International Relations: Theory and Practice - ARTS3810
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Social Sciences
Course Outline: School of Social Sciences
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite:¿ 120uoc overall, enrolment in an International Relations major, and in the final semester of a single Arts & Social Sciences program or in the final semester of the Arts & Social Sciences component of a dual degree program
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: International Relations
What is theory? What assumptions guide us when we theorise about events or phenomena in global politics? And what does it mean to undertake theoretically informed research in the discipline of International Relations? This course encourages you to consider the broader context of the discipline through critical, reflective and engaged thinking about contemporary international relations. The course draws on your previous experience of scholarship, both in IR and in other disciplines, to engage with contemporary debates and issues. In this course, you will revisit the theoretical literature of the discipline, examine its methodologies, and discuss the disciplinary politics of knowledge production through the process of designing a research project relevant to contemporary debates in the International Relations.