A2001 Bachelor of Global Studies

The course develops through two themes, which will provide you with interdisciplinary approaches to addressing the key challenges facing the global community and in-depth expertise in your specialised area of study to enable you to effect change.

Part A. Leadership, culture and globalisation

You will compare and contrast a range of solutions in different historical, linguistic, cultural, and geographical settings, focussing especially on developing an understanding of effective leadership across a range of contexts to formulate practical and innovative approaches to global challenges.

Part B. Global studies specialist knowledge

These units will provide in-depth knowledge of the specific facet of global studies that comprises your specialisation, providing you with the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge needed to critically analyse, communicate and apply your disciplinary knowledge.

Part C. Free elective study

Electives will enable you to further develop your knowledge in the area of global studies, or arts more generally, or to select units from across the faculty or the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

Master's accelerated pathway

If you are a high achieving student, have completed all of the requirements for the Bachelor of Global Studies and are in good standing with the faculty, you may be able to progress to a master's course.

By the second year of the course you will have decided on your intended major, and confirmed your destination master's degree. You will use four of your elective studies (Part C) to complete 24 credit points of specified units from your destination master's degree.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

The course comprises 144 points, of which 96 points are global studies and 48 points are free electives.

The course develops through theme studies in Part A. Leadership, culture and globalisation and Part B. Global studies specialist knowledge.

Elective units may be at any level, however, no more than ten units (60 points) can be credited to the global studies course at level 1 and a minimum of 36 points must be completed at level 3, of which four must be from the specialisation. It is recommended that you complete level 1 sequences first as these lay the foundation for further study.

A minimum of 18 points must be chosen for study abroad from either the units listed under the chosen specialisation or at an overseas partner institution.

If you are completing a double degree you must complete no more than six level 1 arts units (36 points) and at least 36 points at level 3 of which at least 24 points must be arts units.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Leadership, culture and globalisation (24 points)

You must complete:

• ATS1020 Leadership for social change 1
• ATS2086 Leadership for social change 2
• ATS3111 Leadership for social change 3 (12 points) or ATS3938 Leadership for social change 3 (overseas intensive) (12 points)

Note: Students who commenced the program in 2020 and 2021 will need to complete an additional third year elective in their chosen specialisation as ATS3111 and ATS3938 will change to 6 points in 2022.

Part B. Global studies specialist knowledge (72 points)

You complete the following units for your specialisation:

CULTURAL COMPETENCE

You must complete:

(a) Three units (18 points) as follows:

One level 1 gateway unit (6 points):

• ATS1515 Reading across cultures

One level 2 cornerstone unit (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2184 Intercultural skills for an internationalised workplace
• ATS2250 Communications and cultures in the global era
• ATS2671 Managing intercultural communication

One level 3 capstone unit (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3064 Cultural intelligence: Building competencies for global leadership
• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3302 Global connections: Understanding cultural literacy
• ATS3781 English as an international language: writing across cultures

(b) Eight units (48 points) in one of the language studies listed below, equivalent to a major in that language and following the entry point guidelines and order prescribed under the Bachelor of Arts:

• Chinese studies
• French studies
• German studies
• Indonesian studies
• Italian studies
• Japanese studies
• Korean studies
• Spanish and Latin American studies

(c) One additional unit (6 points) from the remaining cornerstone and capstone units above or elective list A: Cultural competence

HUMAN RIGHTS

You must complete:

(a) Six units (36 points) as follows:

Two level 1 gateway units (12 points):

• ATS1314 Human rights theory 1
• ATS1315 Human rights theory 2

Two level 2 cornerstone units (12 points) from:

• ATS2057 Genocide
• ATS2367 Global bioethics
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict

Two level 3 capstone units (12 points):

• ATS3639 Poverty, climate change and international justice
• ATS3916 Human rights discourse

(b) Six units (36 points) from elective list B Human rights, with at least three units (18 points) at level 3

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

You must complete:

(a) Five units (30 points) as follows:

Two level 1 gateway units (12 points):

• ATS1701 Terrorism and political violence: An introduction
• ATS1873 Introduction to international relations

Two level 2 cornerstone units (12 points):

• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis

One level 3 capstone unit (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3335 International political economy
• ATS3340 International security studies
• ATS3705 Knowledge and power in world politics

(b) Seven units (42 points) from the remaining capstone units above or from elective list C International relations, with at least three units (18 points) at level 3

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

You must complete:

(a) Four units (24 points) as follows:

Two level 1 gateway units (12 points):

• ATS1325 International studies: Origins of globalisation
• ATS1326 International studies: Challenges of globalisation

One level 2 cornerstone unit (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2258 The global rise of populism
• ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future

One level 3 capstone unit (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3333 International studies research project
• ATS3626 Global disasters: Catastrophe and social change

(b) Eight units (48 points) from the remaining cornerstone or capstone units above or elective list D International studies, with at least three units (18 points) at level 3.

Part C. Free elective study (48 points)

Elective units may be chosen from the faculty or across the University as long as you have the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on admission to the units. The units may be at any level, however, no more than ten units (60 points) at level 1 can be credited to the Bachelor of Global Studies.

Units from the elective lists for the specialisations in this course and those listed below are recommended, as are any remaining cornerstone or capstone units from any of the specialisations. For students not completing the specialisation in cultural competence, a language major (48 points) or minor (24 points) from those listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts is recommended.

Free electives can be identified using the [[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search][browse units]] tool and [[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/][indexes of units]] in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the other degree are credited as electives towards the global studies degree.

Electives List

List A:  Cultural competence

• ATS1250 Social justice and Indigenous Australians
• ATS1254 Culture, power and difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity
• ATS1319 Global Asia
• ATS2020/ATS3020 Colonialism in comparison: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
• ATS2355 Race and power: Imagining Indigenous Australia
• ATS2358 Contesting Laws: Heritage, culture and land
• ATS2382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest
• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3627 Global cultures, media flows: Creating and consuming (popular) culture
• ATS3779 Cultural linguistics
• ATS3935 Professional practice

Domestic field trips

• ATS2269 Exploring contemporary Australia: People, events, ideas

International study tours

• ATS2170/ATS3170 Arts international experience
• ATS2251/ATS3251 Cuba study tour
• ATS2444/ATS3444 Inscribing Italy: Travels and imaginings
• ATS2612/ATS3612 The Renaissance in Florence
• ATS2619/ATS3319 Cultural diversity in contemporary Europe
• ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city: Historical and literary perspectives
• ATS2335/ATS3135 War and memory: Resistance, massacre and representation in second world war Italy
• ATS3064 Cultural intelligence: Building competencies for global leadership
• ATS3309 Producing and consuming Japan: A study tour through western Japan

List B: Human Rights

• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
• ATS2600 The Holocaust
• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis
• ATS2868 Anarchy, property and the state
• ATS2871 Environmental ethics
• ATS2932 Struggles for justice: The history of rebellion, resistance and revolt
• ATS2946 Critical thinking: How to analyse arguments and improve your reasoning skills
• ATS3335 International political economy
• ATS3340 International security studies
• ATS3376 Anthropology of human rights
• ATS3462 International crime and justice
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3873 Philosophical issues in applied ethics
• ATS3935 Professional practice
• ATS3956 Trauma and memory in the modern world

International study tours

• ATS2330/ATS3330 State sovereignty, human rights, and the responsibility to protect
• ATS2465/ATS3465 Human rights in the criminal justice sphere
• ATS3064 Cultural intelligence: Building competencies for global leadership
• ATS3208 In the footsteps of refugees
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda

List C: International relations

• ATS2088 Russia and the US: Comparative politics
• ATS2378 The anthropology of international development
• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Borders, displacement and belonging
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict
• ATS2691 Politics, violence and memory
• ATS2698 Middle east politics
• ATS3335 International political economy
• ATS3399 The politics of identity
• ATS3690 Reflections on humanity: Truth, freedom and power
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3935 Professional practice
• ATS3974 European integration and security

International study tours

• ATS1229/ATS2229 Intensive introductory Italian 1 (in country)
• ATS1230/ATS2230 Intensive introductory Italian 2 (in country)
• ATS2170/ATS3170 Arts international experience
• ATS2275/ATS3275 The European Union from consensus to crisis
• ATS2276/ATS3276 Modern Italian political thought
• ATS2295/ATS3295 Screening contemporary Europe
• ATS2465/ATS3465 Human rights in the criminal justice sphere
• ATS2619/ATS3319 Cultural diversity in contemporary Europe
• ATS3064 Cultural intelligence: Building competencies for global leadership
• ATS3248 Field methods in anthropology and international development
• ATS3266 International relations field unit
• ATS3795 Global correspondent

List D: International studies

• ATS2378 International Development: Critiques and Alternatives
• ATS2625 Mobile Worlds: Borders, Displacement and Belonging
• ATS2628 Power and Poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2637 Global Bioethics
• ATS2640 The Ethics of Global Conflict
• ATS2871 Environmental Ethics
• ATS3623 Nationality, Ethnicity and Conflict
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
• ATS3636 Sacred and Profane: Religion, the Secular and the State
• ATS3639 Poverty, Climate Change and International Justice
• ATS3563 Global Consumption
• ATS3935 Professional Practice
• ATS3956 Trauma and Memory in the Modern World

International study tours

• AMU2907 Sexual and reproductive health and rights in global contexts*
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda

 Domestic field trips

• ATS2547 Cities and sustainability

* Please visit the intercampus exchange website for how to enrol in Malaysian units.