Bachelor of Arts - International Studies

The Bachelor of Arts offers both diversity and focus, and builds informed, skilful and critically aware citizens of the world. The course is built around deeply enriching experiences, and via your elective units, offers you four Professional Futures domains through which to develop your unique graduate profile: Global immersion, Intercultural expertise, Professional experience or Innovation capability. You can choose from local and international internships, professional engagements and entrepreneurial opportunities, and the choice of more than 50 global immersion programs including access to the funded 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.

Explore the pressing issues facing our contemporary world by looking at the key political, economic and social developments since 1945. International studies brings to life the issues and events that have shaped and continue to shape our world – including the origins of the environmental, political, economic, and social crises facing humanity today. You will examine how top-level policies affect people on the ground and how local circumstances play into global trends, and examine how local communities around the world embrace and also challenge aspects of globalisation.
You will be ready for a range of careers, in fields including: Australian government, International non-government organisations
Media outlets, Education providers, Global trading firms, Languages, Law, Business, Journalism, Media communications

At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.
All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.
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)