Student guidance
Program of study overview
To qualify for the Bachelor of Languages / Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic according to the program of study below with a:
- Bachelor of Languages component of 72 units
- Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science component of 72 units, according to the program of study below.
Not all topics are necessarily available each year.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Languages or the Bachelor of Industrial Relations and Political Science and receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed in the relevant component.
Students admitted in a combined degree must complete the program of study specified before they can graduate with either award.
Program of study notes
- This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan. When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.
- Chinese, German and Japanese are offered via cross-institutional study at the University of Adelaide through the Languages Outreach Program. Please visit the University of Adelaide webpage for topic information. Students must completed at least 36 units of Flinders topics in the Bachelor of Languages that do not count towards any other Flinders award. Therefore it two of the University of Adelaide languages are chosen for the 36 unit major sequence and 18 unit minor sequence then an additional 18 units of Flinders option topics must be completed.
- The Minor must be a different language to the language Major chosen.
- Some of the Option - Languages component topics are also included in the Option - Culture topics list. However, they can only count towards either the Culture topics or the Option topics component, but not both.
- POLI2026 Research Methods in Political Science is required for students undertaking an honours entry course.
Program of study
144 Units
Year 136 Units
Languages Component18 Units
Core9 Units
First half4.5 Units
Second half4.5 Units
Option9 Units
Select 9 units from Option 1 or 2
Option 19 Units
Major9 Units
Select 9 units from one of the Majors listed below.
Option 29 Units
Major9 Units
Select 9 units from one of the Majors listed below or one of the University of Adelaide languages (see Note 2).
International Relations and Political Science Component18 Units
Core18 Units
First half9 Units
Year 236 Units
Languages Component18 Units
Option18 Units
Select 18 units from the same Option taken at first year
Option 118 Units
Major13.5 Units
Select 13.5 units from the same Major undertaken at first year.
Option4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the Option - Languages topics list below.
Option 218 Units
Major13.5 Units
Select 13.5 units from the same Major or University of Adelaide language taken at first year.
Minor4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from one of the Minors listed below or one of the University of Adelaide languages (see Note 2 and 3).
International Relations and Political Science Component18 Units
Core13.5 Units
Option4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the Option - International Relations and Political Science topics list below.
Year 336 Units
Languages Component18 Units
Option18 Units
Select 18 units from the same Option taken at first year
Option 118 Units
Major9 Units
Select 9 units from the same Major undertaken at first year.
Option4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the Option - Languages topics list below.
Option - Culture topic4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the following that belongs to the same language group chosen for the Major (see Note 4)
Option 218 Units
Major13.5 Units
Select 13.5 units from the same Major or University of Adelaide language taken at first year.
Minor4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the same Minor or University of Adelaide language taken at first year.
International Relations and Political Science Component18 Units
Core13.5 Units
Option4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the Option - International Relations and Political Science topics list below.
Year 436 Units
Languages Component18 Units
Option18 Units
Select 18 units from the same Option taken at first year
Option 118 Units
Core4.5 Units
Second half4.5 Units
Major4.5 Units
Select 4.5 units from the same Major undertaken at first year.
Option9 Units
Select 9 units from the Option - Languages topics list below.
Option 218 Units
Minor9 Units
Select 9 units from the same Minor or University of Adelaide language taken at first year.
Option9 Units
Select 9 units from the Option - Languages topics list below.
International Relations and Political Science Component18 Units
Core9 Units
First half4.5 Units
Second half4.5 Units
Option9 Units
Select 9 units from the following:
Option - Languages component
Select from the following where indicated in the Program of Study above (see Note 4):
Option - International Relations and Political Science component
Select from the following where indicated in the Program of Study above:
Major36 Units
Select one of the following Majors and undertake the Major topics where indicated in the Program of Study above.
Minor18 Units
Select one of the following Minors and undertake the Minors topics where indicated in the Program of Study above.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Associations
Combined degree association
Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association