Graduate Certificate in International Relations (12280)

The University of Western Australia

About

UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.

In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.

Contact Future Students for more information.This course is intended for those who already hold a degree but who wish to undertake further study so that they can proceed to a graduate diploma and possibly also a master's degree, or who wish to obtain advanced qualifications in the field of international relations.

The course is designed both for those purely interested in acquiring a better understanding of global governance and politics and for those seeking a qualification to enhance their career prospects.

Expertise in international relations complements qualifications in a range of professional and other areas and has application to a variety of employment options.

Students may proceed to the Graduate Diploma in International Relations on completion.

Structure

KEY TO AVAILABILITY OF UNITS:
SS = summer teaching period; N/A = not available in 2020; NS = non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.

Take this unit (6 points):

AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
NS POLS5661 Foundations of International Relations Incompatibility: POLS8606 Theory and Method in International Relations; POLS5661 Theory in International Relations A: Contending Approaches; POLS5662 Theory in International Relations B: Explanation and Understanding seminars: 18 hours

Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points from this group.

Group A
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
NS POLS5641 International Security Incompatibility: POLS8604 Problems of International Security; POLS5642 Contemporary Issues in International Security
NS POLS5651 Global Political Economy Incompatibility: POLS8605 States and International Political Economy; POLS5652 International Political Economy: Dynamics of Crises seminars: 20 hours
NS POLS5681 Governance in the International System seminars: 18 hours
NS POLS5688 The Evolution of International Society Incompatibility: POLS5621 Evolution and Structure of the International Political System seminars: 18 hours

Take units(s) to the value of 6 points from this group.

Group B
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
SS POLS5301 Democracy in Divided Societies This unit is delivered intensively.
NS POLS5611 Religion, Global Identities and World Politics Incompatibility: POLS8601 Identities in Global Politics: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Religion 18 hours
N/A POLS5612 World Politics: Muslims in the West Incompatibility: POLS8601 Identities in Global Politics: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Religion seminars: 18 hours
NS POLS5631 International Relations of the Asia–Pacific Incompatibility: POLS8603 International Relations in the Asia–Pacific Region; POLS5631 International Relations of the Asia–Pacific: the Role of Major Powers; POLS5632 Major Issues and Regional Organisations in the Asia–Pacific
NS POLS5671 Peace and Security in Africa seminars: 18 hours
NS POLS5672 Global Development Debates seminars: 18 hours
N/A POLS5683 US Foreign Policy seminars: 18 hours
NS POLS5684 China and the World seminars:18 hours
NS POLS5686 International Norms, Ethics and Human Rights seminars: 18 hours (over the course of a semester)
NS SOCS5010 NGOs, Governance and Development seminars: 18 hours

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Entry requirements

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent.

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