2021 Study Plans

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Discipline Convenor: Dr Kerry Ryan

Politics and international relations gives students an opportunity to explore structures of power in both domestic and international relations. Our specialisms include Australian and comparative politics, regional and global relations, public policy, history, and international relations and security theory. We place an emphasis on traditional and contemporary challenges that occupy the national and international agenda, including human rights, international violence and insecurity, and political change.

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Australian Politics	POL10001	12.5
International Politics	POL10002	12.5
Australian Foreign Policy	POL20008	12.5
Dictators and Democrats: Comparative Politics	POL20009	12.5
International Relations and Security Studies *	POL20010	12.5
Critical Perspectives on Terrorism *	POL30009	12.5
Public Policy in Australia *	POL30010	12.5
Politics of the Pacific *	POL30014	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

HISTORY

Discipline Convenor: Associate Professor Lorenzo Veracini

The study of History at Swinburne specialises in histories of the present. We examine political and social history to understand the world around us. Students engage with themes of war and peace, colonialism, gender, media and propaganda, political and radical change. Students engage in hands on study that embraces digital humanities to develop cutting edge ways of story telling and engagement.  The history program provide students with a unique platform to research, engage, and challenge traditional ideas and practices, while developing critical skills in understanding how history is both made and presented via texts, documentary film and podcasts.

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Global History	HIS10003	12.5
Australian History	HIS10004	12.5
International Indigenous Perspectives	INS20002	12.5
Propaganda: A History of Media and Politics	HIS20003	12.5
Colonialism: A Global History *	HIS20008	12.5
Gender and History *	HIS30002	12.5
War and Peace in the 20th Century *	HIS30007	12.5
History, Politics and Human Rights *	HIS30012	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

GLOBAL STUDIES

Major Convenor: Dr Simone Battiston

Global Studies exposes students to a wide range of subjects to create a core awareness of global issues and relations. Major study areas include politics, international relations and security studies, history, sociology, and philosophy. Equal emphasis is placed on the historical antecedents and contemporary challenges in international relations. Students are therefore well equipped to debate the sources of, and possible solutions to, global problems, including security issues, inequality, humanitarian concerns, and climate change. Students can choose to add a language specialty to their studies (Chinese, Italian, and Japanese).

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
International Politics	POL10002	12.5
Global Perspectives on Modernity	SOC10012	12.5
International Indigenous Perspectives	INS20002	12.5
Conflict Resolution *	POL20011	12.5
Race, Ethnicity and Migration	SOC20013	12.5
Crisis Points: Global Challenges *	POL30011	12.5
European Union *	POL30017	12.5
Global Gender and Sex *	SOC30013	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes