Bachelor of Arts
Politics and Policy Studies
MJ-A000005 (major)
MN-A000005 (minor)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Overview
A Politics and Policy Studies major will enhance your understanding of the big issues in the world today, and assist you to develop the skills to make a difference in your lifetime. We investigate the challenge posed to Australia and the world by climate change; asylum seekers and refugees; development; inequality; political parties and new social movements. We examine the ideas behind the policy and the rhetoric. We look globally for different solutions; investigate how policy lessons are learned; and assess the impact on domestic and global politics. We examine how and why some people are able to exercise power better than others, and assess ideas and opportunities for addressing the pressing social, economic, and environmental issues of our time.
Career outcomes
Graduates can expect to gain employment in many fields including foreign affairs, Intelligence and security, Journalism, Government organisations, Civil society organisations, Business, Policy advocacy, Policy research, Policy design and analysis, Political and social research, Political advisors, Politics, Public communication, Public relations & lobbying, Public service, Speech-writing, Teaching.
Units
- To complete a Major sequence in Politics and Policy Studies select eight (8) credit points as outlined below;
- To complete a Minor sequence in Politics and Policy Studies select any four (4) units from below, including no more than two (2) credit points at level 3
Complete 2 units from level 1, selected from:
AIP107 | Introduction to Politics: Democracy, Power, Resistance and Change |
AIP116 | Visions and Values in Politics |
Complete 4 units from level 2, selected from:
AIP208 | Government and Politics of the United States |
AIP209 | The Politics of Asylum in Australia and Asia |
AIP211 | Politics of Poverty and Prosperity |
AIP230 | Policy and How It Shapes Us |
AIP243 | Europe's Political Transformations |
AIP245 | Environmental Politics |
AIE255 Critical Issues in Middle East Politics [No longer available for enrolment]
AIP247 Media and Politics: Campaign Strategies [No longer available for enrolment]
Complete the following unit from level 3:
AIP301 | Political Parties and Social Movements |
Complete 1 unit from level 3, selected from:
AIR348 Activists Beyond Borders [No longer available for enrolment]
ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities |
AIP347 | Media and Politics: Campaign Strategies |
AIR349 | Diplomacy and the United Nations [replaces AIP300] |
AIP300 Democracy: Traditions and Future Directions [No longer available for enrolment]