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.
Contact details
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