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100pt Program
Master of International RelationsCourse Entry PointYear: 2021
100pt Program
Contact information
Coordinator
Daniel McCarthy
daniel.mccarthy@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/ssps
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-international-relations/overview
Overview
The Master of International Relations is offered collaboratively by several Schools in the Faculty of Arts. The degree is designed for graduates who are seeking careers in international affairs, in government, diplomacy, international business, non-government organisations (NGOs), international organisations, and the media. It is a program that combines advanced study in the field of international relations, with relevant professional skills development, and an electives program that is specifically designed to promote cross-cultural understanding. The elective program also reflects Australia’s geographic location and the University of Melbourne’s research strengths, notably in Asian and Islamic Studies, European Studies and global and regional governance in politics, society and culture. The program will also offer students exchange, internship and language study opportunities. The degree is specifically designed as a pathway to professional employment.
Last updated: 12 November 2021
Structure
100 credit 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)
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: 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 2: 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
- POLS90060 Gender in International Relations
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 3: 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
- POLS90043 Comparative Regional Governance
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 4: 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
- POLS90043 Comparative Regional Governance
- POLS90060 Gender in International Relations
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
Core Subjects
minimum 37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90008 | Asia and the World | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90022 | International Security | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90024 | International History | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90023 | International Governance and Law | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90026 | International Political Economy | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90028 | International Relations Theory | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
maximum 62.5 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
- ECON90029 Economics for public Policy
- 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 (Online) |
12.5 |
ASIA90011 | China's Economic Development | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ASIA90015 | Conflict and Terrorism in Southeast Asia | February (Online) |
12.5 |
ASIA90017 | Contemporary China | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ASIA90018 | Indonesia Rising? | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
AUST90008 | Migration and People Movement | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
CRIM90007 | Genocide, State Crime and the Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
CRIM90015 | Terror, Law and War | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90025 | Organised Crime and Human Trafficking | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
CRIM90034 | Post-conflict Justice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90001 | Professional Speaking Communication | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90024 | International History | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
HIST90026 | History, Memory and Violence in Asia | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90027 | Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
HIST90037 | Russia and the World | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | July (Online) |
12.5 |
ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East and South Asia | July (Online) |
12.5 |
ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics: Interfaith Relations | Summer Term (Online) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ARTS90031 | Climate Change and Ethical Dilemmas | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90007 | US Foreign Policy | February (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90009 | International Relations Internship |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
POLS90011 | The EU in International Affairs | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90016 | The United Nations: Review and Reform | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90030 | Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90031 | Special Topics A International Relations | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90035 | Great Power Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90037 | Corruption in Today's World | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90038 | Human Rights | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90041 | Global Campaigning: NGOs and Movements | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90042 | Latin America in the World | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90043 | Comparative Regional Governance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90044 | ASEAN and Southeast Asian Regionalism | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90046 | Special Topics B International Relations | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90047 | Diplomacy: Theory and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90048 | Ethics and International Relations | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90050 | Terrorism and Insurgency | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90051 | Technology and Power in World Politics | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90053 | India and the World | September (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90057 | America and the Rise of Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90058 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90059 | Challenges in Australian Foreign Policy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90060 | Gender in International Relations | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90063 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN50001 | U21 Advanced International Study | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PPMN90054 | Global Issues in Indigenous Governance | June (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI90010 | International Migration | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 12 November 2021