International Relations Table
| 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 1000-level core units* | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units** | |||
| (iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in International Relations requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units* | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units** | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| *1000-level and 2000-level selective units can replace 1000-level core units where those units have already been completed in another major. | |||
| **2000-level selective units can replace 2000-level core units where those units have already been completed in another major | |||
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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| 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 |
| 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 |
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 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Selective |
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| GOVT3622 Politics of Intl Economic Relations This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 2 |
| GOVT3641 Government, Business and Society |
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 GOVT2558 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3661 Politics of the Pacific region This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT3664 Key Concepts in Political Thought This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 GOVT or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N GOVT2405 or GOVT2445 |
Semester 2 |
| 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 2 |
| 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 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 This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT3990 Islam and Democracy in the Muslim World This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | P 12 Senior credit points in Government and International Relations, including GOVT2225 or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or International Relations N GOVT2618 |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
Interdisciplinary project |
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| Where this major is being completed as a first major towards a degree, students should ensure that the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study is undertaken. | |||
| Where this major is being completed as a second major from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences towards a degree, the Industry and Community Project unit of study is the appropriate unit to select. | |||
| GOVT3900 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT3898 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major. Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1, Semester 2 |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |