UTS course code: C10198
UAC code: 609165
Testamur title: Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning and International Studies
Abbreviation: BA
Course Coordinators: Sallie Saunders, Hermine Scheeres
Course fee: HECS (local); $6,900 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 240

Overview
Course aims
Admission requirements
Attendance
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Assessment
Other information

Overview

Learning is now seen as a central feature of the contemporary world of work, organisational development and change. This new focus on learning in organisational contexts has opened a new career pathway for people who wish to work in this emerging field of practice.

This combined degree program combines the Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning with the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. It provides you with an Adult Education degree, international experience and exposure, and the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of a language and culture other than English. Through the combined areas of Human Resource Development, management and international studies, you are encouraged to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required of graduates who intend to work in the global community to support the learning and change management activities of organisations.

As with all combined degree programs involving International Studies, there may be limits to the numbers who can be accepted to study specific majors in the International Studies program.

Course aims

The course aims to provide you with the ability to:

• initiate, design, implement and evaluate sequence learning strategies that integrate individual, group and organisational learning goals
• recognise and apply theoretical concepts and principles of management and adult learning in organisational settings
• understand and apply the knowledge and skills of online and electronic-learning in organisational learning contexts
• communicate, critically analyse and actively participate in the change management processes in contemporary organisational contexts
• appreciate and apply the principles of teamwork and collaboration in the design and management of learning that takes place in formal structured training and in informal learning embedded in workplace practices
• exercise sound judgment in managing resources and critically appraise, challenge and work within the norms and constraints that influence the implementation of learning strategies in organisations
• appreciate the commercial context of learning in organisational settings and the implications of this on the development and implementation of learning strategies
• recognise the diversity of organisational contexts and the effects of diversity on the possibilities for learning
• critically recognise the ethical dimensions of your work within the complex socioeconomic conditions of contemporary society
• understand the impact of globalisation on national and international perspectives
• research your own practice
• understand your professional field from an international perspective
• experience an overseas culture, and
• learn a language.

Admission requirements

All arrangements currently in force for both the Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning and the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies apply equally to the proposed combined degree program in Organisational Learning and in International Studies.

Admission is normally on the basis of one of the following categories:

• completion of Higher School Certificate (HSC) or equivalent
• completion of an approved certificate or diploma course from TAFE or equivalent
• adult entry with an appropriate level of work experience.

Attendance

Attendance is required full time during the day. There may be some evening classes.

Course duration

The Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning and in International Studies is normally completed in five years of full-time study. You spend your fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course structure

The degree comprises 240 credit points of study.

International Studies component

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. In Sydney, students study Language and Culture for at least two years, followed by a period of study overseas.

In the International Studies program, students study one of the following countries or majors: Canada (Québec), Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latino USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand. There are two other majors available that permit students to pursue programs of study about and in countries where other arrangements have not already been made. The Heritage major permits students with significant prior knowledge of a particular language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and others. The Independent Study major is available where a language is taught in Sydney and a program of In-country Study can be arranged.

Australia and the Asia–Pacific is only available as a major to international students. International students may access one of the other majors offered provided that the country they choose as their major is able to grant them a visa to study there. This needs to be determined prior to commencing subjects within the major. If a visa cannot be granted, then it is not possible to undertake the chosen major.

Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences. The Institute reserves the right to allocate places in majors according to its resources and arrangements with overseas universities.

Each major includes 32 credit points (four 8credit-point subjects) of instruction in Language and Culture; 8 credit points of study of Comparative Social Change; 8 credit points of study of Contemporary Society; and 48 credit points (two semesters) of study at a university or institution of higher education in the country of the major.

There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies component of this combined degree, except for programs within the Heritage major.

Arrangements for In-country Study

Students are required to complete all appropriate subjects in their combined degree, including four consecutive semesters of study of Language and Culture before proceeding to In-country Study.

The Institute for International Studies makes arrangements for students to spend two semesters of In-country Study at an institution of higher education in the country of their major. The costs of tuition at overseas universities and of travel between Sydney and the student's place of study are paid by UTS, except in cases where a scholarship has been awarded to a student with provision for these costs. Visa fees are also paid by UTS, and students are covered by the UTS Overseas Insurance Policy. Students undertaking the Heritage or Independent Study major may be required to bear some of the tuition costs at the overseas university. During their In-country Study, students continue to be enrolled at UTS and to pay HECS for their study.

Students must pay the costs of accommodation and other living expenses during their period of In-country Study. Students should be aware that the living costs vary from country to country and that in some countries living costs are high.

The In-country Study is the key component of the International Studies program. It provides a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the language and culture of another country through a learning program at a host university, through involvement in the life of the local community and through project work which is supervised by the Institute. Each student's individual study program depends on their level of language competence and the subjects and other learning experiences that are available at the host university. All students who undertake Incountry Study must agree to the Institute's Conditions of Participation for In-country Study. Any study undertaken at the host university during the two semesters of In-country Study is part of the In-country Study experience. Students may not credit any subjects completed at their host university during the period of In-country Study towards the professional component of their combined degree.

Course program

Spring semester
015408 Analysing Organisational Learning Needs 6cp
015423 Language, Culture and Communication 6cp
015418 E-portfolio 6cp
21229 Management Knowledge 6cp

Spring semester
972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp
015482 Influences on the Contemporary Workplace 6cp
015417 Strategic HRD 6cp
or
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp

Spring semester
015403 e-Learning Theories 6cp
974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp
976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp
21555 Human Resource Management 6cp

Spring semester
978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp

Spring semester
015405 e-Learning Project Design 6cp
plus either
015232 Competency Assessment in the Workplace 6cp
and
015415 Work Placement 12cp
or
xxxxx Three Management subjects 3x6cp

Note: You can elect in the fifth year to take a major in either Human Resource Development or Business Management. Where a subject is unavailable an equivalent relevant subject is substituted.

Assessment

Subjects are graded. All subject assessment is criterion-referenced. This means that you are assessed on whether you meet certain criteria, and graded accordingly.

Other information

You are required to confirm, during the University enrolment period, the subjects you intend to take for the year with the Institute of International Studies, located at 10 Quay Street, Haymarket, Sydney.

For further information on the International Studies program, contact the Institute on:

telephone (02) 9514 1574
fax (02) 9514 1578
email iisinfo@uts.edu.au