Unit Code:	POL2INR
Alternative Unit Code:	POL3INR
Unit Short Title:	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THE COLD WAR AND THE GREAT POWERS
Credit Points:	20.0
Unit Description:	In this unit students are introduced to to the history of international politics since 1945, with an emphasis on the relations between the major powers. They examine competing interpretations of the origins, development and outcome of the Cold War, and go on to consider the new pattern of international relations which has developed since the collapse of the Soviet camp.
Prerequisites:	30 credit points of first-year politics, or AST1IJI and AST1ICI, or unit co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-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-hour examination	50
one 2,000-word essay	40
one 1,000-word assignment	10	Third-year students are expected to show a higher level of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second-year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Recommended	Rise to globalism	Ambrose, S. E. and Brinkley, D. G.	8th rev. edn, Penguin 1997.
Recommended	The world since 1945	Vadney, T. E.	3rd edn, Penguin 1998.
Recommended	The Cold War: a very short introduction	McMahon, R. J.	OUP 2003

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
Dr	John	Chiddick	BUNDOORA	Y