Bachelor of International Relations (Honours)

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Bachelor of International Relations (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
 

36 units from completion of the following course(s):

• POLS4011 Research Training: Scope and Methods
• THES4103 Thesis
   

12 units from the following list: 

• POLS4012 International Cooperation
• POLS4013 International Relations Theory
• POLS4019 Democracy and its Discontents
• POLS4020 Ethnicity and Conflict in Asia and the Pacific
• POLS4021 Civilian Protection in Conflict and Post-Conflict Zones
• POLS4027 Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
• POLS4031 Globalisation: Theories, Issues, Debates
• POLS4032 Globalisation: the Interaction of Economics and Politics
• POLS4036 Human Rights and Human Responsibility
• POLS4043 Violence and Political Order
• POLS4047 Interpretation, Method, Critique: Interpretivist Methods in the Social Sciences
• HONS4100 Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated using the formula: S (mark x units) / S units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero
   

Elective Study
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to ANU is on a competitive basis as the number of places available in a program is limited. Admission to Honours is also subject to supervisory capacity and approval from the relevant Delegated Authority within the Academic College.
 

AQF Level 7 Bachelor of International Relations from the ANU, or equivalent from another institution, completed within the last two years, with a weighted average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from:

• POLS2094 Issues in International Political Economy;
• POLS3001 Foreign Policy Analysis;

• the course - excluding 1000-level courses - with the highest mark from either the BIR :
  theory list or the
   

methods list

• An additional, 18 units from the highest graded BIR courses, excluding 1000 level courses; and
• the written approval of an identified supervisor for THES4103 Thesis.
   

Adjustment Factors
Adjustment Factors do not apply to 1 year honours programs. They do not apply to this program.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,176.00