Disciplines and areas of study
Politics
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The Politics and International Relations Program enjoys a high reputation for both teaching and research. It has a strong publications record and has been very successful in attracting funding to support its research activities. Many of its members are also vigorously engaged in public political life through journal editorship, media commentary, and participation in governmental and non-governmental organisations, such as the Academy of the Social Sciences.
Politics regards postgraduate students as essential to the vitality of its teaching and research and aims to provide them with the means – material, intellectual, and collegial – that will enable them to produce excellent theses and move on to fulfilling careers. Postgraduate students may apply for funds to support their research.
Principal areas of specialisation
The interests of the staff members of Politics reflect a broad approach to the discipline and an intense focus on productive research. Staff members publish internationally in such areas as political economy, public policy, global politics, sexual politics, political theory, cultural and postcolonial studies, psychoanalysis and politics, and the politics and international relations of Australia, South and South-East Asia, Europe, and North America. Further information can be obtained from the Program Office or from the website www/latrobe.edu.au/www/socsci/.
Coursework programs
- Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences
Research programs
- Master of Arts by Research
- Master of International Relations
- Master of International Relations with Honours
- Doctor of Philosophy