The first aim of this course is to introduce students to some of the key concepts in the discipline of Political Science: power, influence, authority, legitimacy, coercion, conflict, and democracy. The second aim is to introduce the concepts and institutions of the political process.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature and significance of politics and governance;
- critically analyse some of the key concepts in political science;
- apply concepts and theories used in the study of political science to the analysis of interests, institutions and behaviour;
- demonstrate the capacity to use different research methods used to investigate political phenomena; and
- have developed their research, writing, and verbal presentation skills.
Other Information
Lectures will be recorded.
Indicative Assessment
- Tutorial Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Take home quizzes x 5, available on Wattle, not exceeding 30 mins (4% each for a total of 20%) (20) [LO 1,3,5]
- Essay, 1500 words (30) [LO 2,3,4,5]
- Final examination, 2 hours during the final examination period (40) [LO 1,3,5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials, and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
None Will post articles on Wattle
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2040 | 24 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2020 | 08 May 2020 | 05 Jun 2020 | In Person | View |