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GOVT4114: Govt and Int Relations Honours Thesis 1

2024 unit information

This unit is the first semester of a year-long project to complete an Honours thesis. Each student writes an 18-20000 word thesis under the supervision of a full-time member of the Government Department staff. The thesis is expected to make an original contribution to the study of politics and international relations and will count for 60 percent of the student's fourth year grade.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Government and International Relations

Code GOVT4114
Academic unit Government and International Relations
Credit points 12
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. show an advanced understanding of concepts, theories and methods used to analyse and research topics in politics and international relations.
  • LO2. demonstrate the ability to apply those skills to policy-related and theoretical problems in the field.
  • LO3. demonstrate an ability to design high level research projects.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2021
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Supervision Remote
Semester 2 2021
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021
Supervision Remote
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2022
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Supervision Remote
Semester 2 2022
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2022
Supervision Remote
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2023
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Supervision Remote
Semester 2 2023
Supervision Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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