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150pt Program
Master of International RelationsCourse Entry PointYear: 2024
150pt 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. There is a thesis option for high achieving students who may wish to progress to a PhD.
Last updated: 25 April 2024
Structure
150 credit points
150 Point Program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / 3 years part-time
Coursework Option
- core subjects (minimum 50 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- core subjects (minimum 50 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar (12.5 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 50 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:
- 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 Politcs
- 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 4: 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 5: 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 50 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 |
Minor Thesis Subjects
Minor Thesis Option - 50 points
Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis -
- it is important that students enrol into the thesis that is administered by the school in which their supervisor is based, e.g. HIST90034/HIST90035 if the supervisor is in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, POLS90054/POLS90055 if the supervisor is in the School of Social and Political Sciences and ASIA90012/ASIA90013 if the supervisor is in the Asia Institute.
- For the 150 point program, students must have a WAM of 80% (H1) in 25 points of completed core subjects within the program; and
- to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis; and
- students enrolling in the minor thesis must also complete POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar; and
- the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters (part 1 and 2).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90012 | International Relations Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
ASIA90013 | International Relations Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
HIST90034 | International Relations Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
HIST90035 | International Relations Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90054 | International Relations Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
POLS90055 | International Relations Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Option - maximum 100 points
or
Minor Thesis option - maximum 50 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 |
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 |
POLS90063 | Indigenous Social & Political Movements | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 25 April 2024