International Relations Minor

Total units 24 Units

Areas of interest International Relations
Minor code IREL-MIN

Academic career Undergraduate

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 minor is designed to provide students with an introduction to such knowledge and understanding in regard to both traditional and more recent agendas in the study of international relations.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this minor 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;
Reflect critically on the knowledge and skills developed in their study of International Relations.

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Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

12 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

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

Code	Title	Units
POLS2011	Development and Change	6
POLS2064	Global Social Movements	6
POLS2075	Globalism and the Politics of Identity	6
POLS2085	Gendered Politics of War	6
POLS2094	Issues in International Political Economy	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
POLS3001	Foreign Policy Analysis: Understanding Global and Australian Foreign Policy Decision-Making	6
POLS3017	International Relations Theory	6
POLS3033	Environment, Human Security and Conflict	6

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