How does Australia engage with the world? This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the main concepts, issues, themes and debates in Australian foreign policy. It covers Australia’s most important relationships, participation in a range of global and regional institutions, and engagement with the Asia-Pacific region. It offers both an historical perspective on the evolution of Australian foreign policy approaches, and a set of concepts and paradigms for better understanding the central drivers of Australian foreign policies and policy debates today.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Detect and trace over time enduring themes that have influenced Australia’s global engagement
- Understand the nature of the challenges Australia is facing in responding to the shifting global order
Navigate conceptual debates and gain theoretical insights into processes and outcomes in Australian foreign policy
- Develop their own views as to the impact of global change on the direction of Australia foreign policy
- Communicate their views about the choices Australia should make in response to these changes in a range of formats and settings
Other Information
The course is conducted through seminars with an emphasis on interactive teaching aimed at engaging all students in active participation.
Indicative Assessment
- Course Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Quiz (10) [LO 1,2]
- Research Essay (3,000 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Take home exam (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
This course comprises some 130 hours of activity over 12 weeks, both interactive/seminar based and independent research. The course comprises a maximum of 6k words of assessment or the equivalent. Please note this is a general guide, averaged over the semester and the final hours ultimately depend on the individual's ability in reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
To be advised.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4440 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6360 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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