Faculty of Arts International Studies

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1. Time commitment to study
2. Requirements for a major
3. Diploma in Arts (International Studies)
4. Honours Entry
5. Honours requirements
    5.1. Pure honours
    5.2. Combined honours
6. For more information
Subject Lists
    First-year subject

Convenor: Associate Professor Ralph Pettman

The School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology offers both a major in international studies for Bachelor of Arts students, and a Diploma in Arts (International Studies) for students enrolled in an undergraduate degree course at the University of Melbourne.

International studies at the University of Melbourne explores issues relating to the shifting dynamics of global politics. International studies investigates the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda.

Students undertaking a major in international studies, or the concurrent diploma, will examine how world affairs work at global, regional and national levels. They will gain theoretical expertise, empirical knowledge, and practical and professional skills. The will be able to focus on a wide range of topics, including traditional and critical forms of international relations theorizing, diplomacy, security, the advent of new forms of war, the future of conflict and cooperation, regionalism, the European Union, Asian Pacific affairs, human rights, global social movements, globalization, global environmental politics, international gender politics, terrorism, post-colonialism, global media, and the foreign policies of countries like America, China, Japan and Australia.

Graduates from this program will be attractive to prospective employees in the public and private sectors including international inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Students who complete a major in international studies or the Diploma in Arts (International Studies) will also have a range of exciting higher degree options enabling them to further their knowledge and qualifications. The Master of International Politics and the Master of International Studies are two such options.

1. Time commitment to study

As well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorial and seminars a considerable additional time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject.

A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. In addition, general estimates of the total time commitment required to study a 12.5-point single semester subject in the Faculty of Arts can be found on Time commitment to study.

2. Requirements for a major

A major in international studies consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

• one first-year subject (12.5 points), 166-103 Global Politics is recommended; and

• seven second/third-year subjects (87.5 points), with at least four subjects (50 points) selected from the core subjects list, and the remaining subjects (37.5 points) selected from the core or the optional subjects lists.

3. Diploma in Arts (International Studies)

The Diploma in Arts (International Studies) is only available to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree course at the University of Melbourne. It consists of a three-year sequence of study, and adds one year to the duration of your degree.

Students must complete 12.5 points of first-year subjects (166-103 Global Politics), at least four subjects (50 points) of subjects from the core list below, and subjects from the core and optional lists to total 100 points.

4. Honours Entry

The prerequisites for entry into fourth-year honours in international studies are:

• completion of all the requirements for the BA; and

• completion of a major in international studies with an average grade of H2A (75%) or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the major.

For information on how to apply see Applying for Honours.

5. Honours requirements

5.1. Pure honours

Students undertaking pure honours in international studies complete:

• 166-510 Political Science Thesis (37.5 points); and

• 166-410 Approaches to Political & Social Inquiry (12.5 points); and

• four honours subjects from the specified list of approved international studies subjects (50 points).

5.2. Combined honours

Students undertaking combined honours in international studies and another program complete:

• 166-510 Political Science Thesis (37.5 points); and

• 166-410 Approaches to Political & Social Inquiry (12.5 points); and

• one honours subject from the specified list of approved international studies subjects (12.5 points); and

• three honours subjects from the combining discipline (37.5 points).

or

• honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and

• two subjects in the combining discipline (25 points); and

• three honours subjects from the specified list of approved international studies subjects (37.5 points).

6. For more information

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Web: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au

First-year subject

166-103 Global Politics

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