study as part of the MA in International Studies should notify the Institute of their intention as early as possible, preferably at the initial enrolment into either the MA or Graduate Diploma in International Studies. The Institute requires a great deal of lead-time to organise a place at a host university overseas. The longer the notice given, the greater the chance that students are allocated a preferred host university for their scheduled In-country Study semester.

Students must inform the Institute of their plans to undertake In-country Study at least one semester before their proposed period of In-country Study, or earlier if possible (i.e. to undertake In-country Study in Autumn semester, the Institute must be notified by the end of August of the previous year; to undertake In-country Study in Spring semester, the Institute must be notified by the end of March of the same year). Failure to notify the Institute in sufficient time could result in a delay of one semester in undertaking the period of In-country Study.