Arts

HSA258

Enrolment Unit Code	Unit Title
HSA201	Race and Ethnic Politics
HSA203	Media and Politics
HSA204	Politics in Literature and Film (Not Offered 2009)
HSA205	American Politics (Not Offered 2009)
HSA210	Political Ideologies (Not Offered 2009)
HSA222	Washington to Westminster: Comparative Politics
HSA227	Democratisation in Asia (Not Offered 2009)
HSA240	Australian Foreign Policy
HSA241	Issues in Australian Politics
HSA258	International Relations of Asia
HSA260	Tasmanian Politics and Australian Federalism (Not Offered 2009)
HSA270	Espionage, Terror and Global Disorder
HSD205	Policing and Governance
HSD208	Business-Government Relations
HSD223	Regional Development Policy (Not Offered 2009)
HSD229	Global Environmental Policy (Not Offered 2009)
HSD230	Australian Environmental Policy
HSD231	Social Policy in Welfare States
HSD241	Global Political Economy (Not Offered 2009)
HSD242	Antarctic and Oceans Policy
HSD243	Understanding Public Policy
HSG201	Contemporary Issues in Government
HSG202	Political Activism: Local to Global
HSG203	International Cooperation (Not Offered 2009)
HSG205	Understanding Governance
HSG206	Special Topic in Government
HSG207	Third World Development Politics (Not Offered 2009)
HSG211	Globalisation, Governance and International Business (Not Offered 2009)
HSG212	Green Politics, Parties and Governance (Not Offered 2009)
HSP200	Special Topic in Policing
HSR200	International Security
HSR201	Great Power Foreign Policies

2009 HSA258 International Relations of Asia

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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SPECIAL NOTE: second year core unit for International Relations major

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter HSA258 H Distance(H,L,W,I,N) Key Semester Dates Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 H Distance 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 Sem 2 H On Campus 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 Sem 2 I Distance 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 Sem 2 L Distance 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 Sem 2 N Distance 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 Sem 2 W Distance 13-JUL-2009 10-AUG-2009 31-AUG-2009 16-OCT-2009 * The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). Offered in Courses: [R3A] [R3C] [R3K] About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

An introduction to the most important themes and issues in the international relations of the region. Students will gain a basic understanding of how the major frameworks of international relations interpret the Asian region. The unit will focus on domestic, regional and international politics of the key states - China, Japan, the Koreas, India and the states of Southeast Asia - as well as the role of US hegemony. The implications for Australian foreign policy of a new regional power relationship will also be examined.

WEIGHT: 12.5%

ASSESSMENT: 2,000-word essay (40%), 1,000-word report (10%), tutorial participation (10%), 2-hr end-of-sem exam (40%)

TEACHING PATTERN: Int: 2-hr lecture weekly, 1 tutorial fortnightly;
Dist. Ed: web-based delivery of 13 lectures, 1 online tutorial discussion fortnightly

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Fully online - L,I,N,W
This unit is taught entirely online
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H,L,I,N,W
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

INTERNATIONALISATION
This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	25% at level 100 in Political Science or equiv
M.Excl	HMA258/358

TEXTS
Launceston Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 2)
Hobart Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 2)

STAFF: Dr T Narramore (Coordinator)

FEES
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KEY

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.

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