Choose your own adventure
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)
Dr Aiden Warren
Program 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
Year
Sem
1
The Job
First
Year
Second
Year
SOCU1011
Global
Processes
SOCU1026
ENVI1153
Global History and Sustainable
Security
Futures
Language Elective 1
2
SOCU2122
Global Political
Economy
SOCU1025
Intercultural
Communication
HUSO2036
Critical Ideas in
Contemporary
Social and
Political Theory
Language Elective 2
1
SOCU1027
Global Mobility
& Ethnic
Relations
SOCU1031
Working &
Managing in
International
Contexts
Program Elective
1
Language Elective 3
2
SOCU1036
Global
Governance &
International
Law
HUSO2166
Foundations of
Social Research
Program Elective
2
Language Elective 4
Third Year
HUSO 2314
International Internship
Program Elective 3
Program Elective 4
SOCU1042
International
Research Project
SOCU1038
International
Professional Practice
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 Gibbons
Austrade, 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 Caruana
Australian 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.”
Language options
• Chinese
• Global Language
• Japanese
• Spanish
• Negotiating Transnational
Agreements
• French
• English Teaching (CELTA) (External)
• German
• Language Management in
International Organisations
• Greek
• Italian
• Advanced English
Diploma of Languages
Can 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; crossinstitutional enrolment or exchange)
Vibrant Student Community:
The International Studies Association
Student 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
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Orientation Camp
Trivia Nights
Student Conference
Book club
Social Nights
Monday ‘Tea’ Time
Study Support Groups
Overseas Student Exchange
Pathways to Further Study
Bachelor 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: Australia
Depart 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?