International Relations Minor
International Relations Minor - Overview
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ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences |
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The study of International Relations has traditionally focused upon the (often hostile) engagements between nation-states and/or their diplomatic elites seeking to advance the national interest by war or other means. These are still important themes in the contemporary IR agenda. However, at the beginning of the 21st century analysts and policymakers require a more comprehensive body of knowledge and deeper understanding of the world and how it operates. This minor is designed to provide students with an introduction to such knowledge and understanding in regard to both traditional and more recent agendas in the study of international relations.
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this minor will have the skills and knowledge to:
- Identify the core concepts and theories that dominate global politics in the 21st century;
- Have a thorough understanding of the historical development of the global system;
- Examine the contemporary challenges facing the global system and evaluate the policies implemented to address them;
- Reflect critically on the knowledge and skills developed in their study of International Relations.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
12 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:
POLS1XXX – Concepts and Ideas in International Relations (6 units)
POLS1XXX – Contemporary Issues in International Relations (6 units)
12 units from completion of two courses from the following list:
POLS2011 – Development and Change (6 units)
POLS2064 – Global Social Movements (6 units)
POLS2075 – Globalism and Politics of Identity (6 units)
POLS2085 – Gendered Politics of War (6 units)
POLS2094 – Issues in International Political Economy (6 units)
POLS2095 – Development in Latin America (6 units)
POLS2097 – Strategy I: Grand Strategy, Peace and Security through War, Power, Force and Fraud (6 units)
POLS2098 – Strategy II: Revolution, Terror, Resistance, Rebellion and Death (6 units)
POLS2099 – Cartographies of Security: Critical Security Studies and International Politics (6 units)
POLS2101 – Refugee Politics (6 units)
POLS2102 – The Political Philosophy of Deception (6 units)
POLS2109 – Politics of Empire (6 units)
POLS2113 – Human Rights in International Relations (6 units)
POLS2XXX – The International Relations of Latin America (6 units)
POLS2XXX – Critical Concepts in Nuclear Politics (6 units)
POLS2XXX – Peace and Conflict Studies (6 units)
POLS2XXX – Money, Power, War (6 units)
POLS2XXX – Norms and Ideas in International Relations (6 units)
POLSXXX – Security Communities (6 units)
POLSXXX – The History of International Thought (6 units)
POLS3001 – Australian Foreign Policy: Australia’s Foreign Wars (6 units)
POLS3017 – International Relations Theory (6 units)
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