POLITICS HONOURS THESIS

POL4HNP

2017

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

Students will work towards producing a 12,000-15,000 word thesis on a political topic developed with the guidance of a supervisor from the politics program.

School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Nicholas Barry

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in either AHA - Bachelor of Arts Honours degree, majoring in Politics or International relations, or AHIR - Bachelor of International Relations Honours.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Complete written work that shows a broad and coherent ability to identify a field of knowledge and focus on a research question that emerges from engagement with that field

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Writing(Writing)

02. Complete written work that shows a broad and coherent ability to organise and synthesise diverse information into a coherent argument

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Writing(Writing); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)

03. Complete written work that shows a broad and coherent ability to undertake and complete a large research project

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Writing(Writing); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicholas Barry

Class requirements

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Work towards a 12,000-15,000 word thesis		100	01, 02, 03

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Day