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GLBL-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Global studies

Available in Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3.

Level 1 gateway units

12 cp

You must complete the following units

  • AMU1325Introduction to world politics and history6 cp
  • AMU1055Introduction to global studies6 cp

Level 2 cornerstone units

12 cp

You must complete the following unit and 6 credit points from the list below

  • AMU2453Research methods in the arts and social sciences6 cp

Additional level 2 cornerstone unit

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • AMU2018States, markets and global capitalism6 cp
  • AMU2019Power and conflict: The international politics of the Asia Pacific6 cp
  • AMU2020International human rights6 cp
  • AMU2625Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century6 cp

Level 3 capstone units

18 cp

You must complete 18 credit points of Level 3 capstone units from the following two categories

Workplace integrated learning capstone unit

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • AMU3360International relations in the Asian century6 cp
  • AMU3575Task force: Responding to global challenges6 cp
  • AMU3650A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies6 cp
  • AMU3744Workplace learning internship6 cp
  • AMU3859Writing portfolio6 cp
  • AMU3601Documentary filmmaking and society 6 cp

Global studies capstone unit

12 cp

You must complete the following units

  • AMU3012Democracy and its discontents: Understanding the power of ideas6 cp
  • AMU3570International relations6 cp

Global studies elective unit

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the remaining cornerstone and capstone units, while ensuring that you have at least 18 credit points of Level 3 units in the major.

Source: 2027 handbook entry