Are you thinking about the Bachelor of International Studies?

Offered in partnership with

28 other degrees from across the university.

The Bachelor of International Studies ensures that graduates bring skills such

as resilience, adaptability and critical

thinking to any degree or career.

Students choose one of six language programs

either Chinese, French, German,

Japanese, Italian or Spanish.

And language classes are streamed according to proficiency

level, from experienced to beginners.

The International Studies course offers a range of streams for students to choose

from, with a range of different options and times spent overseas.

I am super, super excited to study at the University of Bologna

in the language Italian, which is a massive challenge.

But I think it's the best way to learn a language is to just absolutely

throw yourself in the deep end.

My family is originally from Italy.

This degree was an opportunity for me to refind that language again

and learn it at a high level that I would have never been able to do by myself.

What typically happens is

that students are particularly attracted to what we call the professional degree.

So for example, they might become nurses

or join a start up or go into an NGO, for example.

But what international studies does is gives them that additional edge

in the market or in the industry that they want to join.

So, for example, having that experience of living overseas,

gaining those intercultural skills, that really helps them to be more competitive.

I sat beside while studying the last couple of years

I've been really lucky to work in industry, so I've just finished

up a job working for a not for profit charity called Stand Tall,

where I have kind of had the opportunity to be a part

of an international community

and part of my management and international studies degrees

hand in hand.

I've always wanted to be a part of an international community.

I want to I want to work in an industry where I'm always meeting new people,

and I would love the opportunity to use my language and cultural skills

depending on how my study abroad goes.

I would love to stay in Italy upon completion of my semester next year

and potentially look for work over there.