Do you want to take your degree to the next level by combining it with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at UTS?
We bet you do because it’s a very exciting opportunity to learn the language and culture of a different country as well as study abroad for a year! Plus it only adds on two more years and you’ll finish with a double degree—how sweet is that?
所以，let’s get started!
What is a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at UTS?
Core Units and Majors
How to Get into a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at UTS
What’s the Teaching Format?
What’s the Faculty and Culture Like?
What is a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at UTS?
ABachelor of Arts in International Studies at UTSis a combined only degree that gives you theopportunity to study abroad for a whole year!This degree can be与28个其他UTS核心度配对。
you’lllearn a language, be immersed in the everyday life of a different culture,gain incredible experiences that will last a lifetime并完成学位a research project on an aspect of your host countryto show future employers. This degree is truly unique and gives your core degree that little bit of an international edge to help you stand out from the crowd.
Must it be studied with another degree?
是的。国际研究中的艺术学士学位只能与另一个学位（新闻，法律，商业，护理等）一起研究。Checkthisout to see all the other degrees you can pair International Studies with!
Career Paths
Since a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies can’t be studied on its own,the career paths depend more on what your core degree is (Law, Nursing, Journalism etc.)。However, UTS International Studies does provide you with the foundations to pursue your core degree at an international level if you wish to.
也许你是一个有兴趣为海外公司工作的企业学生，他们想成为一个外交记者的新闻学生......无论你想做什么，在另一个国家的生活生活，并在如此年轻的时代沉浸在语言和文化中是无价的，因为您获得的经历和您发展的技能。
Core Units and Majors
Course Structure
所以，we bet you all want to know what year of the degree you spend away?!Well, it’s the fourth year so it gives you plenty of time to save up, practice your language skills并在国外的一年获得超级炒作。
你在第二年开始国际研究of your combined degree—you still do some subjects from your core degree but you also start language and culture subjects.In the third year, there’s more of a focus on the language and culture subjects, although you may have one or two subjects from your core degree as well.
And then…fourth year—it’s time to step onto that plane and live in another country!After your year abroad, the International Studies part of your combined degree is finishedand thenyou’ll complete the rest of your core degree.
What are the Core Units?
国际研究中的艺术学士学位at UTSadds an extra 96 credit points onto your core degree。Everyone does the same core subjects—the only difference is which language you choose to learn.
Language and Culture Subjects
Before you leave,您将完成四个语言和文化主题- 在你的第二年和第三年期间，每个学期每个学期都会有2 x两小时教程，您正在制定语言技能。
每个主题都在上一个学期开始，以扩展您的语言技能。you’ll complete listening, writing, reading and speaking activities in the tutorial.
教程真的是互动的you’re encouraged to speak the language you’re learning as much as possible during class。The tutors are awesome and so helpful—they’re always happy to answer any questions!
Foundations in International Studies
This主题focuses on the international issues and looks at what it means to be a global citizen in our world today. Topics such astransculturation, nation-states, cultural identitiesand more are discussed in the lectures and tutorials.
Contemporary Society
All students take this subject in relation to their country major—soContemporary Germany,当代西班牙etc. It’s对特定国家的历史，文化和问题的介绍发生在今天的社会。
In-country Study and Fieldwork
国内研究和实地工作1&2are the subjects you take for UTS during your year abroad—they’re all assessment based.Although there are no official classes for these subjects, your tutor will stay in regular contact with you to help guide your research project.
Throughout the process, you’lllearn about another culture and really develop your research and writing skills。you have the whole year to complete your final research project with assessments along the way to monitor your progress and receive feedback.
What are the Majors?
you will major in one of the 14 countries listed belowso that you not onlylearn the corresponding language but also gain an understanding of the country’s culture, current affairs and history在筹备海外年份。
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- Argentina
- Canada (Quebec)
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- 哥斯达黎加
- France
- 德国
- Italy
- 日本
- Latino USA
- Mexico
- 西班牙
- 瑞士
In your first year as a UTS student,you nominate your country major and if you have already studied the language, you will be assessed on your skills and placed into the appropriate class level.Don’t worry if you’re a beginner because UTS caters to a range of different language levels from beginner to intermediate to advanced.
Depending on your country major,you will either learn French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese or Japanese!
How to Get into a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at UTS
由于UTS的国际研究中的艺术学士学位仅作为综合学位提供，the ATAR cut-off varies depending on what your core degree is。双重程度确实使ATAR截止更高，而不是学习单一程度。
UTS国际研究可以与28个其他学位相结合Atar切断范围从72.55-96.45！
看一看这里更多细节！
Pathway Programs
现在，如果你刚刚错过了atar在国际研究中增加了艺术学士到你的核心学位，请不要担心。在您的核心学位完成整整一年的学习后，至少可以将其添加到- 我没有错过！
我怎样才能在海外学习一年？
The great part about your in-country study is thatUTS为您的航班支付，从机场运送到您的主持人城市，签证，保险和您的主机UNI的一部分。Now, that’s pretty neat!
Loans
Even if you save really hard and work up until you leave, it can still be challenging to finance your year overseas—you’ve got to pay for your accommodation and food as well as any activities or travel you do.That’s whyUTS.offers students the chance to apply for an OS-HELP loan.
you can find all the info on it right这里!
奖学金
you can apply for the国际研究海外访问奖学金which provides financial assistance for your year away. In order to apply,您必须至少具有整体区别平均水平。
Check out more info这里!
What’s the Teaching Format?
国际研究中的艺术学士学位at UTS is通过组合讲座，教程和研讨会的学期完成。
在国外，当你离开/返回时，你显然是在整个年份的时候，取决于何时在东道国开始。但是，如果你愿意，你都会让你的夏天休息一下，完美的时间包装袋子和旅行。
Lectures
因为它取决于主题，你可以anywhere between 25 to 100 studentsin your lecture. The more根据当代德国或西班牙的量身定制主题，具体取决于您的国家/地区的主要价格通常很小。
In the lectures,you’ll learn all the content, take lots of notes and sometimes have guest lecturers。There are没有语言课程的讲座—only tutorials because they are very interactive.
Tutorials
The tutorials are very discussion based and interactive—you’ll discuss the readings and ideas from the lecture and work in groups on various activitiessuch as giving feedback on your essay progress. There are usually around20 to 30 students在教程中。
Workshops
Before you leave for your in-country study, there are a fair few logistics to work out! That’s why UTS has a number of compulsory workshops which cover everything fromhow to apply for student accommodation to visas to flights and what is expected of you throughout the year.
It depends on how popular you host country is for that year but there’susually 20 to 30 people。Don’t worry,you are guided every step of the way- 他们甚至帮助您在东道国大学注册。
How many contact hours?
UTS.
This really depends on what year of the degree you’re in however,the lectures at UTS go for an hour and the tutorials are two hours.Of course, you spend a fair bit of time writing all those essays and also practicing your language skills by doing your homework and learning new vocab.
Abroad
you’ll do around10-12 hours of classes at your host university a week.你离开的时候没有uts课程您与您的导师联系并在您自己的时间内工作。
The导师真的支持，只是一封电子邮件或打电话if you want to discuss your project with them or have any questions.
What are the assessments like?
Language Assessments
you’ll have acombination of in-class assessments and take home assignments。It is important to note thatdepending on your language efficiency, the assessments will vary.
your progress is monitored over the whole semester with小写任务和VOCAB测试。Developing your speaking skills in the language is an important aspect and that’s why there isa focus on giving presentations.
you can expect to havelistening comprehension你将听到一个对话,方法r questions related to it. There is usually a在学期结束时的书面考试where you get to showcase your reading comprehension and writing skills.
It’s also good to know thatlanguage classes will be taught mostly in the language you’re learning- 当然，这取决于你的水平，但这是宗旨，因为这是学习的最佳方式。为您的乡村研究项目准备，you’ll conduct a small survey or interview and write up the findings。
你也应该有望做任何设置的作业，定期学习新的词汇和练习since that’s how you learn in the end!
