What is Power?
36 hours Face to Face + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This cross-disciplinary, team-taught unit introduces the core themes and breadth of the Politics, Power & Technology major. It introduces fundamentals of political philosophy and presents critical perspectives on the question of power drawn from a range of scholarly approaches.
Requisites
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Review the structures, dynamics and relationships of power in society, politics and international relations.
- Apply theoretical models to the analysis of power.
- Critically evaluate different perspectives on practical issues and problems.
- Perform logical analysis and develop well-informed arguments.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Specified Activities Various | 5.00 | 12 weeks | 60 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 4.50 | 12 weeks | 54 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Essay 1 | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4 |
Group Discussions | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3,4 |
Quizzes | Individual | 20% | 1,3 |
Content
- Social Power
- Capital & Labour
- Philosophies of Power I: Political Ideologies
- Political Institutions
- Democracy & Accountability
- International Relations I: Power & the State
- International Relations II: State, System, Society
- Language & Power
- Power & Technology
- Philosophies of Power II: Power, Agency & Structure
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.