Do you see yourself shaping Australia's foreign policy decisions? Or working with elite international organisations like the United Nations or our top spy agencies? The Bachelor of International Security Studies can help you make your dream career a reality.
When you study the Bachelor of International Security Studies you will delve deeply into the contemporary security threats facing nations, international organisations and businesses around the world – including the threat of military power, civil war, terrorism, cybercrime, environmental degradation and food security to name just a few. Read more about this degree on our website.
A Master of Translation will equip you with the highly-developed analytical and written communication skills in English and a language of focus, which you need to succeed in professional translation, as well as intercultural competence and transferable skills that will prepare you to succeed in increasingly global, multilingual work environments. It is designed to provide students with a focused qualification in the fields of literary and technical translation, along with an understanding of the history of translation and an appreciation of many critical issues in the field.
The ANU is home to a team of world-renowned intercultural specialists and language specialists who are also experienced translators. ANU offers the greatest variety of specialised language expertise available in Australia and is the ideal location for your study of translation.
The Master of Translation is a professional degree endorsed by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). Upon successful completion of the Program, students are eligible for the Certified Translator testing level subject to the availability of the NAATI certification tests for each language.
Employment Opportunities
From instability in the Middle East, to the rising occurrences of
computer hacking or global warming and its impact on human populations,
there’s a whole range of global security challenges which face business,
government and international organisations today. As a result,
employers across industry have begun to seek out graduates who have the
confidence to provide advice on these issues and how to minimise their
impacts.
The Bachelor of International Security Studies gives you
the practical skills and knowledge that will set you apart as a leader
in this field and graduates from this degree can expect to find
themselves working in a range of fields including business analysts,
defence policy, foreign affairs, intelligence agencies, journalism and
media. Recent graduates of security studies are currently working with
organisations like the Attorney Generals Department, United Nations,
Telstra, Boeing, the Australian Federal Police and the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade. More information can be found here.
From instability in the Middle East, to the rising occurrences of
computer hacking or global warming and its impact on human populations,
there’s a whole range of global security challenges which face business,
government and international organisations today. As a result,
employers across industry have begun to seek out graduates who have the
confidence to provide advice on these issues and how to minimise their
impacts.
The Bachelor of International Security Studies gives you
the practical skills and knowledge that will set you apart as a leader
in this field and graduates from this degree can expect to find
themselves working in a range of fields including business analysts,
defence policy, foreign affairs, intelligence agencies, journalism and
media. Recent graduates of security studies are currently working with
organisations like the Attorney Generals Department, United Nations,
Telstra, Boeing, the Australian Federal Police and the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade. More information can be found here.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to:
• Identify and explain the key concepts, ideas and principal actors in international security.
• Evaluate the major theoretical frameworks for understanding the complexities of contemporary international security challenges.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the historical and contemporary dimensions of international, internal and transnational security, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Analyse the key challenges facing Australian security and defence policy in the ‘Asian Century’.
• Reflect critically on the principal factors that determine the security policies of Australia and the major Asia-Pacific powers.
• Employ communication and presentation skills (oral, written and electronic).
• Demonstrate teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Exhibit the ability to write for both academic and professional audience
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
1. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of translation theory and practice specific to English and the language of focus;
2. evaluate theories concerning the nature and use of translation and the practical application of those theories to specific areas of interest to the student;
3. demonstrate an awareness of fundamental issues in translation including the processes of translation, assessing translations, the place of register and genre, and the questions of pragmatic and cultural interpretation;
4. critically apply theoretical frameworks to the creation of translations;
5. show analytic skills and creative thinking in translating between English and the language of focus.
Additional Information
Domestic student may be eligible to apply for the Coral Bell Scholarship. Applications close 31 December each year for commencement in the following year.Domestic student may be eligible to apply for the Coral Bell Scholarship. Applications close 31 December each year for commencement in the following year.Admission Requirements
Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. Admission to undergraduate degrees is based on meeting the ATAR requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications:
• An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
• A completed Associate Diploma, Associate Degree, AQF Diploma, Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate or international equivalent; OR
• At least one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) in a single program of degree level study at an Australian higher education institution or international equivalent; OR
• An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken.
