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Master of International Relations |
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| Students complete 96 credit points, including: |
| (a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a minimum of 42 credit points and a maximum of 60 credit points of selective units of study; and |
| (c) a minimum of 6 credit points and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study; and |
| (d) a maximum of 18 credit points of elective units of study; and |
| (e) may elect to take an 18 credit point optional specialisation, from: |
(iii) Political Economy |
| (f) Students may complete up to 12 credit points of elective units of study outside the International Relations postgraduate Unit of Study table, with permission of the relevant delegate. |
Graduate Diploma in International Relations |
| Students complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 36 credit points of selective units of study |
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study |
Graduate Certificate in International Relations |
| Students complete 24 credit points, including: |
| (a) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points of selective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core | ||
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6116 International Organisations | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6119 International Security | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance | 6 | Ìý |
Selective units of study | ||
| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics | 6 | |
| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6139 Research Design | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6359 US-China Relations | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security | 6 | N GOVT6154 |
| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6019 War and Strategy | 6 | Ìý |
| CISS6022 Cybersecurity | 6 | Ìý |
| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy | 6 | Ìý |
Capstone units of study | ||
| Students completing a Masters of International Relations are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students complete either of the following two capstone options: | ||
(1) Semester-long research project | ||
| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay | 6 | Ìý |
(2) Year-long dissertation project | ||
| Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must have completed GOVT6139 Research Design. | ||
| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 | 6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 | 6 | C GOVT6340 |
Elective units of study | ||
| ECOP6010 International Trade: Theory and Practice | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6016 China in the Global Economy | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6017 Global Inequality | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6103 Economic Policy | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6108 Economy-Environment Sustainability | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6115 History of Australian Capitalism | 6 | Ìý |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change | 6 | Ìý |
| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics | 6 | Ìý |
| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System | 6 | Ìý |
| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations | 6 | Ìý |
| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation | 6 | Ìý |
| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence | 6 | Ìý |
| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies | 6 | N SCWK6930 |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media | 6 | N SCWK6935 |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice | 6 | N SCWK6941 |
| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice | 6 | Ìý |
| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration | 6 | Ìý |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues | 6 | Ìý |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences | 6 | Ìý |
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences | 6 | Ìý |
| SSPS6003 Vocational Placement | 6 | Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit. |
| SSPS6006 Data Analytics for Social Research | 6 | N SSPS4102 |
| USSC6007 Intelligence Agencies and Emerging Tech | 6 | Ìý |
| USSC6205 Internship Project | 6 | Ìý |
| USSC6902 US Politics: The World of Washington | 6 | Ìý |
| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies | 6 | Ìý |
| USSC6922 The US in the Indo-Pacific | 6 | Ìý |
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 10/12/2025 | Optional specialisations published on this page. | Optional specialisations removed from this page and added to separate pages: |