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166-040 Constitutional Design and Change | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-264/364. Students who have completed 166-264/364 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Brian Galligan & David Tucker |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of First Year Politics or entry into Bachelor of Public Policy and Management. Students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the Second/Third Year coordinator. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | 30 contact hours per semester. Two 1-hour lectures per week for 10 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester |
Subject Description | This subject involves a study of Australia's constitutional development. Topics of contemporary significance will also provide a focus, including a bill of rights, changing Australia into a Republic, redefining federal/state relations, and establishing reconciliation with indigenous people. Experiences in the United States will be explored and relevant comparisons with Australian practice made to inform the discussion of these topics. Students who complete this subject should have: a knowledge of modern constitutional theory and institutional design; a comprehension of the importance of civil and political rights in modern democracies; an understanding of both the Australian and American constitutional systems and how their major parts have developed. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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