| Undergraduate Program | ||||
| Politics is a valuable preparation for many careers. Foreign service trainees and administrative trainees in the public service have usually included some study of politics in their degrees. A politics degree also aids entry to more directly political occupations such as parliamentary staff. In the private sector, many Macquarie politics graduates are employed in non-government organisations including foreign aid agencies, trade unions, business lobbies, in the rapidly growing field of public affairs management and as journalists. Politics is also an appropriate area for teachers, particularly with the introduction of new Civics and Asian Studies streams in primary and secondary school curricula. Politics combines well with broader humanities and social science programs, such as history, philosophy, sociology, or mass communications. It is a useful addition to an economics degree and has close affinities with the study of law. | ||||
| Bachelor of Arts | ||||
Politics at Macquarie consists of four main sub-fields: Australian politics and public policy; international relations; political theory; and area studies focusing on particular world regions.
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| Macquarie Credit Point System Students not familiar with the degree structure at Macquarie and the system of credit points should consult the University Handbook under 'Bachelor Degree Regulations'. Briefly, each unit offered within the University carries a certain number of credit points, which will vary according to the length of the unit and the number of class hours, and the award of a degree is dependent on a student achieving not less than 68 of these points, subject to a certain number of provisions set out in the Calendar. Politics units at 100-level are worth three credit points, higher-level units four. A three credit-point unit is expected to need an average of 12 hours of work per week including class time. |
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| Units | ||||
| Australian Politics and Public Policy | ||||
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first-year and second-year levels the units concentrate on familiarising
students with institutional structures and recent political history,
on introducing basic concepts and analytical approaches to the study
of politics, and on exploring the relationship between certain practices
and aspects of political theory. In some third-year units students are
introduced to general theories and approaches to policy analysis. POL165 Introduction to Australian Politics POL168 Introduction to Global Politics POL250 Contemporary Australian Politics POL300 Media Politics POL374 Australian Governments and Public Policy POL386 Australian Foreign Policy |
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| International Relations | ||||
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in this field look at Australia and its region, United States foreign
policy and the international relations of the Third World. Later units
develop the advanced study of particular aspects of policy formation. POL168 Introduction to Global Politics POL270 International Relations POL321 International Relations of the Middle East POL380 American Foreign Policy toward the Third World POL386 Australian Foreign Policy |
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| Political Theory | ||||
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objective of this strand is to introduce students to major debates in
the field and different ways of political thinking. All students pursuing
a coherent course of study in Politics are strongly encouraged to enrol
in at least one political theory unit at second-year or third-year level.Students
are introduced to the ideas of influential political theorists and to
debates about democracy, liberalism, justice, feminism and civil society. POL167 Thinking Politically POL264 Modern Political Thought POL342 States and Nations |
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| Area Studies | ||||
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strand concentrates on the way in which internal and external factors
shape political developments in countries other than Australia. The
main areas covered are the United States, the Middle East, Latin America,
China, South Asia and Europe. POL251 African Politics and Globalisation POL260 Revolutions POL266 Middle-East Politics POL321 International Relations of the Middle East POL369 Europe and Islam POL383 American Politics |
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| Bachelor of Social Science | ||||
The Bachelor of Social Science can be completed with coherent study in Politics and International Relations. It is designed to meet an expanding need for graduate employment in social science research, the public sector, social research consultancy and the community sector, including local government. A wide variety of areas of specialised study are available in the BSocSci, including Politics. It is also possible to do a BSocSci Honours degree in Politics. Visit the website at http://www.scmp.mq.edu.au/bsocsci for further details.
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| Non-Award Program | ||||
The Non-Award Program makes it possible for students to enrol in one or more individual units (or subjects), without being formally enrolled for an award (or degree or diploma). The Non-Award Program has also become increasingly popular as an alternative pathway into a degree program. The number of places available is determined by the School or Centre offering the unit. Applicants should note that each unit application will be assessed individually and unit entry is not automatic. Further details and application forms are available from the Centre for Open Education [Telephone (02) 9850 7470].
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