Bachelor of Languages and International Business

This degree aims to equip students with the language skills (in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese or Spanish), solid international business knowledge, and intercultural and cross-cultural understanding that will enable them to function effectively in an international work environment both in Australia and overseas.

Course Aims

This degree aims to equip students with the language skills (in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese or Spanish), solid international business knowledge, and intercultural and cross-cultural understanding that will enable them to function effectively in an international work environment both in Australia and overseas.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: demonstrate at a high-level of competence oral/aural and writing/reading skills in one or more language disciplines not including English; critically analyse, comment upon and interpret a variety of target language usages of varying degrees of complexity; research, plan, design and present clear, coherent and independent expositions in a variety of forms across a range of subjects; demonstrate general knowledge of specific inter-cultural and cross-cultural issues, practices and ethical values; demonstrate knowledge of current international business issues and the operation of organisations in the international economy; and apply theories, concepts, methods and analytical tools necessary for strategic management including marketing in different organisations.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline Graduates will be able to demonstrate specific theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to their target language and culture(s), and international business. They will also have the capacity to become global citizens who will aspire to contribute to culturally and linguistically diverse societies in a comprehensive and meaningful way in a multicultural, multilingual and global context. They will be able to operate successfully in a multicultural, multilingual, international and global context. This will be assessed throughout the course through a range of different activities. Communication Skills Graduates will be able to communicate in their target language effectively and confidently both orally and in written forms. They will have the capability to operate within the register used in professional life and in the workplace, and will be aware of how this can be further enhanced. This will be assessed through various written, oral and online assessments. Problem Solving Graduates will be able to apply logical, analytical and creative thinking to a range of problems in their target language(s) and create new knowledge and understanding. They will demonstrate this through the process of research and by critically and culturally appropriately discussing, evaluating and interpreting a variety of authentic sources using either English or their target language(s) as medium of communication. The twelve-month period of in-country study will also develop the skill of problem-solving in a practical and immediate manner in their daily interactions. Information Literacy Graduates will be able to select pertinent information to construct new concepts or create new understandings and use this information effectively in a range of contexts, which will be demonstrated and, when appropriate, assessed, through tasks that require them to search for and critically assess and evaluate a wide variety of authentic sources composed in their target language. Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility Graduates will be able to demonstrate ethical values and beliefs that are consistent with their roles as interculturally competent and aware individuals. They will engage with authentic issues of social importance in an ethically valid, culturally appropriate, sensitive and equitable manner. Graduates will understand the international implications of local decisions and the local implications of international decisions as they pertain to international business. These attributes will be developed and assessed throughout the course through a range of different activities. Lifelong Learning Graduates will be able to demonstrate a scholarly attitude to learning and will be committed to acquiring knowledge and understanding through continuous research and inquiry, and reflection on their own place in their target language and culture(s). Independence and Collaboration Graduates will be able to exercise responsibility and accountability for their own learning and professional practice as well as work collaboratively through online and/or on-campus interactive activities and network effectively to achieve common goals and to solve authentic problems in an ethical and culturally appropriate and respectful manner.