Subject description

Power and the State is the capstone subject in the Politics major. It charts the rise of the state from its origins to its dominant role in everyday national life. Writers examined may include, inter alia, Tilly, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Burke, Marx, Weber, TH Green, Gramsci, Althusser, Foucault, Marshall, and … For more content click the Read More button below.

Enrolment rules

Pre-Requisite

Equivalence

POL 314 - Power and the State

Tutorial enrolment

Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS

Delivery

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Teaching staff

Subject coordinators
Lecturers

Engagement hours

Contact hours:1 hr lecture, 2 hr tutorial

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Evaluate and make connections between complex issues and ideas about society and culture to solve a real world problem;
2.
Negotiate and achieve a Capstone Project;
3.
Problem solve to achieve negotiated outcomes;
4.
Self-direct learning;
5.
Create and communicate outcomes effectively;
6.
Demonstrate digital capabilities using appropriate genre/s and media

Assessment details

Ten blogs of 100 words each
Project proposal
Project

Work integrated learning

Foundational WIL:This subject contains elements of "Foundational WIL". Students in this subject will observe, explore or reflect on possible career pathways or a work-related aspect of their discipline.

Textbook information

No prescribed textbooks for this subject.

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