Bachelor of International Studies (Global Scholar)
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of International Studies (Global Scholar) |
| Deakin course code | A306 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 092876G Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Majors
- Minors
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Research and research-related study
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Develop the ability to understand, respect and work effectively across all types of cultures by studying Deakin’s Bachelor of International Studies (Global Scholar). Designed for high-achieving students, this course will equip you with foundation knowledge of the global political climate and the forces shaping government, business and society in Australia and throughout the world. You will develop a professional portfolio of international experiences to build a global career from the very start of your studies.
Understand how events of the past have contributed to today’s environment and apply transversal and analytical skills to reflect on the past and tackle the future. You will learn what it takes to establish and maintain a professional presence as an international relations professional, as well as build a graduate portfolio that highlights the key learning outcomes you have acquired throughout your degree.
Are you ready to learn how to navigate ever-changing international environments?
Choose to major in disciplines that will offer a unique perspective to your degree such as:
- anthropology
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Indonesian
- international relations
- politics and policy studies
- Spanish.
Whether you choose to study at one of our partner universities, or complete an internship overseas, virtually, or in Australia, you will gain vital practical experience that will give you a competitive edge in the job market and make you highly valued by employers. We know travelling abroad can be an expensive experience, so we also offer scholarships to help you complete your studies overseas.
Graduate as a global scholar from Deakin and you will be ready to step into the real world as an effective intercultural communicator with the skills to advise on policy and critically analyse international issues of past and present.
Career opportunities
Graduating from this course prepares you with the analytical skills and international experience to apply your knowledge to a range of roles. Build your career in Australia or overseas working in roles including:
- foreign correspondent
- foreign exchange analyst
- human rights advocate
- immigration agent
- international aid officer
- international management consultant
- international trade law consultant
- law reform officer
- political journalist
- trade agreements negotiator
- trade delegate.
For more information go to DeakinTALENT.
Participation requirements
Elective units may be selected that include work-based training or community-based learning. Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Alternative exits
| Bachelor of International Studies (A326) | |
| Diploma of Arts (A215) |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Review, analyse and apply key concepts in International Studies, relating to international politics and society, globalisation and development, intercultural competency, global citizenship and professional development. Develop disciplinary perspectives and appropriate theories and technical knowledge with reference to one or more Social Science, including through the study of languages or International Relations. |
| Communication | Apply learnings from personal and professional development in diverse organizational contexts to effectively communicate cross-cultural ideas, arguments and analyses to diverse audiences using a range of different mediums. |
| Digital literacy | 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. |
| Critical thinking | Analyse and critically evaluate conceptual and theoretical approaches to issues of international politics and society, intercultural competency, global citizenship, and professional development in the context of an increasingly complex globalised world that requires appreciation of local, national, regional and international dynamics and their interactions. |
| Problem solving | Employ initiative and creativity in conjunction with appropriate Social Science methods of research and analysis to systematically investigate and generate context-sensitive and pragmatic solutions to complex real-world problems. |
| Self-management | Exercise autonomy, responsibility, accountability and a sustained and ongoing commitment to learning and skill development in International Studies contexts including but not limited to communities of practice and scholarship. |
| Teamwork | Work and learn collaboratively and productively with others in the field of International Studies and with stakeholders from other disciplines and backgrounds to achieve shared goals. |
| Global citizenship | Analyse and respond appropriately to issues of cultural, social and political inequity, and to the transferability of knowledge and skills in a range of geographic, knowledge and organisational contexts as a reflective scholar and practitioner. Through sustained participation in international experiences, develop practical skills to critically engage with and consider cultural and socio-economic diversity, social and environmental responsibility and adherence to professional and academic ethical standards. |
Approved by Faculty Board November 2020
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of International Studies (Global Scholar) students must pass 24 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 6 credit points of core units
- 1 major (8 credit points)
- 1 minor (4 credit points)
- a minimum of 4 credit points of international experience. One of:
- AIS331 International Internship B (4 credit points)
- AIS330 International Internship A (2 credit points), with additional credit points selected from the list of approved international experiences below.
- a maximum of 10 credit points at level 1
- a minimum of 14 credit points at levels 2 and 3
- a minimum of 6 credit points at level 3
- a maximum of 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
- completion of the Global Citizenship Program
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Majors
Refer to the details of each major sequence for availability.
Minors
Refer to the minor sequence availability.
Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish)
~ The Indigenous Studies minor/major sequence is offered in the online mode only. International on-campus students must first seek approval from Student Central with a course map plan to ensure they do not exceed one-third (or equivalent) of their course completed online and meet all other course and enrolment rules.
Course structure
Core units
| AIS101 | Intercultural Communication |
| AIS102 | Working in International Contexts (previously AIS201) |
| AIR200 | Global Capitalism and Power |
| AIS204 | Gender, Globalisation and Development |
| AIS303 | International Studies Capstone Portfolio |
| AIS304 | International Futures |
International Experience
All students must complete at least 4 credit points of international experience, which must include either
| AIS331 | International Internship B (4 credit points) |
| AIS330 | International Internship A (2 credit points)^ |
- trimester of study at an overseas university exchange partner
- in-country language program (in Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic, or Spanish)
- approved study abroad program or approved study tour (AIS203 or other)
- approved onshore internship with an international organisation (available for AIS330 only).
- 2 credit points of consecutive language units other than an in-country language program can be taken to achieve one credit point of the international experience requirement
Further information on international experience options and previous students' experiences is available at: Work Integrated Learning
For further information regarding the in-country language programs, refer to the major sequences in Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, and Spanish.
Work experience
Elective units may provide additional opportunities for Work Integrated Learning experiences.
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Research and research-related study
Independent research components are embedded across a number of units.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.