Political Economy
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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.
Errata
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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed. |
21/01/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Political Economy |
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Master of Political Economy |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 18 credit points from core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study; and | |||
| (d) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; or | |||
| (e) an optional specialisation in: | |||
| (i) Social Research; or | |||
| (ii) Country Risk Assessment | |||
Graduate Diploma in Political Economy |
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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 12 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study | |||
Graduate Certificate in Political Economy |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 6 credit points of core unit of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 18 credit points from selective units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Dynamics of Economic Change |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Selective units of study |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the Global Economy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6017 Global Inequality |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6601 Economic Cycles and Instability |
6 | N ECOP3601 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6613 Global Capitalism: Uneven Development |
6 | N ECOP3613 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6911 Theories in Political Economy |
6 | P ECOP6101 N ECOP3911 |
Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 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 1 |
| CISS6004 Health and Security This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
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 |
| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SSCP6901 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVI5801 Social Science of Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SCWK6909 |
Semester 1 |
| 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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| SSPS6003 Vocational Placement |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit. |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2b |
| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK5002 Foundations of HRM and IR This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6018 International Industrial Relations This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| 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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Optional Specialisation |
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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 1 |
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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 2 |
| 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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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: | |||
| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 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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Capstone units of study |
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| ECOP6121 Dissertation Part A |
6 | P 24 credit points of units C ECOP6031 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP6122 Dissertation Part B |
6 | P ECOP6121 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP6033 Research Project |
6 | P 24 Credit Points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |