The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science requires the completion of a minimum of 198 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 Laws (Honours) or Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to Bachelor of Laws (Honours) combined degrees through SATAC.
Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply through SATAC, or via internal university transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science.
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete 63 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
13.5 units chosen from the following topics that are core to the component:
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)
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)
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
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)
Plus 4.5 units chosen from the following3:
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)
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. If students wish to choose a 9 unit internship or practicum from the list of Year 3 option topics, then only 13.5 units of Year 3 core topics should be selected.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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