Introduction to Global Politics

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. develop the capacity for critical analysis
  2. develop and apply research skills that enable students to provide evidence to support their arguments
  3. develop the skill to write cogently and to structure arguments in a logical order
  4. encourage students to become engaged with the key issues and challenges that are currently facing the world
  5. encourage students to see themselves as agents of positive change
  6. understand and explain the key concepts, theories, methods, and issues relevant to the study of International Relations at an introductory level
  7. identify and understand the defining debates in the field of Global Politics.

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• 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-PLT120 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-POIX108-Introduction to Global Politics (no longer available)

Others

If you have no prior university experience, you should complete BAR100 Academic Learning Skills or COM10006 Academic Literacies: Learning and Communication Practice before starting 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 Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.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.

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