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More information about ATAR requirements for individual programs can be found HERE.
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The table below is a guide to the entry level required for domestic applicants. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.
- ATAR:
- 90
- QLD Band:
- 6
- International Baccalaureate:
- 33
Domestic applicant entry requirements
Queensland Band equivalents are a guide only - selection is made on an ATAR equivalent that is not available to students.
International applicant entry requirements
International applicants may view further information on admissions requirements at Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Applicants
The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.
Adjustment Factors
ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Subject and performance-based adjustments do not apply to programs with a minimum selection rank of 98 or higher. Visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.
Indicative fees
Bachelor of International Security Studies - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Master of Translation - Domestic Tuition Fees (DTF)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Bachelor of International Security Studies Annual indicative fee for international students
- $41,280.00
- Master of Translation Annual indicative fee for international students
- $41,280.00
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of International Security Studies requires completion of 144 units, of which:
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 144 units must consist of:
30 units from completion of the following compulsory course list:
STST1001 Introduction to International Security Studies
STST1003 Coping with Crisis: The Practice of International Security
STST2001 International Security issues in the Asia Pacific
POLS2132 Current Issues in International Security
STST3002 Australia's Security in the Asian Century
18 units from completion of courses from the following list (List A):
ASIA2060 Southeast Asian Security
ASIA2093 Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA2110 International Affairs Internship
ASIA2111 Indonesian Foreign and Security Policy
DIPL2000 Leadership and Diplomacy
HIST2141 The Cold War: 1945-1989
INTR2012 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
INTR2014 Indian Foreign and Security Policy
INTR2016 US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia
INTR2018 Japanese Foreign and Security Policy
INTR2020 (In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula
INTR2024 Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
MEAS2001 New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security
POLS3033 Environment, Human Security and Conflict
POLS3036 International Terrorism
STST2124 Politics of Nuclear Weapons
STST2003 Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands
STST2004 Special Topic in International Security
STST3003 Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World
24 units from completion of one of the following minors (List B):
Historical International Security
24 units from completion of introductory courses in any of the following lists:
Ancient Greek
GREK6125 Advanced Ancient Greek
Arabic
ARAB6503 Advanced Arabic A
ARAB6504 Advanced Arabic B
Chinese
CHIN6522 Modern Chinese 5
CHIN6523 Modern Chinese 6
CHIN6524 Advanced Modern Chinese A
CHIN6525 Advanced Modern Chinese B
English
CLAS6001 Traditional Grammar
ENGL6015 Introduction to Creative Writing
ESEN6101 Extended University English
LING6001 Introduction to the Study of Language
LING6020 The Structure of English
French
FREN6010 Advanced French I
FREN6011 Advanced French II
German
GERM6507 German Studies - Advanced 1
GERM6508 German Studies: Advanced German 2
Hindi
HIND6600 Hindi 6
Indonesian
INDN6503 Indonesian 6
Italian
ITAL3015 Advanced Italian Topics in Language, Culture and Society
ITAL3016 Advanced Italian Topics in Language and Literary Studies
Japanese
JPNS6014 Japanese 5
JPNS6015 Japanese 6
Korean
KORE6513 Korean 6
Latin
LATN6125 Advanced Latin
Literary Chinese
CHIN6530 Literary Chinese 1
CHIN6531 Literary Chinese 2
Persian
PERS6005 Advanced Persian A
PERS6006 Advanced Persian B
Sanskrit
SKRT6106 Sanskrit 6
Spanish
SPAN6509 Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Linguistics
SPAN6510 Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Culture
Thai
THAI6008 Thai 6
Vietnamese
VIET6503 Vietnamese 6
24 units from completion of elective courses from ANU
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 5.0 in the first 96 units attempted to commence the 24 units of Masters courses in their Bachelor degree. Students who do not achieve this GPA will be able to complete and graduate from their Bachelor degree but will not be able to undertake Masters courses.
If the total number of units attempted exceeds 96 in the same teaching period in which the 96th unit is attempted, all courses attempted will be used in the calculation of the GPA.
Students must complete the Bachelor degree with a minimum GPA of 5.0 in order to commence the Master degree.
