Course overview
International relations is a multidisciplinary field that investigates the social, economic and environmental relationships between different political bodies. This major focuses on current international topics and issues, covering political theory, international relations theory, foreign policy, strategic studies, and political history. You will explore the art of diplomacy and policy making, geopolitical change, and national and regional security in broad contexts, including military, politics and geo-economics. Political and regional globalisation, with an emphasis on Asia, is explored in-depth. Issues of international trade, environmental change, resource management and human rights are further study topics.
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Career Opportunities
This course can help you become a: parliamentarian, research officer, public servant - Australian public service, public servant - state government, foreign affairs and trade officer, political scientist.
Careers in this field can include security analysis and policy with Departments of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Trade, intelligence analysis and research analysis, and in roles such as: executives in energy companies, policy officers in law enforcement agencies and non-government organisations, areas of international finance and management, the media, education.
Careers in this field can include security analysis and policy with Departments of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Trade, intelligence analysis and research analysis, and in roles such as: executives in energy companies, policy officers in law enforcement agencies and non-government organisations, areas of international finance and management, the media, education.
Majors
International Relations
Entry requirements
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IB Diploma
24.2-24.8Admission is assessed against the qualification, prerequisite and English requirements for the course.
English requirement
IELTS 6.5, no band below 6TOEFL iBT 79, no band below 20PTE Academic 58-64, no band below 50Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 176-184, no band below 169
If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.
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