Course Level

Graduate Certificate

CRICOS

103870H

Graduate Certificate of Political Science

The Graduate Certificate of Political Science will equip students with an in depth knowledge of contemporary political affairs and provides you with the analytical frameworks and research skills needed to understand the modern political landscape.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Canberra

Full-time - 0.5 years

$17,745
N/A

Structure

The Graduate Certificate of Political Science requires the completion of 24

Subjects

  • POLS8019 Democracy and its Discontents
  • POLS8038 Comparative Political Institutions
  • POLS8039 Comparative Political Behaviour
  • POLS8043 Violence and Political Order
  • POLS8027 Terrorism and Counterterrorism
  • POGO8402 Political Institutional Architecture of Public Policy
  • POLS8058 Research Design in Political Science
  • POLS8042 Quantitative Research for Political Science
  • POLS8048 Intermediate Quantitative Research in Politics
  • POLS8044 Qualitative Research in Politics
  • POLS8047 Interpretation, Method, Critique: Interpretivist Methods in the Social

Entry requirements

  • Bachelor or international equivalent with GPA 4/7
  • Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
  • Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
  • 24 units of courses in a postgraduate program a GPA of 4/7
  • GRE General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
  • A minimum 5 years full time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program