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School of Politics and International Relations · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Each week the students will be set an issue that is a problem or problem in politics, philosophy or economics. The precise topics will vary from year to year; and many topics will be split into component parts and split over several weeks.
Collaborative presentation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Essay (2000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Examination
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 24 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 12 hours of lectures, and 12 hours of seminars; and, b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
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