Politics
Unit of study table (Table A)
Major |
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| A major in Politics requires 48 credit points from this table including: |
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units* |
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units** |
| (iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units |
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units |
Minor |
| A minor in Politics requires 36 credit points from this table including: |
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units* |
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units** |
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units |
| *1000-level selective units must replace 1000- level core units where those units have already been completed in another major |
| **Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study must be taken from the 2000-level or 3000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| GOVT1641 Introduction to Politics |
6 | |
| GOVT1621 Introduction to International Relations |
6 | |
Selective |
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| GOVT1102 Introduction to Australian Politics |
6 | N GOVT1101 |
2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| GOVT2941 Making Policy in Political Context |
6 | P (12 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT and a minimum of 36 credit points) or (A minimum of 36 credit points, including 6 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT, and BPPE1000) |
| GOVT2991 Political Analysis |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT and a minimum of 36 credit points N GOVT2091 |
Selective |
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| GOVT2111 Human Rights and Australian Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations or Socio-legal studies N GOVT2101 |
| GOVT2112 Introduction to Political Theory |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level from Philosophy, Government and International Relations, Politics, International Relations |
| GOVT2117 Comparative Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT1107 |
| GOVT2119 Southeast Asian Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies |
| GOVT2228 Environmental Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or International Relations or Politics and International Relations or Environmental Studies N GOVT2208 |
| GOVT2552 Policy Analysis |
6 | |
| GOVT2444 Europe in World Affairs |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2404 |
| GOVT2603 Media Politics and Political Communication |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Government and International Relations |
| PHIL2635 Contemporary Political Philosophy |
6 | P (12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of units of study with GOVT or PHIL prefix) or (6 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of GOVT or PHIL prefix and BPPE1000) |
| USSC2602 US Politics: Race, Power, Polarisation |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations N USSC1602 |
3000 level units of study |
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Selective |
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| GOVT3641 Government, Business and Society |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from Government and International Relations N GOVT2558 |
| GOVT3643 Emotions and Public Policy |
6 | N GOVT2015 |
| GOVT3644 Political Campaigning |
6 | |
| GOVT3651 Politics of China |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from Government and International Relations N GOVT2424 or GOVT2402 |
| GOVT3653 The Australian Political Party System |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2114 or GOVT2104 |
| GOVT3654 Capitalism and Democracy in East Asia |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2611 or GOVT2411 |
| GOVT3655 Latin American Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 at 2000 or 3000 level credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2013 |
| GOVT3661 Politics of the Pacific Region |
6 | |
| GOVT3664 Key Concepts in Political Thought |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy or 12 credit points at 2000 level in History and Philosophy of Science or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000-level from Government and International Relations N GOVT2616 |
| GOVT3671 Australian Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | N GOVT2116 or GOVT2106 |
| GOVT3672 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in GOVT or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N GOVT2405 or GOVT2445 |
| GOVT3901 Digital Politics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Government and International Relations or 12 at 2000 or 3000-level credit points from Government and International Relations |
| GOVT3980 Democracy and Dictatorship |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from Government and International Relations |
| GOVT3987 Public Sector Management |
6 | P 12 credit points in Politics or 12 credit points in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2557 |
| GOVT3989 Divided Societies |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2412 or GOVT2442 |
| GOVT3993 Power |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from Government and International Relations N GOVT3991 |
| GOVT3995 Politics and Environment: Current Issues |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2615 |
| GOVT3997 Parliament and Democracy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations or 12 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level from Government and International Relations |
| GOVT3998 Aboriginal and TSI Politics and Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Diversity Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Indigenous Studies or 12 senior credit points from Government and International Relations |
| PHIL3613 Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 2000 level in International Relations |
| PHIL3663 Justice |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in any combination of Philosophy or International Relations or Politics N PHIL2663 |
| USSC3601 Public Opinion and Voting in the U.S. |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics |
Interdisciplinary Project unit of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | ||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | ||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | ||
| If you are completing this major within the Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, please select BPPE3999. | ||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
| BPPE3999 PPE Project |
6 | P BPPE2000 C BPPE3000 N FASS3999 |
