Bachelor of Communication (Social and Political Sciences) / Bachelor of International Studies

Course Details

This course is designed for students who want to shape public policy in areas like climate change, human rights, and social justice. You will engage with pressing social issues, understand societal dynamics and assess the impact of change both locally and globally. What sets this course apart is its blend of professional education with cultural studies, including the opportunity for international university studies, enhancing your career prospects.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Course structure: Students must complete 240 credit points consisting of 24 credit points of core subjects, a 48-credit-point major and potential 48-credit-point second major (subject to application), 24 credit points of cross-disciplinary electives and a 96-credit-point country major choice. Students who do not meet the requirements to study the second major complete 48 credit points of electives. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Career options include advocacy in environmental, Indigenous, human rights and overseas development organisations, and trade unions; policy research, analysis and program management in government; management in social services and welfare, including women's, migrant and indigenous programs; research in think-tanks and academia.