ATS1945 Issues in Australian politics and government
Faculty of Arts
ATS1945 Issues in Australian politics and government is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS1945
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS1945
No unit lists ATS1945 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2945
Overview
The unit explores the politics, government and key issues that challenge the Australian liberal democratic state. It undertakes study of the key theoretical issues and debates in Australian politics and governance and interrogates ideas about power that underpin them. Topics covered include: political ideologies, Australian political thought; democracy; voting behaviour; the media; gender and sexuality; Indigenous politics; social movements; and corruption. This course will provide a foundational understanding of the Australian political system.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Annotated bibliographyResearch assignment20%
- Essay40%
- ExercisesAssignment10%
- Online testOther10%
- Online testOther20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify how government is arranged in a liberal democratic state, using the Australian state as the case study;
- 2
Evaluate the political dynamics of the mobilisation of sections of the community in pursuit of executive power, or to influence those in executive power;
- 3
Evaluate the political dynamics of the mobilisation of sections of the community in pursuit of power, or to influence those in power;
- 4
Explain Australia's democratic institutions and their inter-relationship with the community and with the processes of government;
- 5
Communicate ideas, frameworks and systems about Australian politics via tutorial engagement and through rigorous analysis in written work.
- 6
To foster the ability of graduates to critically evaluate politics and government, and to communicate these ideas in tutorial engagement and provide rigorous analysis in research essays.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- 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.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
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 are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Where it fits
ATS1945 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Blair Williams
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Blair Williams
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1945?
ATS1945 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS1945 offered?
In 2023, ATS1945 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS1945?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1945 have an exam?
No. ATS1945 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS1945?
ATS1945 is part of Politics.