Core Subjects – Foundations in International Studies and Contemporary Society (country major)
you canexpect a lot of research and writingfor these assessments. There’s no exams though—thank goodness!
Instead, you’ll have a组合演示，研究论文和反思日记条目的混合related to the lectures and readings. All these assessments refine your skills needed for your in-country research project.
University Classes Abroad
您将有望参加主人国家的大学课程。This is where you’ll meet new people and really immerse yourself in the culture and language.
虽然你在这些课堂上没有标记UTS，但it is a requirement of the program and you have to attend the classes, complete all the activities and pass the subjects.
国内研究和实地工作1& 2
These are the assessments you complete during your year abroad.All of these tasks are completed in English—phew!
Basically,all of the assessments contribute to your final research project known as a Capstone。you can expect to have the following assessments which include a lot of research and essay/report writing:
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- 文献评论：关于您选择主题的研究论文
- Pilot research project:收集data through surveys or interviews etc. and then write up findings
- Project Proposal:Plans for how you will carry out the final project
- Final research project：这是您的Capstone - 所以您将收集数据，分析与您所选主题相关的调查结果，然后写出一个5000个Word报告。
What’s really cool is thatyou finish your Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with an original research project that you can show future employees!
Skills That You Refine and Learn
During the degree, you’ll develop and refine a huge set of different skills.
Of course, you’ll develop yourlanguage skills在您的UTS语言课程，为您在国外的年度准备。但相信我们，there’s no better way to learn the language than being in the country where it’s spoken and immersing yourself in everyday life.
you’ll be surprised how quickly you pick up on things and gain the confidence to just speak,even if you don’t really know how to say it.
“I don’t think I’ve ever lived in a place for that long where the official language was not my first language. I was able to be in that position for the first time and I think that’s a valuable experience that I’ll never get again.” – Emiko Reed
Now, as you can expect,studying abroad can also be quite challenging at times—you might get homesick, experience culture shock, get lost in translation or just feel totally lost!And that’s okay—there’s going to be ups and downs but you’ll figure it out, you’ll make it work andthose are times where you develop resilience.
对于很多学生，海外的一年是他们第一次住在家里。所以，there’s no one telling you what to do or when to do it- 那种有点取决于你和你的责任留在一切之上。you learn to become more independentand it’s a great feeling!
国内学习评估是基于丰富的研究，帮助您develop your writing skills(there’s a lot, a lot of writing involved). Juggling your UTS assessments, host university classes, staying on top of all the paperwork, hanging out with friends and travelling definitelyteaches you about organisation and time management.
What’s the Faculty and Culture Like?
First things first:所有的学生做国际研究the same boat as you.They’re just as nervous about all that pre-departure organisational stuff, whether their language skills are up to speed and whether they’ll feel homesick.
They’re also just as excited to travel, make new friends and gain experiences that they’ll talk about for years later. So,你们所有人都在互相支持，在国外全年都坚持在一起。
另一件好事是you start your language and culture classes in the second year of the combined degree which gives you time to make friendswith the students who will be going to the same country as you.
Societies
you can join theUTS.Global and International Studies Clubwhere you canmeet new people, listen to previous student’s experiences abroad and also share your own!If you want to discuss international issues and talk about the world, then this is the place for you.
you may also be interested in theExchange and Study Abroad Clubwhere international and local students can mix and get to know each other.If you choose to do this degree, you’ll also be an International student in a different country someday and will probably also want to get to know local students.
There’s欢迎饮品，游戏和琐事之夜，烧烤和野餐，沿海步行和大量的一天旅行探索悉尼！It’s a great way to learn about other cultures and also experience your own city through new eyes!
Tanna nankivell.is a Content Writer at Art of Smart Education and is currently in Germany completing a year of study for her double degree in Communications (Journalism) and Bachelor of Arts (International Studies). She has had articles published on Central News – the UTS Journalism Lab and wrote a feature piece for Time Out Sydney during her internship. Tanna has a love for travel and the great outdoors, you’ll either find her on the snowfields or in the ocean, teaching aqua aerobics or creating short films.
