Transcript International Studies (Global Passports)

International Studies (Global
Passports)
Dr Shanthi Robertson
Program Director, B Arts (International
Studies)
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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Courses
Elective
Language and
Professional
Communication Elective
Cross Cultural
Communication
Elective
Language and
Professional
Communication Elective
Working & Managing in
International Contexts
Global Mobility & InterEthnic Relations
Elective
Language and
Professional
Communication Elective
Sem 4
Research Methods
International Law &
Human Rights
Elective
Language and
Professional
Communication Elective
Sem 5
International Research
Project
Global Risk and
Governance
Elective
Language and
Professional
Communication Elective
Sem 6
International
Professional Practice
Sem 1
Global Processes
Global History &
International Security
Sem 2
International Political
Economy
Sem 3
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Professional
Communication Elective
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Elective Specialisations
• Diplomacy and Security
• Criminal Justice
– The Ethics of Intervention
– International Diplomacy
– Global Crime
– Terrorism and Society
• International Development
• Media Studies
– 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
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– 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.”
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