Australian Foreign Policy
Duration
- 1 Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2022 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Articulate the pre- and post-colonial legacies on Australian foreign policy;
2. Evaluate the major developments in Australian foreign policy, and their relationship to domestic politics and identity;
3. Identify the problems of alliance, multilateralism, and unilateralism in Australian foreign policy;
4. Evaluate Australia’s place in global and regional politics and relevant emerging foreign policy issues, individually and with others;
5. Critically analyse Australian foreign policy in relation to key concepts and foreign policy approaches and theories.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
1 2 |
12 12 |
12 24 |
Online Contact | N/A |
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Specified Learning Activities Tutorial reading and preparation |
5 |
12 |
60 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended |
| 54 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online [SOL]
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact | N/A |
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Online Contact Collaborate sessions | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Specified Learning Activities Interactive Discussion Board activities Online eLA-student interactions Readings Viewing videos Self-check tests and/or online tests | 8 | 12 | 96 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Assessment tasks Reading up on current affairs relevant to topics | Recommended |
| 50 |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Major Essay | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Tutorial Paper | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Weekly Literature and news review | Individual | 20% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Australia in the domestic and international context: foreign policy and national identity, legacies and continuing challenges;
• Key relationships at the international and regional level;
• Australian foreign policy in the context of globalisation;
• Australia's place in international and regional politics.
Study resources
- Reading materials.