Unit of Study POLT3001 Peace, War and International 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

Overviews global and national responses to peace and war in international politics. Taking Australia as a case study, examines relationships with neighbouring countries in terms of responses to rights, regional conflict, trade and security. Explores the global political context surrounding issues of peace, war and international relations relating to aid, justice, national and civil conflict, defence, peace-keeping and pluralist identities.

Unit content

Module 1: Global politics, an overview

Module 2: International Relations theories

Module 3: National security and defence

Module 4: Foreign policy and regional relations

Module 5: Peacekeeping, intervention and peace-building

Module 6: Gender, war and peace

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term4	N/A

Learning outcomes

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

critically evaluate a nation-state's trade, military, humanitarian and foreign policy responses to international politics

demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of global politics

contrast issues of peace and war in several conflict zones

develop evaluative positions on the ethical state of global politics and present these positions as reasoned arguments.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	50%
Short written response	50%

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