Bachelor of International Studies - Plan BP332P25

Bachelor of International Studies - Plan BP332P25

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Student type:
Entry score:

ATAR 66.10*

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

Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 3 years
Fees:

AU$38,400 (2026 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 116297C

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.

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. 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

AND

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

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

AND

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

Complete the following One (1) Courses:

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

AND

Select and Complete One (1) 12 credit point Course from the Program Option list

AND

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

Complete 60 credit points from the following:
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

AND

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
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 Learning: Education, Globalisation and Social Change 12 SOCU2108 City Campus
Global Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention 12 SOCU2237 City Campus
Global Internship 24 HUSO2314 City Campus

Complete 60 credit points from the following:
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

AND

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
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 Learning: Education, Globalisation and Social Change 12 SOCU2108 City Campus
Global Internship 24 HUSO2314 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
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

AND

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
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 Learning: Education, Globalisation and Social Change 12 SOCU2108 City Campus
Language and Culture In-Country 12 LANG1335 City Campus
Global Internship 24 HUSO2314 City Campus

List of Language Minors:

Complete 48 credit points 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

Complete 48 credit points 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

Complete 48 credit points 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

Complete 48 credit points 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

List of Disciplinary Minors:

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Ethics and Professional Issues 12 LANG1435 City Campus

AND

Complete 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 Practice and Principles 12 LANG1328 City Campus
Interpreting Certification Practice 1 24 LANG1436 City Campus
Translation Certification Practice 24 LANG1437 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
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
Global Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention 12 SOCU2237 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
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

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
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

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12 ENVI1212 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Science of Climate and Biodiversity 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

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Principles of Social Impact 12 BUSM2656 City Campus

AND

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
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

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
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

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
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

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
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

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution 12 HWSS1144 City Campus
Understanding Conflict and Mediation 12 HWSS2157 City Campus
Labour Relations Law 12 JUST2316 City Campus
Family, Society and the Law 12 JUST2366 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Civil Obligations 12 JUST2315 City Campus
Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure 12 JUST2365 City Campus
Contemporary Sentencing 12 JUST2289 City Campus
Forensic Studies 12 ONPS2169 City Campus
Evidence and Proof in Litigation 12 JUST2270 City Campus
Introduction to Civil Procedure 12 JUST2369 City Campus
Information Law and Society 12 JUST2367 City Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Regenerative Fundamentals 12 ENVI1241 City Campus
Regenerative Challenge 12 ENVI1242 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Futures 6 ENVI1243 City Campus
Eco-Literacy 6 ENVI1244 City Campus
Regenerative Design 6 ENVI1245 City Campus
Regenerative Value Systems 6 ECON1629 City Campus
Social Equity and Regeneration 6 HWSS2262 City Campus
Regenerative Business Models 6 BUSM2779 City Campus
Design for the Circular Economy 6 ECON1630 City Campus
AI Ethics for Sustainable Futures 6 COSC3158 City Campus
Storytelling for Speculative Futures 6 PERF2076 City Campus
Reimaging Futures in Media and Culture 6 COMM3024 City Campus
Regenerative Supply Chain Management 6 ENVI1247 City Campus
Linking Life and Learning 6 EMPL1008 City Campus
Regenerative Futures Incubator 6 ENVI1248 City Campus
Reworlding for Creative Place Keeping 6 ENVI1249 City Campus
Planetary Pedagogies and Civics 6 HUSO2459 City Campus

List of Program Option Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Indigenous Fieldwork 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
Global Diplomacy 12 SOCU2080 City Campus
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