Introduction to Global Studies

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of key themes and issues in Global Politics and the ability to critically analyse them.
  2. Develop connections and working relationships with other students enrolled in the degree, and the ability to work and discuss in teams.
  3. Critically engage with popular representations of global events, position them in relation to scholarly works on the same issues, and begin to develop independent analyses of those issues.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• LAT-GST-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Global Studies

Elective

• LAT-ART-DIP-2027 - Diploma of Arts

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: AD002O, AB001O

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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