UndergraduatePolitical Science & International Relations
Bachelor of Advanced Political Science and International Relations (Honours)
Griffith University, Brisbane/Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
About this program
Griffith University's Bachelor of Advanced Political Science and International Relations (Honours) degree. The Brisbane South (Nathan) offering of this program is scheduled to be delivered at the Treasury Building at our Brisbane City campus in 2027. If scheduled opening is delayed, courses may be delivered all or in part at our other Brisbane locations. Queensland's #1 university for political science. (ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025) This degree is designed for future leaders, thinkers and changemakers who want to understand and influence the political and social systems that shape our world. Explore critical global questions like: how do political systems work and why do some fail? what role does diplomacy and international relations play in global conflicts? how do laws get made and who really holds the power? why do some leaders turn authoritarian and how can democracy survive in the face of such challenges? Highlights of studying the Bachelor of Advanced Political Science and International Relations (
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
- Year 1: Introduction to Political Science
- International Relations
- Fundamentals of Policy Analysis
- Great Debates in Political Thought
- Comparative Political Institutions
- Global Political Economy
- Year 2: Australian Politics and Government
- Career Pathways in Political Science and International Relations
- Year 3: Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- Solving Policy Problems
- Year 6: Honours Dissertation Part 1
- Honours Dissertation Part 2
- Honours Dissertation Part 3
- Honours Dissertation Part 4
- Year 7: Research Design
- Translating Research into Academic Outputs
- Working with First Peoples Communities
- Business Analytics and Quantitative Tools
- Qualitative Methods
- Plus 32 elective/flexible courses chosen from an approved list to complete the 320 credit-point program
Admissions
Completion of an Australian Year 12 (Senior Secondary) certificate or equivalent international qualification. Assumed background knowledge: Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C); Any two units of English (Band 3).
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