Course Content
The Bachelor of International Relations (with Year in Asia) requires completion of 192 units, of which:
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 192 units must include:
144 units from courses required for the completion of the Bachelor of International Relations
48 units from the successful completion of the Year in Asia major, which must include 24 units of language study
*Students will receive equivalent credit for the coursework that they pass at their host institution (as a part of the Year in Asia major) upon return to ANU. However, students who do not pass at least 75% of their coursework at the host institution will be required to transfer back into the degree from which they transferred into the Bachelor of International Relations (with Year in Asia). Students transferring out of the Year in Asia must meet the program requirements for the degree into which they transfer and should be aware that it may not be possible to count all or any of this credit towards the degree into which they transfer.
*The Bachelor of International Relations (with Year in Asia) is taught primarily in English but also requires students to undertake study in a target Asian language.
Elective units
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.
