POLITICS HONOURS THESIS

POL4HNJ

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students will produce a 12,000-15,000 word thesis on a political topic developed with the guidance of a supervisor from the Politics and International Relations program.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Nicholas Barry

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

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

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in AHIR-Bachelor of International Relations Honours or AHA-Bachelor of arts Honours, majoring in Politics or International Relations

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Complete written work that shows a broad and coherent ability to organise and synthesise diverse information into a coherent argument
02. Complete written work that shows a broad and coherent ability to undertake and complete a large research project
03. Produce written work that demonstrates a broad and coherent ability to identify a field of knowledge and focus on a research question that emerges from engagement with that field

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicholas Barry

Class requirements

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

A 12,000-15,000 word thesisThe Honours thesis involves in-depth, systematic and original research on a topic of relevance to Politics or International Relations.

N/AN/AN/ANo100SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicholas Barry

Class requirements

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

A 12,000-15,000 word thesisThe Honours thesis involves in-depth, systematic and original research on a topic of relevance to Politics or International Relations.

N/AN/AN/ANo100SILO1, SILO2, SILO3