Course Learning Outcomes and Minimum Standards
A326 Bachelor of International Studies AQF Level 7
Deakin Graduate Learning
Outcomes
1. Disciplinespecific
knowledge and
capabilities:
appropriate to
the level of study
related to a
discipline or
profession.
AQF Bachelor Degree Descriptor*
Graduates of a Bachelor Degree will
have:
Knowledge : A broad and coherent
body of knowledge, with depth in the
underlying principles and concepts in
one or more disciplines as a basis for
independent lifelong learning.
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Skills : Cognitive and technical skills to
demonstrate a broad understanding of
knowledge with depth in some areas.
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Application of knowledge and skills :
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 with initiative and judgement in
planning, problem solving and
decision making in professional
practice and/or scholarship
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AQF Level 7 (Bachelor Degree)
Criteria*
Knowledge : Broad and coherent theoretical and
technical knowledge with depth in one or more
disciplines or areas of practice.
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Skills : Well developed cognitive, technical (and
communication) skills to select and apply methods
and technologies to:
 analyse and evaluate information to complete a
range of activities.
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Application of knowledge and skills : Apply
knowledge (and skills) to demonstrate autonomy,
well-developed judgement and responsibility:
 within broad parameters to provide specialist
advice and functions.
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Discipline/Professio Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
nal Standards
Minimum Standards
(relating to CLOs)
(e.g. professional
association)
Note: ensure at appropriate AQF specifications and
criteria (see columns 2 & 3)
Review, analyse and interpret
international forces shaping
government, business and community
life in Australia and in other countries
pertaining tocross-cultural
communication and
interactions;knowledge and skills
transferability; the principles of
personal and professional development
and their application; and working in
diverse organisational contexts, and
respond to these issues in a
theoretically-informed and
contextually-appropriate manner
drawing upon both scholarship and
practice.
Demonstrate a broad and coherent
theoretical and applied knowledge to
communicate an understanding of key
topics in International Studies including
cross-cultural communication,
knowledge and skill transferability,
personal and professional development
and diverse organisational contexts and
their implications for professional
practice.
Effectively communicate ideas,
arguments and analyses of crosscultural communication, knowledge
and skill transferability, personal and
professional development and diverse
organisational contexts in a selection of
written, digital and oral formats to a
range of audiences including
practitioners working in the area of
International Studies.
Demonstrate well-developed skills in
communicating ideas, arguments and
analyses using written, digital and oral
formats that meet academic and
practitioner standards to a diverse
range of audiences.
 to adapt knowledge and skills in
diverse contexts
2. Communication:
using oral,
written and
interpersonal
communication
to inform,
motivate and
effect change. #
Skills: Communication skills to present
a clear, coherent and independent
exposition of knowledge and ideas.
Application of knowledge and skills:
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 to adapt knowledge and skills in
diverse contexts
A326 Bachelor of International Studies AQF Level 7
Skills: Well developed (cognitive, technical and)
communication skills to select and apply methods
and technologies to:
 (analyse, generate and) transmit solutions to
unpredictable and sometimes complex problems
 transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others.
Application of knowledge and skills: Apply
knowledge and skills to demonstrate (autonomy),
well-developed judgement and responsibility:
 within broad parameters to provide specialist
advice and functions
Deakin Graduate Learning
Outcomes
3. Digital literacy:
using
technologies to
find, use and
disseminate
information.
AQF Bachelor Degree Descriptor*
Graduates of a Bachelor Degree will
have:
AQF Level 7 (Bachelor Degree)
Criteria*
Skills: (Cognitive and) technical skills to
demonstrate a broad understanding of
knowledge with depth in some areas.
Skills: Well developed (cognitive), technical and
communication skills to select and apply methods
and technologies to:
 analyse and evaluate information to complete a
range of activities
 analyse, generate and transmit solutions to
unpredictable and sometimes complex problems
 transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others.
Application of knowledge and skills:
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 to adapt knowledge and skills in
diverse contexts
Application of knowledge and skills: Apply
knowledge and skills to demonstrate (autonomy),
well-developed judgement and responsibility:
 within broad parameters to provide specialist
advice.
4. Critical thinking:
evaluating
information
using critical and
analytical
thinking and
judgment.
Skills: Cognitive skills to review
critically, analyse, consolidate and
synthesise knowledge.
Skills: Well developed cognitive (technical and
communication) skills to select and apply methods
and technologies to:
 analyse and evaluate information to complete a
Cognitive (and technical) skills to
range of activities
demonstrate a broad understanding of
knowledge with depth in some areas.
 analyse, generate and transmit solutions to
unpredictable and sometimes complex problems.
Cognitive and creative skills to exercise
critical thinking and judgement in
Application of knowledge and skills: Apply
identifying and solving problems with
knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy,
intellectual independence.
well-developed judgement and responsibility:
 within broad parameters to provide specialist
Application of knowledge and skills:
advice.
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 with initiative and judgement in
planning, problem solving and
decision making in professional
practice and /or scholarship
 to adapt knowledge and skills in
diverse contexts.
5. Problem solving:
creating
solutions to
authentic
(real world and
ill-defined)
problems.
