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Undergraduate | LTU-POL2PID | 2024

Political Ideas and Ideologies

Course information for 2024 intake

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
12 weeks

Start dates

  • 29 July 2024
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Price from

$2,040

Upfront cost

$0

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About this subject

  • On successful completion you will be able to:

    1. Explain and interpret key concepts in modern political thought.
    2. Understand the major political ideologies and apply them to contemporary political issues and events.
    3. Analyse and evaluate key issues in contemporary political theory.
    4. Write well researched and clearly structured essays that show the ability to engage in key debates over political ideas and ideologies.

Entry requirements

Others

Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed POL3PID (Political Ideas and Ideologies) are ineligible to enrol in this subject

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

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

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