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Graduate
programs in international relations at Monash are designed to enable graduates
in politics or cognate disciplines to explore, at an advanced level, the many
issues raised by the rapidly changing nature of the contemporary international
system. What kind of new world order, or disorder, is emerging in the aftermath
of the Cold War? How are security issues to be understood in a newly fluid and
multipolar international system? How is economic globalisation affecting the
sovereignty of states and the economic policies which governments pursue at
home and abroad? What is the significance of new agenda issues such as human
rights and the environment in contemporary international politics? How far can
the consideration of ethical, normative and cultural issues contribute to the
understanding of politics across state boundaries?
The graduate coursework programs at Monash explore these and related questions
with particular attention to relationships among major powers and to
developments in Australia's region. Subjects also provide a thorough grounding
in the principal theoretical approaches in international relations, and the
ways in which these approaches may be used to analyse the sorts of issues
raised above. The programs are particularly suitable for students interested in
pursuing career options in such areas as government, diplomacy, business, NGOs,
teaching and journalism.
For students who wish to undertake research in international relations at
masters or doctoral level, staff are able to provide supervision in a wide
variety of sub fields, including Australian foreign policy; US foreign policy;
international relations in East and Southeast Asia; arms control and strategic
studies; globalisation; international political economy; international law;
nationalism; international relations theory; ethics and international
relations; and international history.
Course code: 0017 · Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students - $A12,000
Applicants should normally have completed an honours degree in politics or a related discipline with at least a second class division B result; or MQual in politics or a related discipline with at least a second class division B result; or a postgraduate diploma in international relations with at least a credit average.
Candidates must successfully complete four of the semester-length subjects listed below (a total of 48 points). The period of candidature is one year full-time or two years part-time.
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts in international relations is 60 C, that is, a grade of credit or above is required in every subject.
Course code: 1400 · Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students - $A12,000
Applicants should normally have completed a bachelors degree with a major in politics, or a Faculty Certificate in International Relations with grades of at least credit average. Subject to the approval of the head of the department, applicants who have completed a major in a cognate discipline may be admitted.
Candidates must successfully complete four of the semester-length subjects listed below (a total of 48 points). Candidates who wish to be eligible to apply for subsequent admission to the MA in International Relations by research must include PLM4060.12. The period of candidature is one year full-time or two years part-time.
Program code: 2058 · Program fees: Local students - $3300
Applicants should have either (a) a bachelors degree or the equivalent or (b) relevant professional experience. The entry requirements for candidates in category (b) are a minimum of five years relevant experience at a senior level in such areas as journalism, bureaucracy which involves report writing, or teaching where it involves curriculum development. Evidence must accompany the candidate's application for entry into the program. In addition, the following information must be presented: (i) two references which comment on the nature and extent of the experience; and (ii) a full CV; and (iii) a statement of up 1000 words indicating the applicant's career objectives and reasons for applying for entry. The following may also be taken into account for applicants in category (b):
Candidates who complete a Faculty Certificate in International Relations with a credit average can progress to a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (International Relations) and receive 50 per cent credit towards that course.
Candidates must successfully complete two semester-length subjects chosen from the list below (a total of 24 points). The period of candidature is one semester full-time or one year part-time.
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