Single degrees
Bachelor of International Relations (ABIR) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
The degree of Bachelor of International Relations may be awarded either as a pass degree or as a degree with honours and can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. The pass degree requires completion of 360 credit points and, if taken full-time, can be completed in three years with students completing 120 credit points at each year level. It has been designed to allow students to gain an overview of international relations, and provides the opportunity to specialise in a particular area (e.g., East Asia) or in a particular field (e.g., diplomacy, economy, or legal studies).
First year (120 credit points)
In first year, students study:
- 30 credit points of the compulsory core units listed below,
- 30 credit points from List A below,
- 30 credit points from List B below and
- 30 credit points of Electives
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| Core units (30 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | States, Nations and Security: world in transition | POL1SNS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Economy, Environment and Human Rights: world in transition | POL1EEH |
| Electives A (30 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Culture and Globalisation: introduction to anthropology | ANT1CAG |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asia: Japan and Indonesia | AST1IJI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Australia and Beyond: introduction to sociology | SOC1AAB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Asia: China and India | AST1ICI |
| Electives B (30 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Art from Rembrandt to Warhol: constructing the modern | ARH1ARW |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | Introductory Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | Introductory Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law and Society | LST1LAS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Long-term Economic Change | ECO1LEC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Modern Europe A: from monarchies to nations 1760-1890 | HIS1MEA |
| TE-SEM-2 | The Archaeology of Ancient Civilisations | ARC1AAC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Crime and criminology | LST1CCR |
| TE-SEM-2 | Globalisation: the rise of the modern world | HIS1DEV |
| TE-SEM-2 | Greece and the Balkans in the Twentieth Century | EST1GAB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Modern Europe B: the twentieth century | HIS1MEB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Windows on Contemporary Europe: cultures in transformation | EST1WEA |
Second year (120 credit points)
In second year, students study:
- 20 credit points of the compulsory core unit listed below,
- 40 credit points from List A below,
- 20 credit points from List B below and
- 40 credit points of Electives
Second year Core unit (20 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | International Public Policy | POL2IPP |
Third year (120 credit points)
In third year, students study:
- 20 credit points of the compulsory core unit listed below,
- 40 credit points from List A below,
- 20 credit points from List B below and
- 40 credit points of Electives
Third year Core unit (20 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | Professional Competence: transition to workplace | POL3PCW |
List A
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Asian-Pacific Cities | SOC2APC/SOC3APC |
| Australian Foreign Policy | POL2AAW/POL3AAW |
| Comparative Social Movements | SOC2CSM/SOC3CSM |
| Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT2DGC/ANT3DGC |
| Displacement, Flight and Refuge | ANT2DFR/ANT3DFR |
| Ethics and International Relations | POL2EIR/POL3EIR |
| Ethnicity and Identity: social and political approaches | SOC2EAI/SOC3EAI |
| International Law and International Organisation | POL2ILO/POL3ILO |
| International Relations: the Cold War and the great powers | POL2INR/POL3INR |
| International Relations of the Middle East | POL2IME/POL3IME |
| Introduction to American Politics | POL2IAP/POL3IAP |
| Nations and States | POL2NAS/POL3NAS |
| Peace and Change | POL2PAC/POL3PAC |
| Political Change and Development in the Third World | POL2DDA/POL3DDA |
| Politics in the Twentieth Century | POL3HON |
| Politics of Economic Regions | POL2PER/POL3PER |
| Politics of Non-violent Activism | POL2PNV/POL3PNV |
| Post Colonial Identities: New Works | LAS3PCI/LAS3PCI |
| Postcolonial Perspectives | ANT2PCP/ANT3PCP |
| Sociology of the Environment | SOC2SOE/SOC3SOE |
| South-East Asian Politics: change and conflict | POL3SEA/POL3SEA |
| Theories of World Politics | POL2TWP/POL3TWP |
List B
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Archaeology of the Middle East | ARC2AME/ARC3AME |
| Archaeology of the Modern World | ARC2AMW/ARC3AMW |
| Asia in the Modern World Economy (15 credit points) | ECO3AWE |
| Cross-cultural Communication | LIN2CCC/LIN3CCC |
| Cultural Interactions (15 credit points) | THS3CUI |
| Ecological Philosophies | PHI2ECP/PHI3ECP |
| Economic Growth and Development (15 credit points) | ECO2EGD |
| Ethnic and Civil Conflict in South-eastern Europe and Cyprus | EST2ECC/EST3ECC |
| Europe Transformed | HIS2EUT/HIS3EUT |
| The European Union | HIS2EUU/HIS3EUU |
| Genocides and Holocaust: Nazi Europe, central America, Africa | HIS2GAH/HIS3GAH |
| Global Environmental Issues (15 credit points) | ECO2GEI |
| Global Trading Issues (15 credit points) | ECO2GTI |
| Human Rights Law (15 credit points) | LAW2HRL/LAW3HRL |
| Imaging Contemporary Greece: cinema, song and text | EST2ICG/EST3ICG |
| International Business Environment (15 credit points) | ECO2IBE |
| International Business Law (15 credit points) | LAW2IBL/LAW3IBL |
| International Management (15 credit points) | MGT3IMG |
| International Monetary Economics (15 credit points) | ECO3IME |
| International Tourism (15 credit points) | THS3INT |
| International Trade (15 credit points) | ECO3ITR |
| Language in Asia | LIN3LIA/LIN3LIA |
| Latin America Today 2 | SPA2LAT/SPA3LAT |
| Law of the European Community | LAW2LEC |
| Media Ethics | PHI2MET/PHI3MET |
| Modern World Economy (15 credit points) | ECO2MWE |
| Nazi Germany and Europe | HIS2NGE/HIS3NGE |
| Public International Law (15 credit points) | LAW2PIL/LAW3PIL |
| War and Peace | PHI2WAP/PHI3WAP |
| The World Since 1945 | HIS2WOR/HIS3WOR |
- Key: 2 Taught in Spanish.
In addition to these units, students will be expected to participate in six workshops in the first year, five workshops in the second year and six workshops in the third year, which are part of the requirements for POL3PCW. Each workshop will be of two to three hours.
Honours
Entry into the honours year is by application at the end of the student’s third year of full-time study. Students considered for admission will normally have at least a B average result for their second and third year units and will have completed either POL3HON Politics in the Twentieth Century or POL2TWP/POL3TWP Theories of World Politics.
The Bachelor of International Relations honours year includes two coursework units, one of which has an International Relations focus. Suitable units will be indicated in the Honours Handbook. Students may choose one other fourth year unit from the offerings in the School of Social Sciences or another school at La Trobe University, provided that the unit has a strong international relations focus. As well, students will undertake a minor thesis of 12000 to 15000 words on a topic relevant to the study of International Relations. Either of the Bachelor of International Relations Coordinators, Professor Joseph Camilleri, or Dr Tony Jarvis must approve choice of units and thesis topics.