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Master ofInternational Relations

Program and course requirements

Complete 32 units for one of the following:

  • 32 units for MIR - 2 year full time duration, or
  • 32 units for MIR - 1.5 year full time duration (24 units of study and 8 units for prior learning), or
  • 32 units for MIR - 1 year full time duration (16 units of study and 16 units for prior learning)

MIR - 2 year full time duration

Complete 32 units comprising:

Selected courses must include at least 12 units at level 6 or higher.

Selected courses must include at least 8 units at level 7.

Selected courses must include at most 8 units at level 3.

MIR Foundational Courses

Complete 8 units for ALL of the following:

POLS70004 units
Writing Politics
POLS70024 units
Foundations in Politics, Policy and International Relations
MIR Core Courses

Complete 8 units for ALL of the following:

POLS71072 units
Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS72112 units
International Security
POLS72162 units
Evolution of the International System
POLS72512 units
Theories in International Relations
MIR Flexible Core Courses

Complete exactly 6 units from the following:

POLS71152 units
Politics of Environmental Change
POLS71902 units
Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS72082 units
International Relations of the Asia- Pacific
POLS72252 units
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
POLS72262 units
New Security Challenges

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS72282 units
Strategic Studies
POLS72292 units
Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS73022 units
Politics of Development
POLS73062 units
International Crisis Management
POLS73112 units
Diplomacy and Development

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS75032 units
Ethics and Human Rights
MIR Flexible Core Courses and/or MIR Program Elective Courses

Complete 10 units comprising:

MIR Flexible Core Courses

Complete 0 to 10 units from the following:

POLS71152 units
Politics of Environmental Change
POLS71902 units
Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS72082 units
International Relations of the Asia- Pacific
POLS72252 units
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
POLS72262 units
New Security Challenges

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS72282 units
Strategic Studies
POLS72292 units
Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS73022 units
Politics of Development
POLS73062 units
International Crisis Management
POLS73112 units
Diplomacy and Development

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS75032 units
Ethics and Human Rights
MIR Program Elective Courses, which may include up to 8 units from LAWS Courses

Complete 0 to 10 units comprising:

MIR Program Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 10 units from the following:

COMU70122 units
Communication and Social Movements
POLS71012 units
Dynamics of Governance
POLS71112 units
Dynamics of Public Policy
POLS72072 units
Independent Study
POLS72182 units
Specialist Studies in International Relations
POLS73252 units
Security and Development
POLS75092 units
Gender and the Global Politics of Development
POLS75142 units
The Politics and Power of Nonviolence
POLS75212 units
Internship
POLS75232 units
Gender, Peace and Security in Global and Local Perspective
POLS77012 units
Research Methods
POLS77044 units
Research Report
POLS77088 units
Research Thesis

Commences in Semester 1, and completes in Semester 2 (two semesters duration)

POLS77098 units
Research Thesis

Commences in Semester 2, and completes in Semester 1 (two semesters duration)

SOCY73392 units
Introducing Quantitative Research
LAWS Courses*

Complete 0 to 8 units from the following:

LAWS71562 units
International Human Rights Law
LAWS77102 units
Principles of International Law
LAWS77112 units
Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS77132 units
Law, Terrorism and Human Rights
LAWS77142 units
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Law: Rights and Realities
LAWS77152 units
States in Transition: Issues in Constitutional and International Law
LAWS77242 units
Current Issues in International Law (Public)
LAWS78282 units
Cultural Heritage Law
LAWS78532 units
Law of the World Trade Organization
LAWS79392 units
Comparative Constitutional Law
LAWS79532 units
International Dispute Settlement
LAWS79872 units
International Law & Development
LAWS78252 units
Supervised Research Project
LAWS77164 units
Dissertation B
LAWS77174 units
Dissertation B
LAWS79444 units
Dissertation A

*Permission from the MIR Program Director is required to enrol in these courses.

MIR - 1.5 year full time duration (24 units of study and 8 units for prior learning)

Complete 32 units comprising:

No credit will be given for POLS7000 or POLS7002.

Selected courses must include at least 12 units at level 6 or higher.

Selected courses must include at least 8 units at level 7.

Selected courses must include at most 6 units at level 3.

