Choose your own adventure Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)

Dr Aiden WarrenProgram Manager, International Studies

The BAIS

will help you

get there!

The BA International Studies: Program Description• This is an integrated, career-oriented degree that prepares students to work

in a range of professional positions across the world

Focuses on:• international development • international security• international diplomacy• international political economy• international law • global governance

But also a dynamic and innovative approach to globalisation and international relations by focusing on:

• global interconnectedness• cultural, linguistic and religious diversity• international and cross-cultural professional practice

The Job

Year Sem

First Year

1 SOCU1011 Global Processes

SOCU1026Global History and Security

ENVI1153 Sustainable Futures

Language Elective 1

2 SOCU2122 Global PoliticalEconomy

SOCU1025 Intercultural Communication

HUSO2036Critical Ideas in Contemporary Social and Political Theory

Language Elective 2

SecondYear

1 SOCU1027 Global Mobility & Ethnic Relations

SOCU1031 Working & Managing in International Contexts

Program Elective 1

Language Elective 3

2 SOCU1036 Global Governance & International Law

HUSO2166Foundations of Social Research

Program Elective 2

Language Elective 4

Third Year

HUSO 2314International Internship

SOCU1042International Research Project

SOCU1038International Professional Practice

Program Elective 3 Program Elective 4 Student Elective 1 Student Elective 2

Across the program:

8 x 12 credit points of theory and foundational knowledge core

4 x 12 credit points professional practice core

1 x 24 credit points international internship

4 x 12 credit points language electives

4 x 12 credit points program electives

2 x 12 credit points student electives

International Studies core sequence

• Global and International relations

• Global History and Security

• Global Political Economy

• Cross-Cultural Communication

• Global Population Movements and Cultural Diversity

• Global Risk and World Governance

• International Human Rights and Law

Jenna GibbonsAustrade, Madrid

“For my International Studies internship, I undertook a placement with the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) at the Australian Embassy in Madrid, Spain. Austrade is responsible for Australia’s trade and investment interests overseas, and has offices across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. My main project during this internship was to help with the Austrade presence at an international education trade fair held in Madrid that attracts over 100,000 visitors annually. I also assisted with other projects including an investment seminar held at the Embassy, market research, reports and meetings.”

Caitlin CaruanaAustralian High Commission, London

“The aim of the internship was to get a ‘taste’ for all areas of the work that the High Commission does. I got to meet with each of the government departments that work out of the High Commission, attend a meeting of the Commonwealth Secretariat, spend a day on a press junket with Defence Minister Stephen Smith, write the High Commissioner’s ANZAC Day speech, sit in on meetings regarding the Egyptian and Libyan crises and the Julian Assange extradition case, and assist in the Commission’s updating of their emergency management plan in the wake of earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan.”

• Chinese

• Japanese

• Spanish

• French

• German

• Greek

• Italian

• Advanced English

• Global Language

• Negotiating Transnational Agreements

• English Teaching (CELTA) (External)

• Language Management in International Organisations

Language options

Diploma of LanguagesCan be taken concurrently with BAIS

Good for students with VCE language or students who want to study a language to advanced levels

2 x core courses taught in English: 1. Global Language (language use and language policy and planning) 2. Language Management in International Organisations (management of linguistic and cultural issues in international organisations)

6 x language courses:

language 1-6 (level 6 is compulsory) or language 3-6 plus 2 electives (other language courses; range of language and culture related electives; cross-institutional enrolment or exchange)

Vibrant Student Community:The International Studies AssociationStudent representatives for the program

Advocacy through the Student Staff Consultative Committee (SSCC)

Coordinate student feedback from students to lecturers

A sense of community within the BAIS

Events– Orientation Camp– Trivia Nights– Student Conference– Book club– Social Nights– Monday ‘Tea’ Time– Study Support Groups

Overseas Student Exchange

Pathways to Further StudyBachelor of Arts International Studies (Honours)

Juris Doctor (graduate law programs)

Masters/PhD in International Development

Masters/PhD in International Relations

Masters/PhD in Security Studies

Masters in Business Administration

Masters in Public Policy

Graduate Diploma in Education/TESOL

Graduate Certificate in Community Development

Masters in Social Work

Graduate Destinations: International

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (China)

Rotary World Fellowship Ambassador (Argentina)

OXFAM (Asia Pacific)

International Child Care (Asia Pacific)

Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (Laos & Cambodia)

UNICEF (Indonesia)

ESL Teaching (China & Japan)

QANTAS (Global)

Asian Muslim Action News Agency (Bangkok)

Centre of Studies for Peace and Development (Timor-Leste)

Graduate Destinations: AustraliaDepart of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet (Melbourne)Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) (Canberra)Australian Federal Policy (Melbourne)Victorian Multicultural Commission (Melbourne)Department of Defence (Canberra)Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (Melbourne)Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (Melbourne)Plan International (Melbourne)Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Melbourne & Canberra)Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (Canberra)

Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) (Melbourne)

Questions?