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Graduate Diploma in Arts - Politics and International Studies
Graduate Diploma in ArtsSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2017
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Graduate Diploma in Arts - Politics and International Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Philomina Murray
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Arts - Politics and International Studies enables students to gain an understanding of the major political issues, institutions, ideas and actors that dominate the local, national and international agenda.
Last updated: 23 November 2025
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- two core subjects (25 points)
- elective subjects (50 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: students can only take a maximum 12.5 points of Level 1 subjects
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
25 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT30018 | Applied Research Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
25 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLS40001 | Contemporary Political and Social Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS40002 | Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS40004 | Justice, Democracy and Difference | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| POLS40014 | A Postcolonial International Relations? | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS40015 | Women in Global Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
50 points
Please note: students can only take a maximum 12.5 points of Level 1 subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTS10001 | International Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISLM30015 | Crisis Zone: Middle Eastern Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT30017 | Indigenous People and Social Control | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS10001 | Australian Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS10003 | Introduction to Political Ideas | Semester 2 (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 |
| POLS20011 | The Politics of Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS20023 | Comparative Politics | Semester 1 (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 |
| POLS30001 | Parliamentary Internship | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| POLS30019 | Australian Foreign Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30022 | Global Environmental Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30028 | On Country Learning: Indigenous Studies | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30030 | American Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30031 | Contemporary India | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30032 | Campaigns and Elections | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30033 | Democracy and its Dilemmas | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS30034 | Political Psychology | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20007 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI30010 | Social Differences and Inequalities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 23 November 2025