MIR Core Courses

Complete 8 units for ALL of the following:

POLS71072 units
Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS72112 units
International Security
POLS72162 units
Evolution of the International System
POLS72512 units
Theories in International Relations
MIR Flexible Core Courses

Complete exactly 6 units from the following:

POLS71152 units
Politics of Environmental Change
POLS71902 units
Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS72082 units
International Relations of the Asia- Pacific
POLS72252 units
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
POLS72262 units
New Security Challenges

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS72282 units
Strategic Studies
POLS72292 units
Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS73022 units
Politics of Development
POLS73062 units
International Crisis Management
POLS73112 units
Diplomacy and Development

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS75032 units
Ethics and Human Rights
MIR Flexible Core Courses and/or MIR Program Elective Courses

Complete 10 units comprising:

MIR Flexible Core Courses

Complete 0 to 10 units from the following:

POLS71152 units
Politics of Environmental Change
POLS71902 units
Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS72082 units
International Relations of the Asia- Pacific
POLS72252 units
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
POLS72262 units
New Security Challenges

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS72282 units
Strategic Studies
POLS72292 units
Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS73022 units
Politics of Development
POLS73062 units
International Crisis Management
POLS73112 units
Diplomacy and Development

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS75032 units
Ethics and Human Rights
MIR Program Elective Courses, which may include up to 8 units from LAWS Courses

Complete 0 to 10 units comprising:

MIR Program Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 10 units from the following:

COMU70122 units
Communication and Social Movements
POLS71012 units
Dynamics of Governance
POLS71112 units
Dynamics of Public Policy
POLS72072 units
Independent Study
POLS72182 units
Specialist Studies in International Relations
POLS73252 units
Security and Development
POLS75092 units
Gender and the Global Politics of Development
POLS75142 units
The Politics and Power of Nonviolence
POLS75212 units
Internship
POLS75232 units
Gender, Peace and Security in Global and Local Perspective
POLS77012 units
Research Methods
POLS77044 units
Research Report
POLS77088 units
Research Thesis

Commences in Semester 1, and completes in Semester 2 (two semesters duration)

POLS77098 units
Research Thesis

Commences in Semester 2, and completes in Semester 1 (two semesters duration)

SOCY73392 units
Introducing Quantitative Research

MIR Foundational Courses – POLS7000 and POLS7002 cannot be credited towards MIR 1.5 year duration Elective Courses requirements.

LAWS Courses*

Complete 0 to 8 units from the following:

LAWS71562 units
International Human Rights Law
LAWS77102 units
Principles of International Law
LAWS77112 units
Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS77132 units
Law, Terrorism and Human Rights
LAWS77142 units
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Law: Rights and Realities
LAWS77152 units
States in Transition: Issues in Constitutional and International Law
LAWS77242 units
Current Issues in International Law (Public)
LAWS78282 units
Cultural Heritage Law
LAWS78532 units
Law of the World Trade Organization
LAWS79392 units
Comparative Constitutional Law
LAWS79532 units
International Dispute Settlement
LAWS79872 units
International Law & Development
LAWS78252 units
Supervised Research Project
LAWS77164 units
Dissertation B
LAWS77174 units
Dissertation B
LAWS79444 units
Dissertation A

*Permission from the MIR Program Director is required to enrol in these courses.

approved recognised prior study and/or work experience

Complete 8 units for ALL of the following:

RPDCR70088 units
Prior Learning (8)

MIR - 1 year full time duration (16 units of study and 16 units for prior learning)

Complete 32 units comprising:

No credit will be given for POLS7000 or POLS7002.

Selected courses must include at least 12 units at level 6 or higher.

Selected courses must include at least 8 units at level 7 or higher.

MIR Core Courses

Complete 8 units for ALL of the following:

POLS71072 units
Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS72112 units
International Security
POLS72162 units
Evolution of the International System
POLS72512 units
Theories in International Relations
MIR Flexible Core Courses

Complete exactly 8 units from the following:

POLS71152 units
Politics of Environmental Change
POLS71902 units
Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS72082 units
International Relations of the Asia- Pacific
POLS72252 units
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
POLS72262 units
New Security Challenges

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS72282 units
Strategic Studies
POLS72292 units
Global Governance: Origins, Challenges and Trajectories
POLS73022 units
Politics of Development
POLS73062 units
International Crisis Management
POLS73112 units
Diplomacy and Development

Only available to students enrolled in specific externally-funded postgraduate programs.

POLS75032 units
Ethics and Human Rights
approved recognised prior study and/or work experience

Complete 16 units for ALL of the following:

RPDCR701616 units
Prior Learning (16)

Additional Rules

1.Exit Award

If you withdraw from this program after completing 16 units, you may apply to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in International Relations.