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2024 unit information
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Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
1 x 1-hour lecture per week and 1 x 1-hour seminar per week
1 x 1-hour lecture per week (recordings provided) and 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
This unit introduces students to key themes, structures, actors and issues in contemporary international politics. These include the challenges of state violence and terrorism, borders and people movements, crises in the global economy, human rights and the global order, and the challenges of nationalism and globalisation.
Comprehend the primary political structures, actors and themes in contemporary international politics
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Critically assess arguments from a number of sources in order to make an evaluation of problems and challenges in global politics
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
Construct convincing arguments with reference to problems in global politics that are lucid, persuasive and evidence based
GLO2: Communication
Reflect on how the study of International Relations informs one's understanding of global issues and challenges
GLO1: Discipline specific
GLO7: Team Work
GLO8: Global Citizenship
Assessment 1: Reflection
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via AIR101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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