Bachelor of Arts (International Relations)
Degree Structure
The program consists of 144 units selected to complete two majors and a minimum of 96 units from the Faculty of Arts and 96 units from later year level:
First-year consists of:
- 12 units from Political Science 1000 level courses including the compulsory course POLS1005 International Relations
- 6 unit compulsory course EURO1004 Europe in the Modern Era: Foundations of International Relations
- 12 units from 1000 level Language courses – selected from either modern European languages or Asian Languages
- 18 further free choice units.
(a) An International Relations major (30 additional units, building on the 12 first year Political Science units).
This consists of five courses chosen from the International Relations major including the compulsory course POLS3001 Australian Foreign Policy and at least two other courses from the list of core courses in the major. See the International Relations major entry.
PLUS
(b) A modern European language major (30 additional units, building on the 12 first year language units). Languages available are French, German, Italian, Spanish or Persian. See the relevant major entry in the School of Language Studies or the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies for the Persian major.
OR
(c) An Asian language major (36 additional units, building on the 12 first year language units). See the Faculty of Asian Studies section of this Handbook for a list of language major options. See the Faculty of Asian Studies Chapter in this Handbook.
OR
(d) An International Communications major (30 additional units) as described below. This major consists of 4 language courses (from the one language) and 3 courses from List A of the International Communications major. The language courses can be either European or Asian courses. See the International Communications major below.
PLUS
(e) Additional courses consisting of 3 courses from the International Relations major or from List A. Students intending to take Honours in International Relations must select all three of these additional courses from the International Relations major.
PLUS
(f) Free choice courses to bring the program total to 144 units.
Note: Students undertaking an Asian language major with an Asian language may take up to 72 units from the Faculty of Asian Studies. This allows for an extra 24 units (4 courses) that can be taken as out-of-Faculty units but they must be from the Asian Studies designated later year course listing.
List A courses
Anthropology
ANTH2009 Culture and Development
ANTH2025 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
ANTH2056 Belonging Identity and Nationalism
Art History
ARTH2036 World Wide Web Strategies
Asian Studies
ASIA2014 China Now
ASIA3002 Chinese Southern Diaspora
ASHY2011 Colonialism and Resistance in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
ASIA2020 Engaging Asia: Working with Government
ASIA2035 Gender in Asia
ASIA2267 India: the Emerging Giant
ASIA2516 Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development
ASIA2017 International Relations of Northeast Asia
ASIA2162 Islam: History and Institutions
ASIA2268 Law and Society in Southeast Asia
ASHY2013 Mainland Southeast Asia to 1900: Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Vietnam
ASIA2515 Malaysia: A Developing Multicultural Society
ASIA2007 North Korea: History and Politics 1945-1990s
ASIA2161 Religion and Politics in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 1193-1858
ASIA2163 Religion and Politics in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 1858-present
ASIA2173 Religion and Social Movements in Southeast Asia
State, Society and Politics in Indonesia, Malaysia and the ASHY2012 Philippines
ASHY2014 State, Society and Politics in Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Vietnam
ASIA2028 Strategic and Security Studies in the Asia Region A
ASIA2030 Strategic and Security Studies in the Asia Region B
ASIA2024 Thailand in the Age of Globalisation
ASIA2025 Understanding the Asian Diaspora in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
ASIA2022 Understandings of Post-War Japan
ASIA2413 Windows onto the Contemporary Vietnamese Society
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
New Eurasia States: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security MEAS2001
Classics
The World of Athens ANCH2010
Contemporary Europe
Europe: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective EURO2005
European Society and Politics EURO2008
European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges EURO2003
Economics
Globalisation and Regionalisation in the World Economy ECHI2006
International Business ECHI3006
Film Studies
European Cinemas, European Societies FILM2003
US Cinema: Hollywood and Beyond FILM2006
Gender, Sexuality and Culture
Trauma, Memory and Culture GEND2021
Geography
People and Environment and Development SRES2013
Human Sciences
Human Ecology ECOS2001
History
Afro-American History HIST2002
American Sixties HIST2126
American Voices HIST2107
Electric Citizens (Also for IC major) HIST2121
Race and Racism in Modern Europe HIST2133
Technology and Society HIST2117
Twentieth Century Australia HIST2134
Twentieth Century US History HIST2004
US Emigration and Ethnicity HIST2135
World History HIST2131
Writing, Print and the Information Age ARTS2000
Linguistics
Cross-Cultural Communication LING2021
Language Planning and Politics LING2022
Languages in Contact LING2018
Philosophy
Philosophy of the Enlightenment PHIL2092
Politics and Rights PHIL2065
Power and Subjectivity PHIL2089
Political Science
All courses listed for the IR major not taken as part of that major and any of the following:
Australian Government Administration and Public Policy: POLS2005
Classical Marxism POLS2061
Fascism and Antifascism POLS2092
Frankfurt School and Habermas POLS2076
Germany and Austria in Europe POLS2071
Government and Politics in the USA POLS2013
Green Governance POLS2087
New Social Movements POLS2064
Pacific Politics POLS2055
Politics in Britain POLS2025
Politics in Central and West Asia POLS2070
Politics in Japan POLS2029
Politics in Russia POLS2069
Sociology
Citizens, the State and Democracy SOCY2052
Environment and Society SOCY2022
Identity Difference and Ethnicity SOCY3022
Sociology of Third World Development SOCY2030
Theatre Studies
Modern European Theatre DRAM2001
The Degree with Honours
Information on honours for Bachelor of Arts (International Relations).
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