Skills: Cognitive and creative skills to
exercise critical thinking and judgment
in identifying and solving problems
with intellectual independence.
Application of knowledge and skills:
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 with initiative and judgement in
planning, problem solving and
decision making in professional
practice and /or scholarship
 to adapt knowledge and skills in
diverse contexts.
A326 Bachelor of International Studies AQF Level 7
Skills: Well developed cognitive, technical (and
communication) skills to select and apply methods
and technologies to:
 analyse and evaluate information to complete a
range of activities
 analyse, generate (and transmit) solutions to
unpredictable and sometimes complex problems.
Application of knowledge and skills: Apply
knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy,
well-developed judgement and responsibility:
 within broad parameters to provide specialist
advice.
Discipline/Professio Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
nal Standards
Minimum Standards
(relating to CLOs)
(e.g. professional
association)
Note: ensure at appropriate AQF specifications and
criteria (see columns 2 & 3)
Employ a range of digital technologies
and platforms appropriately to conduct
research, engage in discussion and
debate, document personal and
professional skills and attributes,
communicate effectively with and
deliver reports and presentations to a
diverse range of audiences within and
outside the field of International
Studies.
Analyse and critically evaluate
theoretical approaches to issues in
International Studies pertaining to
cross-cultural communication,
knowledge transferability, personal
and professional development and
working in diverse organisational
contexts and demonstrate the
appropriate application of theoretical
knowledge in different cultural and
organisational settings.
Employ initiative and creativity in
conjunction with appropriate Social
Science methods of research and
analysis including self-reflection to
systematically investigate and generate
context-senstive and pragmatic
solutions to complex real-world
problems pertaining to cross-cultural
communication, knowledge
transferability, personal and
professional development and diverse
organisational contexts.
Demonstrate the ability to employ a
range of digital technologies and
platforms to locate, evaluate, coallate
and disseminate information in a
range of audience-appropriate
formats.
Demonstrate well-developed critical
thinking through reflective analysis
and evaluation of key issues in
International Studies and
stakeholders' responses to these
issues.
Demonstrate an ability to identify
issues in International Studies and
related professional contexts using
conceptual and empirical knowledge in
conjunction with well-developed metacognitive analytical skills including selfreflection in order to identify and
evaluate context-appropriate solutions.
Deakin Graduate Learning
Outcomes
AQF Bachelor Degree Descriptor*
Graduates of a Bachelor Degree will
have:
AQF Level 7 (Bachelor Degree)
Criteria*
6. Selfmanagement:
working and
learning
independently,
and taking
responsibility for
personal actions.
Application of knowledge and skills:
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 with initiative and judgement in
planning, problem-solving and
decision making in professional
practice and/or scholarship
 with responsibility and
accountability for own learning and
professional practice (and in
collaboration with others) within
broad parameters.
Application of knowledge and skills: Apply
knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well
developed judgement and responsibility:
 in contexts that require self-directed learning
 within broad parameters to provide specialised
advice and functions.
Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility,
accountability and a sustained and
ongoing commitment to learning and
skill development as a reflective
practitioner in the area of International
Studies and its communities of practice
and scholarship.
Demonstrate a level of self-directed
learning, self-management and
reflection that has influenced the
student's academic, personal and
professional development.
7. Teamwork:
working and
learning with
others from
different
disciplines and
backgrounds.
Application of knowledge and skills:
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 with responsibility and
accountability for own learning and
professional practice and in
collaboration with others within
broad parameters.
The AQF makes no specific reference to
criteria/standards associated with teamwork.
Work and learn collaboratively with
others in the field of International
Studies and from other disciplines and
backgrounds while still maintaining
responsibility for their own learning.
Demonstrate an ability to work
collaboratively and constructively with
others through taking accountability for
team outcomes as well as self-learning.
8. Global
citizenship:
engaging
ethically and
productively in
the professional
context and with
diverse
communities and
cultures in a
global context
Application of knowledge and skills:
Demonstrate the application of
knowledge and skills:
 to adapt knowledge and skills in
diverse contexts
 with responsibility and
accountability for own learning and
professional practice and in
collaboration with others within
broad parameters.
The AQF makes no specific reference to
criteria/standards associated with global citizenship.
Analyse and respond appropriately to
issues of cross-cultural communication
and the transferability of knowledge
and skills in different geographic,
knowledge and organisational contexts
as a reflective scholar and practitioner,
taking into consideration cultural and
socio-economic diversity, social and
environmental responsibility and
adherence to professional and
academic ethical standards.
Demonstrate understanding and
consideration of cultural and soocioeconomic diversity, social and
environmental responsibility and the
adherence to professional and
academic standards in all aspects of
learning and practice in the field of
International Studies.
(Note: this second dot point from the
AQF descriptor does not relate
specifically and directly to global
citizenship; however may be indirectly
related to ethical engagement within a
professional context and/or within
diverse communities and cultures by
way of its link to responsibility.)
A326 Bachelor of International Studies AQF Level 7
Discipline/Professio Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
nal Standards
Minimum Standards
(relating to CLOs)
(e.g. professional
association)
Note: ensure at appropriate AQF specifications and
criteria (see columns 2 & 3)