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Political Economy

Unit of study table

Master of Political Economy

Students complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points from core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 24 credit points from selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study; and
(d) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study.
(e) The selective or elective units of study may include an optional specialisation in:
(i) Social Research; or
(ii) Country Risk Assessment

Graduate Diploma in Political Economy

Students complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points from selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study

Graduate Certificate in Political Economy

Students complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 6 credit points of core unit of study; and
(b) a maximum of 18 credit points from selective units of study.
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

ECOP6101
Political Economy: A Primer
6Ìý
ECOP6103
Dynamics of Economic Change
6Ìý
ECOP6115
History of Australian Capitalism
6Ìý

Selective units of study

ECOP6010
International Trade: Theory and Practice
6Ìý
ECOP6012
Country Risk Analysis
6Ìý
ECOP6016
China in the Global Economy
6Ìý
ECOP6017
Global Inequality
6Ìý
ECOP6018
Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing
6Ìý
ECOP6031
Research in Political Economy
6Ìý
ECOP6108
Economy-Environment Sustainability

6Ìý
ECOP6601
Economic Cycles and Instability
6N ECOP3601
ECOP6613
Global Capitalism: Uneven Development
6N ECOP3613
ECOP6901
Finance and Economic Change
6Ìý
ECOP6911
Theories in Political Economy
6P ECOP6101
N ECOP3911
ECOP6624
Gender, Work and Care in Economic Life
6N ECOP3624
SSPS6008
Universal Basic Income
6Ìý

Elective units of study

CISS6006
Intervention and 'Fragile' States
6Ìý
DVST6901
The Global Politics of Development
6N SSCP6900
DVST6902
Development: Communication and Education

6N SSCP6901
DVST6904
Rethinking Poverty
6Ìý
GOVT6116
International Organisations
6Ìý
GOVT6123
Globalisation and Governance
6Ìý
PACS6911
Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
6N SCWK6930
PACS6934
Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice
6Ìý
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
6N SCWK6901
SCLG6700
Global and Regional Migration
6Ìý
SCLG6910
Comparative Welfare States

6N SCWK6909
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6Ìý
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6Ìý

Capstone units of study

ECOP6121
Dissertation Part A
6P 24 credit points of units
C ECOP6031
ECOP6122
Dissertation Part B
6P ECOP6121
ECOP6033
Research Project
6P 24 credit Points

Optional Specialisations

Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Social Research specialisation

Core units
12 credit points from the following core units of study:
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6Ìý
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6Ìý
Elective units
6 credit points from the following elective units of study:
ECOP6031
Research in Political Economy
6Ìý
FASS6001
Dimensions of Inequality
6Ìý
GOVT6139
Research Design
6Ìý
SSPS6004
Social Research Ethics
6N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003
SSPS6005
Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis
6Ìý
SSPS6006
Data Analytics for Social Research
6N SSPS4102
SSPS6007
Intro to Computational Social Sciences
6Ìý
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Country Risk Assessment specialisation

Core units
12 credit points from the following core units of study:
ECOP6012
Country Risk Analysis
6Ìý
CISS6006
Intervention and 'Fragile' States
6Ìý
Elective units
6 credit points from the following elective units of study:
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6Ìý
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6Ìý