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Search : Index : Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts
1. Prerequisites
2. Attendance requirements
3. Requirements for a major
4. Honours entry
5. Honours requirements
5.1. Pure honours
5.2. Combined honours
6. International studies
7. Further study
8. Career opportunities
9. For more information
Subject Lists
First year subjects
Second/third year subjects
Third year subjects
Fourth year subjects
Subjects not offered in 2002
First year subjects not offered in 2002
Second/third year subjects not offered in 2002
Fourth year subjects not offered in 2002
Political science at the University of Melbourne has a large and diverse teaching program offering subjects in theoretical and applied areas of inquiry, as well as professional training through its public policy programs. It offers a range of popular internship schemes in the Victorian Parliament and public, community and private sector agencies.
The program concentrates on providing practical experience and teaching the range of skills and theoretical approaches adopted in political analysis. Heightened personal awareness, self-confidence and a firm grasp of specific knowledge are some of the principal benefits available to students of politics. The department has a strong research profile and students will work with nationally and internationally recognised teaching staff, three of whom are Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia. Students have the opportunity to spend semesters at European, American and Asian universities and are provided with an articulated structure of higher degree study options to further their interests and knowledge in the discipline. A variety of career pathways are available to students of political science that draw on the analytical and research knowledge gained in this area of study.
The study of political science helps in gaining an understanding of the major social and political issues that dominate the local and international agenda. Political science is the study of how individuals and groups exercise or resist forces of power and influence. It deals with phenomena ranging from the construction of political self-identity and political allegiance to how local, national and international communities deal with cooperation, conflict and dissent.
There are no prerequisites for first year subjects in political science.
The prerequisite for a second/third year political science subject is two first year subjects in political science (25 points). Students who have completed only 12.5 points of first year study in political science, or have done suitable alternative subjects may apply to the second/third year coordinator for permission to enrol. Exemptions may also be granted where second/third year politics subjects are taken as part of an approved interdepartmental program with its own entry requirements.
A threshold requirement for the acceptance of work for evaluation is satisfactory attendance at tutorials. This constitutes a minimum of 60 per cent attendance, unless a higher attendance has been stipulated by the lecturer in charge.
A major in political science usually consist of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
two first year subjects in political science (25 points) and;
seven second/third year subjects in political science (87.5 points).
The prerequisites for entry to fourth year honours in political science are:
completion of all the requirements for the BA and;
completion of a major in political science with an average grade of H2A or higher over the second/third year subjects within the major.
Students who do not meet that average, but achieve a good H2B average, may be granted admission to honours with the special approval of the Head of Department (or nominee) and the Faculty of Arts honours course adviser.
In all cases, entry to honours must be approved by the honours coordinator and the Faculty of Arts honours course adviser.
Students wishing to undertake their thesis in the Political Science Department will need to make written application to the honours coordinator by 31 October in the year previous to which admission to honours is sought. Forms are available from the department office from September.
The department accepts applications for mid-year entry to fourth year honours in political science. Students wishing to undertake their thesis in the Political Science Department through the mid-year intake will need to make written application to the honours coordinator by the end of June in the year which admission to mid-year honours is sought. Forms are available from the Department office from mid-May.
Students undertaking pure honours in political science complete:
166-509 Political Science Thesis or 166-510 Political Science Thesis (MYE) (37.5 points) and;
five honours subjects in political science (totalling 62.5 points), including166-410 Approaches to Political & Social Inquiry.
Students undertaking combined honours in political science complete:
166-509 Political Science Thesis or 166-510 Political Science Thesis (MYE) (37.5 points) and;
two honours subjects in political science (totalling 25 points), including166-410 Approaches to Political & Social Inquiry and;
three honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 37.5 points).
or
honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points) and;
two honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 25 points) and;
three honours subjects in political science (totalling 37.5 points).
The Department of Political Science offers both a major and a Diploma of Arts (International Studies).
The Diploma of Arts (International Studies) is available to students who are currently enrolled in a degree course at the University of Melbourne. A major in international studies may be completed within the Bachelor of Arts or a combined Bachelor of Arts degree, see International studies.
The major in international studies consists of 25 points of first year subjects and 87.5 points of second/third year subjects selected from the lists of subjects offered within the Diploma of Arts (International Studies), see International studies.
Graduate studies in political science at the University of Melbourne is well established with over 100 postgraduate students pursuing PhDs, MAs, postgraduate diplomas and graduate diplomas. Further enquiries about postgraduate courses should be directed to the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts who have majored in political science are highly sought after by employers and find that they are on the threshold of many interesting career paths. For example, you may go on to choose a career as a journalist, a diplomat, a policy analyst, a public servant, a management consultant, research consultant, or any job which involves critical analysis and writing skills such as an academic, film-maker, educational researcher, politician, media worker, research advisor to parliamentarians and trade unions, school teacher or a range of professional careers in private industry including banking, business or management (especially in the export industries). Those considering working in government, the law, for welfare agencies or lobby groups, in the creative arts, in public relations and the public service will find the study of politics especially valuable. You will find that international opportunities are opened up by the study of politics, such as posts in the United Nations or its specialised agencies, GATT, overseas aid agencies, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and many more.
Department of Political Science
Fourth Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel. +61 3 8344 6565
Fax +61 3 8344 7906
Web: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au
166-001 Australian Politics
166-002 Australian Politics in the Global Era
166-003 Inequalities in Australian Society
166-006 Media, Politics and Society
166-007 Modern Political Ideologies & Movements
166-008 Managing Identity in Contemporary Europe
166-009 The World is an Amazing Place
166-010 Indigenous People and the State
166-103 Global Politics
131-011 Reason and the State
166-004 Change & Conflict in Australian Society
166-014 Asia Pacific International Politics
166-017 West European Politics
166-018 Chinese Politics and Society
166-019 Russian Politics and Society
166-020 Modern Political Thought
166-021 International Relations and its Others
166-022 Public Policy Making
166-027 Australia in the World Political Economy
166-029 World Politics in Transition
166-030 Transitions in Central & Eastern Europe
166-032 Sexual Politics
166-033 European Integration: Politics of the EU
166-034 An/Other China:Theorising Everyday Life
166-038 Indigenous Rights: Land and Heritage
166-106 Colonial/Postcolonial S.E.Asian Politics
166-210 Political Communication
166-212 Global Environmental Politics
166-213 Using Computers in Social Research
166-215 Rights and the Law
100-210 From Mateship to Mardi Gras
103-001 Computer Applications
131-037 Military and State in Indonesia
161-012 Classics of Political Thought
166-013 Parliamentary Internship
166-039 Public Affairs Internship (Int.Students)
166-043 Public Affairs Internship
166-044 Parliamentary Internship (Int.Students)
166-509 Political Science Thesis
166-510 Political Science Thesis (MYE)
166-410 Approaches to Political & Social Inquiry
166-411 Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice
166-413 Globalization and its Discontents
166-416 Justice, Democracy and Differences
166-417 Human Rights Theory & Practice: S.E.Asia
166-418 Corruption in Europe and Beyond
166-421 Politics 4A
166-422 Politics 4B
166-444 The Emerging World (Dis)Order
166-445 Postcolonial Concerns, Postmodern Theory
166-446 Theories of the Cold War
166-450 Postcolonial Theories and Futures
121-454 Computer-aided Policymaking
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