Political Economy
Semester 2, 2020 unit of study availability
Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.
A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Political Economy |
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Master of Political Economy |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 18 credit points from core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study; and | |||
| (d) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; or | |||
| (e) an optional specialisation in: | |||
| (i) Social Research; or | |||
| (ii) Country Risk Assessment | |||
Graduate Diploma in Political Economy |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 12 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study | |||
Graduate Certificate in Political Economy |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 6 credit points of core unit of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 18 credit points from selective units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Selective units of study |
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| ECOP6010 International Trade Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the World Economy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6017 Inequality in the Global Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Elective units of study |
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| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVI5801 Social Science of Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENVI5903 Sustainable Development |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study involves additional costs. |
Intensive July |
| GCST5905 Identity Place and Culture This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States |
6 | N SCWK6909 |
Semester 1 |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK5002 Foundations of HRM and IR |
6 |
This is the foundational unit for the graduate Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations program and should be taken in a student's first semester of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6018 International Industrial Relations |
6 | Intensive May |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Optional Specialisation |
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Social Research specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
Country Risk Assessment specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| ECOP6121 Dissertation Part A |
6 | P 24 credit points of units C ECOP6031 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP6122 Dissertation Part B |
6 | P ECOP6121 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOP6033 Research Project |
6 | P 24 Credit Points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |