The objectives of the Graduate Diploma in Politics are:
to enable students to further their knowledge and understanding of
politics by engaging with literatures and taking part in seminar work at an
advanced level;
to enable students who wish to do so to undertake intensive coursework at
an advanced level in a particular area of politics (eg Australian politics,
political theory, or Asian and regional politics), thereby acquiring more
specialised knowledge and understanding of that area.
This program is
available to students who have completed either an honours degree in politics
or a pass degree with a major in politics. Subject to the approval of the head
of the department, students who have completed honours or a major in a cognate
discipline may be admitted. The program may be completed in one year full-time
or approximately two years part-time. Candidates must complete satisfactorily
four twelve-point semester-length subjects chosen from list A and list B below.
At least two of the subjects must be chosen from list B.
List A
PLM4110 The citizen in a global society
PLM4260.12 The politics of work in Europe
PLM4320.12 Australian constitutional democracy
PLM4350.12 Post-industrial policies and politics
PLM4850.12 Curbing the arms race: arms control and world politics
PLM4860.12 America, Japan and China: Asian Pacific competitors?
PLM4930.12 Southeast Asian politics
PLM4950.12 International ethics in a divided world
PLM4970.12 Australia and the world
PLM4990.12 The politics of environmentalism
List B
PLM4050 Middle East politics
PLM4060 Research project (politics)
PLM4180.12 The left in postwar Europe
PLM4220 Abstract communities
PLM4250 Tourism and development in the Asia-Pacific region
PLM4310.12 Globalism and governance
PLM4320.12 Republicanism and constitutionalism in Australia
PLM4390.12 Grand theories of politics
PLM4480.12 Culture, norms and ideas in international politics
PLM4500.12 International relations and development