Learning Outcomes

  Students who successfully complete this course should have:

1. The ability to apply international relations theoretical and empirical perspectives to their overall understanding of the politics of the Asia-Pacific;
2. A developed capacity to apply a diverse array of conceptual approaches as a means of enriching their knowledge of the politics of the Asia-Pacific;
3. The ability to better relate cultural, social, economic, political and strategic factors to the foreign policy formulation of key Asia-Pacific states; and
4. The ability to work in various policy environments that will require sophisticated skills sets in the politics policy arena of the Asia-Pacific, with particular emphasis on communication skills (as developed through written assessments, in-class discussions and tutorial-based activities).

Indicative Assessment

1. Tutorial participation     10%                
2. Short Essay                  20%                     
3. Research Essay               40%
4. Final Examination           30%

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Workload

 

35 contact hours per semester

 

A 2-hour lecture session per week for 12 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week for 11 weeks of the  semester

 

Prescribed Texts

Michael Yahuda, The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific Since 1945 (3rd Edition) London/New York: Routledge 2011.

 

A reading brick of key articles will also be provided

 

 

Majors

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:

Band 1

Unit value:

6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units	EFTSL
6.00	0.12500

Course Fees:

Terms

First Semester, 2016

Class number	Class start date	Last day to enrol	Census date	Class end date
3476	15 Feb 2016	26 Feb 2016	31 Mar 2016	27 May 2016