International Relations
Errata
| Item | Change | Date |
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| 1. |
The following units are not available in 2016: GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics GOVT6158 Comparative Politics of Latin America GOVT6220 The State, Secession, and Civil War |
11/3/2016 |
| 2. |
The following unit is available in 2016. The session has changed: USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress Session: Winter School |
11/3/2016 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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International Relations |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in International Relations are required to complete 24 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study and a maximum of 12 credit points of core elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in International Relations are required to complete 48 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 24 credit points of core elective units of study, and a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of International Relations are required to complete 96 credit points, including a minimum of 30 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 24 credit points of core elective units of study, a maximum of 36 credit points of elective units of study (which can include an optional minor as listed in the unit of study table), and a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Core |
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| All Masters students will complete the following two core units: | |||
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| Masters students completing 72 or 96 credit points must also complete: | |||
| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| Masters students completing 96 credit points will also need to complete: | |||
| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
Semester 1 |
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Core elective units of study |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy and Development in SE Asia |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6159 Emotions Agendas and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6220 The State, Secession, and Civil War |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6222 Australian Enviro Politics and Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6225 Essential Readings in Int'l Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
Semester 1 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6008 Population and Security This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Intensive December |
| CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6017 Transnational Threats and Organised Crime |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6019 War and Strategy This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6020 Geopolitics of Energy Security in Asia This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
Semester 2 |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| Students completing a Masters in International Relations are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students complete either of the following two capstone options; | |||
| (1) Semester-long research project | |||
| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| (2) Year-long dissertation project | |||
| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| Students who take 18 credits within a single cognate discipline with relevance to International Relations will have a Minor recorded. The students must satisfy any prerequisite requirements set by the offering Department or Centre, as well as any prerequisites set by individual units of study, before they could enroll in any unit of study. | |||
Foreign Language |
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| ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6012 Asian Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6013 Asian Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7010 European Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7011 European Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7012 European Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7013 European Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Economics |
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| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6008 International Money and Finance |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6009 Economics of the Labour Market |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6010 Public Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6027 Experimental Economics This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6101 Special Topic in Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Political Economy |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6010 International Trade Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the World Economy This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Peace and Conflict Studies |
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| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | C SCWK6930 N SCWK6933 |
Winter Main |
| PACS6913 Conflict in Organisations |
6 | N SCWK6934 |
Summer Late |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
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| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Intensive March |
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| PACS6922 Peaceful Conflict Transformation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact |
Semester 2 |
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| PACS6927 Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive September |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice |
6 | Summer Early |
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| PACS6930 Ethics for a Sustainable Peace |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P PACS6911 or DVST6901 N SCWK6930 |
Summer Early Winter Main |
Sociology, Social Policy and Development |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6918 Introductory Quantitative Methods This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6901 Human Rights: Norms and Mechanisms 1 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6904 Democratisation: Theory and Practices |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6906 Culture and Politics of Health Development |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6902 Doing Social Research |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
International Law |
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| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
Note: This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March Semester 2 |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N LAWS6202 This unit replaced LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Principles and LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law and Economic Development. |
Intensive April |
US Studies |
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| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6906 US Constitution |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6905 US Economic Policy and Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6917 The American City This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6901 Fundamentals of US Studies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Writing Hub |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
Semester 1 |
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