Global Engagement,GC-GLOBL

Overview

Do you enjoy contemplating the big questions of our time, such as balancing economic growth with environmental protection or global connection with national identity? With skills in global engagement, you could turn your passion into a career that makes a lasting difference.

In this course you’ll gain a foundational understanding of how power, culture, history, identity and sustainability intersect with societies across Asia, Africa and beyond. You’ll explore current global issues such as migrant and refugee flows, popular culture and its global reach, and regional tensions and opportunities, helping you engage with different cultural perspectives.

Our problem-based learning approach will enrich your interpersonal and decision-making skills. You’ll explore real-world issues, such as media representations of difference, regional governments’ use of soft power, sustainable solutions to the climate crisis, and the causes of international tensions and possibilities for cooperation. You’ll apply your skills to create considered policy recommendations to improve the lives of others.

Whether you're seeking to advance your current career or embark on a new path, this course offers a rewarding and highly sought-after skillset.

Study combinations

Advance your career

Add a global perspective to your skillset and boost your employability by pairing this course with any bachelor or master degree.

Switch careers

If you’re looking to start a new career in an area such as global business or human rights, this course would be a great first step. It could provide the cornerstone for a new career or lead to further postgraduate studies, such as our:

• Master of Human Rights
• Master of Global Engagement.

What you'll learn

• The competent application of inter-disciplinary knowledge, principles and concepts from across political science, sociology, history, human geography and area studies to understanding global and regional engagement and intersections
• The ability to think critically and creatively about the opportunities and challenges presented by contemporary global engagement and possible, equitable, and sustainable futures, by identifying local-regional-global interdependencies
• Effective communication of oral and written arguments to different audiences pertaining to the dynamics, nuances, and epistemologies of contemporary global engagement through a variety of different worldviews, interpersonal, and intercultural skills, and ways of negotiating possible paths forward
• An advanced capacity to understand and navigate global engagement in responsible ways, acknowledging one’s own values, cultural beliefs, practices, power relations, and worldviews and how these link to engagement with regional and global matters
• Respect for cultural difference, including Indigenous values and knowledges and those of societies in the wider region, drawing upon theory that deals critically with exploitation and underpins engagement with multiple others
• Knowledge and skills for successfully engaging global issues and regional dynamics across a range of professions and industries

Entry requirements

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

Have your supporting documents to hand, and ensure they meet our guidelines. The documents may include certified copies of your qualifications, English language proficiency documents and supplementary forms for certain courses.

If your documents are not issued in English, an official translation from a recognised translation service must be provided.

Recognised translation services

• National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) accredited translator in Australia
• The Awarding institution
• A Notary Public Office
• The official Government body
• An official and accredited translator*

*Official translations are subject to review.

If you have undertaken previous study or work that matches the content of some of your Curtin course units, you may be able to obtain credit for recognised learning, which exempts you from studying those units.

You can apply direct online through our Applicant Portal. You can access the Applicant Portal by:

1. Navigating to the relevant course page
2. Click ‘Apply now’
3. When the pop-up window appears, select “Apply directly to Curtin University”.

If you want to package your course with a Curtin English course, you can submit your application with your course application documents to streamline the process.

If your application is successful, you will receive an offer that you will need to accept or reject.

If you accept your offer, you will receive a Confirmation of Enrolment ­– a document from Curtin that details your course, how long you will be studying the course, and the tuition fees. This document can be used for acquiring a student visa.

Apply to the Australian government for your student visa. Gaining a student visa will allow you to participate in full-time study in Australia and work up to 40 hours in a fortnight. If you’re under 18 years of age, you must have approved accommodation and welfare arrangements in place before a visa can be issued.

See our pre-departure resources for helpful information regarding your move to Perth.