Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences

School

Politic Sc & Internat Studies

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

0.5C

Incompatible

GO847

Assessment methods

Meetings with Supervisor, Research Proposal, Research Essay

Course enquiries

Dr Martin Weber

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2023 (27/11/2023 - 10/02/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This is a restricted entry course and requires prior approval from the School. The independent study option allows students of exceptional ability to engage in a minor research project. The course is particularly useful for postgraduate coursework students who wish to investigate a topic of interest not covered by other postgraduate courses. Prospective students must themselves identify and approach a potential supervisor and discuss their proposed research question; supervisors are not assigned by the School for this course. Student eligibility will be examined in the following areas: - Grade point average (GPA): successful applicants would be expected to have achieved a program GPA of 5.5 or better in their Masters program - Progression through degree : successful applicants would be expected to be in the final semester of their studies (or have completed at least #8 units in the program) - Viability of project : the project outline will be reviewed to determine its quality, viability and feasibility - Availability of supervisor : the research project must be of direct interest to an academic staff member within the school, who in turn must have the workload capacity to supervise a student. Further information, including the application form and application due dates, is available from https://polsis.uq.edu.au/student-support. Students are required to submit the application form available from https://polsis.uq.edu.au/student-support, and their independent study proposal by the relevant due date by email to polsis@uq.edu.au

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2022 (28/11/2022 - 11/02/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2021 (29/11/2021 - 29/01/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia External Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2020 (30/11/2020 - 13/02/2021) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2019 (25/11/2019 - 08/02/2020) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2018 (26/11/2018 - 09/02/2019) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2017 (27/11/2017 - 10/02/2018) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2016 (28/11/2016 - 11/02/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2015 (30/11/2015 - 25/02/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile