Bachelor of International Studies - Plan BP332P25

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Domestic International

Learning mode:: On campus

Entry score:: Various*

Duration:: Full-time 3 years; Part-time 6 years

Fees:: Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

Learning mode:: On campus

Entry score:: See admissions

Duration:: Full-time 3 years

Fees:: AU$33,600 (2024 annual)

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

To graduate you must complete the following: Note: All courses listed may not be available each semester

You must complete a total of 288 credit points as follows:

Year 1: Four (4) Foundation courses (48 credit points) and 48 credit points from your chosen combination; and
Year 2: Two (2) Core courses (24 credit points) AND seventy-two (72) credit points from your chosen combination; and
Year 3: One (1) Core course (12 credit points) AND One (1) course (12 cp) from the Program Options list AND seventy-two (72) credit points from your chosen combination

List of Combinations

Combination 1: Complete one (1) Major (96 credit points) and one (1) Language Minor (48 credit points), and one (1) Disciplinary Minor (48 credit points)

Combination 2: Complete one (1) Major (96 credit points) and one (1) Language Minor (48 credit points), and four (4) courses (48 credit points) from any of the courses in the Disciplinary Minors list OR University Electives

'Program options’ include courses in the Program Options list.

‘University Electives’ can be found on the RMIT University Electives webpage.
Details of majors, minors, and program options can be found at the end of the program structure.

NOTE: If you use a course toward the completion of a major or minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another major or minor

NOTE: Not all major and minor fields of study can be undertaken together. Please follow enrolment plans provided to via Enrolment Online for your chosen major.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Digital Disruption: Meeting the Challenges of our Digital Age	12	HUSO2363	City Campus
Globalisation and our Global Futures	12	SOCU1011	City Campus
Global Political Economy	12	SOCU2112	City Campus
Intercultural Communication	12	SOCU1025	City Campus

ANDComplete Forty-eight (48) credit points from your chosen combination

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Foundations of Social Research	12	HUSO2166	City Campus
Global Careers	12	SOCU1031	City Campus

ANDComplete Seventy-two (72) credit points from your chosen combination

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete the following One (1) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Global Challenges	12	SOCU2315	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) 12 credit point Course from the Program Option list ANDComplete Seventy-two (72) credit points from your chosen combination

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Major List

List of Major(s):

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Major: Global Politics

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Global History	12	SOCU1026	City Campus
Global Governance and International Law	12	SOCU1036	City Campus
Global Conflict, War and Violence	12	HUSO2316	City Campus
Technology and Global Risk	12	POLI1110	City Campus
Contemporary Foreign Policy and the Asia Pacific	12	HUSO2328	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete Thirty-six (36) credit points from the following list of courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Global Research Project	12	SOCU1042	City Campus
Global Feminisms	12	HUSO2388	City Campus
Politics and Communication	12	COMM2409	City Campus
Contemporary Europe: Unity, Diversity, Ideology	12	HUSO2318	City Campus
Globalising Societies	12	HUSO2329	City Campus
International Perspective on Community Development	12	HUSO1301	City Campus
Global Leadership for Social Change	12	SOCU2108	City Campus
Humanitarian Interventions and Peace Transitions	12	SOCU2237	City Campus
Global Internship	24	HUSO2314	City Campus

Major: Development and Social Equity

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Global History	12	SOCU1026	City Campus
Global Governance and International Law	12	SOCU1036	City Campus
International Development, Themes, Debates and Practice	12	HUSO2036	City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation	12	HUSO2092	City Campus
Asia Pacific Futures	12	SOCU1016	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete Thirty-six (36) credit points from the following list of courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Global Research Project	12	SOCU1042	City Campus
Moving People, Changing Places: Migration, Mobility and Displacement	12	SOCU1027	City Campus
Sport, Equity and Social Change	12	SOCU2316	City Campus
Development Economics	12	ECON1259	City Campus
Fundamentals of Humanitarian Innovation	12	OENG1252	City Campus
Sustainable Futures	12	ENVI1153	City Campus
Globalising Societies	12	HUSO2329	City Campus
International Perspective on Community Development	12	HUSO1301	City Campus
Global Leadership for Social Change	12	SOCU2108	City Campus
Global Internship	24	HUSO2314	City Campus

