ATS3253 Leadership and change in politics, philosophy and economics
Faculty of Arts
ATS3253 Leadership and change in politics, philosophy and economics is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3253
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3253
No unit lists ATS3253 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics single and double degrees.
Pre-requisite:
- You must have completed ATS1050 AND
- You must have completed ATS1051 or ATS2210 AND
- You must have completed ATS1053 or ATS2252.
Overview
In your final year of the PPE degree, you will apply your newly-aquired skills and knowledge to real-world problems. This experiential learning-based unit focuses on the issue of inequality: where does it come from, how can we measure it, and what – if anything – should we do about it? Drawing on your own and staff members’ networks, and interacting with stakeholders and actors beyond the classroom, will challenge you to identify and define a problem related to inequality; and, as an emerging leader, to use the concepts and skills learned during your PPE degree to develop a creative policy proposal to effect positive change. Following the completion of this capstone unit, you will leave Monash able to demonstrate aptitude in core workplace skills desired by employers.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Case studyWritten20%
- Group presentationPresentation20%
- In-Class Participation ActivityExercise10%
- Forum postExercise10%
- Policy briefWritten40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
utilise skills and knowledge across the fields of philosophy, politics and economics to identify a real-world problem related to inequality;
- 2
work collaboratively with peers and stakeholders within and beyond the classroom to develop a suitable policy solution to an identified problem;
- 3
write persuasively about the identified issue and possible solutions using knowledge and analytical techniques derived from the PPE degree;
- 4
effectively communicate research findings in verbal and visual forms in order to refine policy solutions following constructive criticism from staff and peers;
- 5
evaluate and apply the ideas of a major thinker in the fields of politics, philosophy or economics;
- 6
apply core workplace skills of collaborative leadership, reasoning, creativity and complex problem-solving desired by employers;
- 7
demonstrate aptitude in core workplace skills desired by employers.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- 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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so;
This unit allows you to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in actively applying your 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-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
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).
The unit will use specific software applications. Instructions will be given to students on how to access and install relevant software.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Mitzi Bolton
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Mitzi Bolton
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3253?
ATS3253 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3253 offered?
In 2026, ATS3253 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3253?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3253 have an exam?
No. ATS3253 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.