UTS course code: C10093
Testamur title: Bachelor of Arts in International Cultures
Abbreviation: BA
Course fee: $7,450 per semester (international)¹
Total credit points: 144

Footnote:
1. This course is not offered to local students.

Overview
Admission requirements
Course duration
Typical program
Other information

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in International Cultures enables international students to undertake an integrated program of language, culture and communication studies over three academic years, full time. For the first two years students study at UTS, learning about the language and culture of their chosen country of study, and developing their analytical and research skills for social, cultural and political issues, especially those involving cultural diversity and difference. In the third year students study in a university in their chosen country of study, through arrangements made by UTS.

Admission requirements

To enter this degree, students need to meet the entry requirement for UTS, which is a competitive Pass in a recognised matriculation exam equivalent to the Australian Year12 qualification. If students have not completed their previous education in English they are also required to achieve an IELTS score of 7.0 with a writing score of 7.0 or equivalent. Students do not need prior knowledge of the language of the country in which they choose to specialise.

Course duration

This course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.

Course structure

The course consists of 48 credit points of Humanities and Social Sciences subjects, 48 credit points of International Studies subjects, and 48 credit points of In-country Study.

Humanities and Social Sciences component

In the Humanities and Social Sciences component, students complete three compulsory 100-level subjects. They then select a 200-level subject and a 300-level subject from the Cultural Studies or the Social, Political and Historical Studies Disciplinary Strands and an elective:

50228 Contemporary Cultures 1 8cp
50230 Power and Change in Australia 8cp
50231 Colonialism and Modernity 8cp
5xxxx One subject at the 200 level from either the Cultural Studies or the Social, Political and Historical Studies Disciplinary Strand 8cp
5xxxx One subject at the 300 level from either the Cultural Studies or the Social, Political and Historical Studies Disciplinary Strand 8cp
5xxxx Elective subject 8cp

200- and 300-level subjects

The subjects at 200 and 300 levels can be selected from the following lists. Students need to ensure that they have satisfied any prerequisites for the subjects at 300 level. Subjects with prerequisites are indicated with (P). Refer to individual Subject Descriptions for additional information on prerequisites.

300 level
50180 Culture and Poetics (P) 8cp
50252 Culture and Technology 8cp
50253 Culture and Sound (P) 8cp
50254 Contemporary Cinema (P) 8cp
50255 Documentary Study (P) 8cp
50256 Genre Study (P) 8cp

Electives

The Elective subject may be selected from the above list of subjects or from the Undergraduate Electives list of subjects offered by the Faculty.

International Studies component

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.

International students may access one of these majors 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.

For each of these options students must take a sequence of four appropriate language and culture subjects (chosen from Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Malaysian, Spanish and Thai); an appropriate Contemporary Society subject (chosen from Contemporary China, Contemporary Europe, Contemporary Japan, Contemporary Latin America, Contemporary South-East Asia); and spend two semesters of In-country Study at a university in their country of specialisation on programs organised by the Institute for International Studies.

The precise study program of each student is determined by their chosen country of study. In the third year all students undertake project work which is set and assessed by staff at the Institute for International Studies at UTS.

International Studies subjects

50140 Comparative Social Change 8cp
976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp
971xxx Language and Culture 1 8cp
972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp
973xxx Language and Culture 3 8cp
974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp
977xxx In-country Study 1 24cp
978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp

Typical program

Semester 2
972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp
50231 Colonialism and Modernity 8cp
50140 Comparative Social Change 8cp

Semester 2
974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp
976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp
5xxxx One subject at the 300 level from the Disciplinary Strands 8cp

Semester 2
978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp

Other information

Questions regarding the International Studies component, including information on country majors, should be addressed to the Institute for International Studies on telephone (02) 9514 1574.