Objectives
Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should:
* understand the roles of international organizations and institutions, and their inter-action with national and regional institutions, cultures and societies;
* critically appreciate how the processes of key concepts, including internationalism, globalisation and transnationalism, have shaped the contemporary world;
* understand the theory and method of comparative and cross-disciplinary approaches to a range of issues in international studies;
* understand, through detailed examination of selective case studies, how key concepts and approaches in international studies may be applied to processes, 'problems' and cultures.
Course description
* two compulsory subjects (25 points)
* six electives (75 points)
or
* two compulsory subjects (25 points)
* thesis subject (25 points)
* four electives (50 points)
Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Compulsory subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
102-507 Themes in International Studies
The subject offers students an introduction to the key themes in the International Studies program. Graduates of the Master of International Studies should be equipped with the skills to analyse and assess thematic approaches to International Studies... Semester 1 12.50
102-508 Theories in International Studies
This subject will introduce students the most recent theoretical approaches and debates in international studies, the historical context of these concerns, and their regional permutations. These include state-formation, world systems, post-colonialis... Semester 2 12.50
Thesis subject
Subject Semester Credit Points
102-509 International Studies Thesis
This subject involves a departmentally supervised thesis of 10 000 words, embodying the results of the student's own research into a topic within the International Studies arena. Semester 1, Semester 2 25
Elective subjects
Governance: Conflict, Rights and Citizenship
Subject Semester Credit Points
121-436 The Geopolitics of Peace and Development
This subject examines the ways in which geopolitical thought shapes practices of peace and development, and the ways in which peace and development are themselves interrelated. States shape their security and development policies according to their u... Semester 1 12.50
166-418 Corruption in Today's World
This subject focuses on definitions, types and theories of corruption, and on its political, social and economic effects in various parts of the world, particularly since the 1980s. The subject asks students to problematise the concept of corruption ... Semester 1 12.50
166-416 Justice, Democracy and Difference
This subject provides a critical examination of contemporary debates about ideas of justice, democracy and the politics of difference. The subject critically explores both the major liberal approaches to justice alongside critiques of liberal approac... Semester 1 12.50
166-444 The Emerging World (Dis)Order
This subject provides students with an opportunity to think about some of the major issues in contemporary international politics. An underlying theme is the extent to which contemporary international politics can be seen in terms of the emergence of... Semester 1 12.50
131-460 Fascist Europe
This subject is a comparative study of European fascisms from the end of World War I through 1945. The primary focus will be on the fascist movements and regimes in Italy, Spain and Germany, but attention will also be given to the fascist movements i... Semester 2 12.50
131-405 History, Memory and Violence in Asia
The history wars between Japan and China over JapanÂ’s war time roles periodically cause diplomatic fall outs between these two countries. Within the borders of Indonesia, India and Cambodia memories of violence are equally co... Semester 2 12.50
131-463 World War Two in Asia and the Pacific
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-471 Postcolonial and Indigenous Histories
This seminar critically examines the scholarly phenomenon of postcolonialism in relation to the recovery and writing of Indigenous and colonised histories, and the related political struggles of Indigenous peoples around the world. The seminar will b... Semester 2 12.50
131-415 Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance
The basic meaning of the word Jihad is 'effort,' one to achieve a positive goal. The effort can be personal and spiritual, to achieve piety and moral integrity, or collective and physical participation in warfare to protect or advance a mor... Semester 2 12.50
166-429 Dilemmas of European Unity
This subject will not be available in 2009
Cultures and Regions
Subject Semester Credit Points
107-436 Postcolonial Visual Art
This subject focuses on contemporary cross-cultural visual art in relation to its colonial heritage. Responses to the colonial archive are a significant current in late 20th and early 21st century postcolonial culture. In many different contexts and ... Semester 2 12.50
131-406 Aspects of Stalinism
This advanced seminar examines key aspects of the nature of the Soviet political system under Stalin, especially as we now understand them in the light of new archival materials. It also considers the way in which these problems have been viewed by h... Semester 1 12.50
HIST40010 Current Themes in American History
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-419 The Troubles in Northern Ireland 1968-98
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
