Program Overview

Discover the principles, concepts and issues that are shaping our world and combine these with the core disciplines of business and management to open an exciting and challenging future involving international politics, national security, business and innovation.

UC’s Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Business double degree will cover a range of topics designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and strategies behind business and politics around the world – and then explore how issues such as Brexit, the Trump presidency, war, energy security and marriage equality and how they have the potential to influence change on a global scale.

The course will also teach you how to develop high level theoretical and empirical analysis and interpretation skills and use these to academically critique international issues, such as democratically informed citizenship, contemporary issues in politics and policy, national security, the challenges of modern terrorism, and contemporary regional politics in the Asia Pacific in an international context.

Based in Canberra, the centre of political influence in Australia, this course will also give you unrivalled access to a network of professional and government contacts, practical exposure and the opportunity to study real-world situations through project work, internships and mentorships.

Study a Bachelor of Politics and International Relations and Bachelor of Business at UC and you will:

• Study theories, institutions, policies and practices in the disciplines of politics and international relations in both a contemporary and historical context
• Explore critical business theories and strategies in relation to management, marketing, human resources, entrepreneurship and innovation and international business
• Recognise and assess political change at a local, regional and international level
• Apply in-depth knowledge of political science and international relations in a rapidly changing geo-political environment
• Develop exceptional theoretical and technical business management skills
• Examine the political pressures and challenges that societies, governments, security forces and businesses currently face
• Cultivate effective change management skills
• Evaluate and apply a range of research methods and analytical techniques to enhance your critical thinking, communication and problem-solving abilities in an Australian and international context.

Specialist Major: Politics and International Relations

The politics and international relations major aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of politics, government, and national security. It explores the implications of a world divided into multiple polities. The program encompasses philosophical, political, theoretical, institutional, and practical policy and issue based concerns relating to contemporary governance and democratic citizenship. Politics is about who gets what, when and how and the deliberative processes central to domestic politics and international collective life. The program incorporates the study of human security, global governance, foreign aid, trans-national crime, national security, terrorism, counter-terrorism and cybercrime.