AUT - Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
Are you interested in working overseas or in an international setting? Are you intrigued by other cultures customs and traditions?
If you understand what makes other cultures tick you will be able to make a faster and more effective contribution to any workplace. That's a valuable credential to offer any employer.
One of the key learning objectives in the new major in International Studies is Intercultural Competence, an emerging field of study that is rapidly gaining recognition and importance. Intercultural Competence includes invaluable knowledge or skills, transferable to any country or to any culture. An understanding of global issues alongside the more traditional fields such as international relations, sociology, economics, culture and society, business, and a second or additional language are other features of the International Studies major.
And if you are into avatars, wikis and blogs then you will enjoy the way this course is offered: all the latest web 2.0 and 3D environments including multi-user virtual environments such as Second Life.
Your learning at AUT takes you out of the traditional lecture room environment. You can experience overseas study with the possibility of exchanges in Japan, China and Hong Kong, or a country in the Pacific or South America. You will also take up a work placement in a multicultural or international setting in New Zealand or possibly overseas.
The International Studies major at AUT is the first to be offered at any New Zealand university and commences Semester One, 2010.
WHAT THIS PROGRAMME COVERS
Through a combination of compulsory discipline papers and flexible optional papers, graduates will have the knowledge and skills to interact in competent, ethical and sensitive ways in multi-cultural professional and social contexts nationally and internationally. The combination of theory and content knowledge, together with a strong underpinning of key competencies will provide graduates with a sound platform for life-long learning, and enable them to be flexible, adaptable and respond to changes they are likely to face in their careers.
The International Studies major can be taken as a single major, double major or minor in the BA, or as an additional major in other degrees. Possible double or additional majors are the Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Social Sciences, Criminology, Applied Language Studies, Japanese Studies or Chinese Studies.
PAPERS
- 165521 Introduction to Intercultural Competence
- 166552 Intercultural Competence in a Global World
- 286111 Borders, Boundaries and Globalisation: Mapping the Terrain in International Studies
- 287207 Globalisation, Innovation and Change
- A language paper (Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, te reo Māori, NZ Sign Language)
Plus a range of optional papers to develop a students’ particular interests in business, international relations, social sciences, applied linguistics or languages. These papers include:
- 287203 International Relations
- 287003 Multicultural Communities
- 287201 Asian and Pacific Issues
- 377405 Sustainability and Global Business
- 916307 Aotearoa New Zealand Culture and Society
Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Maori, NZ Sign Language
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Business (international or domestic)
- Service industries (hospitality, tourism, social work, local government)
- International and non-governmental organisations
- Diplomatic service (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry of Economic Development)
- Health
- Teaching
- Translation and interpreting