Courses & Units
The Great Powers HIR201
Introduction
This unit is primarily concerned with changing power structures in contemporary international relations. It thus focuses on assessing the policy intentions and power capabilities of great and rising powers such as the United States, China, the UK, France, Russia and India. Attention will also be directed toward those issue-areas (security, terrorism, globalisation) that promise to dominate international relations for the foreseeable future.
The unit is specifically designed for students to develop greater awareness of the factors that underlie foreign policy decision-making as the great powers endeavour to maximise their interests in the contemporary international system.
Summary
| Unit name | The Great Powers |
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| Unit code | HIR201 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Politics and International Relations |
| Coordinator | TBC |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2018 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2018 will be available from the 1st October 2017.
Fees
Domestic
| Band | Field of Education |
|---|---|
| 1 | 090103 |
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Requisites
Prerequisites
HIR101
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
HSR201
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus: 2-hr lecture weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly; Off Campus: web-based delivery of 13 lectures, 1 online tutorial discussion fortnightly |
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| Assessment | Tutorial participation (10%); 1000-word critical review essay (10%); 2,000-word research paper (40%); 2-hour end of semester exam (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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