Bachelor of International Relations (BIntRel)
Bachelor of International Relations (BIntRel)
Program Code
BINTR
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2020
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The program offers students an opportunity to explore the interrelations between nations and peoples, and to examine global politics, problems, and actors from a variety of perspectives. As well as core topics in international security, global justice and foreign policy, students have the opportunity to complete a minor in History, International Development, International Business, Geography, or a language. The program also includes a variety of approaches to citizenship and human rights, with a particular focus in the area of global citizenship. Students complete core courses in international politics and a wide range of closed electives, as well as a minor in a relevant area. The program incorporates a range of international experiences, including study tours and an international studies internship.
The Bachelor of International Relations is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Condition of enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of International Relations
There shall be a Bachelor of International Relations.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of International Relations, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 18 units including ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind or ARTS 1007OL The Enquring Mind
- Closed Electives to the value of 18 units
- At least one minor to the value of 18 units, with no more than 6 units at Level I, at least 6 units at Level II and 6 units at Level III:
- Geography, Environment and Population
- History
- International Business
- International Development
- Language studies courses to the value of at least 9 units, with not more than 6 units at Level I and at least 3 units at Level II. (Exemption: International students and/or students studying a Diploma in Languages or a language major or minor in another degree are exempt from completing the mandatory language component, although may complete language units in a different language if they wish.) Languages can be chosen from the following disciplines:
- Chinese Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Modern Greek Studies
- Spanish Studies
- Open electives to the value of 9 units or an additional 9 units of language studies courses to complete a minor of 18 units in the chosen language.
- Not more than 24 units at Level I
- Level II and III courses to the value of at least 48 units, with at least 18 units at Level III
- Level II courses to the value of 6 units must be completed before commencing Level III courses.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 1102 Introduction to Global Politics 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2114 Approaches in International Relations 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3107 International Relations Internship 6 POLIS 3108 International Relations Practice 6
Minor
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Geography, Environment and Population Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Geography, Environment and Population Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. Courses up to the value of 3 units may be presented from the cross-listed courses.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 1101 Geographies of Globalisation 3 GEOG 1102 Physical Geography and human environmental impacts 3 GEOG 1103 Economy, Environment and Place 3 GEOG 1104 Intro to Geography, Environment & Population 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 2129 Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 2132 Social Science Techniques II 3 GEOG 2134 Resource Scarcity and Allocation 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 GEOG 2138 Population and Health 3 GEOG 2139 Environmental Management 3 GEOG 2142 Climate Change 3 GEOG 2150 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 3 GEOG 2156 Environmental Ethics 3 GEOG 2160 Space and Society 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 3010 Tourism and Environment 3 GEOG 3021 Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 GEOG 3025 Environmental Policy and Management Internship 6 GEOG 3027 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 3029EX International Study Tour: GEP III 3 Cross-Listed Courses
The following courses may also be included as part of the minor to a combined maximum of 3 units.
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Level III Cross-listed Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 3007 Beyond Asian Ecological Crises 3 -
History Minor
To satisfy the requirements for History Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. Courses up to the value of 3 units may be presented from the cross-listed courses.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HIST 1107 Indigenous Culture & History 3 HIST 1108 Empires in World History 3 HIST 1109 Revolutions that Changed the World 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HIST 2051 Australia and the World 3 HIST 2053 Medieval Europe: Crusades to the Black Death 3 HIST 2055 Food and Drink in World History 3 HIST 2057 Fascism and National Socialism 3 HIST 2058 Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in History 3 HIST 2059 The Rise of the New Asia: A History Since 1945 3 HIST 2062 Trump Unlocked: Modern America 3 HIST 2062OL Trump Unlocked: Modern America 3 HIST 2069 Heresy and Witchcraft in Medieval Europe 3 HIST 2078 Power, Money, Sex: Britain, 1700-1830 3 HIST 2083 Colonial Australia: Conflict and Consensus 3 HIST 2084 Russia in War and Revolution 1917-1953 3 HIST 2086 New York City in Revolution: Reacting to the Past 3 HIST 2087 Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, 1789-1815 3 HIST 2089 History of Science, Technology and Medicine 3 HIST 2090 Violence in the Modern Western World 3 HIST 2092 History of Crime & Punishment in England & Europe 3 HIST 2093 The Family, Memory and Identity 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HIST 3015 Emotion in Historical Perspective 3 HIST 3034 Migrants and the Making of Modern Australia 3 HIST 3035 Reel History: World War II in Film 3 HIST 3036 America, Asia and the Cold War 3 HIST 3037 Early Modern Europe 3 HIST 3038 Aftermath: Aborigines in 20th Century Australia 3 HIST 3039 Human Trafficking: Atlantic Trade to Contemporary 3 HIST 3051 Modern France: From Revolution to Resistance 3 HIST 3052 Aboriginal Peoples and the Colonial World 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Histories of Peacekeeping 3 HIST 3054 Protest & Revolution in Modern Europe 3 HIST 3057 Nations and Nationalism 3 HIST 3068 Uniting the Kingdoms: Britain 1534-1801 3 HIST 3069 Contested Ground: Aborigines in Colonial Australia 3 HIST 3071 History of Warfare 3 Cross-Listed Courses
The following courses may also be included as part of the minor to a combined maximum of 3 units.
Level I Cross-listed Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value FILM 1001 French Cinema: History, Genre and Style 3 Level II Cross-listed Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTH 2000 Renaissance Art in Northern Europe 3 ARTH 2001 Modern Chinese Art and Visual Culture 3 CLAS 2029 Rome! Rise of Empire from 509BC to AD14 3 POLIS 2099 China in Global Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2107 Passions and Interests: The History of Greed 3 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 2113 Chinese Economy, Politics and Business 3 POLIS 2129 Indo-Pacific Foreign Policy 3 POLIS 2131 South Asia: Conflict, Politics and Economic Change 3 Level III Cross-listed Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTH 3001 Art Censorship 3 CLAS 3025 Fall of Roman Europe and Birth of the Middle Ages 3 -
International Business Minor
To satisfy the requirements for International Business Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
6 units must complete be complete at Level I, 6 units at Level II and 6 units and Level III.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 1001 Managing Organisations and People 3 COMMLAW 1004 Commercial Law I 3 INTBUS 1000 International Business Environment 3 MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMLAW 2502 Legal Aspects of International Business 3 ECON 2500 International Trade & Investment Policy II 3 INTBUS 2001 International Business Operations 3 INTBUS 2500 International Business 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 3500 Managing Across Cultures 3 COMMGMT 3508 Systems Thinking for a Complex World 3 INTBUS 3501 Corporate Responsibility for Global Business 3 MARKETNG 3501 Marketing to the World 3 -
International Development Minor
To satisfy the requirements for International Development Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 1001 Introduction to International Development 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 1104 Introduction to Anthropology: Society and Culture 3 PEACE 1001 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 2100 Poverty and Social Development 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2038 Anthropology of Health and Medicine 3 DEVT 2004 Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2004OL Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2010EX Coffey International Development Internship 6 DEVT 2101 Empowerment & Development: Community & Gender 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3007 Climate Change and Sustainable Development 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 DEVT 3004EX Vietnam Study Tour 3 DEVT 3009 Contemporary Aid & Development 3 DEVT 3010EX Coffey International Development Internship 6 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 HIST 3039 Human Trafficking: Atlantic Trade to Contemporary 3 POLIS 3104 Transforming Global Governance 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3
Electives
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Closed Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Closed Electives students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Level I
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 1103 Asia and the World 3 HIST 1108 Empires in World History 3 HIST 1109 Revolutions that Changed the World 3 POLIS 1106 Introduction to Australian Politics 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2011 Europe Today: Politics, Identity and Conflict 3 POLIS 2012 Environment and Citizenship 3 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 3 POLIS 2094 Parties, Elections, Media 3 POLIS 2096 The Politics of Human Rights 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2107 Passions and Interests: The History of Greed 3 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2120 Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East 3 POLIS 2122 Global Environmental Politics 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 POLIS 2129 Indo-Pacific Foreign Policy 3 POLIS 2130 International Political Economy 3 POLIS 2131 South Asia: Conflict, Politics and Economic Change 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 POLIS 2137EX International Study Tour: Politics II 3 POLIS 2138 Policy and Practice in Australian Politics 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HIST 3036 America, Asia and the Cold War 3 POLIS 3001 Citizenship and Globalisation 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3003 Cyber-Politics: Politics & the Internet Revolution 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3 POLIS 3105EX International Study Tour: Politics III 3 POLIS 3111EX South Australian Parliamentary Internship 6 POLIS 3113 Environment and Citizenship 3 -
Open Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Open Electives students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Courses to the value of 9 units chosen from any other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.
