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Bachelor of Arts

International Relations major sequence


The following is the program of study [November, 2008] for a 33-unit major sequence in International Relations within a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of International Studies and should be read in conjunction with the respective course rule.

33 units comprising:

First Year

INTR1006

International Relations: An Introduction

4.5

plus 4.5 units from the following:

AMST1002

America and the World: United States in a Global Context

4.5

ASST1001

Discovering Asia

4.5

ASST1002

Modern Asia: Economy, Society and Politics

4.5

DVST1001

The Political Economy of International Development

4.5

DVST1002

Culture and Development

4.5

ENVS1702

Environment, Economy and Culture

4.5

HIST1801

Modern Europe, 1900-1945

4.5

HIST1802

Europe, 1945 to the Present

4.5

INTR1007

Australia and the World

4.5

INTR1010

The Middle East: From the Rebirth of Zionism to the Iraq War

4.5

POLI1003

Australian Politics: A Comparative Study

4.5

POLI1004

Modern Political Thought

4.5

POLI1008

Politics Through Film

4.5

Second and Third Years

12 units from the following:

INTR2004

Peace and War

6

INTR2024

The Modern International System

6

INTR2044

Political Economy of the Asia-Pacific Region

6

plus 12 units from the following including at least 6 units from Group A:

Group A

AMST3011

The Alliance: The Shaping of Australian and American Trade and Strategic Policy

6

HIST3028

Origins of International Migration, 1700-1914

6

INTR3004

Australian Foreign Policy

6

INTR3022

Regionalism in East Asia: ASEAN, APEC and Beyond

6

INTR3039

International Political Economy and World Order

6

INTR3058

Regional Security in the Asia-Pacific

6

INTR3059

Debating Human Rights in International Relations

6

INTR3061

Food, Frontiers and International Relations

6

INTR3062

Weapons of Mass Destruction and International Security

6

INTR3064

Africa on a Global Stage

6

INTR3065

The United States, International Relations and World Politics

6

INTR3066

European Union

6

INTR3067

Energy and Security: Black Gold, Yellowcake and Old King Coal

6

INTR3068

Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Globalisation

6

INTR3069

War of the Fleas: Asymmetric Conflict since 1945

6

INTR3070

Arc of Crisis: The Modern Middle East

6

POLI3060

Globalisation and Ethics

6

SOCI3037

Nations and the Challenges of Multiculturalism and Globalisation

6

Group B

ASST3040

Island Southeast Asia: State, Society and Development

6

ASST3046

The War on Terror: A Clash of Civilisations

6

DVST2001

Sustainable Development

6

DVST3002

Intellectual Traditions in International Development

6

HIST3043

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire

6

POLI2014

The Politics of Third World States

6

POLI3016

Western European Politics and International Relations

6

POLI3047

Liberalism and its Critics

6

POLI3049

Environmental Politics

6

POLI3054

Power and Political Violence in Latin America

6

WMST2003

Gender and Development

6