C10256v1 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Social Inquiry) and in International Studies

Overview

The course combines a professional degree with immersion in another language and culture, enhancing professional training and career options. This combined degree seeks to augment the value of social inquiry by broadening awareness and understanding of another language and culture.

The course offers students a powerful mix of skills and knowledge which may be applied in many professional areas. It prepares students by incorporating and teaching diversity, ways of understanding and working within other cultures, the ability to understand different social and political frameworks, skills in exploring historical materials as well as researching current social problems and devising policy possibilities, and developing communication strategies using new media. Career options are also enhanced by international experience, making students more marketable to prospective employers.

Career options

Career options include community development workers, community project managers, local and community historians, international aid workers, media researchers, policy analysts, policy officers, political advisers, politicians, social researchers, social welfare officers, trade union officials, and change agents in a range of social, cultural, historical and political arenas.

Assumed knowledge

External articulation

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has established credit recognition packages with the following institutions for the courses listed:

• INSEARCH UTS: Diploma of Communication
• Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore: Diploma in Media Studies and Management
• Temasek Polytechnic: Diploma in Communication and Media Management
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore: Diploma in Mass Communication.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Students spend two semesters of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major.

Course structure

Students must complete 240 credit points, comprising 144 credit points in the communication component and 96 credit points in the international studies component. 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.

Course program

Other information

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