Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest:	Political Sciences

Political Science is the study of human relationships that involve power, rule or authority.  It is about how societies govern themselves and how societies ought to be governed.  It is about the political behaviour of individuals and groups that occurs in all societies. This minor in Political Theory has two elements. The first concerns the normative basis of politics or how societies ought to be governed and includes consideration of political values, norms and ideologies. The second is concerned with different methodological approaches to the study of politics. 

 

Learning outcomes

Students who complete this minor will have the skills and knowledge to:

• Demonstrate broad knowledge of the nature of political norms, institutions, behaviour and economy.
• Demonstrate knowledge of major political values, norms and ideologies.
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of particular political values, norms and ideologies and/or one or more methodological approaches to the study to politics.

Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units which must include:

6 units from the completion of the following compulsory course:

POLS2119 – Ideas in Politics (6 units)

 

18 units from completion of courses from the following list:

PHIL2065 – Politics and Rights (6 units)

PHIL2115 – Political Philosophy from Hobbes to Mill (6 units)

POLS2061 – Classical Marxism (6 units)

POLS2063 – Contemporary Political Theory (6 units)

POLS2064 – Global Social Movements (6 units)

POLS2076 – Frankfurt School and Habermas (6 units)

POLS2092 – Fascism and Antifascism (6 units)

POLS2096 – Genocide Studies (6 units)

POLS2100 – Genocide – Post 1945 (6 units)

POLS2102 – The Political Philosophy of Deception (6 units)

POLS2120 – Foundations of Political Theory (6 units)

POLS2125 – Game Theory and Social Sciences(6 units)

POLS2126 – Democracy: Its Causes and Consequences (6 units)

SOCY2038 – Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (6 units)

SOCY2043 – Qualitative Research Methods (6 units)

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