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Politics and International Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Philomena Murray
pbmurray@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
75 credit points
Major
Level 1 (25 points)
- One
Code Name Study period Credit Points Arts Foundation Subject No longer available
- One level 1 subject from the list below.
Level 2 (37.5 points)
- 37.5-points from the level 2 subjects listed below, including the compulsory subject MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills.
Level 3 (37.5 points)
- 37.5-points from the level 3 subjects listed below, including the compulsory capstone subject MULT30018 Applied Research Methods.
Total 100 points
Minor
Level 1 (25 points)
- One
Code Name Study period Credit Points Arts Foundation Subject No longer available - One level 1 subject from the list below.
Level 2(25 points)
- 25-points from the level 2 subjects listed below. Students are strongly encouraged to complete MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills.
Level 3 (25 points)
- 25-points from the level 3 subjects listed below.
Students completing a minor are not permitted to complete the capstone subject.
Total 75 points
Students who commenced the BA in 2008 may complete a major or minor in political science, or a major or minor in international studies - please refer to the
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
2008 handbook | No longer available |
Subject Options
Level 1 Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS10001 | Australian Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INTS10001 | International Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS10003 | Introduction to Political Ideas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Compulsory Subject
This subject is compulsory at level 2 for all students completing a major in Politics and International Studies.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20011 | The Politics of Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20023 | Comparative Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20007 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20006 | Contemporary Political Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20008 | Public Policy Making | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20025 | International Relations: Key Questions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20026 | Politics and the Media | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20031 | Political Economy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Compulsory Capstone Subject
This subject is compulsory at level 3 for all students completing a major in Politics and International Studies. Students completing the minor are not permitted to enrol in this subject.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT30018 | Applied Research Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS30034 | Political Psychology | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30028 | On Country Learning: Indigenous Studies | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30035 | Policy Design: From Theory to Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM30015 | Crisis Zone: Middle Eastern Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT30017 | Indigenous People and Social Control | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30001 | Parliamentary Internship | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
POLS30011 | Chinese Politics and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30015 | International Gender Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30018 | European Integration: Politics of the EU | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30031 | Contemporary India | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30033 | Democracy and its Dilemmas | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30010 | Social Differences and Inequalities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30002 | Public Affairs Internship (Int.Students) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
POLS30003 | Public Affairs Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
POLS30007 | Australian Politics in the Long Run | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30019 | Australian Foreign Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30022 | Global Environmental Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30030 | American Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30032 | Campaigns and Elections | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/political-scienceLast updated: 30 January 2024