Unit Code:	POL2IAP
Alternative Unit Code:	POL3IAP
Unit Short Title:	AMERICAN POLITICS
Credit Points:	20.0
Unit Description:	In this unit students are introduced to the government and politics of the United States and engage in discussion of the institutions, political culture and recent history of the country. There is some concentration on recent events and the implications for American politics, and the changing role of the United States in the world. Students are encouraged to link current politics to American films, novels and music.
Prerequisites:	30 credit points of first year Politics or AST1IJI and AST1ICI, or permission of the unit co-ordinator
Class Requirements:	one 1.5-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 2,000-word essay	40
one 1,000-word tutorial paper	10
one 2-hour examination	50	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	More equal than others: America from Nixon to the new century	Hodgson, G.	Princeton University Press 2004
Recommended	American politics and society	McKay, D.	Blackwell 2005

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   02-MAR-09   05-JUN-09	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Professor	Michael	O'Keefe	BUNDOORA	Y