International Relations
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| 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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Master of International Relations |
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| Students complete 96 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 30 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 24 credit points of selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 36 credit points of elective units of study, which can include an optional specialisation: | |||
| (i) Economics specialisation: 12 credit points in compulsory units and 6 credit points in units selected from the list | |||
| (ii) Foreign Language specialisation: 18 credit points | |||
| (iii) Global Migrations specialisation: 18 credit points | |||
| (iv) Human Rights specialisation: 12 credit points in compulsory units and 6 credit points in units selected from the list | |||
| (v) International Law specialisation: 18 credit points | |||
| (vi) Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation: 18 credit points | |||
| (vii) Political Economy specialisation: 18 credit points | |||
| (viii) Social Research specialisation: 12 credit points in compulsory units and 6 credit points in units selected from the list | |||
| (ix) American Foreign Policy specialisation: 6 credit points in compulsory units and 12 credit points in units selected from the list | |||
| (d) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in International Relations |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 24 credit points of selective units of study | |||
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study | |||
Graduate Certificate in International Relations |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points of selective units of study. | |||
Core |
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| All Masters students will complete the following two core units: | |||
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| Masters students completing 72 credit points must also complete one of the following three units of study. Masters students completing 96 credit points must complete all of the following three units of study: | |||
| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Intensive March |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Selective units of study |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6148 Dissertation Part 1 This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | C GOVT6139 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6149 Dissertation Part 2 This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | C GOVT6148 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6159 Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6229 Campaigning: Data, Politics, Strategy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6019 War and Strategy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Intensive November |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| Students completing a Masters in International Relations are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students complete either of the following two capstone options; | |||
(1) Semester-long research project |
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| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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(2) Year-long dissertation project |
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| Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must have completed GOVT6139 Research Design. | |||
| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: GOVT6340 (if enrolled full-time). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| Students who complete 18 credit points within a single cognate discipline with relevance to International Relations will have a specialisation recorded. Students must satisfy any prerequisite requirements set by the offering Department or Centre, as well as any prerequisites set by individual units of study, before they enrol in any unit of study. Students may complete up to 12 credit points (2 units of study) outside the International Relations postgraduate Unit of Study table, with permission of the Postgraduate Coursework coordinator. | |||
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6405 Government Masters Placement This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
12 | P 24 credit points in GOVT 6000 level units N GOVT6148 or GOVT6149 or GOVT6340 or GOVT6341 or GOVT6127 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level and including SCLG6923 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2b |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
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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Optional specialisations |
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Economics specialisation |
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| 12 credit points in compulsory units | |||
| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 N ECON6701 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 N ECON6702 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| At least 6 credit points of elective units from the following | |||
| ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON5008 Behavioural Economics |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001) |
Intensive September |
| ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON6003 Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 N ECON6703 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6008 International Money and Finance |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6009 Economics of the Labour Market |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6010 Public Economics |
6 | P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6701 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001) |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6031 International Finance and Globalisation |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 |
Intensive April |
| ECON6101 Special Topics in Economics 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6102 Special Topics in Economics 2 |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Foreign Language specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6012 Asian Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6013 Asian Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7010 European Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7011 European Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7012 European Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7013 European Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Global Migrations specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration Governance This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Human Rights specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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International Law specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 or LAWS3478 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6856 International Counter-Terrorism Law |
6 | A Students should have either completed LAWS6243 International Law I or have an understanding in at least one of the following areas: public or a specialised area of international law or criminal law or criminology or human rights or security and conflict studies acquired through university studies and/or relevant professional experience. N CISS6011 or LAWS3483 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6928 Courts, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 or LAWS5178 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Note: Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. |
Intensive May |
Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6902 Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6903 Peace and the Environment This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence |
6 | Intensive May |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCWK6933 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6913 Conflict in Organisations This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 | Intensive October |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | Intensive May |
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Political Economy specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6010 International Trade Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the International Economy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6017 Inequality in the Global Economy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6033 Research Project |
6 | P 24 Credit Points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Social Research specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics |
6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SSPS6005 Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6006 Data Analytics for Social Research |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6007 Intro to Computational Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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American Foreign Policy specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following: | |||
| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6922 US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Country Risk Assessment specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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