Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

Synopsis

This unit is concerned with contemporary issues, institutions, debates and actors in US politics and society and also aims to provide an overview of political power in the United States. The unit addresses three core themes influencing American governance and political participation: formal political institutions, extra-institutional factors and forces like the media and protest, and the politics of identity and multiculturalism.

Assessment

Essay (2500 words): 50%
A seen exam (2000 words): 50%
Third-year students will require higher degrees of originality and more sophisticated conceptual and analytical standards than second-year student's assessments. They will be evaluated based on how well they demonstrate evidence of the aforementioned criteria.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Politics

Prerequisites

First-year sequence in Politics.

Prohibitions

PLT2370