Politics
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Politics |
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Major |
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| A major in Politics 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 units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Politics 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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| GOVT1641 Introduction to Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT1621 Introduction to International Relations |
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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| GOVT2941 Making Policy in Political Context |
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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| GOVT2112 Modern Political Thought This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or International Relations or 12 credit points in Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Philosophy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2119 Southeast Asian Politics |
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 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2228 Environmental Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in the Politics or International Relations or Politics and International Relations or Environmental Studies majors N GOVT2208 |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| PHIL2634 Democratic Theory This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P (12 Junior credit points in Philosophy) or (6 Junior credit points in Philosophy and ANHS1600) N PHIL2514 or PHIL3514 |
Semester 1 |
| USSC2602 US Politics: Race, Power, Polarisation |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations N USSC1602 |
Semester 1 |
3000 level units of study |
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Selective |
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| 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 |
| GOVT3651 Politics of China |
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 GOVT2424 or GOVT2402 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3653 The Australian Political Party System |
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 GOVT2114 or GOVT2104 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3655 Latin American Politics This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
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 GOVT2013 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3671 Australian Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | N GOVT2116 or GOVT2106 |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GOVT3987 Public Sector Management |
6 | P 12 credit points in Politics or 12 credit points in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2557 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3989 Divided Societies This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
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 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 |
| GOVT3995 Politics and Environment: Current Issues |
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 GOVT2615 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT3997 Parliament and Democracy This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
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 2 |
| GOVT3998 Aboriginal and TSI Politics and Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Diversity Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Indigenous Studies or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
Semester 2 |
| PHIL3613 Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations |
Semester 1 |
| USSC3601 Public Opinion and Voting in the U.S. |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary Project unit of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT3900 Interdisciplinary Impact This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT3898 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |