Dive into diverse cultures and build a global career by studying Deakin’s Bachelor of International Studies. If you are interested in different cultures, languages and perspectives outside of your own, this experience-rich course gives you a deep understanding of the international forces shaping the world today. The Bachelor of International Studies is a degree that can take you anywhere.

Gain an understanding of globalisation and development, global power and capitalism and build your intercultural communication skills through core units. Combine these foundation skills with specialised study in your area of interest and add value to your degree through one of our many international experiences.

Student must successfully complete 24 credit points of study including:

• 6 core units
• a major selected from the major sequences listed below
• no more than 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
• a minimum of 6 credit points at level 3
• no more than 10 credit points at level 1
• at least 2 credit points of approved international experience
• Academic Integrity AAI018
• Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

The professional, social and personal experiences on offer throughout this course prepare you for employment in a range of areas in the private and public sector including:

• businesses with an international orientation
• communications
• defence
• diplomacy
• education
• finance
• immigration
• NGOs with regional and global links
• trade and aid

If you’re considering further study, Deakin’s honours program and postgraduate pathways can open-up a world of research and employment opportunities in Australia and abroad.

Students must have qualification most relevant to your secondary school studies. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate-entr

IELTS - Overall 6 No band lower than 6

TOEFL IBT - 69 Writing 21

C1 PROFICIENCY and C2 PROFICIENCY- 169 No band less than 169

PTE - 50 No less than 50 in each skill

OET - Overall C