Major: Language and Intercultural Communication

Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Introduction to Language	12	LANG1323	City Campus
Politics of Global Languages	12	SOCU1046	City Campus
Language in the Global Workplace	12	SOCU1049	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete Thirty-six (36) credit points from the following list of courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Global Research Project	12	SOCU1042	City Campus
Language and Society	12	LANG1325	City Campus
Globalising Societies	12	HUSO2329	City Campus
International Perspective on Community Development	12	HUSO1301	City Campus
Global Leadership for Social Change	12	SOCU2108	City Campus
Language and Culture In-Country	12	LANG1335	City Campus
Global Internship	24	HUSO2314	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete Twenty-four (24) credit points from any of the available Language Minors:

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Language Minors:

List of Language Minors:

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Minor: Chinese

Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Chinese 1	12	LANG1068	City Campus
Chinese 2	12	LANG1069	City Campus
Chinese 3	12	LANG1070	City Campus
Chinese 4	12	LANG1071	City Campus
Chinese 5	12	LANG1072	City Campus
Chinese 6	12	LANG1073	City Campus
Chinese Language and Society	12	LANG1245	City Campus
Chinese Language in Context	12	LANG1247	City Campus
Chinese for Professional Communication	12	LANG1266	City Campus
Chinese through Drama	12	LANG1267	City Campus

Minor: Japanese

Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Japanese 1	12	LANG1093	City Campus
Japanese 2	12	LANG1094	City Campus
Japanese 3	12	LANG1146	City Campus
Japanese 4	12	LANG1095	City Campus
Japanese 5	12	LANG1097	City Campus
Japanese 6	12	LANG1098	City Campus
Japanese Language and Society	12	LANG1276	City Campus
Japanese Language in Context	12	LANG1277	City Campus

Minor: Spanish

Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Spanish 1	12	LANG1168	City Campus
Spanish 2	12	LANG1178	City Campus
Spanish 3	12	LANG1184	City Campus
Spanish 4	12	LANG1200	City Campus
Spanish 5	12	LANG1207	City Campus
Spanish 6	12	LANG1209	City Campus
Spanish Language and Society	12	LANG1278	City Campus
Spanish Language in Context	12	LANG1279	City Campus

Minor: French

Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
French 1	12	LANG1167	City Campus
French 2	12	LANG1182	City Campus
French 3	12	LANG1186	City Campus
French 4	12	LANG1196	City Campus
French 5	12	LANG1249	City Campus
French 6	12	LANG1251	City Campus
French Language and Society	12	LANG1272	City Campus
French Language in Context	12	LANG1273	City Campus

Disciplinary Minors:

List of Disciplinary Minors:

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Minor: Translating and Interpreting

Complete the following One (1) Course:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Ethics and Professional Issues	12	LANG1435	City Campus

ANDComplete 36 Credit Points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Discourse Studies for Translators and Interpreters	12	LANG1329	City Campus
Theoretical Bases of Translating and Interpreting	12	LANG1333	City Campus
Interpreting Certification Practice 1	24	LANG1436	City Campus
Translation Certification Practice	24	LANG1437	City Campus

Minor: Global Politics

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Politics and Communication	12	COMM2409	City Campus
Global Governance and International Law	12	SOCU1036	City Campus
Global Conflict, War and Violence	12	HUSO2316	City Campus
Global Feminisms	12	HUSO2388	City Campus
Technology and Global Risk	12	POLI1110	City Campus
Contemporary Foreign Policy and the Asia Pacific	12	HUSO2328	City Campus
Humanitarian Interventions and Peace Transitions	12	SOCU2237	City Campus

Minor: Development and Social Equity

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Sport, Equity and Social Change	12	SOCU2316	City Campus
Global Governance and International Law	12	SOCU1036	City Campus
Development Economics	12	ECON1259	City Campus
International Development, Themes, Debates and Practice	12	HUSO2036	City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation	12	HUSO2092	City Campus
Moving People, Changing Places: Migration, Mobility and Displacement	12	SOCU1027	City Campus
Asia Pacific Futures	12	SOCU1016	City Campus

Minor: Language and Intercultural Communication

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Language in the Global Workplace	12	SOCU1049	City Campus
Language and Society	12	LANG1325	City Campus
Politics of Global Languages	12	SOCU1046	City Campus
Introduction to Language	12	LANG1323	City Campus

Minor: Foundations in Sustainability

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Sustainable Futures	12	ENVI1153	City Campus
Climate Change Responses	12	ENVI1212	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete Two (2) Courses from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Environmental Processes and Change	12	ENVI1211	City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment	12	ENVI1049	City Campus
Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country	12	ENVI1048	City Campus
Communicating Sustainability	12	ENVI1137	City Campus
Development Economics	12	ECON1259	City Campus
Energy and Earth's Environment	12	PHYS2066	City Campus
Environmental Policy Project	12	ENVI1179	City Campus

Minor: Social Impact

Complete the following 12 credit points:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Principles of Social Impact	12	BUSM2656	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete 36 credit points from the following list:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Social Enterprise and Innovation	12	BUSM4702	City Campus
Law, Business and Human Rights	12	LAW2593	City Campus
Development Economics	12	ECON1259	City Campus
Marketing and Society	12	MKTG1423	City Campus
Sustainable Finance and Investment	12	BAFI3275	City Campus
Sustainability Reporting, Accountability and Socially Responsible Entities	12	ACCT2333	City Campus

Minor: Gender Studies

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Introduction to Gender	12	COMM2925	City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation	12	HUSO2092	City Campus
Global Feminisms	12	HUSO2388	City Campus
Rethinking Masculinities	12	COMM2926	City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives	12	COMM2879	City Campus
Gender, Communication and Social Change	12	COMM2927	City Campus

Minor: Asian Media and Culture

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Contemporary Asian Modernities	12	COMM2878	City Campus
Asian Media and Communication	12	COMM2871	City Campus
Asian Mobilities: Practices, Experiences and Impacts	12	COMM2873	City Campus
Exploring Asian Popular Culture	12	COMM2345	City Campus
Sex, Politics & Social Change in Asia	12	COMM2253	City Campus

Minor: Contemporary Politics and Communication

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Rhetorics & Politics of the Contemporary World	12	COMM2402	City Campus
Politics and Communication	12	COMM2409	City Campus
Changing Economies and Communication	12	COMM2408	City Campus
Screening Politics and Technologies	12	COMM2636	City Campus
Work, Politics and Technology	12	COMM2407	City Campus

Minor: Dispute Resolution

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution	12	HWSS1144	City Campus
Understanding Conflict and Mediation	12	HWSS2157	City Campus
The Practice of Mediation	12	HWSS2202	City Campus
Arbitration	12	JUST2326	City Campus

Minor: Law and Procedure

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Criminal Law	12	HUSO2231	City Campus
Civil Obligations	12	JUST2315	City Campus
Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure	12	HWSS2120	City Campus
Contemporary Sentencing	12	JUST2289	City Campus
Forensic Studies	12	ONPS2169	City Campus
Evidence and Proof in Litigation	12	JUST2270	City Campus
Civil Procedure	12	SOCU2094	City Campus

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Program Option List

List of Program Option Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Learning on Country: Indigenous Communities in a Global Context	12	HUSO2215	City Campus
Critical Ideas in International, Social, and Political Thought	12	HUSO2266	City Campus
Many Ways of Knowing: Studies in Epistemological Diversity	12	SOCU2314	City Campus
Crisis Live: Critical Global Analysis in Real Time	12	SOCU2080	City Campus