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Bachelor of Arts

Political Studies

Program of Study Credit Points
Prescribed Units for this Major
Complete the following units:		 12 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
PAIS101 Beyond Lies and Spin: Why Politics Matters 6  
PAIS102 Political Ideologies 6  
Listed Units for this Major
Complete 36 credit points from the following units:		 36 cps
PAIS306 Political Economy 6  
PAIS308 Modern Political Thinkers 6  
PAIS320 Political Thought 6  
PAIS351 Comparative Federalism: Australia, USA and Canada 6  
PAIS365 Politics and the Environment 6  
PAIS370 Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics 6  
PAIS375 Media and Politics 6  
PAIS380 Chinese Politics 6  
PAIS381 Australian Civics and Democracy 6  
Course Requirements 96 cps
To achieve an overall total of 144 credit points candidates must complete a further 96 credit points by completing a second Major and Elective Units. Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units.  
Total 144 cps
Suggested Elective Units to complement this Major:  
ASST100 Asian Pasts 6  
HIST151 Modern Australia 6  
HIST329 Australia and the World: An International History 6  
HUMS100 Colliding Worlds 6  
HUMS101 The Art of Good Thinking 6  
HUMS102 Learning Life-Long Academic Skills 6  
HUMS301 Special Option A 6  
HUMS303 Special Option C 6  
IDIG101 Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Societies 6  
IDIG300 Analysing Indigenous Australian Policy Issues 6  
IDIG301 Analysing Change in Indigenous Societies 6  
IDIG312 Comparing Indigenous Communities and Ethnic Minorities 6  
PAIS103 International Relations: An Australian Perspective 6  
PAIS113 Power, Conflict and the Making of Modern Asia 6  
PAIS314 21st Century International Relations 6  
PAIS315 Contemporary Challenges to Global Security 6  
PAIS316 Pacific Politics 6  
PAIS318 Australia's Relations with Asia 6  
PAIS352 International Human Rights 6  
PAIS361 Sex, Crime and Corruption in Asia 6  
PAIS362 Globalising Asia 6  
PAIS363 Family, Women and Work in Asia 6  
PEAC100 Introduction to Peace Studies 6  
PEAC304 Environmental Security 6  
PEAC328 Peacemaking 6  
PEAC373 States of Disarray: Social Effects of Globalisation 6  

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Suggested Full Time Course Plan

The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.

For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.

Year Notes Semester 1 Semester 2
1 In their 1st year candidates should enrol in these 2 Prescribed Units for this Major, 2 Units from Second Major and 4 Elective Units.

PAIS101

PAIS102

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit
2 In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major, 4 Units from Second Major and 2 Elective Units.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Elective Unit

Elective Unit
3 In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 4 Listed Units for this Major, 2 Units from Second Major and 2 Elective Units.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Note:
Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level;
At least 36 credit points at 300-level or above; and
At least 108 credit points must be from units listed in the Approved Majors.

Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major.

Suggested Part Time Course Plan

For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.

Year Notes Semester 1 Semester 2
1 In their 1st year candidates should enrol in these 2 Prescribed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

PAIS101

PAIS102

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major
2 In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major
3 In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major
4 In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major
5 In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units.

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit
6 In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units.

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Note:
Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level;
At least 36 credit points at 300-level or above; and
At least 108 credit points must be from units listed in the Approved Majors.

Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major.

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