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
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
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Essay 1Individual 50% 1,2,3,4 
Group DiscussionsIndividual 30% 1,2,3,4 
QuizzesIndividual 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.