Undergraduate combined degree program

The combined degree program in International Studies at UTS is designed to produce graduates who are primarily trained in a professional or practical discipline, but who also have a substantial knowledge and appreciation of a non-English-speaking culture.

In addition to their professional degree program, students who undertake the combined degree program follow an International Studies major that concentrates on a specific country or region. Students learn about its language and culture, study its contemporary society and spend two semesters studying there.

In the International Studies program, students study one of the following countries or majors: Canada (Québec), Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latino USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland or Thailand. There are two other majors available that permit students to pursue programs of study about and in countries where other arrangements have not already been made. The Heritage major permits students with significant prior knowledge of a particular language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and others. The Independent Study major is available where a language is taught in Sydney and a program of In-country Study can be arranged.

Australia and the Asia–Pacific is only available as a major to international students. International students may access one of the other majors offered provided that the country they choose as their major is able to grant them a visa to study there. This needs to be determined prior to commencing subjects within the International Studies major. If a visa cannot be granted, it will not be possible to undertake the chosen major.

Combined degree programs are available with all faculties.

The International Studies component of any combined degree amounts to the equivalent of two years of full-time academic study or 96 credit points. It is studied concurrently with the major discipline of study in an integrated program. Combined degrees have been structured to facilitate the study of two separate programs at the same time.

Each combined degree program has a Course Coordinator in the appropriate faculty. Inquiries about a specific combined degree program should be addressed to the relevant Course Coordinator.

Combined degree students enrol at the University through the faculties.

Outlines of the combined degrees and their International Studies components are provided in the Undergraduate courses section.