International Politics Thesis

Subject 166-519 (2008)

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Credit Points: 37.500
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Admission to 4th year honours in International Studies, the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (International Politics) or the MIP one year program. Students enrolled in the MIP must receive written permission from the MIP coordinator prior to enrolment in the thesis. To be eligible to enrol in the minor thesis in the MIP, student must have completed at least 37.5 points within the program, with an average of H1 (80%) and have submitted a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the MIP coordinator.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Coordinator

Assoc Prof Ralph Pettman
Subject Overview:

This subject involves a supervised thesis of 12 000 words, embodying the results of the student's own research, submitted at the end of the second semester of enrolment.

Assessment: A thesis of 12 000 words, worth 100% (due in October for students who commence in semester 1, and June for students who commence in semester two).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Notes:

Compulsory in the International Studies Honours program, Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (International Politics), and optional for selected students enrolled in the MIP (see prerequisites).

Related Course(s): Master of International Politics
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (International Politics)

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