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Area/Catalogue
POLI 2030

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
166843

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

Course owner

Course owner
School of Creative Industries

Course aim

The course aims to enhance students’ professional capabilities by fostering their analytical skills in relation to the main aspects of global politics and their representations in popular culture.

Course content

Starting from films as representations of the political, it will explore issues, themes and historical events from the Cold War through to the present, including the nature of domestic regimes, analysis of ideologies causes of conflict and possibility of cooperation, moral dilemmas in war and peace and evolution of human rights. These issues will be discussed within the framework of political theories.



Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture 1 hour x 10 weeks
Lecture (online) 1 hour x 2 weeks
Tutorial 2 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Online 3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 1 hour x 10 weeks
Lecture (online) 1 hour x 2 weeks
Tutorial 2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Continuous assessment, Presentation, Quiz, Research assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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