HSS – Undergraduate courses

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information Management) and in International Studies


UTS course code: C10217 UAC code: 609340 Testamur title: Bachelor of Arts in Communication and in International Studies Abbreviation: BA Course fee: HECS (local); $7,450 per semester (international) Total credit points: 240 Course aims Course duration Course structure Typical program Professional recognition Course aims This combined degree seeks to augment the value of the professional study of information management by broadening students' awareness and understanding of other languages and cultures. The enormous technological advances that have occurred over the past decade in the management of information have placed a great deal of pressure on information professionals and their environment. Not only is there more information to access and organise, but the wealth of information is increasingly less likely to be produced in English or from a cultural background immediately accessible to Australian information professionals. This combined degree provides students of Information Studies with a knowledge and understanding of another language and culture. Apart from its wider educational goals, the program should also help graduates become more effective as information professionals, whether in Australia or overseas. Course duration This course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Course structure The course consists of subjects taken as part of the Professional degree and subjects taken in the International Studies program. A total of 240 credit points is allocated to the combined degree course: 144 credit points to the Communication degree and 96 credit points to the International Studies component. Typical program Year 1 Autumn semester D 50105 Communication and Information Environments 6cp D 50107 Contemporary Cultures 1 6cp D 50109 Power and Change in Australia 6cp P 50486 Information Management Practice 6cp Spring semester D 50106 Media, Information and Society 6cp D 50108 Contemporary Cultures 2 6cp D 50111 Colonialism and Modernity 6cp P 50487 Exploring Information Resources 6cp Year 2 Autumn semester I 971xxx Language and Culture 1 8cp I 50140 Comparative Social Change 8cp D 50481 People and Information 8cp Spring semester I 972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp D 50482 Social Informatics 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Year 3 Autumn semester I 973xxx Language and Culture 3 8cp P 50490 Information Design for Communicating 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Spring semester I 974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp I 976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp P 50491 Organising Information for Access 8cp Year 4 Autumn semester I 977xxx In-country Study 1 24cp Spring semester I 978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp Year 5 Autumn semester P 50493 Managing Information 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at 200 or 300 level from any Disciplinary Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Spring semester D 50172 Information, Society and Policy 8cp P 50190 Professional Information Project¹ 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp D = Disciplinary Studies subject P = Professional Studies subject E = Elective Studies subject I = International Studies subject Footnote: 1. Students must complete this subject in their final semester of study. Professional recognition The Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information Management) and in International Studies is recognised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Graduates are eligible for professional membership of this Association.