Bachelor of Arts in International Relations

Curtin University - Bentley

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Overview

International relations is a multidisciplinary field that investigates the social, economic and environmental relationships between different political bodies. This major focuses on current international topics and issues, covering political theory, international relations theory, foreign policy, strategic studies, and political history. You will explore the art of diplomacy and policy making, geopolitical change, and national and regional security in broad contexts, including military, politics and geo-economics. Political and regional globalisation, with an emphasis on Asia, is explored in-depth. Issues of international trade, environmental change, resource management and human rights are further study topics.

Majors

International Relations

Potential Career Outcomes

This course can help you become a: parliamentarian, research officer, public servant - Australian public service, public servant - state government, foreign affairs and trade officer, political scientist.

Careers in this field can include security analysis and policy with Departments of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Trade, intelligence analysis and research analysis, and in roles such as: executives in energy companies, policy officers in law enforcement agencies and non-government organisations, areas of international finance and management, the media, education.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2021.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer96.6099.55
Median rank to receive an offer86.3087.55
Lowest rank to receive an offer71.0574.35

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Curtin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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University

Curtin University

Campus

Bentley

Course Type

Bachelors Degree

Study Area

Arts

Indicative ATAR

71.05

Delivery Mode

On-campus, Online

Duration

Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available

Course Link

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State
WA
Type
University
Courses
193
Campuses
Albany Bentley Geraldton Universities Centre Kalgoorlie Northam (Muresk)
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