C10302v1 Bachelor of Human Movement Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Human Movement (BHM)Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609080
CRICOS code: 026188B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: Kuring-gai campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Further study at UTS
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Human Movement Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is offered jointly by UTS: Health and UTS: International Studies. The degree integrates human movement studies with a major in the language and culture of another country.
Career options
Career options include exercise therapy and teaching of personal development, fitness and corporate health, facility management, health, physical education and outdoor education, sport coaching, sport development, sport management, and sports science and team conditioning. Career options are enhanced by international experience, making students more marketable to prospective employers.
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 Human Movement (C10300). 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.
Assumed knowledge
There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program.
Credit recognition
For credit recognition, see the Bachelor of Human Movement (C10300).
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 of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to human movement and 96 credit points relating to international studies. For full details of the Bachelor of Human Movement component of the combined degree, refer to the Bachelor of Human Movement (C10300). 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.
Industrial training/professional practice
This course has a professional internship component that includes a minimum of six weeks' work experience.
Course completion requirements
STM90178 Core subjects | 120cp | |
CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
Select one of the following: | 24cp | |
CBK90190 Electives | 24cp | |
STM90698 PDHPE stream | 24cp | |
Total | 240cp |
Course program
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.
Year 1 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
27111 Mechanics of Human Motion | 6cp | |
27180 Functional Kinesiology | 6cp | |
27342 Sociocultural Concepts for Leisure, Sport and Tourism | 6cp | |
91429 Physiological Bases of Human Movement | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
27152 Measurement and Development of Physical Capacity | 6cp | |
27171 Applied Kinesiology | 6cp | |
27228 Lifespan Development | 6cp | |
27252 The Sport Industry | 6cp | |
Year 2 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
27175 Energetics of Human Movement | 6cp | |
27155 Research for Human Movement | 6cp | |
976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
Spring semester | ||
27222 Exercise Prescription | 6cp | |
27105 Nutrition for Health and Physical Activity | 6cp | |
97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
Year 3 | ||
Autumn semester | ||
27331 Skill Acquisition | 6cp | |
27160 Sport and Exercise Psychology | 6cp | |
97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
27174 Analysis of Human Motion | 6cp | |
27227 Critical Issues in Health and Wellbeing | 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 | ||
27341 Health Promotion | 6cp | |
27350 Professional Internship (Capstone) | 6cp | |
27308 Exercise Management for Special Populations | 6cp | |
Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Spring semester | ||
27173 Human Performance in Sport and Exercise | 6cp | |
Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp |
Further study at UTS
Students who complete the Bachelor of Human Movement with the PDHPE stream are guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Teaching in Secondary Education (C08002) with a personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) major. Students in the Bachelor of Teaching in Secondary Education are granted 72 credit points of exemptions in credit recognition and are required to complete 72 credit points of study which may be undertaken in one year of intensive full-time study. Refer to C08002 for further details.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.health.uts.edu.au
www.internationalstudies.uts.edu.au
