UNSW Handbook Plan - International Relations

International Relations - POLSBS8225

Plan Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts&Social Science
	School: School of Social Sciences and International Studies
	Contact: http://politics-ir.arts.unsw.edu.au
	Program: 8225 - Arts
	Award(s):
	Master of Arts (Specialisation)

Plan Outline

The MA program in International Relations (program 8225, plan code POLSBS8225) is a comprehensive approach to the key subject components which make up this now very significant sub-discipline. The subject matter is drawn from politics, economics, and history and the underlying theme is an understanding of global politics from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Plan Structure

Students must complete 48 units of credit made up as follows:

8 units of credit obtained from the compulsory course POLS5120 (Monday or Tuesday evenings) and
8 units of credit obtained from the following compulsory courses - POLS5122 or POLS5125 (Note: Either POLS5122 or POLS5125 can be taken as an elective, if not selected as a compulsory course.) and
32 units of credit obtained from any four of the elective courses listed below, including POLS5122 or POLS5125 (Note: 8 of these 32 elective units of credit may, with the permission of the MA Coordinator, be obtained from courses outside the program but within the Faculty.)

Each semester-length course, which is worth 8 units of credit, involves participating in one two-hour lecture/seminar each week for fourteen weeks and writing at least one minor research essay and a substantial major research essay. Part-time students are not permitted to enrol in elective courses unless they have completed or are enrolled in at least one of the compulsory courses.

Compulsory Courses

POLS5120 The International System (8 UOC)

And either

POLS5122 Intern. Political Economy (8 UOC)

POLS5125 Politics of International Law (8 UOC)

Elective Courses

Not all of these may be offered in any one year and new or alternative courses may be offered – consult the Coordinator.

POLS5100 Issues in Aus. Public Policy (8 UOC)
POLS5102 Australia in the World (8 UOC)
POLS5103 Law, War and Justice (8 UOC)
POLS5108 Regional Orders in Asia Pac (8 UOC)
POLS5113 Research Project (8 UOC)
POLS5121 International Institutions (8 UOC)
POLS5122 Intern. Political Economy (8 UOC)
POLS5125 Politics of International Law (8 UOC)
POLS5126 Nationalism and Ethnicity (8 UOC)
POLS5127 China & Asia-Pacific Security (8 UOC)
POLS5155 Int Dimensions of Aust Pol (8 UOC)
POLS5156 IPE of East Asia (8 UOC)
POLS5157 US Foreign Relations (8 UOC)
POLS5158 Global Free Market (8 UOC)
POLS5159 Israeli Palestinian Conflict (8 UOC)

Prerequisites

The normal requirement for admission to the International Relations program is an undergraduate degree in the social sciences or humanities, with performance at Credit level or better. Relevant work experience may be taken into account in cases where academic qualifications fall short of these requirements.

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