BA/BGlobSt
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
Note:
No international intakes on the Brisbane campus.
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International students must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
State | Prerequisites |
---|---|
New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3). Mathematics (other than Mathematics General 2) for study in Mathematics (Band 3). |
Queensland | Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C) |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL Assumed knowledge: Units 3 and 4 - Mathematical Methods or equivalent for study in Mathematics. |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the award a student must complete 320 cp comprising of:
1. 180 cp from the Bachelor of Arts units (Part A) including:
a. 160 cp from 2 Arts Majors OR 1 Major and 2 Minors (Part A.1)
b. 10 cp from Bachelor of Arts Capstone units (Part A.2)
c. 10 cp from Elective units (Part A.3)
2. 120 cp from the Bachelor of Global Studies units (Part B) including:
a. 40 cp of Global Studies Specified units (Part B.1)
b. 40 cp of Global Studies Elective units OR 1 Minor (Part B.2)
c. 40 cp from Global Studies International Experience units (Part B.3)
3. 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part C)
Exit points
Students who have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts or Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with that award.
Progression requirements
Students normally complete 100-level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking related 300-level units.
Schedule of unit offerings
Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
- DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP
This major is only available to students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Secondary Teaching courses. Strathfield only 2025
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
- HISTHistory80 CP
- LANSLanguages80 CP
Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or other languages - available as cross-institutional study as approved by Course Coordinator.
- LEGLLegal Studies80 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MUSCMusic80 CP
Not offered Strathfield 2025
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
For Strathfield, major offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SOCISociology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
- DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP
This major is only available to students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Secondary Teaching courses. Strathfield only 2025
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
- HISTHistory80 CP
- LANSLanguages80 CP
Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or other languages - available as cross-institutional study as approved by Course Coordinator.
- LEGLLegal Studies80 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MUSCMusic80 CP
Not offered Strathfield 2025
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
For Strathfield, major offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SOCISociology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- COMSCommunity Services40 CP
40 cp granted for successful completion of a National Training Information Service (NTIS) Community Services Package from an accredited RTO or equivalent as formally recognised through an articulation agreement with Australian Catholic University
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield only
- ECONEconomics40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield#
- EDUCEducation40 CP
Education Minor is available only to students who transfer from an Initial Teaching Education undergraduate program and who have completed designated units as approved by the Course Coordinator.
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
Global Studies Minor is available only to students who transfer into the BA from a Global Studies double degree.
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
Available Melbourne and Strathfield
- HISTHistory40 CP
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- LANSLanguages40 CP
Italian and Spanish language units can be undertaken online at ACU as a language minor up to 200 level units. 300-level units and other languages can be undertaken as cross-institutional study with approval from the Course Coordinator. The language units can also be studied as part of a Diploma in Languages.
- LEGLLegal Studies40 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
Available Brisbane and Melbourne
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
For Strathfield, minor offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40 CP
Recognition of Prior Learning credit applicable for discharged or current ADF personnel as part of ACU's Veterans Entry Program for Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- HUMA330Community Engagement: Placement10 CP
- HUMA331Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation10 CP
Part A.1 : Major and Minor units
Part A.1.1 OR Part A.1.2
Part A.1.1 : Two Arts Majors
Complete exactly 2 of the following:
Part A.1.2 : One Major and Two Minors
Part A.1.2.1 AND Part A.1.2.2
Part A.1.2.1 : One Major
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Part A.1.2.2 : Two Minors
Complete exactly 2 of the following:
Part A.2 : Bachelor of Arts Capstone units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Part A.3 : Elective units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Units, other than those required for the selected Major, listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings or from other disciplines within the faculty (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite requirements are met).
Part B.1 AND Part B.2 AND Part B.3
- HIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 CP
- POLS104Introduction to International Relations10 CP
- SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
- GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
- GLST305Global Studies Research Project10 CP
- ECONEconomics40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- GLST301Global Study Abroad A10 CP
- GLST302Global Study Abroad B10 CP
- GLST303Global Study Abroad C10 CP
- GLST304Global Study Abroad D10 CP
- GLST300Global Study International Internship40 CP
- DVST202Preparation for Community-Based Global Experience10 CP
- DVST307International Development Global Experience20 CP
- YSED303Community Development10 CP
Part B.1 : Global Studies Specified units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Part B.2 : Global Studies Elective units OR One Minor
Part B.2.1 OR Part B.2.2
Part B.2.1 : Global Studies Elective units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Units listed in the minors in Part B.2.2 or units from other undergraduate programs, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Coordinator.
Part B.2.2 : One Minor
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Part B.3 : Global Studies International Experience units
Part B.3.1 OR Part B.3.2 OR Part B.3.3 OR Part B.3.4
Part B.3.1 : Global Study Abroad units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Subject to Course Coordinator approval.
Part B.3.2 : Global Studies International Internship unit
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Subject to Course Coordinator approval.
Part B.3.3 : International Global Experience Semester
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Subject to Course Coordinator approval.
Part B.3.4 : Rome Semester Program units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Units offered as the Rome Semester Program, selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Course map
Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.
Course maps are subject to change.
Two Arts Majors - Commencing Semester 1
For students who are commencing the Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Global Studies double degree in 2024 and are completing two (2) Majors.
