Degree Structure

The program consists of 144 units of which 96 units must be drawn from the College of Arts and Social Sciences. No more than 48 units may be at 1000 level.

The degree consists of:

(a) EURO1004 - Europe in the Modern Era: Foundations of International Relations.

(b) An International Relations major of 42 units.  EURO1004 cannot be included in the major.

(c) Either a language major (Asian, Middle Eastern & Central Asian, or Modern European) or an International Communications major.

(d) Additional courses to the value of 18 units selected 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.

List A courses

Anthropology
ANTH2009 Culture and Development
ANTH2025 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
ANTH2056 Belonging Identity and Nationalism

Asian Studies
ASIA2014 China Now
ASIA3002 Chinese Southern Diaspora
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
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
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
ASIA2413 Windows onto the Contemporary Vietnamese Society

Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
MEAS2001 New Eurasia States: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security

Contemporary Europe
EURO2003 European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges

Economics
ECHI2006 Globalisation and Regionalisation in the World Economy

Film Studies
FILM2003 European Cinemas, European Societies
FILM2006 US Cinema: Hollywood and Beyond

Gender, Sexuality and Culture
GEND2021 Trauma, Memory and Culture

History
HIST2126 American Sixties
HIST2107 American Voices
HIST2121 Electric Citizens (Also for IC major)
HIST2133 Race and Racism in Modern Europe
HIST2117 Technology and Society

Linguistics
LING2021 Cross-Cultural Communication
LING2022 Language Planning and Politics
LING2018 Languages in Contact

Philosophy
PHIL2092 Philosophy of the Enlightenment
PHIL2065 Politics and Rights

Political Science
All courses listed for the IR major not taken as part of that major and any of the following:
POLS2005 Australian Government Administration and Public Policy
POLS2061 Classical Marxism
POLS2092 Fascism and Antifascism
POLS2076 Frankfurt School and Habermas
POLS2071 Germany and Austria in Europe
POLS2013 Government and Politics in the USA
POLS2064 New Social Movements
POLS2055 Pacific Politics
POLS2025 Politics in Britain
POLS2070 Politics in Central and West Asia
POLS2069 Politics in Russia

Sociology
SOCY2022 Environment and Society
SOCY3022 Identity Difference and Ethnicity
SOCY2030 Sociology of Third World Development

Theatre Studies
DRAM2001 Modern European Theatre

The Degree with Honours

Information on honours for Bachelor of Arts (International Relations).

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.