If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you are required to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language by achieving a prescribed level in an approved English examination or test before you can receive a full offer of a place.
IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest
TOEFL internet-based score: Total score 82 (Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13)
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50
Your English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old at the time of your commencement at Western Sydney University.
This double degree program is designed to create versatile graduates who can work across a range of academic and professional disciplines.
This double degree program is designed for students whose interests span the Arts and Social Sciences. It will produce versatile graduates who can work across a range of academic and professional disciplines, including the opportunity to develop global perspectives and communication skills in an Asian language. In the Social Science area, students can design their own academic program within the Bachelor of Social Science course structure, which must include a Social Science Major. This qualification in Social Science is then combined with an Arts major, such as: Cultural and Social Analysis; English; History and Political Thought; International Relations and Asian Studies; Islamic Studies; Philosophy; Linguistics; Indigenous Australian Studies; Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese.
Students in this double degree also have the opportunity to complete a semester of study overseas and receive advanced standing towards their BA majors and sub majors subject to WSU limits on advanced standing. Students are encouraged to do so but must discuss this with a BA course advisor first.
It will give you the skills and versatility to work across a range of academic and professional disciplines, including the opportunity to develop global perspectives and communication skills.
You need to include a Social Science Major, so you can design your own academic program within the Bachelor of Social Science course structure.
CROSCOS Code: 089201M
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As a graduate of this course, you can look forward to career opportunities in the following areas. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Academia and Research
Social Advocacy and Activism
Government and Non-Government Roles
Social Policy Analysis
Community and Corrective Services
Child Protection
OSHC: 629 ($) AUD per year
