ATS3182 Elections, parties and voters
Faculty of Arts
ATS3182 Elections, parties and voters is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3182
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3182
No unit lists ATS3182 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2699
Pre-requisite: Twelve credit points of level 2 Arts units.
Overview
In this unit, you will explore the ways in which elections, parties and voters intersect to impact the operation of political systems. You will begin this unit by examining the emergence of modern elections, the functions that they perform, and locate their broader contemporary political significance. You will also examine the broader forces leading to the rise of parties, paying particular attention to how they have come to dominate politics and governance in most modern states. Topics examined in this unit include party organization, ideology, voter behaviour, electoral rules and party system dynamics, and party campaigning strategies.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3182.
Assessment
- Analytical exercisesExercise30%
- EssayWritten35%
- Take home final assessmentWritten35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and discuss the function of elections, parties and voters, and the ways in which each of these phenomena have changed over time in both democracies and non democracies;
- 2
apply theories on voter behaviour, party systems and parties, to an analysis of elections and political systems;
- 3
analyse and discuss the intersections and synergies across elections, parties and voters, and their impacts on public policy and governance;
- 4
collaborate with others on group projects to conduct research and communicate findings in varied formats and for a range of audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachOnline 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 engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
The unit will be delivered through Moodle and other online platforms, such as Zoom. Other online resources - Kahoot and Polleverywhere.com - will be used to enhance student learning.
Where it fits
ATS3182 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Zareh Ghazarian
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Zareh Ghazarian
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3182?
ATS3182 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3182 offered?
ATS3182 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ATS3182?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3182 have an exam?
No. ATS3182 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3182?
ATS3182 is part of Politics; and Politics and governance.