Teaching
The School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies offers a wide range of globally recognised undergraduate and Masters programmes related to the study of the Mekong River region. We also welcome PhD and post-doc applications with a focus on the Mekong region.
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Undergraduate
Themes relevant to the Mekong River region are taught across a number of BSc programmes in SPAIS. Within the study of Politics there are a number of specific courses of direct relevance to students with an interest in this region.
Undergraduate units include:
- POLI11102 - Introduction to World Politics
- POLI22211 - Contemporary World Politics
- POLI31557 - Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice
Students are also required to write a dissertation which students can focus on the Mekong River Region if desired.
Postgraduate Masters
There are a number of Master's programmes available within SPAIS for those interested in the Mekong River region.
Masters units include:
- POLIM1007 - Conflict, Security and Development
- POLIM2038 - Foreign Policy of Developing States
- POLIM2041 - Environmental Politics
- POLIM2046 - Politics, Business and the State in Pacific Asia
- POLIM2051 - Asian Security
- POLIM3018 - Theories fo Development
- POLIM3033 - Sino-US Relations
- POLIM3034 - The Politics of Genocide
- POLIM3035 - The Politics of Modern Vietnam
- SOCIM2106 - Globalisation and Culture
- SOCIM2119 - Global Ethnicities
- SPAIM0001 - East Asia and International Business
- SPAIM0002 - East Asia and Global Development
- SPAIM0003 - East Asian Research Methods
- SPAIM0006 - East Asia, Europe and Global Integration
PhD applications
Applications from PhD students interested in the Mekong region are also encouraged and we are able to supervise PhDs across a variety of subjects. For more information, please see the following pages: