International Relations
Unit of study table
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Master of International Relations |
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| Students complete 96 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) a minimum of 30 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a minimum of 24 credit points of selective units of study; and | ||
| (c) a maximum of 36 credit points of elective units of study, which can include an optional specialisation: | ||
| (i) Economics specialisation: 12 credit points in core units of study and 6 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (ii) Foreign Language specialisation: 18 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (iii) Global Migrations specialisation: 18 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (iv) Human Rights specialisation: 18 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (v) International Law specialisation: 18 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (vi) Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation: 6 credit points in core units of study and 12 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (vii) Political Economy specialisation: 18 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (viii) Social Research specialisation: 12 credit points in core units of study and 6 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (ix) American Foreign Policy specialisation: 6 credit points in core units of study and 12 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (x) Country Risk Assessment specialisation: 12 credit points in core units of study and 6 credit points in elective units of study | ||
| (d) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | ||
Graduate Diploma in International Relations |
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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 24 credit points of selective units of study | ||
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study | ||
Graduate Certificate in International Relations |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points of selective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core |
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| All Masters students will complete the following two core units: | ||
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | |
| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | |
| Masters students completing 72 credit points must also complete one of the following three units of study. Masters students completing 96 credit points must complete all of the following three units of study: | ||
| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | |
| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | |
| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | |
Selective units of study |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | |
| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | |
| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | |
| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
6 | |
| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society |
6 | |
| GOVT6159 Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy |
6 | |
| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | |
| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | |
| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | |
| GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making |
6 | |
| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | |
| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | |
| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | |
| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | |
| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | |
| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | |
| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | |
| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | |
| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | |
| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | |
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | |
Capstone units of study |
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| Students completing a Masters in International Relations are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students complete either of the following two capstone options: | ||
(1) Semester-long research project |
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| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | |
(2) Year-long dissertation project |
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| Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must have completed GOVT6139 Research Design. | ||
| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C Recommended: GOVT6340 (if enrolled full-time) |
Elective units of study |
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| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
6 | |
| 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 |
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | |
| GOVT6405 Government Masters Placement |
12 | P 24 credit points in GOVT 6000 level units N GOVT6148 or GOVT6149 or GOVT6340 or GOVT6341 or GOVT6127 |
| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level and including SCLG6923 |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences |
6 | |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | |
| SSPS6003 Vocational Placement |
6 | Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit. |
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
| Students who complete 18 credit points within a single cognate discipline with relevance to International Relations will have a specialisation recorded. Students must satisfy any prerequisite requirements set by the offering discipline before they enrol in any unit of study. Students may complete up to 12 credit points (2 units of study) outside the international relations postgraduate Unit of Study table, with permission of the relevant delegate. | ||
Optional specialisations |
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Economics specialisation |
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| 12 credit points in the following core units of study | ||
| ECON6001 Microeconomic Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 N ECON6701 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomic Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 N ECON6702 |
| At least 6 credit points of the following elective units of study | ||
| ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
| ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701 |
| ECON5008 Behavioural Economics |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001) |
| ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
| ECON6003 Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 N ECON6703 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701 |
| ECON6008 International Money and Finance |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON5002 or ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 or ECMT6002 or ECMT6702) |
| ECON6009 Economics of the Labour Market |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6701 or ECON6002 or ECON6702 |
| ECON6010 Public Economics |
6 | P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 or ECON6701 or ECON6702 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6701 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701 |
| ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001) |
| ECON6031 International Finance and Globalisation |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 |
| ECON6101 Special Topic in Economics 1 |
6 | P (ECON5001 and ECON5002) or (ECON6701 and ECON6702) Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
| ECON6102 Special Topic in Economics 2 |
6 | P (ECON5001 and ECON5002) or (ECON6701 and ECON6702) |
Foreign Language specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following elective units of study: | ||
| ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1 |
6 | |
| ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2 |
6 | |
| ASNS6012 Asian Language Acquisition 3 |
6 | |
| ASNS6013 Asian Language Acquisition 4 |
6 | |
| EUST7010 European Language Acquisition 1 |
6 | |
| EUST7011 European Language Acquisition 2 |
6 | |
| EUST7012 European Language Acquisition 3 |
6 | |
| EUST7013 European Language Acquisition 4 |
6 | |
Global Migrations specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following elective units of study | ||
| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 |
| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | |
| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | |
| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration |
6 | |
Human Rights specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following elective units of study | ||
| SCLG6903 Topics in Rights, Justice and Society |
6 | |
| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System |
6 | |
| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | |
| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration |
6 | |
International Law specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following selective units of study: | ||
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 | |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law and Heritage Law |
6 | |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following core units of study: | ||
| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
| 12 credit points from the following elective units of study: | ||
| PACS6902 Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation |
6 | |
| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence |
6 | |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
| PACS6921 Peace of Mind and Peace in the World |
6 | |
| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 | |
| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | |
Political Economy specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following elective units of study: | ||
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | |
| ECOP6016 China in the Global Economy |
6 | |
| ECOP6017 Global Inequality |
6 | |
| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | |
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | |
| ECOP6033 Research Project |
6 | P 24 Credit Points |
| ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer |
6 | |
| ECOP6103 Dynamics of Economic Change |
6 | |
| ECOP6108 Economy-Environment Sustainability |
6 | |
| ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism |
6 | |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change |
6 | |
Social Research specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following core units of study: | ||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences |
6 | |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | |
| 6 credit points from the following elective units of study: | ||
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | |
| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | |
| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | |
| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics |
6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
| SSPS6005 Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis |
6 | |
| SSPS6006 Data Analytics for Social Research |
6 | |
| SSPS6007 Intro to Computational Social Sciences |
6 | |
American Foreign Policy specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following core units of study: | ||
| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | |
| 12 credit points from the following elective units of study: | ||
| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | |
| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 | |
| USSC6007 Intelligence Agencies and Emerging Tech |
6 | |
| USSC6902 US Politics: The World of Washington |
6 | |
| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 | |
| USSC6922 The US in the Indo-Pacific |
6 | |
Country Risk Assessment specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following core units of study: | ||
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | |
| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | |
| 6 credit points from the following elective units of study: | ||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences |
6 | |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | |
