Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Global Studies
BA/BGlobSt
320cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
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 completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA)
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(s);
- 40 cp from Global Studies Electives;
- 200 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 160cp from
- 2 Majors; or
- 1 Major and 2 Minors;
- 10 cp from HUMA111 Arts Advantage;
- 20 cp from University Core Units;
- at least 10 cp from Program Core Units1 (other than HUMA111 Arts Advantage)
- not more than 20 cp Electives2 chosen from other units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts
- 160cp from
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Click here for Unit Descriptions
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 |
---|---|---|
GEOG204 | 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 Politics or GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
Program Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability |
POLS309 | 10 | World Politics and Justice (Pre: 40cp in 100/200 level Politics 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 |
GLST301 | 10 | International Study/Internship A |
GLST302 | 10 | International Study/Internship B |
GLST303 | 10 | International Study/Internship C |
GLST304 | 10 | International Study/Internship D |
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
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON102 | 10 | Microeconomics |
or | ||
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 Economics unit) |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy (Pre: 10cp from 100-level Economics 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 |
---|---|---|
10 | Early Modern Europe | |
10 | European Fascism (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History unit) | |
10 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History unit) | |
10 | Destination Australia: Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History units) | |
10 | Europe United and Divided (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) | |
10 | Modern Southeast Asia (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History units) | |
10 | US Foreign Policy since 1945 (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History units) | |
10 | Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History units) | |
10 | Human Rights in History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level History units) | |
10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level History units. Inc: HIST104 Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies) | |
10 | Diasporas and Journeys: Immigration in World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level History units) | |
10 | Contemporary World History (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level History units) |
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 Communication 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 Politics unit) |
POLS212 | 10 | Politics in the Developing World (Pre: 10cp from 100-level Politics unit) |
POLS308 | 10 | Politics and Public Policy (Pre: 40cp from 100/200-level Politics 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 Sociology unit) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10cp from 100-level Sociology unit) |
Study of Religions
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
THSR200 | 10 | Introducing Asian Religions |
THSR202 | 10 | Religion in Australian Culture |
THSR205 | 10 | Introducing Judaism and Islam (inc. THSR101 Introduction to Judaism and Islam) |
THSR301 | 10 | Indigenous Spiritualities (inc. THSR100 Indigenous Spiritualities) |
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: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643409
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643409