Master of International Relations (MIR) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2019

Master of International Relations

Students enrolled in the GCIR complete:

8 units from the MIR Course List below, consisting of:
8 units for Part A; or
8 units for Part B; or
4 units from Part B and 4 units from Part C.
Note: Students enrolling in the Graduate Certificate should seek advice from the Program Convenor about course selection before enrolling. Students who do not have a degree in the same discipline are recommended to select 8 units from the Part A courses

Students enrolled in the 16 unit MIR complete:

16 units from the MIR Course List below, consisting of:
8 units for Part B; and
8 units from Part C.

Students enrolled in the 24 unit MIR complete:

24 units from the MIR Course List below, consisting of:
8 units for Part B; and
6 units from Part C; and
10 units from Part C or Part D or a combination of both.

Students enrolled in the 32 unit MIR complete:

32 units from the MIR Course List below, consisting of:
8 units for Part A; and
8 units for Part B; and
6 units from Part C; and
10 units from Part C or Part D or a combination of both.
Note: Students enrolled in the 32 unit program should take all their required Part A courses in their first semester of studies.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7000 4 Writing Politics
POLS7013 2 Foundations in Political Ideas
POLS7258 2 Foundations in International Relations

Part B

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7107 2 Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS7211 2 International Security
POLS7216 2 Evolution of the International System
POLS7251 2 Theories in International Relations

Part C

Course Code Units Course Title
HIST7104 2 The Making of the Modern Asia Pacific
LAWS7710 2 Principles of Global Law
LAWS7711 2 Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS7713 2 Law, Terrorism and Human Rights
LAWS7714 2 Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Law: Rights and Realities
POLS7190 2 Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS7208 2 International Relations of the Asia- Pacific
POLS7225 2 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
POLS7227 2 Critical Security Studies
POLS7228 2 Strategic Studies
POLS7229 2 Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS7260 2 Politics of International Law
POLS7302 2 Politics of Development
POLS7325 2 Security and Development
POLS7408 2 International Political Economy of the Asia Pacific
POLS7409 2 Governance and Regionalism in the Asia Pacific
POLS7503 2 Ethics and Human Rights
POLS7506 2 Arms Control & Disarmament
POLS7509 2 Gender and the Global Politics of Development

Note: The following courses are only available for students enrolled as part of specific externally funded postgraduate programs. These courses are not available to students who are not enrolled in these programs.

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7226 2 New Security Challenges
POLS7311 2 Diplomacy and Development

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7012 2 Communication and Social Movements
POLS7101 2 Dynamics of Governance
POLS7111 2 Dynamics of Public Policy
POLS7207 2 Independent Study
POLS7218 2 Specialist Studies in International Relations
POLS7521 2 Applied Fieldwork Experience
POLS7523 2 Gender, Peace and Security in Global and Local Perspective
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research
POLS7701 2 Research Methods
POLS7704 4 Research Report
POLS7705 8 Research Thesis
POLS7706 8 Research Thesis

Or up to 4 units of courses from Part C of the Master of Peace and Conflict Studies (MPaCS) course list with the permission of the Program Convenor.