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Politics - APOLA14400

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: UNICL - University College
 
 
School: UC School of Politics
 
   
 
Program: 4400 - Arts
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
 
  

Plan Outline

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers courses which introduce students to the major ideas and issues of politics, both domestic and international.

Plan Structure

In the first year the teaching program is designed, to introduce students to the study of politics.

In year 2 and 3, the teaching program focuses on:
• studying the political systems of countries that are of strategic significance to Australia
• exploring the nature of security and relations between states in the international system
• analysing security challenges in regions of significance to Australia; and
• exploring some advanced topics in political analysis.

A major in Politics for students entering the BA or BSc comprises:

Two Level I courses:
and 36 units of credit which must be from Level II and Level III courses, with at least 18UoC at Level III.

Level II Courses:
Level III Courses:
Students may also include one or more of the following courses as part of a politics major or minor if they obtain permission from the relevant Head of School.

Honours

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a fourth-year honours program consisting of coursework and sub-thesis which expands and further develops the intellectual skills of our best students. Admission to Politics honours is at the discretion of the Head of School. Interested students should contact the School Administrator within HASS.

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