Coursework Degrees in International Studies
The Australian Centre's International Studies program focuses on the shifting dynamics between nation-states, globalisation and cultural identity.
Following two core subjects on key theories and themes in International Studies, course options are particularly flexible, with electives from departments across the Faculty. These electives are grouped into categories of: 1) governance and conflict, 2) globalisation, migration and media, and 3) regional and cultural studies.
This gives you opportunities to study International Politics, History, Development Studies, Asian Studies, Gender and Development, Philosophy, Social Theory and Cultural Studies. Depending on how you structure your electives, you can develop your expertise in a region (such as the Asia-Pacific, Europe or the Islamic world) or a theme (such as policy, transnational organisations, human rights, gender or development).
International Studies can be studied as:
- 721IN Postgraduate Diploma in International Studies
(consisting of eight subjects over 1 full-time year, with an optional thesis)
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Program in International Studies should:
- understand the roles of international organizations and institutions, and their interaction with national and regional institutions, cultures and societies;
- critically appreciate how the processes described by key concepts such as internationalism, globalisation and transnationalism are shaping the contemporary world;
- understand the theory and method of comparative and cross-disciplinary approaches;
- understand, through detailed examination of selective case studies, how key concepts and approaches in international studies may be applied to processes, 'problems' and cultures.
Further information can be found on the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Coursework Admissions and Applications web page.