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100 Point Master of International Relations
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr. Terry Macdonald
Email: terry.macdonald@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-international-relations/overview
Structure
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
Coursework Option
- four core subjects (50 points)
- elective subjects (50 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- four core subjects (50 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete the relevant capstone option for their specialisation:
Capstone Stream 1: POLS90054 or HIST90034 or ASIA90012 International Relations Thesis Part 1 and POLS90055 or HIST90035 or ASIA90013 International Relations Thesis Part 2
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to write a research thesis; pathway to the PhD
Capstone Stream 2: POLS90009 International Relations Internship
Purpose: An opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in international policy and practice to solve problems that arise in professional contexts and develop an integrated understanding of research and practice
Capstone Stream 3: POLS90022 International Security and one of the following subjects
- CRIM90007 Genocide, State Crime and the Law
- CRIM90015 Terror, Law and War
- HIST90026 History, Memory and Violence in Asia
- HIST90027 Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance
- POLS90007 US Foreign Policy
- POLS90016 The United Nations: Review and Reform
- POLS90030 Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament
- POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
- POLS90035 Great Power Rivalry: Peace & War in 21C
Purpose: An opportunity to deepen understanding in one of three central fields of disciplinary specialization (International Security). Students will be required to tailor an assessed piece of work in the elective subject in ways that reflect their personal interests and draws on the subject matter of the core and linked international security-related elective subjects.
Capstone Stream 4: POLS90023 International Governance and Law and one of the following subjects
- ASIA90001 Human Rights in Southeast Asia
- CRIM90007 Genocide, State Crime and the Law
- CRIM90015 Terror, Law and War
- POLS90011 The EU in International Affairs
- POLS90012 Trade Policy Politics & Governance
- POLS90016 The United Nations: Review and Reform
- POLS90017 Europe and Asia: Competing Hegemons?
- POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
- POLS90037 Corruption in Today's World
- POLS90038 Human Rights
Purpose: An opportunity to deepen understanding in one of three central fields of disciplinary specialization (International Governance and Law). Students will be required to tailor an assessed piece of work in the elective subject in ways that reflect their personal interests and draws on the subject matter of the core and linked international governance-related elective subjects.
Capstone Stream 5: POLS90026 International Political Economy and one of the following subjects
- INTS90007 Rising China in the Globalised World
- POLS90011 The EU in International Affairs
- POLS90012 Trade Policy Politics & Governance
- POLS90013 Politics and Business in post-Mao China
- POLS90017 Europe and Asia: Competing Hegemons?
- POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
- POLS90037 Corruption in Today's World
Purpose: An opportunity to deepen understanding in one of three central fields of disciplinary specialization (International Political Economy). Students will be required to tailor an assessed piece of work in the elective subject in ways that reflect their personal interests and draws on the subject matter of the core and linked political economy-related elective subjects.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Core Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90008 | Asia and the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90022 | International Security | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90024 | International History |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POLS90023 | International Governance and Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90026 | International Political Economy | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90028 | International Relations Theory | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subjects
Minor Thesis Option - 50 points
Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis -
- it is important that students enrol into the thesis that is administered by the school in which their supervisor is based, e.g. HIST90034/HIST90035 if the supervisor is in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, POLS90054/POLS90055 if the supervisor is in the School of Social and Political Sciences and ASIA90012/ASIA90013 if the supervisor is in the Asia Institute.
- students admitted into the 100 point program must have a GPA of 80% (H1) or above from the last one hundred points of previous study (or equivalent); and
- to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis; and
- students enrolling in the minor thesis must also complete POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar; and
- the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters (part 1 and 2).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90012 | International Relations Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
ASIA90013 | International Relations Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
HIST90034 | International Relations Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
HIST90035 | International Relations Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90054 | International Relations Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
POLS90055 | International Relations Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Option - 50 points
Languages: Students may enrol in up to 25 points of language study in the following areas:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Hebrew
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
Please note:
In addition to these electives, students enrolled in the Master of International Relations will have the option of undertaking some electives from the Master of International Business offered by the Graduate School of Business and Economics.
Students enrolled in the 100 point program will have the option of undertaking up to one of the following electives from the Master of International Business (up to a maximum of 12.5 points):
- ECON90025 Cooperation and Conflict in Word Trade
- IBUS90002 Asian business and Management
- MGMT90038 Global Corporate Governance
- FNCE90065 Fundamentals of Finance
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90011 | China's Economic and Social Development | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90015 | Conflict and Terrorism in Southeast Asia | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUST90008 | Migration and People Movement | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90007 | Genocide, State Crime and the Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90015 | Terror, Law and War | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90025 | Organised Crime and Human Trafficking | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90027 | Criminology Special Topics 1 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90049 | Politics & Contested Development: Africa | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90025 | Cooperation and Conflict in World Trade |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90001 | Professional Speaking Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FNCE90065 | Fundamentals of Finance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90026 | History, Memory and Violence in Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90027 | Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IBUS90002 | Asian Business and Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INTS90008 | Education and State Power in China | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East & Central Asia | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90013 | Human Rights and Islam | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90038 | Global Corporate Governance |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90011 | Governing Challenges 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90012 | Governing Challenges 2 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90029 | Sustainability and Environmental Ethics | 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 |
POLS40016 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90007 | US Foreign Policy | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90009 | International Relations Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
POLS90011 | The EU in International Affairs | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90016 | The United Nations: Review and Reform | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90017 | Europe and Asia: Competing Hegemons? | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90024 | Approaches to Comparative Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90030 | Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90031 | Special Topics A International Relations | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90035 | Great Power Rivalry: Peace & War in 21C | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90037 | Corruption in Today's World | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90038 | Human Rights | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90041 | Global Campaigning: NGOs and Movements | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90042 | Latin America in the World | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90043 | Comparative Regional Governance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90044 | ASEAN and Southeast Asian Regionalism | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90046 | Special Topics B International Relations | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90047 | Diplomacy: Theory and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90048 | Ethics and International Relations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90049 | Indonesia Rising? |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POLS90050 | Terrorism and Insurgency | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POLS90051 | The Global Governance of Technology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90053 | India and the World | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90056 | Social Policy and Development |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
November (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
PPMN50001 | U21 Advanced International Study | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90045 | Government Today 1 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PPMN90046 | Government Today 2 | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90010 | International Migration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 30 January 2024