Description
This subject provides an introduction to the history, structure, development and world view of the United Nations. It analyses the UN as the centre of world diplomacy as well as a supranational human rights and welfare agency. It also looks at the paradoxical Security Council, the agency responsible for peace-keeping and peace-making deployments whose members are, at the same time, the manufacturers and distributors of weapons fuelling most international conflicts.
Subject details
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Code | INTR12-203 |
| EFTSL | 0.125 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Society & Design |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 10 |
| Study abroad | Available to Study Abroad students |
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Learning outcomes
1. Develop a critical understanding of the concepts of global governance through committed research.
2. Convey concise and critical argument in both written and oral form.
3. Demonstrate an ability to work cooperatively and problem solve with others.
4. Display an awareness of effective participation in local and global communities.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge required.
Subject outlines
Subject dates
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| Enrolment opens | 15/07/2018 |
| Semester start | 10/09/2018 |
| Subject start | 10/09/2018 |
| Cancellation 1? | 24/09/2018 |
| Cancellation 2? | 01/10/2018 |
| Last enrolment | 23/09/2018 |
| Last withdrawal? | 05/10/2018 |
| Teaching census? | 05/10/2018 |