HSS – Undergraduate courses

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Writing and Contemporary Cultures) and in International Studies


UTS course code: C10105 UAC code: 609330 Testamur title: Bachelor of Arts in Communication and in International Studies Abbreviation: BA Course fee: HECS (local); $7,450 per semester (international) Total credit points: 240 Course aims Course duration Course structure Typical program Course aims This combined degree is designed to broaden students' awareness of writing and the work of the writer in relation to different languages and cultures. Writers tell their own stories, and in doing so they tell the stories of the societies they live in. Through these stories we better understand our pasts and approach our futures with confidence and maturity. Writing at UTS is studied as a craft undertaken in close engagement with, and responsiveness to, the writer's society. Australia is uniquely positioned to play a significant role in the 21st century. Its writers will be a vital part of understanding and defining this role, and they will be better equipped for this task with an understanding of their own and other contemporary cultures as they go about their work. Course duration This course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Course structure The course consists of subjects taken as part of the Professional degree and subjects taken in the International Studies program. A total of 240 credit points is allocated to the combined degree course: 144 credit points to the Communication degree and 96 credit points to the International Studies component. Typical program Year 1 Autumn semester D 50105 Communication and Information Environments 6cp D 50107 Contemporary Cultures 1 6cp D 50109 Power and Change in Australia 6cp P 50122 Writing: Style and Structure 6cp Spring semester D 50106 Media, Information and Society 6cp D 50108 Contemporary Cultures 2 6cp D 50111 Colonialism and Modernity 6cp P 50123 Narrative Writing 6cp Year 2 Autumn semester I 971xxx Language and Culture 1 8cp I 50140 Comparative Social Change 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Cultural Studies Disciplinary Strand 8cp Spring semester I 972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at the 200 or 300 level from any Disciplinary Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Year 3 Autumn semester I 973xxx Language and Culture 3 8cp P 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Writing Professional Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Spring semester I 974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp I 976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp P 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Writing Professional Strand 8cp Year 4 Autumn semester I 977xxx In-country Study 1 24cp Spring semester I 978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp Year 5 Autumn semester D 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Cultural Studies Disciplinary Strand 8cp P 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Writing Professional Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Spring semester P 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Writing Professional Strand 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at the 200 or 300 level from any Disciplinary Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp D = Disciplinary Studies subject P = Professional Studies subject E = Elective Studies subject I = International Studies subject