Bachelor of International Studies

University of Wollongong

The world is changing rapidly. A degree in international studies helps you examine the relationships of politics, society, culture, language and history across the globe. Gain an understanding of how the complex international system functions have evolved and how it is transforming.

Study one or more of three major options:

Global sustainable development - investigates the practical and ethical issues surrounding development, human and environmental security, and the challenges of poverty and inequality.

International relations - focuses on understanding your place in the national and global political systems and aims to study and solve some of the world's major problems such as war, inequality, and climate change.

International history - helps students understand global issues from a historical perspective including what explains the rise and fall of powerful states and empires and what lessons can we learn from past conflicts and challenges that might prepare us better for the future?