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 multi-polar 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. Units 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.
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