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GOVT4604: Advanced Topics in Politics and IR
2025 unit information
This unit presents a set of 'master classes' on contemporary issues in politics and international relations. Each master class is taught by an expert in the field using the latest high-level literature on the topic as a baseline to establish the topic. Lecturers will present conventional and unconventional understandings of the topic, and provide a foundation for students to explore the topic using their own understandings of theory and practice in politics and international relations.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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24 credit points at 3000-level in Politics and International Relations stream, including GOVT3601 and a minimum of 126 credit points |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. engage with new issues and topics at a high level, to synthesise and understand complex information in comparatively short periods of time.
- LO2. challenge existing understandings of complex topics and problems, using a mix of comparative method and theory-led analysis.
- LO3. employ mixed media to provide effective communication on policy and political issues.
- LO4. undertake depth analysis to identify under-represented and/or innovative ways of understanding the political and policy world.
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