Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Criminology - International Studies

The Bachelor of Arts allows you to choose from over forty areas of study, and to develop the research skills, advanced discipline knowledge and self-reliance to acquire information, assess evidence and convey complex ideas. You will be able to enrich your global awareness through a multitude of internship, professional engagement and overseas study opportunities such as the Monash Arts Global Immersion Guarantee, preparing you to live and work in complex and culturally diverse environments while building a community of like-minded peers. You'll develop a rich understanding of human difference and communication, and the complexities of social organisation. The Bachelor of Criminology is the study of crime and social control: how we define it, what causes it, and how we respond to it provide a window into our society. The degree will give you an understanding of victimisation and perpetration, and inequality and its impacts. You will consider the local, national and global aspects of crime and justice while assessing society’s changing responses. Learn about crime committed by individuals, groups, organisations and states and the mechanisms of the criminal justice system including police, courts and corrections. You will engage with policy leaders in crime and justice, and experience criminal justice in action in a range of international, national and local contexts. Take the opportunity to combine criminology with areas of study that offer a natural pairing such as psychology, sociology, behavioural studies, gender studies, anthropology. With a double degree in Arts and Criminology, you will cultivate skills in critically evaluating evidence, developing your own supported arguments, and understanding of the possibilities and challenges of reform. You will become an expert in your chosen discipline, and will be work ready, equipped with the core skills employers in all sectors are looking for.

International studies examines the origins, processes and contestations of globalisation in the contemporary world. Rather than institutions and governments, we put ordinary people's experiences at the centre of our inquiry. The focus of the international studies major is how local communities respond to, embrace and challenge the forces of globalisation that are transforming our world. The international studies major focuses on four key themes within globalisation: health and disease, environment and sustainability, conflict and disaster, and commerce and consumption. In progressing through the major, students at each step will deepen their knowledge of these global challenges, and apply this knowledge to devise policy responses and solutions. The core units in the major emphasize transferable workplace skills such as team work, research-based analysis and high-level communication, and embed Work-Integrated Learning through assessment tasks which are based on real-world industry needs and practices. Another key feature of the international studies major is its interdisciplinarity. International studies provides a thematically coherent, interdisciplinary platform for you to study globalisation in depth. From the first-year onwards, our students are trained to think critically across disciplinary boundaries, working with historians, philosophers, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists and bioethicists. The result is a unique blend of analytical skills that study in one discipline alone cannot offer, and that is an essential quality for engaged global citizens.

At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.
GCE A Level 9
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme -28
IELTS - 6.5 (Reading - 6.0, Listening - 6.0, Writing - 6.0, Speaking- 6.0)
Paper-based TOEFL – 550 (Test of written English - 4.5)
TOEFL iBT -79 (Reading- 13, Listening- 12, Writing: 21, Speaking- 18)