C10020v4 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Arts in International Studies

Note(s)

The course is also available at Kuring-gai campus (see C10021).

The Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is offered jointly by UTS: Business and UTS: International Studies. The degree integrates the study of business with a major in the language and culture of another country.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Business at City campus (C10026) or the Bachelor of Business at Kuring-gai campus (C10027). 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.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program.

Information on credit recognition in the business component is available from the Bachelor of Business (C10026).

All students must complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to business and 96 credit points relating to international studies. Full details of the Bachelor of Business component of the combined degree are available from the Bachelor of Business (C10026). The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a region or country major over a minimum of three years. 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.

Overseas study

Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course completion requirements

Course diagram

The typical program shown below is for a full-time student who has chosen the Germany major as their 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.

Full details of the business component are available from the Bachelor of Business (C10026).

telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
www.business.uts.edu.au

Further information on the international studies component is available from the Building 1 Student Centre on:

telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.internationalstudies.uts.edu.au