Overview 2021
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 809KB) for courses that are offered to international students
We are no longer taking applications for this version of the degree (R7Q) as from 2018.
Continuing students in this course, refer to the archived page link above for the year you commenced.
Course structure
Schedule of units
Core units
This unit provides an introduction to the theories, issues and powers of the contemporary international system and surveys the academic and policy debates about these issues. It is intended for students who seek to expand their knowledge of the structures…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HIR402 Politics of International Relations
The unit looks at the history and evolution of states in the international system by analysing the relationship between state formation and security concerns, grand strategy and diplomacy. The unit is organized around a discussion that opposes a traditional view…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HIR403 Strategy, Security and Statecraft
The unit focuses on contemporary forms of terrorism, placing them within the context of comparative and historical political violence. This enables a broader understanding of terrorism and counterterrorism beyond the events of ‘9/11’ and the ‘global war on terrorism’. The…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HIR405 Politics of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Students undertake independent research on an approved subject. The results of the research are reported in a thesis of 15,000 words. Guidance is provided by your appointed supervisor throughout the semester.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Spring school | ||||
Students undertake independent research on an approved subject. The results of the research are reported in a thesis of 15,000 words. Guidance is provided by your appointed supervisor throughout the semester.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Spring school | ||||
Elective units
This unit provides an introduction to the theories, issues and powers of the contemporary international system and surveys the academic and policy debates about these issues. It is intended for students who seek to expand their knowledge of the structures…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HIR402 Politics of International Relations
The unit looks at the history and evolution of states in the international system by analysing the relationship between state formation and security concerns, grand strategy and diplomacy. The unit is organized around a discussion that opposes a traditional view…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HIR403 Strategy, Security and Statecraft
The unit provides students with an understanding of the political economy of globalisation, development and sustainability. Topics covered include (a) conceptualisations of globalisation and the global political economy of trade, money and investment regimes; (b) theories of development, the Third…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HIR404 Globalisation, Development, Sustainability
The unit focuses on contemporary forms of terrorism, placing them within the context of comparative and historical political violence. This enables a broader understanding of terrorism and counterterrorism beyond the events of ‘9/11’ and the ‘global war on terrorism’. The…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HIR405 Politics of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Involves supervised reading on a topic selected by the student in consultation with an appropriate member of staff. Students must justify why they wish to enrol in this unit instead of another unit on offer. Enrolment in this unit requires…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Continuing students in this course, refer to the archived page link above for the year you commenced. New students refer to Humanities and Social Sciences.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses
International students
2021 Total Course Fee (international students): TBA *.
Course cost based on a rate of $30,500 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
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