SPECIAL NOTE:
length of course - one academic year (or two semesters) full time or up to two years (or four semesters) part time.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HSA400
H,L
H,L
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
22-FEB-2010
23-MAR-2010
12-APR-2010
28-MAY-2010
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
*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).
The full-time course (
HSA400) consists of two units normally taken in semester 1 and a dissertation of 15,000 words on a subject approved by the Head of School or Honours Coordinator in semester 2. Students commencing in semester 2 or undertaking the part-time course (
HSA401) should plan their course in consultation with the Honours Coordinator.
Full-time students enrol in
HSA400 Plus HSA499 Dissertation
Plus two of the following elective units:
HSA420 Politics of International Relations
HSA425 Comparative Politics: Order and Conflict
HSA430 Politics of Terrorism
HSA431 Selected Topics in Australian Politics
HSA432 Parliamentary Internship
HSA434 Parliament in Society
HSA435 Special Reading Program
HSA437 International Relations in Asia
HSA438 Media and International Relations
HSA475 Contemporary Political Thought
HSD418 Challenges to Governance
HSG402 Advanced Topics in IPE
HSG403 Third World Development
HSG404 Advanced Social and Political Research
HSG405 Strategy, Security and Statecraft
HSG406 Marine and Antarctic Politics
HSP402 Advanced Policing Practices
Part-time students enrol in HSA401
Plusrelevant elective or dissertation unit based on their enrolment plan.
A relevant Honours level unit from another discipline may be substituted for one of the above electives, subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Government as to its suitability, weighting, and satisfaction of any prerequisites.
The number and pattern of elective units offered depends on staff loads and student numbers.
WEIGHT:
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REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
major in Political Science, with GPA of 6.5 or higher
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010
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. 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, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
