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Last updated: 4 March 2022
Trimester 2; Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online), CBD*
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AIR342
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week
1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided) and 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
The nature and purpose of the study of international relations is now widely contested. This is reflected in the diversification of theoretical approaches in the field. Conventional perspectives (realism, neorealism), once largely unchallenged, now face both reformist (liberalism, rationalism) and critical (Marxism, postmodernism) rivals. This unit focuses on the evolution of international thought last century by concentrating on the debates and disputes between competing intellectual perspectives. The approaches of various theoretical traditions to the central actors and issues in global politics-such as human rights, war, sovereignty, markets and the environment are a central focus of the unit.
Critically analyse the core features of the main accounts of International Relations theory and communicate findings in writing
GLO1: Discipline-Specific knowledge and capabilites
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical Thinking
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the main accounts of International Relations theory and communicate findings in writing
Apply concepts, theories and methods used in International Relations theory to the analysis of political ideas, practices and problems in world politics
Critically analyse the relationship between the history of world politics and the changing nature of ethical and political problems in world politics
GLO8: Global Citizenship
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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 the link below: AIR242 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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