Political Economy
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Unit of study table
Master of Political Economy |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: |
| (a) 24 credit points from core units of study; and |
| (b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 42 credit points from selective units of study; and |
| (c) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study. |
| (d) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study; and |
| (e) may elect to take an 18 credit point optional specialisation, optional specialisations available are: |
| (i) Social Research |
| (ii) Country Risk Assessment |
| (f) Students may complete up to 12 credit points of elective units of study outside the Public Policy postgraduate Unit of Study table, with permission of the relevant delegate. |
Graduate Diploma in Political Economy |
| Students complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 24 credit points from selective units of study |
Graduate Certificate in Political Economy |
| Students complete 24 credit points, including: |
| (a) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of core unit of study; and |
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points from selective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units of study | ||
| ECOP6017 Global Inequality | 6 | |
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy | 6 | |
| ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer | 6 | |
| ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism | 6 | |
Selective units of study | ||
| ECOP6010 International Trade: Theory and Practice | 6 | |
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis | 6 | |
| ECOP6016 China in the Global Economy | 6 | |
| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing | 6 | |
| ECOP6103 Economic Policy | 6 | |
| ECOP6108 Economy-Environment Sustainability | 6 | |
| ECOP6601 Economic Cycles and Instability | 6 | N ECOP3601 |
| ECOP6613 Global Capitalism: Uneven Development | 6 | N ECOP3613 |
| ECOP6624 Gender Work and Care in Economic Life | 6 | N ECOP3624 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change | 6 | |
| ECOP6911 Theories in Political Economy | 6 | P ECOP6101 N ECOP3911 |
| SSPS6008 Universal Basic Income | 6 | |
Elective units of study | ||
| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States | 6 | |
| DVST6901 The Global Politics of Development | 6 | N SSCP6900 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education | 6 | N SSCP6901 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty | 6 | |
| GOVT6116 International Organisations | 6 | |
| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance | 6 | |
| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies | 6 | N SCWK6930 |
| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice | 6 | |
| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements | 6 | N SCWK6901 |
| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration | 6 | |
| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States | 6 | N SCWK6909 |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences | 6 | |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences | 6 | |
Capstone units of study | ||
| ECOP6121 Dissertation Part A | 6 | P 24 credit points of units C ECOP6031 |
| ECOP6122 Dissertation Part B | 6 | P ECOP6121 |
| ECOP6033 Research Project | 6 | P 24 credit Points |
Optional Specialisations
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Social Research specialisation | ||
| 18 credit points from the following selective units of study: | ||
| GOVT6139 Research Design | 6 | |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences | 6 | |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences | 6 | |
| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics | 6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Country Risk Assessment specialisation | ||
| 6 credit points from the following core units of study: | ||
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis | 6 | |
| 12 credit points from the following selective units of study: | ||
| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States | 6 | |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences | 6 | |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences | 6 | |