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsPOLS104Introduction to International Relations10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsHIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Global Studies Specified unitsSOCS101 Global Society and Change ORGlobal Studies Specified unitsGEOG214 Sustainability: The Global Challenge 10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 1See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 1(100 level unit)10 cp
- Elective units
Arts Elective10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 2(100 or 200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 3(200 level unit)10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 5 (200 or 300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 5 (200 or 300 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsGLST305Global Studies Research Project10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 2See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- Global Study Abroad unitsGLST301 Global Study Abroad A ANDGlobal Study Abroad unitsGLST302 Global Study Abroad B ANDGlobal Study Abroad unitsGLST303 Global Study Abroad C ANDGlobal Study Abroad unitsGLST304 Global Study Abroad D Alternative Option:Students can either do the four units listed aboveORGlobal Studies International Internship unitGLST300 Global Study International Internship ORInternational Global Experience SemesterInternational Global Experience SemesterORRome Semester Program unitsRome Semester Program40 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 6 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 6 (300 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies ElectiveORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 4(200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Arts Capstone unitsHUMA330 Community Engagement: Placement ORBachelor of Arts Capstone unitsHUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation 10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 7 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 8 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 7 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 8 (300 level unit)10 cp
One Arts Major and Two Arts Minors - Commencing Semester 1
For students who are commencing the Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Global Studies double degree in 2024 and are completing one (1) Major and two (2) Minors.
- One Major
Major Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsPOLS104Introduction to International Relations10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsHIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Global Studies Specified unitsSOCS101 Global Society and Change ORGlobal Studies Specified unitsGEOG214 Sustainability: The Global Challenge 10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 1See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 1(100 level unit)10 cp
- Elective units
Arts Elective10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 2(100 or 200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 3(200 level unit)10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 5 (200 or 300 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsGLST305Global Studies Research Project10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 2See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- Global Study Abroad unitsGLST301 Global Study Abroad A &Global Study Abroad unitsGLST302 Global Study Abroad B &Global Study Abroad unitsGLST303 Global Study Abroad C &Global Study Abroad unitsGLST304 Global Study Abroad D Alternative Option:Students can either do the four units listed aboveORGlobal Studies International Internship unitGLST300 Global Study International Internship ORInternational Global Experience SemesterInternational Global Experience SemesterORRome Semester Program unitsRome Semester Program40 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 6 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 4(200 level unit)10 cp
- HUMA330 Community Engagement: Placement ORHUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation 10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 7 (300 level unit)10 cp - One Major
Major Unit 8 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp
Two Arts Majors - Commencing Semester 2
For students who are commencing the Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Global Studies double degree mid-year in 2024 and are completing two (2) Majors.
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Global Studies Specified unitsSOCS101 Global Society and Change ORGlobal Studies Specified unitsGEOG214 Sustainability: The Global Challenge 10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 1See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsPOLS104Introduction to International Relations10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsHIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 1(100 level unit)10 cp
- Elective units
Arts Elective10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 2(100 or 200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 3(200 level unit)10 cp
- Global Study Abroad unitsGLST301 Global Study Abroad A ANDGlobal Study Abroad unitsGLST302 Global Study Abroad B ANDGlobal Study Abroad unitsGLST303 Global Study Abroad C ANDGlobal Study Abroad unitsGLST304 Global Study Abroad D Alternative Option:Students can either do the four units listed aboveORGlobal Studies International Internship unitGLST300 Global Study International Internship ORInternational Global Experience SemesterInternational Global Experience SemesterORRome Semester Program unitsRome Semester Program40 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 5 (200 or 300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 5 (200 or 300 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Arts Capstone unitsHUMA330 Community Engagement: Placement ORBachelor of Arts Capstone unitsHUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation 10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 2See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 6 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 7 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 6 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 7 (300 level unit)10 cp
- Two Arts Majors
Major 1 Unit 8 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Arts Majors
Major 2 Unit 8 (300 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies ElectiveORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 4(200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsGLST305Global Studies Research Project10 cp
One Arts Major and Two Arts Minors - Commencing Semester 2
For students who are commencing the Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Global Studies double degree mid-year in 2024 and are completing one (1) Major and two (2) Minors.
- One Major
Major Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Global Studies Specified unitsSOCS101 Global Society and Change ORGlobal Studies Specified unitsGEOG214 Sustainability: The Global Challenge 10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 1See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsPOLS104Introduction to International Relations10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsHIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 1(100 level unit)10 cp
- Elective units
Arts Elective10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 1 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 2(100 or 200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies Elective ORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 3(200 level unit)10 cp
- Global Study Abroad unitsGLST301 Global Study Abroad A &Global Study Abroad unitsGLST302 Global Study Abroad B &Global Study Abroad unitsGLST303 Global Study Abroad C &Global Study Abroad unitsGLST304 Global Study Abroad D Alternative Option:Students can either do the four units listed aboveORGlobal Studies International Internship unitGLST300 Global Study International Internship ORInternational Global Experience SemesterInternational Global Experience SemesterORRome Semester Program unitsRome Semester Program40 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 5 (200 or 300 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 1 (100 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Arts Capstone unitsHUMA330 Community Engagement: Placement ORBachelor of Arts Capstone unitsHUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation 10 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 2See ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 6 (300 level unit)10 cp - One Major
Major Unit 7 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 2 (100 or 200 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 3 (200 level unit)10 cp
- One Major
Major Unit 8 (300 level unit)10 cp - Two Minors
Minor 2 Unit 4 (200 level unit)10 cp - Bachelor of Global Studies unitsGlobal Studies ElectiveORGlobal Studies Minor Unit 4(200 level unit)10 cp
- Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsGLST305Global Studies Research Project10 cp