MDDU-INRLW v.1 International Relations Double Degree Major (LLB/BA)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
The Law / International Relations combination allows students to combine a professional qualification which prepares them for legal practice with an Arts degree majoring in International Relations. The International Relations major allows students to choose from units covering the fields of comparative politics, international relations theory, foreign policy, strategic studies, and political history. Topics include economic globalisation; regional studies with an emphasis on Asia; international security considered broadly; human rights; and environmental change.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
Duration and Availability
The structure of the course, which provides for the possibility of accelerated progress through the law degree, allows students to complete within a four and a half year time frame.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| COMS1010 | v.1 | Academic and Professional Communications | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ASIA1005 | v.1 | Communicating with Asia - Languages and Societies | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| ASIA1000 | v.1 | Australia and Asia Transformed | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| POLS2000 | v.1 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| INTR1000 | v.1 | Legacies of Empire | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| INTR2000 | v.1 | International Relations Theory and Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| INTR3001 | v.1 | Doing Research in International Relations | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| INTR3000 | v.1 | Conflict and Strategy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| POLS3001 | v.1 | Strategic Forecasting | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| POLS3000 | v.1 | International Political Economy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 50.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| ASIA2002 | v.1 | Islam in Contemporary Asia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| POLS3000 | v.1 | International Political Economy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| HERI3000 | v.1 | Australians at War | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ANTH3003 | v.1 | Human Rights and Social Justice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| PHGY2000 | v.1 | Natural Hazards | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| ASIA2000 | v.1 | Conflict and Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| INTR2001 | v.1 | Religion, War and Terror | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| INTR3000 | v.1 | Conflict and Strategy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
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