100 Point Master of International Relations // Structure

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.