To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements of the degree in which you are enrolled:
To qualify for Honours in Government and International Relations a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified below. The program requires one year of full-time study or the equivalent part-time.
Course aims
Honours in Government and International Relations builds upon the educational experience that students have received by undertaking a major in International Relations, Politics, Public Policy or American Studies in either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of International Relations.
The objectives and learning outcomes of the Honours year are consonant with those of the undergraduate degrees, but differ in this respect: that students are expected to demonstrate a high level capacity for independent and original research, to be displayed through advanced research essays and the completion of an Honours level thesis of 15-18,000 words.
Students elect to study one of three streams: American Studies, International Relations, or Politics and Public Policy
Learning outcomes
Graduates with Honours in Government and International Relations should be able to:
- communicate in a professional and culturally aware manner through high quality written analytical and oral presentational skills
- confidently adapt to challenges in different workplace environments
- demonstrate a developed skill set that allows them to contribute effectively to specific specialist areas of Political Science, taken broadly to include politics, public policy, international relations, foreign policy, political theory, international political economy, studies of other countries, and societies and governance structures
- apply their professional knowledge to the formulation of policies, the provision of policy advice, the preparation of political and policy analyses, and the undertaking of policy research and evaluation in the field of Political Science
- apply analytical and research skills suitable for higher study or employment in the field of Political Science, including political, social and political economic analysis, normative evaluation, archival and historical research, documentary and data interpretation, and bibliographic compilation
- be well-equipped for graduate-entry employment positions, especially within the public sector and in organisations with a public policy or international focus.
Program of study
Students undertake 18 units of thesis and 18 units of coursework topics.
Honours - Government and International Relations - Thesis and Core topics
Select 18 units from the topics listed below
INTR7015 Honours Thesis (18 units)
INTR7015A Honours Thesis (4.5/18)
INTR7015B Honours Thesis (4.5/18)
INTR7015C Honours Thesis (4.5/18)
INTR7015D Honours Thesis (4.5/18)
Plus 9 units of core topics comprising:
CRIM7304 Research Design, Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
INTR7017 From Topic to Thesis: Honours Workshop (4.5 units)
Honours - Government and International Relations - Option topics
Plus 9 units of option topics selected from one of the following streams***
International Relations Stream
INTR7002 Debating International Relations (9 units)
American Studies Stream
AMST7016 Honours Internship Program: Washington DC (9 units)*
INTR7001 Honours Individual Supervised Study (4.5 units)
POLI7011 Honours Individual Supervised Study (4.5 units)
Politics and Public Policy Stream
POLI7004 The Politics of Climate Change (4.5 units)
POLI7007 Political Philosophy (4.5 units)
POLI7010 South Australian Cabinet Office Internship (9 units)
POLI7011 Honours Individual Supervised Study (4.5 units)
POLI7012 Parliamentary Internship (4.5 units)**
*AMST7016 Honours Internship Program: Washington DC may not be undertaken if AMST3016 Washington Internship has been completed
**POLI7012 Parliamentary Internship may not be undertaken if completed POLI3007 South Australian Parliamentary Internship
***Streams, and any variation to option topics, must be approved by the Course Coordinator.
