International Relations
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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International Relations |
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Major |
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| A major in International Relations requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of compulsory 1000-level core units * | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of compulsory 2000-level core units * | |||
| (iii) 18 credit points of selective 3000-level units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit | |||
| * Selective units can replace core units already completed in another major | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in International Relations requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of compulsory 1000-level core units * | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of compulsory 2000-level core units * | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of selective 3000-level units | |||
| * If these compulsary core units have already been completed in another major, then they can be replaced with selectives. | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| GOVT1621 Introduction to International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT1641 Introduction to Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Selective |
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| GOVT1661 Politics and Popular Culture |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| GOVT2991 Political Analysis |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT and a minimum of 36 credit points N GOVT2091 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT2921 Intermediate International Relations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT and a minimum of 36 credit points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| GOVT2119 Southeast Asia: Dilemmas of Development |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies N GOVT2109 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2225 International Security in 21st Century |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations N GOVT2205 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2226 International Organisations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations N GOVT2206 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2603 Media Politics and Political Communication |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2617 Introduction to Non-Traditional Security |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations |
Semester 1 |
3000 level units of study |
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Selective |
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| GOVT3661 Politics of the Pacific region |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT3901 Digital Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Government and International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3980 Democracy and Dictatorship |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT3986 Gender, Security and Human Rights |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Diversity Studies or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2336 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3988 Globalisation, Governance and the State |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2440 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3989 Divided Societies |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2412 or GOVT2442 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3990 Islam and Democracy in the Muslim World |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2774 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3993 Power |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT3991 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3996 Science, Tech and International Security |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2618 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3999 Terrorism and Organised Crime |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3622 Politics of Intl Economic Relations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2221 or GOVT2201 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3623 Non-state Actors in Global Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3625 Global Health, Politics and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT3631 Politics of the Global South |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in the International Relations major or 12 credit points at 2000 level in the Politics and International Relations stream |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3664 Key Concepts in Political Thought |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2616 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3665 Collateral Damage and The Cost of Conflict |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3671 Australian Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | N GOVT2116 or GOVT2106 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3672 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in GOVTor 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N GOVT2405 or GOVT2445 |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary project |
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| GOVT3898 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT3900 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Honours |
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| The Honours track in International Relations requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 4000-level core seminar units | |||
| (ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level core Honours thesis units | |||
Honours core seminar units of study |
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| GOVT4111 Research Methods and Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT4112 Topics in International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT4113 Topics in Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Honours thesis units of study |
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| GOVT4114 Govt and Int Relations Honours Thesis 1 |
12 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT4115 Govt and Int Relations Honours Thesis 2 |
24 | Semester 2 |
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Advanced coursework |
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| The requirements for advanced coursework in Philosophy are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies. | |||
| 24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2020. | |||