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Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)3 year
MBIL program double degrees
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Is International Studies for you?

• Careers in a multicultural society and globalised
  economy
• Develop your capacity for critical analysis of
  world politics and international relations
• Practical experiential learning
• Our distinctive focus

HUMAN SECURITY
HUMAN IDENTITIES
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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Program structures

• Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)
• MBIL 3 years full time
• 108 units

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3yr Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)

• Need to complete 108 units made up of 5
  components
• Professional major in International Relations (8
  courses)
• Minor in International Studies (4 courses)
• Professional experience (3 options - MBIL)
• Professional specialisation (3 options - MBIL)
• 2 other courses (required courses in MBIL only)

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Double Degrees Journalism Social work
International business Management Marketing
Law All business degrees

• Made up of 4 components
• International Relations major (8 courses)
• Foreign language ( 4 courses) not included for
  Social Work and Law
• International Studies minor (4 elective courses)
  OR
• International Study Experience OR
• Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer
  Experience
• 4. Core requirements of other degree

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Component 1- Professional major in
International Relations (8 courses)

• Compulsory core requirements
• Understanding World Politics
• Introduction to International Relations
• Global Societies
• Globalisation and Regionalism
• World Order Theoretical Interrogations
• Islam and World Politics
• Contemporary International Political Economy
• Global Security and Sustainability

Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)
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Component 2 - Minor in International Studies (4
elective courses)

• Pick 4 from
• Australia and the Asian Century
• Contemporary Northeast Asia
• Contemporary Southeast Asia
• Environmental Politics
• International Risk
• Migration, Identity and Multiculturalism
• Activism and Change
• Policy and Globalisation
• Privileged Claims Discounted Knowledges
• The Politics of Contemporary Japanese Identities
• Transformation of Security Contemporary Issues
• United States Politics and International Relations

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Component 3 Professional Experience(3 options
in MBIL 2 in double degrees)
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)

• Pick one from

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Option 1 - Hawke Ambassador International
Volunteer Experience
Spend one study period working overseas as an
intern in a community organisation or
international agency
World Youth International
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Option 2 International Study Experience

• Gain international experience by completing part
  of your UniSA degree overseas
• UniSA has exchange destinations throughout the
  world
• Going on exchange contributes to your personal
  and academic development and is considered
  favourably by many employers
• Travel grants, scholarships, OS-HELP and finances
  
• www.unisa.edu.au/partner/exchange/default.asp

UniSA's 1st Rhodes Scholar, Ryan Manuel spent a
semester on exchange in Chile
UniSA's 2nd Rhodes Scholar, Amy King spent 12
months studying at Okayama University in Japan
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Option 3 Australian Professional Experience -
MBIL only

• Practical professionally-relevant experience in a
  work experience placement
• Supervision and report by workplace mentor
• Development of graduate qualities
• You will then need to pick 2 courses from

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Component 4 Professional specialisation(3
options in MBIL 2 in double degrees)
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)

• Choose from Professional specialisation
• Language choices at UniSA
• French
• Japanese
• Italian
• English as a foreign language
• Spanish (1st year)
• Arabic (dual enrolment with Deakin)

• International Studies courses
• Professional application MBIL only
• Languages

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Component 5 2 other required courses(required
in 3 year MBIL program only)
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies)

• Compulsory in 3yr BA(IS) only
• Intercultural Communication
• Contemporary Aboriginal Issues

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Flexible Delivery of Program

• 3 contact hours per IS courses per week
• (4hrs for languages)
• Enrol full time, part time, internal,
  external/online
• Some courses are taught at Magill and City West

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Careers in International Studies

• Intelligence
• Defence
• Foreign affairs trade
• International liaison
• Public administration
• Community organisations
• International organisations
• Non-government organisations
• International businesses
• Journalism, media communication
• Tourism

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Postgraduate Pathways
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Experience. The Difference.

• International Studies will develop your capacity
  for
• Critical analysis
• Focusing on world politics, international
  relations
• and cross-cultural understanding
• Why here?
• Different to other International Studies degrees
  
• around Adelaide
• Highly qualified academic team
• Very practical (work experience)
• Interesting important courses
• Double degree study abroad options
• Graduates have highly marketable skills

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Contact details
Program Director Dr David Lundberg Email
david.chapman_at_unisa.edu.au Phone 08 8302
4649 Location Magill campus, room
B1-12 Program Support Officer Carolyn
McArthur Email ugcil_at_unisa.edu.au Phone 08
8302 4888 Location Magill campus, room
B1-35 www.unisa.edu.au/cil
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September Career Information Sessions
Experience Education, Arts Social
Sciences Tuesday 8 September 2009 Magill
campus Tours commence at 3 pm Information
sessions commence at 5 pm Visit the campus
where youll study. Register your attendance
www.unisa.edu.au/eas