Politics and International Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D22-AA-SPC+1033 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Professor Robyn Eckersley

Contact

The Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	Politics and International Studies enables students to gain an understanding of the major political issues, institutions, ideas and actors that dominate the local, national and international agenda.
Objectives:	See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	A specialisation in Politics and International Studies in the Graduate Diploma of Arts consists of: Level 1 (12.5 points) One level 1 subject from the list below (12.5 points) Level 2 (37.5 points) 37.5-points from the level 2 subjects listed below, including the compulsory subject Critical Analytical Skills. Level 3 (50 points) 50-points from the level 3 subjects listed below, including the compulsory subject Applied Political Research. Total 100 points
Subject Options:	Politics and International Studies: Level 1 subjects 12.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: POLS10001 Australian Politics Semester 1 12.50 INTS10001 International Politics Semester 2 12.50 POLS10003 Introduction to Political Ideas Semester 2 12.50 Politics and International Studies: Level 2 Compulsory Subject This subject is compulsory at level 2 for all students completing a specialisation in Politics and International Studies. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills Semester 1 12.50 Politics and International Studies: Level 2 Elective Subjects 37.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory Semester 1 12.50 POLS20008 Public Policy Making Semester 1 12.50 POLS20011 Sexual Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS20023 Comparative Politics Semester 1 12.50 ISLM20015 Crisis Zone: Middle Eastern Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS20025 International Relations: Key Questions Semester 2 12.50 POLS20026 Media,Politics and Society Semester 2 12.50 SOCI20007 Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms Semester 2 12.50 POLS20031 Political Economy Semester 2 12.50 MULT20008 Australian Indigenous Politics Semester 2 12.50 Politics and International Studies: Level 3 Compulsory Subject This subject is compulsory at level 3 for all students completing a specialisation in Politics and International Studies. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT30018 Applied Political Research Not offered in 2011 12.50 Politics and International Studies: Level 3 Elective Subjects 37.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: POLS30028 On Country Learning: Indigenous Studies February 12.50 POLS30030 American Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS30007 Change & Conflict in Australian Society Semester 1 12.50 POLS30011 Chinese Politics and Society Semester 1 12.50 MULT30017 Indigenous People and Social Control Semester 1 12.50 POLS30018 European Integration: Politics of the EU Semester 1 12.50 POLS30019 Australian Foreign Policy Semester 1 12.50 SOCI30010 Social Differences and Inequalities Semester 1 12.50 ISLM30015 Crisis Zone: Middle Eastern Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS30001 Parliamentary Internship Semester 1 25 POLS30003 Public Affairs Internship Semester 1, Semester 2 25 POLS30002 Public Affairs Internship (Int.Students) Semester 1, Semester 2 25 POLS30021 Political Communication Semester 2 12.50 POLS30015 International Gender Politics Semester 2 12.50 POLS30022 Global Environmental Politics Semester 2 12.50 POLS30025 Democracy, Terrorism and Violence Semester 2 12.50 POLS30005 Political Analysis: Ideas and Strategies Semester 2 12.50 POLS30027 Global Movements: Protest and the Planet Not offered in 2011 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.pscs.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Graduate Diploma in Arts

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