The Master of Translation requires completion of 96 units, of which:
96 units must come from 6000-level, 7000-level and 8000-level courses
The 96 units must consist of:
24 units of specified credit from graduate courses completed in the Bachelor degree
24 units of unspecified credit
24 units from the following Research component:
18 units from completion of the following compulsory research training courses
LANG6001 Translation across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts
LANG6002 Translation across Languages: Specialised Materials
LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation
6 units from one of the following research project courses
ANIP6503 Australian National Internships Program Internship A (Graduate)
LANG8016 Translation Project
Maximum 24 units from completion of contextual courses in any of the following lists:
Cross Cultural Communication
LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication
ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia and the Pacific
Communication Genres
COMP8705 Communication for Computing Professionals II
ENGL6026 Creative Writing 3 Advanced Fiction
HIST8011 Biography and History
HUMN8026 Writing in the Public Sphere
INTR8065 Writing International Relations
MGMT7001 Business Communication
POGO8037 Writing Public Policy
SCOM8014 Communicating Science with the Public
Maximum 24 units from completion of courses on one of the following lists:
Arabic
ARAB6505 Introductory Course to Arabic Linguistics
ARAB6506 Research Project (Arabic)
ARAB6507 Introductory Course to Arabic Literature
ARAB6508 Special Topics in Arabic
ARAB6509 Directed Study Project (Arabic)
ARAB6510 Arab Current Affairs and Media Arabic
Australian Indigenous Languages and Society
ANTH6005 Traditional Australian Indigenous Cultures, Societies and Environment
LING6016 Language and Society in Indigenous Australia
Chinese
CHIN6015 Advanced Literary Chinese*
CHIN6041 Chinese-English Translation
CHST6211 Reading China: Past and Present
CHST6212 Reading Chinese Literature: Theory and Criticism
CHIN6216 Chinese-English Interpreting: Methodology and Practice
CHIN6530 Literary Chinese 1
CHIN6531 Literary Chinese 2
LING6017 Chinese Linguistics
*CHIN6015 may be completed more than once if the topic is different.
English
LING6008 Semantics
LING6023 Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making
LING6030 Advanced Academic English
LING6529 The History of the English Language
LING8026 Qualitative Research Methods in Language Studies
ENGL6008 Introduction to Literary Theory
ENGL6025 Contemporary Australian Writing
ENGL6117 The Politics of Comedy from the Globe to The Office
French
FREN6012 Global Paris: Culture, History and Identity in the French Capital
FREN6510 Selected Topics in French Studies*
FREN6515 The sounds of French: phonetics and pronunciation
FREN6513 Current Affairs and the French Press (Advanced)
FREN6514 Imagining the French Empire: French Colonialism on Film
*FREN6510 Selected Topics in French Studies may be completed more than once if the topic is different.
German
GERM6051 German Literature and Culture Today
GERM6510 Berlin Stories: Places, Words, Images
GERM6511 Gender in German Culture: From Goethe to Trans*
GERM6513 German Film Since the Wall: Identity, History and Belonging
Hindi
ASIA6083 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages A
ASIA6108 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages B
HIND6525 Learning Language Locally: India
Indonesian
ASIA6083 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages A
ASIA6108 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages B
INDN6015 Advanced Indonesian: Translation into English
INDN6104 Advanced Indonesian: History and Development of the Language
INDN6525 Learning Language Locally: Indonesia
Italian
ITAL6509 Advanced Italian Topics in Language, Culture and Society
ITAL6510 Advanced Italian Topics in Language and Literary Studies
Japanese
JPNS6023 Research Topics in Japanese: History & Society
JPNS6025 Research Topics in Japanese: International Relations & Politics
JPNS6102 Debating Japan: Contemporary Intellectual Debate
JPNS6505 Advanced Japanese: Issues in Contemporary Japan
JPNS6506 Advanced Japanese: Language in Context
JPNS6507 Advanced Japanese: Readings in Culture and Society
JPNS6508 Advanced Japanese: Readings in Literature
JPNS6512 Teaching Japanese: Content
JPNS6513 Japanese - English Translation
JPNS6514 Teaching Japanese Method
JPNS6525 Learning Language Locally: Japan
Korean
KORE6017 Advanced Korean: Film and Society
KORE6018 Advanced Korean: Literature and Media
Literary Chinese
CHIN6015 Advanced Literary Chinese*
* CHIN6015 may be completed more than once if the topic is different.
