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Welcome to the Master of International Relations. This section will help you choose the courses in which you should enrol for your first semester and also provides general information to assist you throughout your degree.

Students are to follow the degree requirements for the year they commenced the program. If you would like to undertake a course that is not listed in your degree requirements, you need to seek approval by sending an email to bell.postgrad@anu.edu.au

Enrolment is managed through the Interactive Student Information System (ISIS) while the online learning platform is known as WATTLE. These two websites will be essential throughout your degree. It is a good idea to familiarise yourself with them as soon as possible.

If you have not received any credit for previous study you must follow the standard program of study with your first semester consisting of the following courses:

INTR8069 Writing International Relations (12 Units)

INTR8071 World Politics (12 units)

If you have received 24 units of credit you are exempt from INTR8069 and INTR8071 and are not permitted to enrol in these courses.

If you are commencing in semester 1, you should enrol in the following courses:

INTR8011 International Relations Theory (12 units)

INTR8013 International Political Economy (6 units)

An elective of your choice (6 units)

If you are commencing in semester 2, you should enrol in the following courses:

INTR8032 Global Security (6 units)

INTR8068 Foreign Policy Analysis (6 units)

An elective of your choice (6 units)

An elective of your choice (6 units)

If you have received 48 units of credit you are exempt from INTR8069 and INTR8071 and are not permitted to enrol in these courses. You have also received credit for 24 units of electives.

If you are commencing in semester 1, you should enrol in the following courses:

INTR8011 International Relations Theory (12 units)

INTR8013 International Political Economy (6 units)

An elective of your choice (6 units)

If you are commencing in semester 2, you should enrol in the following courses:

INTR8032 Global Security (6 units)

INTR8068 Foreign Policy Analysis (6 units)

An elective of your choice (6 units)

An elective of your choice (6 units)

If you are considering applying for the Master of International Relations (Advanced), you will need to maintain a GPA of 6/7 in the Master of International Relations (ANU courses only, credit will not be included in this calculation) and have completed 72 units of study (this can include credit from previous study). You should also ensure that you undertake the elective INTR8072 Approaches and Methods in International Relations as this is a compulsory course in the Advanced Program.

A GPA of 6/7 is equivalent to a Distinction average. See GPA website for more information.

Applications to transfer generally close 31 May for a semester 2 transfer and 31 October for a transfer to semester 1 the following year. This means that you need to apply before you have received your final results however the application will only be processed once all grades are finalised.

For more information, please see the following websites:

Master of International Relations (Advanced)

Transferring between degrees

If you have any queries regarding your degree, courses or enrolments, please feel free to contact the Student Engagement Team at: bell.postgrad@anu.edu.au

We look forward to assisting you through your degree and your time here at ANU with the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs and the Department of International Relations