APG5154 Analysing global politics
Faculty of Arts
APG5154 Analysing global politics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5154
No prerequisites or corequisites.
After APG5154
1 unit list APG5154 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
In this unit, you will explore how global affairs professionals construct, contest, and communicate knowledge. You will examine the intellectual scaffolding of International Relations: its main philosophical debates, conceptual tools, methodological approaches, and the reasons for using (or not using) those methods. You’ll also develop your professional skills as you prepare for life after graduation: critical thinking, qualitative and quantitative analysis, writing skills, and more.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Research QuestionsWritten20%
- Concepts of Causation TestArtefact20%
- Literature MappingArtefact20%
- Research DesignWritten40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain core principles of social scientific theory, research design, and data analysis;
- 2
Apply different methodological approaches in international relations research;
- 3
Communicate complex information accurately, succinctly, and effectively.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Bill Flanik
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Bill Flanik
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5154?
APG5154 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after APG5154?
APG5154 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including APG5093.
When is APG5154 offered?
In 2025, APG5154 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5154?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5154 have an exam?
No. APG5154 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.