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200 Point Master of International Relations
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Andrew Walter
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-international-relations/overview
Structure
200 credit points
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / 4 years part-time
Coursework Option
- three compulsory subjects (37.5 points)
- core subjects (minimum 12.5 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 150 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- three compulsory subjects (37.5 points)
- core subjects (minimum 12.5 points)
- International Relations Thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 100 points)
150 Point Program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / 3 years part-time
Coursework Option
- core subjects (minimum 50 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- core subjects (minimum 50 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 50 points)
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
Coursework Option
- core subjects (minimum 37.5 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 62.5 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- core subjects (minimum 37.5 points)
- International Relations thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)
- Elective subjects (maximum 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.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90008 | Asia and the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90024 | International History |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POLS90028 | International Relations Theory | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
minimum 12.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS90022 | International Security | August (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 |
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 housed, e.g. HIST90034/HIST90035 if the supervisor is based 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 200 point program must have completed 37.5 points of compulsory and/or core subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%); 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 - maximum 150 points
or
Minor Thesis Option - maximum 100 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
Please note:
In addition to these electives, students enrolled in the Master of International Relations will have the option of undertaking electives from the Master of International Business offered by the Graduate School of Business and Economics.
Students enrolled in the 200 point program will have the option of taking up to three of the following electives from the Master of International Business (up to a maximum of 37.5 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 |
ASIA90017 | Contemporary China | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUST90008 | Migration and People Movement | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
CRIM90007 | Genocide, State Crime and the Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90015 | Terror, Law and War | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90025 | Organised Crime and Human Trafficking | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90027 | Criminology Special Topics 1 | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90034 | Post-conflict Justice | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90049 | Politics & Contested Development: Africa | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90025 | Cooperation and Conflict in World Trade |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ECON90029 | Economics For Public Policy | Semester 1 (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 | Winter Term (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 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FNCE90065 | Fundamentals of Finance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PPMN90053 | 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)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | July (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 2018 | 12.5 |
LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90038 | Global Corporate Governance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90011 | Governing Challenges 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PADM90012 | Governing Challenges 2 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90029 | Sustainability and Environmental Ethics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90007 | US Foreign Policy | February (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 2018 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS90022 | International Security | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90023 | International Governance and Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90024 | Approaches to Comparative Politics | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS90026 | International Political Economy | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS90030 | Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90031 | Special Topics A International Relations | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90035 | Great Power Rivalry: Peace & War in 21C | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90037 | Corruption in Today's World | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90038 | Human Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
POLS90041 | Global Campaigning: NGOs and Movements | Semester 2 (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 2018 | 12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90046 | Special Topics B International Relations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90047 | Diplomacy: Theory and Practice | February (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)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POLS90050 | Terrorism and Insurgency | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
POLS90051 | The Global Governance of Technology | February (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 |
POLS90057 | America and the Rise of Asia | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
PPMN50001 | U21 Advanced International Study | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90045 | Government Today 1 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
PPMN90046 | Government Today 2 | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90010 | International Migration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS90058 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 31 January 2025