Politics and IR - POLSG14771
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Social Sciences
Contact: School of Social Sciences
Program: 4771 - Social Research & Policy / Law
Award(s):
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Major)
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Stream Outline
The study of Politics and International Relations focuses on the workings of government and global politics, and will help you understand the most pressing challenges facing the world today, including peace and security, climate change, development, human rights, governance and inequality. The solutions to many national and global problems are often intricately connected with regional and global processes, structures, mechanisms, forces, interests, customs and institutions. Knowing how to identify these solutions, their context and histories, is often challenging, frequently rewarding, and always interesting. A major stream in Politics and International Relations will give you insight into the complex relationships between state and non-state actors, individuals and organisations in national and international contexts, and you will learn how to think critically about the nature of power in contemporary and historical perspective.
Stream Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this major stream, you will be able to:
- Interpret key concepts, theoretical perspectives, and the evolution of the study of politics in national and international contexts in connection with historical, economics, philosophical and social perspectives
- Identify the foundations of political institutions and actors in national and international contexts
- Identify the effects of significant historical and contemporary political events and actors in national and international contexts
- Explain the practices of politics in one or more sub-fields of Politics and International Relations scholarship
- Explain the contested nature of political inquiry and the dimensions of ethical scholarship in the disciplines of Politics and/or International Relations
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a major in Politics and International Relations, you must complete 60 units of credit including 12 UOC at Level 1, 24 UOC at Level 2 and 24 UOC at Level 3.
Level 1
You must complete 12 UOC of the following courses:
Level 2
You must complete 6 UOC of the following courses:
And you must complete 18 UOC of the following courses:
- ARTS2812 Politics of Intl Organisation (6 UOC)
- ARTS2813 International Security (6 UOC)
- ARTS2814 Concepts and Debates in IR (6 UOC)
- ARTS2815 The Indo-Pacific (6 UOC)
- ARTS2816 Global Political Economy (6 UOC)
- ARTS2817 Diplomacy and Statecraft (6 UOC)
- ARTS2845 Sex, Human Rights & Justice (6 UOC)
- ARTS2846 Multiculturalism (6 UOC)
- ARTS2851 Democracy and Authoritarianism (6 UOC)
Level 3
You must complete 6 UOC of the following courses:
And you must complete 18 UOC of the following courses:
- ARTS3758 Global Change Internship (6 UOC)
- ARTS3759 Internship Prep (6 UOC)
- ARTS3783 Great and Emerging Powers (6 UOC)
- ARTS3810 IR: Theory and Practice (6 UOC)
- ARTS3812 Theorising IPE (6 UOC)
- ARTS3814 Australian Foreign Policy (6 UOC)
- ARTS3819 Emerging Security Challenges (6 UOC)
- ARTS3841 Politics: Theory and Practice (6 UOC)
- ARTS3845 Australian Politics: Debates (6 UOC)
- ARTS3846 Political Actors (6 UOC)