Sanskrit
SKRT6002 Advanced Sanskrit Literature A
SKRT6003 Advanced Sanskrit Literature B
ASIA6083 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages A
ASIA6108 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages B
Spanish
SPAN6511 Music and Society in the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN6513 Current Affairs in the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN6514 The Structure of Spanish
SPAN6517 Cinema from the Spanish-speaking World
SPAN6518 The Sounds of Spanish
SPAN6604 Multilingualism and indigenous people in the America
LANG6004 Language and Society in Latin America
Thai
THAI6525 Learning Language Locally: Thailand
ASIA6083 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages A
ASIA6108 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages B
Vietnamese
VIET6525 Learning Language Locally: Vietnam
VIET6015 Vietnamese-English Translation
ASIA6083 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages A
ASIA6108 Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages B
Majors
Bachelor of International Security Studies Majors
Minors
Bachelor of International Security Studies Minors
Back to the Bachelor of International Security Studies page
When you study the Bachelor
of International Security Studies you will delve deeply into the
contemporary security threats facing nations, international organisations and
businesses around the world - including the threat of military power, civil
war, terrorism, cybercrime, environmental degradation and food security to name
just a few. Read more about this degree on our website.
Single degree
As a single degree program, BINSS requires the completion of 144 units:
· A maximum of 60 units of 1000 level courses is allowed
· 30 units must come from completion of the compulsory course list
· 18 units must come from completion of courses in list A
· 24 units must come
from completion of a minor in list B
· 72 units
from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Double degree
As part of a double degree program, BINSS requires the completion of 96 units:
· A maximum of 36 units of 1000 level courses is allowed
· 30 units must come from completion of the compulsory course list
· 18 units must come from completion of courses in list A
· 24 units must come
from completion of a minor in list B
· 24 units
from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Enrolment Status
It is possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester, but it
will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an
international student you must always be enrolled full-time in 24 units each
semester.
Remember you will need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second
Semester. You will be able to change your enrolment in courses up until
the end of week 2 of each semester without penalty. Other things to be aware of:
A course can only be counted towards one major or minor.
You can’t study more than 4 courses (24 units) per semester.
You may need to enrol in courses for your major and/or your minor, particularly if you are completing a double degree.
If you are intending to enrol in language courses and have previous experience with the language you wish to study, you need to sit a placement test to ensure you are enrolled at the most appropriate level of language study. Further information is available here.
Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses
When you enrol for the first time you will study ‘1000-level’ courses. These courses have ‘1’ as the first number in their course code, such as ASIA1234.
Majors and Minors
See available majors and minors for this program
Students in this
degree must complete a minor from list B, which is listed under the 'study' tab.
Electives
You can use your electives to enrol in any courses that you
like, provided you meet prerequisite requirements.
To find 1000-level courses, search
Programs and Courses.
Remember, though, that if you are a single-degree student you cannot count more than 60 units of 1000-level courses towards the completion of your degree. If you are a double-degree student, you cannot count more than 36 units of 1000-level courses towards the completion of the 96 units allocated to the BINSS half of your degree.
Study Options
Single Degree example
This is an example only - you need to plan your degree carefully to ensure that you are on track to fulfil the requirements of the BINSS program orders. You may, for example, wish to leave a substantial number (24) of elective units free so that you can study overseas for a semester.Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | STST1001 Introduction to International Security Studies 6 units | 1000-level course toward completion of minor in List B | 1000-level elective course | 1000-level elective course |
| STST1003 Coping with Crisis: The Practice of International Security 6 units | 1000-level elective course | 1000-level elective course | 1000-level elective course |
Double Degree example
This is an example only - you need to plan your degree carefully to ensure that you are on track to fulfil the requirements of both degrees.Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | STST1001 Introduction to International Security Studies 6 units | 1000-level course toward completion of minor in List B | Course from second degree | Course from second degree |
| STST1003 Coping with Crisis: The Practice of International Security 6 units | 1000-level elective course | Course from second degree | Course from second degree |