Unit of Study POLT1001 Australian Politics (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides students with an understanding of some institutions and processes of government and politics in Australia. Emphasises critical thinking through the opportunity to develop and present coherent and persuasive arguments both orally and in writing on important political questions. Develops technological skills through online participation and discussion.

Unit content

Module 1: What is Democracy and liberalism?

Module 2: Federalism

Module 3: Parliament – The Legislature

Module 4: The Executive

Module 5: The High Court

Module 6: The Australian party system

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain the role of political institutions and people within them, as well as concepts such as government and democracy

identify and explain the factors affecting government and democracy in Australia

present coherent and persuasive arguments on important political issues

utilise online research and retrieval systems to produce creditable work.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	40%
Essay	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	40%
Essay	60%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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