UTS course code: C10208
UAC code: 609160
Testamur title: Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Abbreviation: BEd BA
Course Coordinator: Rhondda Brill
Course fee: HECS (local); $6,900 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 238

Overview
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Assessment
Other information

Overview

The combined degree in Education and International Studies aims to provide you with the professional education necessary for preparation for primary teaching, while at the same time providing an opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of another language and culture.

All existing arrangements for both the Bachelor of Education and the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies apply equally to the combined degree program.

The Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies includes academic study and school experience in a combined degree thus ensuring that you are well equipped to meet the challenges of local and international teaching.

Course duration

The Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is a five-year degree. You spend the fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course structure

To graduate, you are required to have completed 238 credit points of study: 142 credit points in Teacher Education and 96 credit points in International Studies.

In the first year, you undertake the same core Teacher Education program as other Bachelor of Education students. Then, in the second and third years, you continue your study of Teacher Education while studying a particular language and culture in preparation for spending your fourth year at a university overseas. The fifth year is spent completing the Teacher Education program. You complete the same core strands of Professional Experience, Curriculum Studies and Education and Contextual Studies as other Bachelor of Education students, but in place of the Major Study and Advanced Study Elective strands, you do the International Studies program.

Teacher Education component

The Teacher Education component includes three strands:

• Professional Experience: comprising University fieldwork and field-based experience
• Curriculum Studies: comprising subjects related to the primary school curriculum
• Education and Contextual Studies: comprising studies in education and a variety of contextual studies.

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

Footnote:
1: Subject choice is dependent on your chosen International Studies major.

Note: If you undertake an International Field Experience in Practicum 5 or 6, you complete 024713 Teaching English to International Students in Semester 5.

Assessment

Student placements at overseas universities and institutions of higher education are arranged, administered and assessed by the Institute for International Studies. You are expected to fully complete your program of In-country Study including all examinations and other requirements. However, assessment for In-country Study subjects is based on a combination of moderated assessment from the overseas institution and additional project work, with overall assessment administered by the Institute.

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