US Studies
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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US Studies |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in US Studies are required to complete 24 credit points, including a minimum of 6 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 12 credit points of core elective units of study and a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in US Studies are required to complete 48 credit points, including a minimum of 6 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 18 credit points of core elective units of study and a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of US Studies are required to complete 96 credit points, including a minimum of 6 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 18 credit points of core elective units of study, a maximum of 48 credit points of elective units of study, 24 credit points of capstone units of study, and an optional specialisation as listed in the unit of study table. | |||
Core units of study |
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| USSC6901 Fundamentals of US Studies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Core elective units of study |
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| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 Winter Main |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6905 The Politics of Money in America |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6906 US Constitution |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Intensive July Winter Main |
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| USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6922 US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective |
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| USSC6916 Research Essay in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Available to Master of US Studies candidates only. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6919 American Film and Hollywood |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5043 Screen Writing and Directing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5045 Web Environment for Cultural Producers This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6904 Mobile Media and Games |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| EDPK5003 Developing a Research Project |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MKTG6020 Business Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations |
6 |
Students must not undertake this unit if they took CISS6011 (Special Topic in International Security) when the special topic was Civil-Military Relations |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6001 International Business Strategy |
6 | C IBUS5003 N ECHS6008 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6912 Political Public Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: CHSC6901 for Master of China Public Administration and Master of China Studies |
Semester 2 |
Critical Literacies for Postgraduates |
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| CAEL5043 Screen Writing and Directing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5045 Web Environment for Cultural Producers This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6904 Mobile Media and Games |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| EDPK5003 Developing a Research Project |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MKTG6020 Business Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations |
6 |
Students must not undertake this unit if they took CISS6011 (Special Topic in International Security) when the special topic was Civil-Military Relations |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6001 International Business Strategy |
6 | C IBUS5003 N ECHS6008 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6912 Political Public Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: CHSC6901 for Master of China Public Administration and Master of China Studies |
Semester 2 |
Optional specialisation |
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Politics specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 Winter Main |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6922 US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations |
6 |
Students must not undertake this unit if they took CISS6011 (Special Topic in International Security) when the special topic was Civil-Military Relations |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: CHSC6901 for Master of China Public Administration and Master of China Studies |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Business specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6905 The Politics of Money in America |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6908 The US Business Enviroment will be availble from 2019. | |||
| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| MKTG6020 Business Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 |
| IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| IBUS6001 International Business Strategy |
6 | C IBUS5003 N ECHS6008 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Media specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6919 American Film and Hollywood |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Intensive July Winter Main |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| ENGL6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| MECO6912 Political Public Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| CAEL5043 Screen Writing and Directing |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| CAEL5045 Web Environment for Cultural Producers This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6904 Mobile Media and Games |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| USSC6201 Treatise Part 1 This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6202 Treatise Part 2 This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P USSC6201 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6203 Treatise Part 3 This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6204 Internship Capstone |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6207 Exchange 1 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| USSC6208 Exchange 2 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| USSC6209 Exchange 3 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| USSC6210 Exchange 4 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| USSC6211 Treatise 1 |
12 | P 24 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6212 Treatise 2 |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6213 Internship 2 This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | C USSC6205 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6214 Internship Project 2 |
6 | P 24 credit points C USSC6204 and USSC6205 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6215 Exchange Project |
6 | P 24 credit points C USSC6207, USSC6209 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |