International Affairs

Studying international relations at ANU means you will be studying the best program of its kind in Australia and one of the most respected degrees in this field across the globe. It will encourage you to reach beyond the Western experience and engage with emerging ideas and practices from across the Asia Pacific and wider world. Your small group face to face seminars will be taught by globally-recognised experts who are leaders in their research fields and make regular contributors to policy-making in Australia and the region. Their expertise encompasses international theory, international security, international political economy, comparative politics, foreign policy analysis, human rights, and international institutions.

The Master of International Affairs requires:

12 units from the completion of 

INTR8011: International Relations Theory (12 units).

12 units from  the completion of:

INTR8031: Global Governance 2  (12 units)

INTR8048: International Political Economy 2  (12 units)

INTR8047: Global Security 2  (12 units)

INTR8012: The Evolution of the International System 2  (12 units)

24 units from  the completion of:

ANTH8038 - Introduction to Gender and Development

ASIA8814 - Politics of the Korean Peninsula

INTR8013 - International Political Economy 1

INTR8017 - Issues in Australian Foreign Policy

INTR8022 - Asia Pacific Security

INTR8032 - Global Security 1

INTR8045 - Global Governance 1

INTR8046 - The Evolution of the International System 1

INTR8051 - Ethics and Culture in World Politics

INTR8053 - Ethics of Peace & War

INTR8055 - Contemporary Issues in International Political Economy

INTR8058 - Politics of Islam in Southeast Asia

INTR8060 - China: Global Engagement & Domestic Transformation

INTR8062 - Humanitarianism in World Politics

INTR8063 - Japan and Northeast Asia in the Postwar World: war and national identity

INTR8064 - Gender, War, and Justice in South and Southeast Asia

INTR8065 - Writing International Relations

INTR8068 - Making Foreign Policy

INTR8070 - International Organization

MEAS8100 - Oil Religion Politics and Conflict in the Middle East

MEAS8103 - Central Asia in Regional and Global Perspectives

MEAS8108 - Issues of Development in the Middle East

MEAS8109 - Energy and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus

MEAS8111 - Islam, the West and International Terrorism

MEAS8112 - Dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

MEAS8113 - The Gulf Strategic Environment

NSPO8013 - Disease, Security and Biological Weapons

NSPO8014 - Ethics and Technologies of War

NSPO8015 - Asian Regionalism and Security: Implications for Australia

POGO8045 - International Policy Making in the Shadow of the Future

POLS8020 - Non-Traditional Approaches to Security

STST8021 - Intelligence and Security

STST8051 - Great and Powerful Friends: Strategic alliances and Australian security

INTR8067 - U.S. Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific

NSPO8007 - National Security: Concepts and Challenges

NSPO8010 - Civil-Military Relations  

NSPO8016 - Governance, State Weakness and Human Security in Asia

NSPO8017 - Malicious Networks: Transnational Terrorism and Crime

NSPO8018 - The Evolution of National Security Policy since 1945

NSPO8022 - Selected Topic in National Security Policy

Admission to the Master of International Affairs is available only to students undertaking the Bachelor of Arts/Master of International Affairs Vertical Double Degree.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

Enroll in the course

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.