Politics and International Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D22-AA-SPC+1033 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus:	2015

Coordinator

Professor Robyn Eckersley
Email r.eckersley@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@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.
Learning Outcomes:	See program objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires: two compulsory subjects (25 points) two core subjects (25 points) four elective subjects (50 points) Total 100 points Please note: students can only take a maximum 12.5 points of Level 1 subjects
Subject Options:	Compulsory Subjects Two compulsory subjects (25 points) Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills Semester 1 12.50 MULT30018 Applied Research Methods Semester 2 12.50 Core Subjects two core subjects (25 points) Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: POLS40001 Contemporary Political and Social Theory Semester 2 12.50 POLS40002 Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice Semester 1 12.50 POLS40004 Justice, Democracy and Difference Semester 1 12.50 POLS40014 A Postcolonial International Relations? Semester 2 12.50 POLS40015 Women in Global Politics Semester 1 12.50 Elective Subjects Four elective subjects (50 points) Please note: students can only take a maximum 12.5 points of Level 1 subjects 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 MULT20008 Australian Indigenous Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory Semester 1 12.50 POLS20008 Public Policy Making Semester 2 12.50 POLS20011 Sexual Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS20023 Comparative Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS20025 International Relations: Key Questions Semester 2 12.50 POLS20026 Politics and the Media Semester 1 12.50 POLS20031 Political Economy Semester 2 12.50 SOCI20007 Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms Semester 1 12.50 ISLM30015 Crisis Zone: Middle Eastern Politics Semester 1 12.50 MULT30017 Indigenous People and Social Control Semester 1 12.50 POLS30001 Parliamentary Internship Semester 1 25 POLS30002 Public Affairs Internship (Int.Students) Semester 1, Semester 2 25 POLS30003 Public Affairs Internship Semester 1, Semester 2 25 POLS30007 Crisis and Change in Australian Politics Not offered in 2015 12.50 POLS30011 Chinese Politics and Society Semester 1 12.50 POLS30015 International Gender Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS30018 European Integration: Politics of the EU Semester 1 12.50 POLS30019 Australian Foreign Policy Semester 2 12.50 POLS30022 Global Environmental Politics Semester 2 12.50 POLS30025 Democracy, Terrorism and Violence Not offered in 2015 12.50 POLS30027 Global Movements: Protest and the Planet Not offered in 2015 12.50 POLS30028 On Country Learning: Indigenous Studies February 12.50 POLS30030 American Politics Semester 1 12.50 POLS30031 Contemporary India Semester 1 12.50 POLS30032 Campaigns and Elections Semester 2 12.50 POLS30033 Democracy and its Dilemmas Semester 2 12.50 POLS30034 Political Psychology January 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Graduate Diploma in Arts

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