ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis
Faculty of Arts
ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2706
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2706
No unit lists ATS2706 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibitions: ATS2688 and ATS3688
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Politics or International relations.
Overview
The unit provides an introduction to foreign policy analysis and the foreign policies of the great and emerging powers.
The unit is divided into two modules:
1. an overview of the foundational international relations approaches and theoretical approaches to foreign policy analysis;
2. historical and contemporary case studies of the foreign policies of major global and regional powers from the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle-East, including the P5, Japan, India, Iran, Israel and the EU. The unit examines issues integral to the case studies, such as balances of power; threat perceptions and foreign policy; grand strategies; and status-quo and revisionist powers.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Research taskResearch assignment10%
- Research projectResearch assignment40%
- Presentation10%
- Take home final assessmentOther40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
to introduce students to contemporary US foreign policy - including its context, formulation, substance and consequences
- 2
to enhance the ability of students to engage in critical reflection and produce reasoned, soundly structured and well presented debate on the role of Washington in the contemporary international system
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
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 engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
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.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS2706 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
- INTLREL06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
- INTLREL09Level 2 cornerstone unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
- INTREL04Level 2 cornerstone unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
- POLITICS02Level 2 and 3 elective unitsPoliticsNo reviews yet
- POLITICS03Level 2 and 3 elective unitsPoliticsNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Remy Davison
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Remy Davison
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2706?
ATS2706 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2706 offered?
In 2022, ATS2706 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2706?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2706 have an exam?
No. ATS2706 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2706?
ATS2706 is part of International relations and Politics.