Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science, Bachelor of Arts - prior to 31 December 2020

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science, Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of 144 units of study.

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science, Bachelor of Arts a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

• an International Relations and Political Science component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science, as detailed below
• an Arts component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Arts, as detailed below.

Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science component

To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT1001 Fundamentals of Public Policy (4.5 units)
GOVT1003 Revolutionary Ideas: Political & Economic (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
POLI1003 An Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT2001 Nationalism, Populism & Democracy (4.5 units)
GOVT2002 Policy Design (4.5 units)
GOVT2003 The International Political System (4.5 units)
GOVT2004 Visions of Global Order (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Plus 9 units chosen from the following:

AMST2002  American Politics  (4.5 units)¹
INTR2005  The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century  (4.5 units)
INTR2006  Debating Human Rights  (4.5 units)
INTR2100  Reimagining the Global South (4.5 units)
POLI2002  Government Business and Society  (4.5 units)
POLI2005 Politics of the European Union  (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas  (4.5 units)
POLI2019  Parties, Voting Behaviour and Elections in Australia  (4.5 units)
POLI2020  Australian Indigenous Politics  (4.5 units)
POLI2026  Research Methods in Political Science  (4.5 units)²

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT3001 Critical Approaches to International Relations (4.5 units)
GOVT3002 Digital Governance, Cyber Security & the Future of Democracy (4.5 units)
GOVT3004 Capstone: Global Challenges and Political Change (4.5 units)
INTR3001  Australian Foreign Policy  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Plus 9 units chosen from the following:

AMST3013  The Alliance and the Re-Emergence of China  (4.5 units)
AMST3015 Internship: United States Consulate (Melbourne) (4.5 units)
AMST3016  Internship Program: Washington DC  (9 units)
GOVT3003 Debates in Public Policy
INST3003A International Studies Practicum (9 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific  (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3103 International Practicum (4.5 units)
INTR3103A International Practicum 2 (4.5 units)
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
POLI3007 South Australian Parliamentary Internship  (9 units)
POLI3068  Environmental Politics  (4.5 units)
POLI3069  The Politics of the Australian Welfare State  (4.5 units)
WORK3200  Social & Policy Studies Workplace Research Project  (4.5 units)
 

Bachelor of Arts component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:

• COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)³
• a 36 unit major sequence, comprising two first level topics (9 units), two second level topics (9 units), two third level topics (9 units), plus two topics (9 units) from second or third level according to requirements for the specific major sequence;
• a 22.5 unit minor sequence in a different field of study, comprising two first level topics (9 units), two second level topics (9 units) and a further topic (4.5 units), at either second or third level;
• a further two topics (9 units) at either second or third level for the elective component.

Course Rule notes

1.     Note that students who wish to qualify and apply for the Washington Internship and undertake either AMST3015 or AMST3016 must select AMST2002

2.     Required for students undertaking an honours entry course

3.     Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.

4.     For acceptable majors and minors to include in the Bachelor of Arts component, students should refer to the Course Rule for the Bachelor of Arts. Students undertaking a combined Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science, Bachelor of Arts must not complete a major in either Politics or International Relations within the Bachelor of Arts but may complete a minor in Politics or International Relations within the Bachelor of Arts.