Skip to content
There is a more recent version of this academic item available.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Explain the contested nature of political inquiry and the dimensions of ethical scholarship in the disciplines of Politics and/or International Relations.
  • Global Citizens
  • Scholars
2.
Interpret key concepts, theoretical perspectives, and the evolution of the study of politics in national and international contexts in connection with historical, economics, philosophical and social perspectives.
  • Scholars
3.
Identify the effects of significant historical and contemporary political events and actors in national and international contexts.
  • Global Citizens
4.
Explain the practices of politics in one or more sub-fields of Politics and International Relations scholarship.
  • Global Citizens
  • Scholars
5.
Identify the foundations of political institutions and actors in national and international contexts.
  • Scholars

Graduate Capabilities

For more information on Graduate Capabilities please click on this link

Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy - BSRP3420 - Social Research and Policy
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business
Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics - BPPE3478 - Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(International)3558 - Commerce (International)

Specialisation Structure
60 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 60 UOC.

If you wish to gain a major in Politics and International Relations, you must complete 60 units of credit including 12 UOC of core courses at Level 1, 24 UOC at Level 2 including a 6 UOC core course, and 24 UOC at Level 3 including a 6 UOC core course.

ARTS/EDUCATION (SECONDARY) STUDENTS

The major in Politics and International Relations must not be taken as it is not an approved teaching specialisation.

Level 1 Core Courses

You must complete the following Level 1 core courses (12 UOC):

ARTS1810
6 UOC
Foundations of Politics and International Relations
ARTS1811
6 UOC
Contemporary Issues in Government and Global Politics

Level 2 Core Courses

You must complete the following Level 2 core course (6 UOC):

ARTS2821
6 UOC
Colonialism: Resistance, Justice, and Transition

Level 3 Core Courses

You must complete the following Level 3 core course (6 UOC):

ARTS3810
6 UOC
Politics & International Relations: Theory and Practice

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

You must take 18 UOC of Level 2 courses from the following:

ARTS2813
6 UOC
International Security
ARTS2815
6 UOC
Politics and Security in the Indo-Pacific
ARTS2816
6 UOC
Who Gets What? The Global Politics of Inequality
ARTS2817
6 UOC
Diplomacy and Statecraft: Past, Present, Futures
ARTS2818
6 UOC
Australian Politics
ARTS2819
6 UOC
Globalisation and Governance
ARTS2820
6 UOC
Justice
ARTS2845
6 UOC
Sex, Human Rights and Justice
ARTS2852
6 UOC
Qualitative Research for Political and Social Problems

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

You must take 18 UOC of Level 3 courses from the following:

ARTS3783
6 UOC
Great, Emerging and Declining Powers in the Contemporary World
ARTS3812
6 UOC
Manias, Panics and Crashes: Global Political Economy in an Era of Crisis
ARTS3814
6 UOC
Australian Foreign Policy
ARTS3819
6 UOC
Emerging Challenges in International Security
ARTS3820
6 UOC
How to start a revolution: activism, social movements and political change
ARTS3821
6 UOC
The Politics of Identity in the 21st Century
ARTS3822
6 UOC
The Art of Political Science
ARTS3850
6 UOC
Security in Asia: Politics Meets Economics

Level 1 Recommended Elective

ARTS1846 Politics, Peace and Prosperity (6 UOC)

Specialisation UOC

If you wish to gain a major in Politics and International Relations, you must complete 60 units of credit including 12 UOC of core courses at Level 1, 24 UOC at Level 2 including a 6 UOC core course, and 24 UOC at Level 3 including a 6 UOC core … For more content click the Read More button below.

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

Access past handbook editions (2018 and prior)
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions