International Studies (Global Passports)

Dr Shanthi Robertson

Program Director, B Arts (International Studies)

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Program Description

• Focused and career-oriented, preparing students to work in a range of roles in the international and cross cultural sector

• Enables students to participate in a rich, flexible and diverse learning experience as members of a learning community

• Combines scholarly and professional approaches, focusing on:

–Global, regional and local history, politics, economics

–Cultural, linguistic and religious diversity

–Applying knowledge in real-world situations

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Semester

Courses

Sem 1 Global ProcessesGlobal History &

International SecurityElective

Language and Professional

Communication Elective

Sem 2International Political

EconomyCross Cultural

CommunicationElective

Language and Professional

Communication Elective

Sem 3Working & Managing in International Contexts

Global Mobility & Inter-Ethnic Relations

ElectiveLanguage and Professional

Communication Elective

Sem 4 Research MethodsInternational Law &

Human RightsElective

Language and Professional

Communication Elective

Sem 5International Research

ProjectGlobal Risk and

GovernanceElective

Language and Professional

Communication Elective

Sem 6International

Professional PracticeInternational Internship

Language and Professional

Communication Elective

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Elective Specialisations

• Diplomacy and Security– The Ethics of Intervention

– International Diplomacy

• International Development – International Perspective on Community

Development

– International Development: Themes, Debates and Practice

• Area Studies– Contemporary Europe: Unity, Diversity, Ideology

– Culture and Politics in Latin America

• Cultural Studies– Religion, Conflict and Globalisation

– Sex and Gender in Asia

• Indigenous Studies– Indigenous Fieldwork

– Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples

• Criminal Justice – Global Crime

– Terrorism and Society

• Media Studies – Mass Media in Asia

– Introduction to Public Relations

• Business Studies– Culture and Business Practice in Asia

– International Management

• Public Policy– Comparing Policy

– Influencing Policy

• Environment– Environment Politics and Change Theory

– Energy Policy and Management

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Internships 2009 & 2010

• Writing reports on children affected by HIV/AIDS for UNICEF in Nepal

• Assisting lawyers at a law firm in China, with researching evidence, writing legal instruments and meeting clients

• Researching human rights issues at Bread for the World, an NGO in Stuttgart, Germany

• Evaluating program quality with World Vision, Australia

• Strengthening business ties between Australian & Chinese firms at the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Beijing

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Internships 2009 & 2010

• Reporting meetings for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

• Managing Supporting and Empowering Women, an organization in Tanzania that employs HIV+ women

• Supporting diplomatic staff at the Malaysian Embassy in Paris

• Exploring mining’s impact on the environment for a non-government organisation in Argentina

• Providing services to refugee youth at Adult Migration Education Service in Melbourne

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Graduate Destinations: International

• Rotary World Fellowship Ambassador (Argentina)

• OXFAM (Asia Pacific)

• International Child Care (Asia Pacific)

• Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (Laos and Cambodia)

• UNICEF (Indonesia)

• ESL Teaching (China and Japan)

• QANTAS (Global)

• Asian Muslim Action News Agency (Bangkok)

• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Beijing)

• Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Honolulu, Dubai)

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Graduate Destinations: Australia

• Department of Workplace Relations (Canberra)

• Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation (Sydney)

• Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet (Melbourne)

• Smith Family (Melbourne)

• Victorian Multicultural Commission (Melbourne)

• Department of Defence (Canberra)

• Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (Melbourne)

• Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (Melbourne)

• Plan International (Melbourne)

• Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Melbourne and Canberra)

• Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (Canberra)

• Office of the Auditor General (Melbourne)

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Graduate Profile: Kim Freeman

• Completed 2003

• Internship: United Nations Development Fund for Women

• Career: Previously Consular Manager, Australian Embassy in Beijing, now Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra

“The lecturers are all deeply committed and there was such a diverse mix of students that you learned from your peers as well. There are so many opportunities to get work experience, learn a

language or travel abroad.”

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Graduate Profile: France Pitt

• Completed 2010

• Internship: Co-ordinator of Melbourne Fair Trade Fiesta

• Career: Chilean Fair Trade network initiative

• Postgraduate Study: Masters in International Development

“RMIT is well known for being a hands-on university. If you want to start making a change in the world ASAP the BAIS is a great

way to do it.”