C10264v2 Bachelor of Global Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Global Studies (BGS)UAC code: 600048 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 063940A
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Other information
Overview
The UTS Bachelor of Global Studies is a highly versatile, professionally oriented arts degree that takes globalisation in its political, economic and cultural manifestations as its core subject of inquiry. Students draw connections between global phenomena and concrete local practices in work and life, seeing the opportunities and constraints that exist for different groups of people. The course engages students in complex problem-solving regarding global processes and events.
Students select a major in business, management, communications, health or legal studies and integrate the perspectives and skills from their professional major into their core subjects. Students may choose to study overseas on session?long exchange or short?term work and/or study placements, or to learn another language. Students undertake either a domestic or international work placement.
This course prepares graduates for careers and contributions in a world of social and cultural diversity being transformed by globalisation, allowing students to draw connections between global phenomena and local practices in work and life.
Course aims
The course aims to produce graduates who are capable of applying knowledge about global phenomena, institutions and theories in a professional context; have well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, attitudes and values; have relevant practical and professional skills; and possess innovative thinking and research skills.
Career options
Career options include roles in a number of globally oriented workplaces such as government and non-government organisations as well as a variety of companies, ranging from small start-ups to major multinationals. Career options are often based on the choice of major within the degree. Graduates have roles as marketing coordinators, brand strategists, business managers and paralegals. Graduates have also worked in industries including finance, hospitality, tourism, digital media and the not-for-profit sector.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Operate appropriately in socially diverse professional contexts, and understand complex global phenomena in those contexts |
| 1.2 | Work independently and evaluate one's own performance |
| 1.3 | Contribute effectively within a team |
| 2.1 | Solve complex trans-disciplinary problems using research and analysis to develop creative and/or evidence-based approaches |
| 3.1 | Understand how global phenomena play out in local situations, and the reasons behind different perspectives on globalisation |
| 3.2 | Demonstrate awareness of the processes through which local, cultural and national identities are formed and the roles of these identities in global processes |
| 4.1 | Reflect upon and contextualise Indigenous peoples' situations relative to globalisation, taking into consideration histories of colonialism, institutional constraints and prejudice |
| 5.1 | Act ethically as informed by an awareness of connections between global and local issues |
| 5.2 | Adopt a questioning approach to global aspects of one's professional and personal lives |
| 6.1 | Communicate and collaborate effectively in a variety of communication scenarios and contexts |
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.
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: 176-184.
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
Any two units of English and computer literacy.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time or six-year, part-time basis.
Note: international students in Australia on a student visa are required to undertake full-time (FT) study as a condition of their visa.
Course structure
Students must complete 144 credit points, comprising:
- six core subjects (48 credit points)
- a major in business, communication, health, legal, or management studies (48 credit points), and
- one of the following:
- two sub-majors (48 credit points), or
- a sub-major (24 credit points) and exchange session (24 credit points), or
- a sub-major (24 credit points) and three electives (24 credit points), or
- an exchange session (24 credit points) and three electives (24 credit points).
Industrial training/professional practice
Students complete one of their three years of study in a professional major, and undergo a domestic or international work placement within a workplace that deals with global issues and practices.
Course completion requirements
| STM90655 Core subjects (Global Studies) | 48cp | |
| CBK90566 Major choice (Global Studies) | 48cp | |
| CBK90567 Sub-majors + electives | 48cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course diagram
Course program
Two examples are given below. The first is for the degree without an exchange session. The second is for the degree with an exchange session. The global studies core subjects are noted in each example and students may arrange major and sub-major subjects around these core subjects. Normally students do 24 credit points each session but as this degree involves mixing 6-credit-point and 8-credit-point subjects it may be possible to vary the 24 credit point load as needed up to 28 credit points.
Course programs for each individual major are available at study plan management.
| Typical program, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99207 Globalisation in Historical Perspective | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99208 Contemporary Global Economy | 8cp | |
| 99209 Cultures of Globalisation | 8cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of options | 12cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99204 Global Governance | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99206 Global Problem Solving | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99205 Global Work Project | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Typical program with exchange session, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99207 Globalisation in Historical Perspective | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99208 Contemporary Global Economy | 8cp | |
| 99209 Cultures of Globalisation | 8cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of options | 12cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99204 Global Governance | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| STM90499 Exchange electives | 24cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99206 Global Problem Solving | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99205 Global Work Project | 8cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
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