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100pt Program
Master of International RelationsCourse Entry PointYear: 2024
100pt Program
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr 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: 25 April 2024
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:
- CRIM90015 Terror, Law and War
- HIST90026 History, Memory and Violence in Asia
- HIST90027 Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance
- POLS90007 US Foreign Policy
- POLS90016 International Organisations
- POLS90030 Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament
- POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
- POLS90035 Great Power Politics
- POLS90060 Sex and Power in Global Politics
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
- CRIM90015 Terror, Law and War
- POLS90012 Trade Policy Politics & Governance
- POLS90016 International Organisations
- POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
- 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
- POLS90012 Trade Policy Politics & Governance
- POLS90013 Politics and Business in post-Mao China
- POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice
- POLS90043 Comparative Regional Governance
- POLS90060 Sex and Power in Global Politics
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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90022 | International Security | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90024 | International History | Semester 1 (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 |
POLS90028 | International Relations Theory | February (On Campus - 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 - Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Hebrew and Jewish Studies program. Please contact the Hebrew program coordinator for further details.
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Russian
- Spanish
Please note: Once the level of the language subject is determined, please complete an Enrolment Assistance Form (EAF) for subject enrolment.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90015 | Conflict and Terrorism in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ASIA90017 | Contemporary China | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90018 | Indonesia Rising? | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90015 | Terror, Law and War | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90034 | Post-conflict Justice | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
DEVT90079 | Conflict, Security and Development | August (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 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90024 | International History | 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 | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
HIST90037 | Russia and the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East and South Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics: Interfaith Relations | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POLS90007 | US Foreign Policy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90009 | International Relations Internship |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
25 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POLS90016 | International Organisations | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90030 | Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90035 | Great Power Politics | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90038 | Human Rights | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90042 | Latin America in the World | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90043 | Comparative Regional Governance | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POLS90047 | Diplomacy: Theory and Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90048 | Ethics and International Relations | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90050 | Terrorism and Insurgency | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90051 | Technology and Power in World Politics | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90053 | India and the World | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POLS90058 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90060 | Sex and Power in Global Politics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
POLS90063 | Indigenous Social & Political Movements | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90064 | U21 Advanced International Study | February (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
POLS90065 | Cyberpolitics in International Relations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90054 | Global Issues in Indigenous Governance | June (Online) |
12.5 |
SOCI90010 | International Migration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 25 April 2024