This course asks students a basic question: how do you know what you know? Contemporary Political Analysis is a third-year course that is the final course of the Politics major. It will draw together all the knowledge of politcs and political analysis gained thus far in the major and propel students beyond what they know to an understanding of how they know it. To do this it is divided into two sections: Theory and Methods. The Theory section will pull together conceptual tools that students may have already encountered in the Politics major, but analyse and critique them as means of understanding the political world. The Methods section will make explicit the methodologies underpinning the political analyses presented to students in earlier courses. With these conceptual and methodological tools at their disposal, students will design their own research project will will test and analyse issues in contemporary politics.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On completeing this course students will be able to:
- Explain the complexity in issues of contemporary politics;
- Apply a range of methodological approaches by which to analyse such issues;
- Design a research project based on one particular methodological approach and apply this to a specific issue in contemporary politics;
- Apply the conceptual and analytical tools with which to approach political issues at higer levels of study or in the work place.
Indicative Assessment
Research Essay of 2500 words allowing for an in-depth knowledge of one particular methodological approach applied to a specific issue in contemporary politics (60%); (LO 3 and 4)Summative assessment in the form of an essay or an exam of 2000 words applied to a wider range of methodological approaches than in the Research Essay by which students can analyse and critique complex issues in contemporary politics and produce potential solutions(40%). (LO 1,2,3 and 4)
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Workload
The course will run over 13 weeks.Each week will consist of approximately nine hours per week consisting of:
2 hours of lectures;
1 hour of tutorials;
6 hours of independent tutorial preparation, research and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Readings available via Wattle
Preliminary Reading
N/A
Majors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and 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). You can find your student contribution amount for each course 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 | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2574 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8474 | 21 Jul 2014 | 01 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |