University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2008

Undergraduate course information

Combined degree program
Transferring into International Studies
Majors

Combined degree program

The Institute for International Studies offers the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Studies through combined degree programs only. Combined degrees have been established between the Institute and the faculties of Business; Design, Architecture and Building; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information Technology; Law; Nursing, Midwifery and Health; and Science.

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.

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 other sections of this Handbook.

Undergraduate students studying for the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies study 96 credit points: four sequential subjects that focus on a relevant language and culture, one subject that introduces students to the study of social change, one subject that examines contemporary society, and two semesters at an institution of higher education in the country of their major.

  • Language and Culture 1–4: four subjects, four semesters (4 x 8cp)
  • Foundations in International Studies: one subject, one semester (8cp)
  • Contemporary Society: one subject, one semester (8cp)
  • In-country Study 1–2: two subjects, two semesters overseas (2 x 24cp)

Transferring into International Studies

Students admitted into a degree at UTS may apply to transfer into a combined degree with International Studies via the University's online Internal Course Transfer process towards the end of the year. Approval to transfer is made by the student's faculty. Transferring students need to be aware that places in some majors in the International Studies program are limited. While every effort is made to accommodate students in the major of their choice it may not always be possible to accommodate students in popular majors at the time of transfer. The Institute for International Studies reserves the right to allocate places in majors according to its resources and arrangements with overseas universities.

Majors

The majors available in the International Studies program are listed below. Each major includes 32 credit points (four 8-credit-point subjects) of instruction in Language and Culture; 8 credit points of study of Foundations in International Studies; 8 credit points of study of Contemporary Society; and 48 credit points (two semesters) of study at a university or institution of higher education in the country of the major.