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International Relations Thesis Part 1 (POLS90054) // Dates and times
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Daniel McCarthy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular documented meetings with the supervisor(s) over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least half an hour's duration. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Daniel McCarthy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular documented meetings with the supervisor(s) over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least half an hour's duration. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
510 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (thesis Part 1 and Part 2)
What do these dates mean
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- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in POLS90054 International Relations Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in POLS90055 International Relations Thesis Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
This subject is available to students admitted to the Master of International Relations program. To be eligible to enrol in the thesis, all students must be in the final 100 points of their program, and must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the first semester of enrolment in the thesis.
- For the 100 point program, students must have a weighted average mark (WAM) of 80% (H1) from the last 100 points of previous study (or equivalent)
- For the 150 point program, students must have completed at least 25 points of core subjects within the program, with a WAM of 80% (H1)
- For the 200 point program, students must have completed at least 37.5 points of compulsory or core subjects within the program, with a WAM of 80% (H1)
Last updated: 31 January 2024