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Bridging Program
Program Code: 5059

CRICOS number: 031794D

The Board of Studies may recommend a Bridging Program for international students who are otherwise qualified to enter the MAIR or MIA programs, but need further preparation to achieve distinction at the graduate level.

Program Requirements
The Bridging Program may be a 48-unit or 24 unit program. It has a dedicated introductory course - World Politics - but otherwise draws on the same coursework as the Master of International Affairs.

Students undertaking a 48-unit Program are only examined on 30 units. One 12-unit and one 6-unit course are taken as reading courses (that is, without examination). Students undertaking a 24-unit Program are examined on 18 of the 24 units. One 6-unit elective is taken as a reading course.

Students who commence a 48-unit Bridging Program in Semester 1 will complete the Bridging program in November. Students who commence a 24-unit program in July will also complete the program in November.

To qualify for admission to the MIA or MAIR courses, Bridging Program candidates must attain a credit (65%) average across all examinable units, with no fails recorded, and complete the reading units to the satisfaction of the supervisor.

Program Structure
Bridging Program participants complete 48 units of coursework comprising:

one compulsory 12-unit core course:

Semester 1

INTR8036

World Politics

one 12-unit (reading) core course from:

Semester 1

INTR8048

International Political Economy 2

Semester 2	INTR8012	Evolution of International System 2
Semester 2	INTR8061	Global Civil Society and the Role of NGOs 2

and four 6-unit electives (including one reading course) from:

Semester 1	INTR8013	International Political Economy 1
Semester 1	INTR8022	Asia Pacific Security
Semester 1	INTR8027	Political and Social Change in Southeast Asia
Semester 1	INTR8040	Ethnicity and Conflict in Asia and the Pacific
Semester 1	INTR8043	The Post-Colonial Pacific and Global Change
Semester 1	INTR8049	Australia's Global Challenges
Semester 1	INTR8050	States, Globalisation and the Movement of Peoples
Semester 1	INTR8056	International Humanitarian Assistance

Semester 2	INTR8018	The Politics of International Law
Semester 2	INTR8032	Global Security 1
Semester 2	INTR8044	Global Civil Society and the Role of NGOs 1
Semester 2	INTR8028	Global Environmental Politics
Semester 2	INTR8046	Evolution of International System 1
Semester 2	INTR8051	Ethics and Culture in World Politics
Semester 2	INTR8057	War and Peace in Asia
Semester 2	INTR8058	The Politics of Islam in Southeast Asia

Cross-Campus Electives
Students undertaking the Bridging Program may not enroll in cross campus electives.

Admission Criteria
Participants in the bridging program must have been accepted for the MIA or MAIR program - there is no separate admissions process for the Bridging Program.
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Bridging Program Program Code: 5059

Bridging Program
Program Code: 5059