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Introduction to Political Ideas (POLS10003) // Further information
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Associate Professor Paul Muldoon: paul.muldoon@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Clayton Chin: clayton.chin@unimelb.edu.au
Further information
- 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).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Arts Course Bachelor of Arts Course Graduate Diploma in Arts - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- 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
- Links to additional information
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
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: 4 March 2025