Undergraduate - UnitATS4333 - Comparative national government

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Politics and International Relations
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Nick Economou; Dr Ben MacQueen

Synopsis

This unit compares approaches to government in Westminster (Australia), presidential (United States) and authoritarian (Iran) systems. Topics include the impact of political traditions on the growth and structure of government; the relevance of federalism and regionalism; the way legislatures and executives interact with each other in the making of public policy, and the way publics communicate policy demands to government.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nick Economou

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

Politics