BSocEnvSustain/BGlobSt
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
Note:
International intakes only on the Melbourne campus.
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (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). |
| Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English. |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission.
Definition
A Major is 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level.
A Minor is 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200- or 300-level
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 170 cp from the Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability (Part A) including:
a. 160 cp of Specified units (Part A1)
b. 10 cp from Elective units (Part A2)
2. 120 cp from the Bachelor of Global Studies (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)
4. 30 cp from Core Curriculum and Community Engagement units (Part C)
Other requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Exit points
Students who have met the requirements of the non-award course Certificate in Liberal Studies, Diploma in Liberal Arts OR Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability 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.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Part A.1 AND Part A.2
Part A.1 : Specified units
Complete exactly 160 credit points from the following:
- ENHU170Environmental Humanities10 CP
- ENHU171Environmental Economics10 CP
- GEOG110Exploring Natural Environments10 CP
- GEOG111Exploring Human Environments10 CP
- SOCS100Introduction to Sociology10 CP
- SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
- ENHU271Literature and the Environment10 CP
- GEOG216Climate Change: Past, Present and Future10 CP
- ENHU270Unsustainable: A Global History of Consumption10 CP
- SOCS207Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively10 CP
- SOCS270Environmental Sociology10 CP
- GEOG310Sustainable Cities and Communities10 CP
- GEOG312Mapping for a Complex World10 CP
- ENHU370The Oceanic Humanities10 CP
- SOCS300Power Wealth and Welfare: Social Issues and Policy10 CP
- SOCS302People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods10 CP
Part A.2 : Elective units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
10 cp elective units from the schedule of unit offerings from any course where the student meets the prerequisite
Part B.1 AND Part B.2 AND Part B.3
Part B.1 : Global Studies Specified units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- HIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 CP
- POLS104Introduction to International Relations10 CP
- GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
- GLST305Global Studies Research Project10 CP
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 B2.2.2 or units from other undergraduate programs, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Coordinator.
Part B.2.2 : Global Studies minor
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ECONEconomics40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
Part B.3 : Global Studies International Experience units
Part B.3.1 OR Part B.3.2 OR Part B.3.3
Part B.3.1 : Global Study Abroad units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- GLST301Global Study Abroad A10 CP
- GLST302Global Study Abroad B10 CP
- GLST303Global Study Abroad C10 CP
- GLST304Global Study Abroad D10 CP
Subject to Course Coordinator approval.
Part B.3.2 : Global Studies International Internship unit
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- GLST300Global Study International Internship40 CP
Subject to Course Coordinator approval.
Part B.3.3 : 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.
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
- HUMA330Community Engagement: Placement10 CP