Students who wish to complete a language minor in addition to the non-language minor will be able to dedicate the 9 units of open electives to the study of an additional 9 units of their chosen language. Please refer to the program rules for the Bachelor of Arts language minors. -
Language Studies Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Language Studies Courses students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
You must complete Language studies courses to the value of at least 9 units, with not more than 6 units at Level I and at least 3 units at Level II, chosen from the following language studies disciplines:
- Chinese Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Modern Greek Studies
- Spanish Studies
Chinese Studies Beginners' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHIN 1001 Chinese IA 3 CHIN 1002 Chinese IB 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 2007 Asia: Cultures & Identities 3 ASIA 2022 China Today: Ideology, Party & Society 3 ASIA 2028 Ten Things You Should Know About China 3 CHIN 2007EX Chinese In-Country Summer School II 3 CHIN 2201 Chinese IIA 3 Chinese Studies Continuers' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHIN 2201 Chinese IIA 3 CHIN 2202 Chinese IIB 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 2007 Asia: Cultures & Identities 3 ASIA 2028 Ten Things You Should Know About China 3 CHIN 2007EX Chinese In-Country Summer School II 3 CHIN 3007 Chinese IIIA 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHIN 3007 Chinese IIIA 3 CHIN 3008 Chinese IIIB 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHIN 2213 Translation Chinese Speakers: Chinese-English II 3 CHIN 3211 Chinese IIISA: Practical Chinese 3 ASIA 2007 Asia: Cultures & Identities 3 ASIA 2022 China Today: Ideology, Party & Society 3 ASIA 2028 Ten Things You Should Know About China 3 French Studies Beginners' Stream
Courses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value FREN 1002 French IA: Beginners' French 3 FREN 1003 French IB: Beginners' French 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value FREN 2201 French IIA: Language (Intermediate) 3 FREN 2203 French IIA: Culture 3 FREN 2204 French IIB: Culture 3 French Studies Continuers' Stream
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value FREN 2201 French IIA: Language (Intermediate) 3 FREN 2202 French IIB: Language (Intermediate) 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value FREN 2203 French IIA: Culture 3 FREN 2204 French IIB: Culture 3 FREN 3201 French IIIA: Language (Upper Intermediate) 3 German Studies Beginners' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GERM 1002 German IA: Beginners' German 3 GERM 1003 German IB: Beginners' German 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GERM 2021EX German in Germany 3 GERM 2203 German IIA: Language 3 GERM 2223 German IIA: Culture 3 GERM 2224 German IIB: Culture 3 German Studies Continuers' Stream
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GERM 2203 German IIA: Language 3 GERM 2204 German IIB: Language 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GERM 3021EX German in Germany 3 GERM 3203 German IIIA: Language 3 GERM 2223 German IIA: Culture 3 GERM 2224 German IIB: Culture 3 German Advanced Stream
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GERM 3203 German IIIA: Language 3 GERM 3204 German IIIB: Language 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GERM 3021EX German in Germany 3 GERM 3221 Advanced German A 3 GERM 2223 German IIA: Culture 3 GERM 2224 German IIB: Culture 3 Indonesian Studies Beginners' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value INDO 1201 Introductory Indonesian Part 1 3 INDO 1202 Introductory Indonesian Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value INDO 2001 Indonesian Culture and Society 3 INDO 2005 Indonesian for Special Purposes 3 INDO 2201 Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 3 Indonesian Advanced Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value INDO 2201 Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 3 INDO 2202 Intermediate Indonesian Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value INDO 2001 Indonesian Culture and Society 3 INDO 2005 Indonesian for Special Purposes 3 INDO 3201 Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 3 Italian Studies Beginners' Stream
or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ITAL 1201 Introductory Italian Part 1 3 ITAL 1202 Introductory Italian Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ITAL 2201 Intermediate Italian Part 1 3 ITAL 2213 Italian Theatre 3 ITAL 3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations 3 ITAL 3403 Italian Migration to Australia 3 Italian Studies Advanced Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ITAL 2201 Intermediate Italian Part 1 3 ITAL 2202 Intermediate Italian Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ITAL 2213 Italian Theatre 3 ITAL 3201 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1 3 ITAL 3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations 3 ITAL 3403 Italian Migration to Australia 3 Japanese Studies Beginners' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value JAPN 1001 Japanese IA 3 JAPN 1002 Japanese IB 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 2007 Asia: Cultures & Identities 3 JAPN 2201 Japanese IIA 3 JAPN 2214EX Japanese In-Country Summer School 3 Japanese Studies Continuers' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value JAPN 2201 Japanese IIA 3 JAPN 2202 Japanese IIB 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 2007 Asia: Cultures & Identities 3 JAPN 2214EX Japanese In-Country Summer School 3 JAPN 3201 Japanese IIIA 3 Modern Greek Studies Beginners' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MGRE 1201 Introductory Modern Greek Part 1 3 MGRE 1202 Introductory Modern Greek Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MGRE 2201OL Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 3 MGRE 3211 Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings & Divine Interventions 3 MGRE 3305OL Images of Greece and Cyprus 3 Modern Greek Studies Advanced Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MGRE 2201OL Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 3 MGRE 2202OL Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MGRE 3201OL Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 3 MGRE 3211 Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings & Divine Interventions 3 MGRE 3305OL Images of Greece and Cyprus 3 MGRE 3311 Extended Modern Greek Cultural Studies Part 1 3 Spanish Studies Beginners' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPAN 1003 Introduction to Spanish IA 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPAN 1003OL Introduction to Spanish IA 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPAN 1004 Introduction to Spanish IB 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPAN 2101 Spanish IIA 3 SPAN 2111 Introduction to Latin American Culture 3 Spanish Studies Continuers' Stream
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPAN 2101 Spanish IIA 3 SPAN 2102 Spanish IIB 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SPAN 3101 Spanish IIIA 3 SPAN 2111 Introduction to Latin American Culture 3