Global studies is an interdisciplinary area of study that brings to life the issues and events that have shaped, and continue to shape, our world. As the world globalises and states and economies become more integrated, it is important to understand how political, economic, social and cultural developments in different countries affect the world around us, whether states and communities can cooperate to address national, regional and global problems and the possibilities for a more peaceful and just global order. In global studies, you will begin by placing today's world in context; you will examine the history of the 20th century, and then move on to study the issues facing the world in the 21st century, many of which have roots in past political, economic and socio-cultural developments.
Availability
Global studies is listed in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences at Malaysia as a major or minor.
Outcomes
In addition to achieving the broad learning outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major will be able to:
- analyse and evaluate the key concepts, theoretical perspectives and scholarly debates in studies of contemporary globalisation in a variety of national and cultural contexts
- apply a range of theoretical tools used by scholars of contemporary globalisation to a range of issues across national and cultural boundaries
- develop and present practical innovative responses to global challengesaries.
Minor requirements (24 points)
No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited to the minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html).
Students complete:
- Two level 1 gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):
- AMU1325 Introduction to world politics and history
- AMU1326 Transformation from above: Globalisation and the state
- Two units (12 points), including at least one level 2 unit, from the cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) in the major or AMU2685 (Malaysian studies) or any two units (12 points), including at least one level 2 or 3 unit listed under the international studiesinternational studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/aos/international-studies/ug-arts-international-studies.html) major at another Monash campus if taken while on inter-campus exchange.
Major requirements (48 points)
No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited to the majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) and at least 18 points must be at level 3.
Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.
Students complete:
- Two level 1 gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):
- AMU1325 Introduction to world politics and history
- AMU1326 Transformation from above: Globalisation and the state
- Two level 2 cornerstone units (12 points) as follows:
- AMU2453 Research methods in the social sciences
and one unit chosen from:
- AMU2140 States and markets
- AMU2625 Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century
- AMU2920 Transformation from below: Civil, society, social movements and political change
- Two level 3 capstone units (12 points) from two categories. First, students must complete one Workplace Integrated Learning capstone from the following:
- AMU3575 Task force: Responding to global challenges
- AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies
- AMU3744 Workplace learning internship
Second, students must take an additional global studies capstone from the following:
- AMU3570 International relations
- AMU3630 Governing the global economy: Stability, efficiency, justice
- Two units (12 points) from the remaining cornerstone or capstone unitscapstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) or the following units, while ensuring that you have at least three level 3 units in the major:
Successful completion of the minor or major can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:*
- A2006 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor or major by using 24 or 48 points of their free electives.
