Politics

The discipline of Politics is an exciting, vibrant and constantly changing body of ideas, approaches and methods. The Politics program offers subjects in international relations, Australian politics, political theory, comparative politics, the politics of developing countries, public policy, culture and media. Students are advised to study as broadly as possible across the areas offered by the discipline.

The purpose of the major is to acquaint students with key areas of Politics as a discipline. Political study involves examining the origins and nature of consent, authority, and consensus, which underpin social order. Many factors are covered in this examination; political institutions, political economy, culture, class, gender and ethnicity. Politics can and does occur at many levels, from international relations to the nation state, from local communities to the individual. The study of politics is not just to do with politics in the here and now, but concerns itself with both the past and the future. Whether it is a country being studied, relations between countries, or a body of political ideas, politics engages us with choices about how to live life and how best to contribute to society.

Major Study

A major in Politics consists of 52 credit points, including at least 24 credit points at 300-level in Politics subjects. Graduates with a Politics major will normally have included at least one subject from each of the following areas in their program: (1) Australian Politics, (2) Political Theory and (3) the Politics of a country other than Australia or Comparative Politics or International Relations.

Note: Students who intend to undertake Honours in Politics must complete POL314 power and the Modern State.

Students majoring in Politics may count up to 16 credit points from the following subjects: PHIL232, PHIL390, SOC308, SOC309, SOC318, SOC221, STS322 and STS335. Note: Students enrolled in a double major may only cross-count one subject.

Minor Study

A minor in Politics will consist of at least 28 credit points in subjects with the prefix 'POL' from the Course Structure of the Politics major. Students may not take more than two subjects at 100-level, and may not cross-count any subjects from the minor in any other minor or major study.

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Study Program

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
100-Level
POL 111	Australian Politics	Autumn	6
POL 121	Politics in a Globalising World	Spring	6
POL 141	Change and Debate in Contemporary Australian Politics	Summer 08/09	6
200-level
POL 210	The European Union: Post-War Integration, 1945 to the Present	Spring	8
POL 211	Democracy in Theory and Practice	Spring	8
POL 213	Key Concepts and Theories in Political History	N/O 2008	8
POL 216	Politics in the USA	Autumn	8
POL 222	Australian Public Policy	Autumn	8
POL 224	Politics and the Media	Spring	8
POL 225	International Relations: An Introduction	Autumn	8
POL 230	Latin America: Conquest and Colonisation	Spring	8
POL 290	Women in Society: Productive and Reproductive Labour	N/O 2008	8
300-Level
POL 301	Politics Internship	Autumn/Spring/Summer 08/09	16
POL 302	Foundations of Australian Political Culture	Spring	8
POL 303	Peacekeeping, Sovereignty and Global Order	Spring	8
POL 314	Power and the Modern State	Spring	8
POL 315	The Politics of Post-Communist Countries	N/O 2008	8
POL 317	Politics in the South Pacific	Spring	8
POL 318	The Asian Tigers - Newly Industrialising Countries in Transition	Autumn	8
POL 319	Political Economy in the New Millennium	Autumn	8
POL 323	North and South: Approaches to Relations between Advanced, Industrialising and Less Developed Countries	Spring	8
POL 324	Culture and Politics	N/O 2008	8
POL 368	Protest and Power in America: The Sixties	Autumn	8