Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Global Studies
BA/BGlobSt
320cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield) NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have a minimum ATAR score of 75 or equivalent and have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
New South Wales
Assumed knowledge: Nil
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degrees
To qualify for the degrees, a student must complete 320 cp consisting of:
- 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of ;
- 40 cp from Global Studies Core Units;
- 40 cp from the International Study/Internship unit;
- 40 cp from Global Studies Electives;
- 200 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Global Studies Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ENVR204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability |
GLST200 | 10 | Global Health |
GLST201 | 10 | Global Change and Development |
POLS309 | 10 | World Politics and Justice (Pre: 40cp in 100/200 level POLS or GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
Program Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ENVR204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability |
POLS309 | 10 | World Politics and Justice (Pre: 40cp in 100/200 level POLS or GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 |
Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Our World: Community and Vulnerability) |
International study/internship
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GLST300 | 40 | International Study/Internship |
Global Studies Electives
Business
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN201 | 10 | International Business |
MGMT100 | 10 | Foundations of Management |
Communication
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
COMM102 | 10 | Introduction to Communication |
COMM103 | 10 | Written Communication |
COMM213 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication |
COMM218 | 10 | Communication in the Workplace (Pre: COMM102 Introduction to Communication or COMM103 Written Communication) |
International Development Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies |
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration |
DVST201 | 10 | Humanitarian and Development work: A Dignity-based Approach (Pre: DVST100 Introduction to International Development Studies) |
DVST300 | 10 | Peace and Development (Pre: DVST201 Humanitarian and Development Work: a Dignity-based Approach) |
DVST301 | 10 | Development Alternatives: Fair Trade (Pre: GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
DVST303 | 10 | Advocacy and Policy Development |
Economics
Either
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON102 | 10 | Microeconomics |
or
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON200 | 10 | Principles of Business Economics |
and
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON103 | 10 | Macroeconomics |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics (Pre: 10cp from 100-level ECON unit) |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy (Pre: 10cp from 100-level ECON unit) |
Education unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFD210 | 10 | Global Perspectives in Education |
Environmental Science
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL101 | 10 | Biodiversity |
ENVR100 | 10 | Environmental Issues |
BIOL102 | 10 | Principles of Ecology (Pre: BIOL101 Biodiversity) |
BIOL312 | 10 | Conservation and Sustainability |
BIOL327 | 10 | Marine and Coastal Ecology (Pre: BIOL102 Principles of Ecology) |
ERTH100 | 10 | Earth Science |
Geography
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG101 | 10 | Human Geographies of Globalisation |
GEOG200 | 10 | Geographies of Development in SE Asia (Pre: GEOG101 Human Geographies of Globalisation) |
GEOG300 | 10 | Natural Hazards (Pre: GEOG101 Human Geographies of Globalisation) |
History
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST105 | 10 | Early Modern Europe |
HIST211 | 10 | Modern China (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST212 | 10 | Modern Japan (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST213 | 10 | Pacific History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST214 | 10 | Immigrants in Australian History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST219 | 10 | History and Cultures of Southeast Asia (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST225 | 10 | US Foreign Policy since 1945 (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST327 | 10 | Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level unit in History. Inc: HIST104 Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies) |
HIST328 | 10 | Gender in World History (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level unit in Gender Studies or History. Inc HIST201 Global Approaches to Women's History) |
HIST329 | 10 | Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples (Pre: cp from 200-level unit in History. Inc: HIST206 Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples) |
HIST330 | 10 | Contemporary World History (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level unit in History. Inc: HIST227 Human Rights in History) |
HIST331 | 10 | Human Rights in History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit, Inc: HIST227 Human Rights in History) |
Legal Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LEGL103 | 10 | Introduction to International Human Rights Law and Practice |
Media
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MEDA100 | 10 | Introduction to Media Production |
MEDA101 | 10 | Theorising the Media |
MEDA201 | 10 | Screen Production 1 (Pre: MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production) |
MEDA213 | 10 | Power, Propaganda and Persuasion (Pre: MEDA101 Introduction to Media Production or 10cp from 100-level COMM unit) |
Politics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
POLS100 | 10 | The Nature of Democracy |
POLS103 | 10 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
POLS202 | 10 | Southeast Asian Politics (Pre: 10cp from 100-level POLS unit) |
POLS212 | 10 | Politics in the Developing World (Pre: 10cp from 100-level POLS unit) |
POLS308 | 10 | Politics and Public Policy (Pre: 40cp from 100/200-level POLS unit or GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
Sociology
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SOCS100 | 10 | Introduction to Sociology |
SOCS108 | 10 | Contemporary Society and Change |
SOCS204 | 10 | Culture and Society (Pre: 10cp from 100-level SOCS unit) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10cp from 100-level SOCS unit) |
Study of Religions
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
THSR101 | 10 | Introduction to Judaism and Islam |
THSR200 | 10 | Hinduism and Buddhism |
THSR201 | 10 | Ethics and Peace Studies in World Religions |
THSR203 | 10 | Interfaith Relations and Dialogue |
or other unit approved by the Course Coordinator as a Global Studies Elective unit.
1 A Program Core unit may contribute to a major, minor or be an elective.
2 A student may undertake units, other than those required for the selected Major, listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings or from other disciplines within the Faculty (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/428519
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/428519