Australian Foreign Policy

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. analyse and express their judgment about Australian foreign policy
  2. read and critically interpret texts and primary documents relating to Australian foreign policy
  3. think more critically and systematically about Australian foreign policy and how and why it is made
  4. appreciate the relevance of past global politics in understanding the present.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PLT350 (Not currently available)

Others

Students should have studied some politics at 200 level prior to undertaking this subject.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.