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.
For further information on the following courses, contact the School of Political
and Social Inquiry.
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