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Introduction to Political Ideas (POLS10003) // Further information
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Semester 2
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- Texts
Prescribed texts
Chin, C and A. Heywood, Political Theory: An Introduction, Bloomsbury Press: 2023. Additonal prescribed readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
Recommended texts and other resources
- A. Vincent, Modern Political Ideologies (Blackwell Pub. 3rd Edition 2009).
- M. Festenstein and Ml Kenny (eds.), Political Ideologies: A Reader and Guide (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2010).
- Subject notes
Available as a Breadth subject to non-Bachelor of Arts students
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Politics and International Studies Breadth Track Politics and International Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024