1. Bachelor of International Studies
A/Prof Matt McDonald Chair of Bachelor of International Studies program Reader in International Relations in School of Political Science & International Studies

2. Structure of the BIS Program
The BIntSt program consists of 48 units in total
Part A Core courses = 16 units
(Including compulsory courses: 1st year: Crossing Bridges; 2nd year: Culture & World Politics; 3rd year: Reflective Writing)
Part B Language Major = 16 units
Part C International Studies Major = 16 units
Total = 48 units
Note: At least 6 of the 48 units must be undertaken on overseas exchange.
A full list of the majors and courses and the program rules is available at:

3. PARTS B & C: MAJORS What is in a Major?
Introductory courses: Level 1 courses that form the first part of the major
Advanced courses: Level 2 and Level 3 courses that form the middle and last part of the major
Gateway course: A compulsory Level 1 course that brings together all students in the major and provides a common foundation
Cornerstone: A compulsory Level 2 course that brings together all students in the major to provide consolidation and extension of previous work in preparation for Level 3 courses
Capstone course: A compulsory Level 3 course that brings together all students in the major to review what has been taught and provide a shared conclusion

4. PARTS B & C: MAJORS
PART B – LANGUAGE MAJOR CHINESE CHINESE TRANSLATION & INTERPRETING FRENCH GERMAN INDONESIAN ITALIAN JAPANESE KOREAN RUSSIAN SPANISH
PART C – INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAJOR ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL HISTORY INTERNATIONAL INEQUALITY & DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

5. A full list of the majors and courses is available at:
Sample Year 1 Planner
Semester 1
Semester 2
Course 1 - #2 COMU1002 
(Part A)
Course 1 - #2 elective introductory course
Course 2 - #2 gateway/introductory Language major
Course 3 - #2 gateway/ introductory Int. Studies major
Course 3 - #2 gateway/introductory
Int. Studies major
Course 4 – additional #2 towards a major
A full list of the majors and courses is available at:

6. EXCHANGE
Exchange is usually in Sem 1 of 3rd year, can be Sem 2 of 2nd year
Current BIS students are on exchange in France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China, Indonesia, Columbia, Mexico and USA, among others
Please complete your 6 unit elective component on exchange, in addition to any other courses within your majors or Part A which offer flexibility
COMU3060/3065 is a year long course- take Part A on exchange semester and Part B the semester following
You must meet the UQ Abroad exchange requirements i.e. get a GPA of 4.5 or more
UQ Abroad will assist you in organising your compulsory exchange semester: uq.edu.au/uqabroad/
A useful website to assist you in preparing for exchange:

7. ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/3.60.01-student-charter
Please familiarise yourself with the Student Charter:
ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/ student-charter
The purpose of the Student Charter is to set out the University’s commitment to students’ education and experience at UQ, and to spell out the expectations and responsibilities of all members with respect to conduct; to provide guidelines to foster a healthy, diverse, creative and high achieving environment within which to study.
Please communicate with the University via your UQ student account and always provide your UQ Student Number. Your UQ username starts with s4xxxxxx however your UQ student number will commence with the number 4XXXXXXX.

8. Student Services
Student Centre

9. Services are Free and Confidential
Student services
Learning Assistance
Disability Support
Student Counselling
International Student Advisers
Careers and Graduate Employment
Accommodation
Multi Faith Chaplaincy
Services are Free and Confidential
A list of workshops can be found at:
All free! No booking required!

10. UQ TOOLKIT
The UQ Toolkit has a lot of useful information such as key dates, forms, policies and rules and a link to the myAdvisor website:

11. Enrolling, Tutorials, Sign-on
The Starting at UQ website should have all of the information you need uq.edu.au/startingatuq
If you have the option of more than one tutorial or lecture mySI-net will tell you if sign-on is required. If it doesn’t, go along to the first lecture and more information will be provided
myAdvisor has useful information about class timetables and sign on for tutorials –
uq.edu.au/myadvisor/about-class-timetables
uq.edu.au/myadvisor/electronic-sign-on
No sign-on and not sure when to attend tutorials? Ask your course co-ordinator at the first lecture
If there is a sign-on issue, the course co-ordinator via the link in mySI-net

12. 19 February 2018 27 February 2018 2 March 2018 31 March 2018
IMPORTANT DATES
19 February 2018
Semester 1 classes commence
Welcome/ welcome back BBQ for all BIS students at 12pm, GPN3 atrium!
27 February 2018
Semester commences – classes commence
2 March 2018
Last day to add a course for Semester
31 March 2018
Census Date Semester Last date to drop Semester courses or cancel enrolment without financial liability or academic Penalty
30 April 2018
Last date to drop a course for Semester or
cancel enrolment without academic liability

15. Student Activities & Events
Welcome/ welcome back BBQ- Monday 19th February, 12pm. Courtyard GPN3.
Careers Events- TBA
Exchange Information Events- TBA
Seminars, social events, lectures etc. Some organized by Schools, some by Faculty, some by student societies
BIS at UQ on Facebook:
BIS at UQ Student Society on Facebook:
For more details: