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Politics and International Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Lauren Rosewarne
Email: lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- a minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Arts Foundation Subjects (MULT10018 highly recommended) for a single major, or 12.5 credit points of additional Level 1 electives for a double major*
- 12.5 credit points of Level 2 core subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
The subjects MULT20003 and MULT30018 are compulsory in the Criminology, Politics and International Studies, and Sociology majors. Students who are completing two majors in any two of these disciplines can only count MULT20003 and MULT30018 towards one major. One additional Level 2 subject and one additional Level 3 subject must be completed for the other major.
*Notes:
Students must undertake one Arts Foundation subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Foundation can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a single major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 elective subject
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 Elective subject OR Two Level 1 Elective subjects
Level 1 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POLS10001 | Australian Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
INTS10001 | International Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS10003 | Introduction to Political Ideas | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 core subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS20006 | Contemporary Political Theory | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20008 | Public Policy Making | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20011 | The Politics of Sex | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS20023 | Comparative Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS20025 | International Relations: Key Questions | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20026 | Politics and the Media | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20031 | Political Economy | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT30018 | Applied Research Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM30018 | Diplomacy: Engaging the Muslim World | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MULT30017 | Australian Indigenous Public Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30001 | Parliamentary Internship | Semester 1 (Online) |
25 |
POLS30003 | Public Affairs Internship |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
POLS30007 | Australian Politics in the Long Run | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS30011 | Chinese Politics and Society | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS30015 | International Gender Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS30018 | European Integration: Politics of the EU | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30019 | Australian Foreign Policy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS30022 | Global Environmental Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30028 | On Country Learning: Indigenous Studies | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS30030 | American Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30032 | Campaigns and Elections | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS30033 | Democracy and its Dilemmas | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS30034 | Political Psychology | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30035 | Policy Design: From Theory to Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS30036 | Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/political-science
Last updated: 3 May 2024