Contemp Issues in Pols and Int Relations II - GOVT2901

This unit is designed to develop students real-world problem-solving skills in a team setting. Students will work in teams to devise solutions to case studies of contemporary problems (e.g. wars, natural disasters, economic and diplomatic crises). Student groups will analyse cases and consider how different problems at both the domestic and international level are framed by interactions between social, cultural, political and economic institutions (including governments, aid agencies, the United Nations and others).

Classes
1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week, attendance at unit workshop for presentatons

Assessment
1x 4500wd Group Project (60%), 1x 800wd Group Presentation (30%), 1x 700wd equivalent Workshop Participation (10%)

12 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT and a minimum of 36 credit points