C10161v2 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609250 (CSP), 619250 (DFEE)
CRICOS code: 026202J
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Faculty/institute responsible: Science
Collaborating faculty/institute: Institute for International Studies
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Additional admission requirements
Additional assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Industrial training/professional practice
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This combined degree program is aimed at increasing students' awareness of international contexts and producing graduates who are well prepared for professional careers in science in an international setting.
Career options
Career options include coastal management expert, communication specialist, computer modeller, cytologist, energy technologist, engineering geologist, environmental consultant, environmental research officer, exploration geologist, health and medical physicist, marine scientist, marketer, material analyst, medical laboratory scientist, national parks research officer, nursery manager or owner, product development specialist, research scientist, scientific journalist and technical specialist.
Additional admission requirements
Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Science (C10166). There is a range of entry levels to the various Language and Culture programs. Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences.
Additional assumed knowledge
No prior language requirements, except for programs within the Heritage major.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered over five years full time, six years full time with successful completion of the Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038) (not available to international students), or six years full time with Honours. Full-time attendance involves approximately 24 hours each week at the University.
Course structure
All students must complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to the Bachelor of Science and 96 credit points relating to the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.
Students are also encouraged to undertake the Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038) (not available to international students), an industrial experience program requiring an additional year of full-time study.
Industrial training/professional practice
The Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038) – a period of industrial training – is available with an additional year of full-time study. It is not offered to international students.
Course completion requirements
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| CBK90223 Science major choice | 120cp | |
| CBK90232 Electives (Science UG) | 24cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program shown is for a full-time student with a Science major in Biomedical Science (Forensic Biology) who has chosen the Germany major as the International Studies major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 65101 Chemistry 1C | 6cp | |
| 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature | 6cp | |
| 91101 Cells, Genetics and Evolution | 6cp | |
| 91701 Medical Science 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 65201 Chemistry 2C | 6cp | |
| 65241 Principles of Forensic Science | 6cp | |
| 91313 Biomolecules: Structure and Function | 6cp | |
| 91702 Medical Science 2 | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis | 6cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 8cp | ||
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 35255 Forensic Statistics | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 91132 Molecular Biology 1 | 6cp | |
| 91326 Analytical Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 977420 In-country Study 1: Germany | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 978420 In-country Study 2: Germany | 24cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 65543 Crime Scene Investigation | 6cp | |
| 91137 DNA Profiling | 6cp | |
| 91138 Investigation of Human Remains | 6cp | |
| CBK90181 Electives (Science) | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 79024 Complex Forensic Cases (Law for Chemistry) | 6cp | |
| 91139 Complex Forensic Cases (Biology) | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
Other information
Further information on the Science component is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 4042
fax +61 2 9514 1656
email Kenneth.Brown@uts.edu.au
Further information on the International Studies program is available from the Institute on:
(CRICOS Provider No: 00099F)
Authorised by Director, Governance Support Unit
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