Master of International Relations
Testamur Title:
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Master of International Relations
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Abbreviation:
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MIR
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Home Faculty:
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Faculty of Arts
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Duration:
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1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
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Total Credit Points:
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48
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Delivery Mode:
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Mostly face-to-face
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Starting Session(s):
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Autumn or Spring
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Location:
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Wollongong
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UOW Course Code:
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1556
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CRICOS Code:
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053406F
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Overview
The degree is intended to provide opportunities for graduates of diverse disciplinary backgrounds to develop their academic understanding and professional skills in the field of international relations, broadly defined. The program is expected to be especially useful to students with relevant, professional experience or ambitions, including diplomats, other government officials, people in business, journalists, specialists in public affairs, government relations, and non-government organisations.
The degree program focuses on international politics, the history of diplomacy and diplomatic practice, international law and international political economy. Students may choose further specialisation within the program and they may undertake supervised research topics.
Entry Requirements
Students normally have a Bachelor's degree with a major or minor sequence in politics, history, law, economics or a related social science discipline.
Course Requirements
Students must complete 48 credit points from the following list of subjects (or such greater number as may be required in individual cases).
Students are normally required to complete the four core subjects in order to graduate in the program. Please note that not all the elective subjects are available in any one year.
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Subjects
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Title
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Session
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Credit Points
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Core subjects: Students must complete all four core subjects
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INTR900
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International Law and Diplomacy
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Autumn
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8
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INTR905
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Case Studies in Diplomacy
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Spring
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8
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INTR910
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Politics of International Relations
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Autumn
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8
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INTR920
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Advanced International Economic Relations B
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Spring
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8
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Elective Subjects*
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INTR911
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Politics in the South Pacific
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Spring
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8
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INTR912
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Pacific Rim and Pacific Basin
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n/o 2007
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8
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INTR931
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Public Policy
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n/o 2007
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8
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INTR940
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A Study of International Relations A
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Autumn
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8
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INTR941
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A Study of international Relations B
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Spring
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8
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INTR957
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Post-War Economic and Social Development in the Asia-Pacific
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Autumn
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8
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INTR960
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Research Project in International Relations
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Annual
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16
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INTR961
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Research Project in International Relations
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Spring
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16
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* Core subjects in the Master of Social Change and Development (CAPSTRANS) can be taken as electives with prior approval of the course coordinator.
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