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PLTG-USPEC · UG specialisation · 36 credit points

Politics and governance

Available in Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the specialisation and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3

Level 2 cornerstone units

12 cp

You must complete 12 credit points from the following units

  • ATS2314Comparative politics6 cp
  • ATS2298Understanding political violence6 cp
  • ATS2319Public policy: Practice and impact6 cp
  • ATS2947Election, parties and voters6 cp

Level 3 capstone units

12 cp

You must complete 12 credit points from the following units

  • ATS3719Modern political thought6 cp
  • ATS3399The politics of identity6 cp
  • ATS3380Right-wing terrorism, extremism and fringe politics6 cp
  • ATS3903Leadership, politics and power6 cp

Specialisation elective units

12 cp

You must complete 12 credit points from the remaining cornerstone or capstone units or from the elective list below, with at least 6 credit points at Level 3

  • ATS2624Global governance6 cp
  • ATS2858Politics of the Middle East and North Africa6 cp
  • ATS2836De-democratisation and contentious politics in 21st century America6 cp
  • ATS2938Australian Indigenous Politics6 cp
  • ATS2949The politics of sustainability6 cp
  • ATS2856Populism and the crisis of democracy6 cp
  • ATS2961Political ideas6 cp
  • ATS2951 The politics of discrimination6 cp
  • ATS3024Gender and international relations6 cp
  • ATS3180Pacific Indigenous politics6 cp
  • ATS3186The global south in international relations6 cp
  • ATS3183Foreign policy analysis6 cp
  • ATS3275The European Union: Challenges, crises and opportunities6 cp
  • ATS3258Australia’s regional security challenges6 cp
  • ATS3340International security studies6 cp
  • ATS3660Global nuclear order 6 cp
  • ATS3634Indigenous peoples globally6 cp
  • ATS3705Knowledge and power in world politics6 cp
  • ATS3836Victorian parliamentary internship12 cp
  • ATS2321Political economy6 cp

International study tours

  • ATS2275The European Union: Challenges, crises and opportunities6 cp
  • ATS3275The European Union: Challenges, crises and opportunities6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry