International Relations Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest International Relations
Major code IREL-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

Description

The study of International Relations has traditionally focused upon the (often hostile) engagements between nation-states and/or their diplomatic elites seeking to advance the national interest by war or other means. These are still important themes in the contemporary IR agenda. However, at the beginning of the 21st century analysts and policymakers require a more comprehensive body of knowledge and deeper understanding of the world and how it operates. This major is designed to provide students with such knowledge and understanding in regard to both traditional and more recent agendas.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Due to structural changes in the undergraduate program rules in 2012, the courses that make up the new 2012 majors may be different to the pre-2012 majors, and therefore some courses cannot be counted between majors. Students are advised to contact the CASS Student Office if they are unsure about their Majors.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this major will have the skills and knowledge to:

Identify the core concepts and theories that dominate global politics in the 21^st century
Have a thorough understanding of the historical development of the global system
Examine the contemporary challenges facing the global system and evaluate the policies implemented to address them
Identify the role that people, states, ideas, and institutions play in shaping the international political economy
Understand Australia’s role in global politics
Reflect critically on the knowledge and skills developed in their study of International Relations

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

30 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
POLS1005	Introduction to International Relations: Foundations and Concepts	6
POLS1006	Introduction to International Relations: Contemporary Global Issues	6
POLS2094	Issues in International Political Economy	6
POLS3001	Foreign Policy Analysis: Understanding Global and Australian Foreign Policy Decision-Making	6
POLS3017	International Relations Theory	6

18 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
EURO2003	European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges	6
HIST2136	World at War, 1939-1945	6
HIST2140	Europe in the 20th Century	6
HIST2141	The Cold War: 1945-1989	6
INTR2010	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific	6
MEAS2001	New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security	6
MEAS2105	The Political Economy of the Middle East	6
POLS2011	Development and Change	6
POLS2031	Politics in the Middle East	6
POLS2064	Global Social Movements	6
POLS2075	Globalism and the Politics of Identity	6
POLS2085	Gendered Politics of War	6
POLS2095	Politics in Latin America	6
POLS2099	Cartographies of Security: Critical Security Studies and International Politics	6
POLS2101	Refugee Politics: Displacement and Exclusion in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries	6
POLS2102	The Political Philosophy of Deception	6
	POLS 2109: The Politics of Empire
POLS2113	Human Rights	6
POLS2117	The International Relations of Latin America	6
POLS2123	Peace and Conflict Studies	6
POLS2124	Politics of Nuclear Weapons	6
POLS3030	Contemporary Politics of Brazil	6
POLS3033	Environment, Human Security and Conflict	6
SOCY2030	Sociology of Third World Development	6

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