My name is Rodrigo Praino I'm an
Associate Professor of Politics and
Public Policy and the Director of the
Graduate Program in Public
Administration here at Flinders
University.
The purpose of this video is to explain
the differences between
our degree in International Relations
and Political Science
and degrees that are offered by other
universities. You will learn how to drive
political and social change
and how to prepare yourself for a
successful career in the public
administration
with government, in non-governmental
organisations
as well as in the private sector. My
passion for politics began when I was a
child
traveling around Italy with my family I
noticed that different cities in Italy
came from different states, so the
Republic of Venice, the Republic of Genoa,
the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
etc. etc. and I started asking
my father why were these places
not Italy. So my father started teaching
me about Italian politics and
Italian history and I became extremely
passionate that
soon became a co-career in politics
and public policy. With a degree in
International Relations and Political
Science you can
literally shape the world. You will learn
where the ideas that we talk about
come from, you will learn how to apply
them to the real world,
you will learn where policy comes from,
how is it made, you will learn the
difference between different systems in
different countries,
you will learn how countries interact in
the international arena,
it's an extremely exciting and
interesting field of research.
No matter where you go around the world
the largest
employer anywhere in the world is always
the public sector.
In Australia alone the last few years
the public sector has grown of 11%
it is actually projected to go another
5%
until 2023. There are there is no
employer in the world
with such a high rate of growth and with
that many jobs available to you.
A degree in International Relations and
Political Science will open the doors to
this
enormous amount of opportunities for
careers
in Australia as well as overseas.
Our graduates are employed in different
areas from diplomacy to
social policy, foreign relations,
government administration, public
management and many many
other areas. Studying politics and
political science does not mean that you
are going to become a politician.
You definitely could become a politician
and everything we teach would be very
relevant for a career in politics
however it is not really the only thing
that you're going to be able to do with
this degree.
Here at Flinders University we have the
largest group of researchers and
academics
in international relations and political
science in South Australia.
We are number one in political science
for teaching
quality in South Australia. Our academic
team is award-winning, a number of
members of our academic staff have won
national awards in teaching and research.
Our research in public policy is ranked
above world standard
by the ERA. Our placement program is
amazing you can actually acquire
experience
on the field by working in the South
Australian Parliament as an
intern by doing an internship in
Washington DC at the US
Congress or even by working in the South
Australian Cabinet Office, as well as in
a number of
other public and private and entities.
There are a number of opportunities for
you to go study overseas, including the
Washington
Internship, the New Colombo Plan in
Indonesia and China
and a number of other opportunities in
other countries, including Japan.
Our facilities are state-of-the-art,
modern and extremely well curated.
It is really an amazing place to study,
it's an amazing place to go every day,
it is one of the most beautiful campuses
that I have seen anywhere in the world.
At the undergraduate level we have the
Bachelor of International Relations and
Political Science.
The Bachelor of International Relations
and Political Science has been
completely
redesigned in 2019 and is a state-of-the-art degree with the most relevant and
interesting topics that you could
possibly find
anywhere in international relations and
political science.
You can apply for a combined four years
Honours degree
directly from year one if you're
planning to do
an Honours degree you don't have to wait
until you're at the last year of your
Bachelor degree you can start in a track
that will take you
straight from Bachelor's into Honours. We
offer a number of combined degrees where
you can combine different subjects so
for example, you could do an
International Relations and Political
Science combined degree with business,
commerce, law, languages and a number of
other opportunities. At the postgraduate
level we have
graduate certificates, graduate diplomas
and masters degrees. In the Graduate
Program in Public Administration we
currently offer two graduate
certificates, a Graduate Certificate in
Public Policy
and a Graduate Certificate in Public
Sector Management.
The beauty of these degrees is that you
can complete them in as little as six
months of full-time study. There are only
18 units and they can be completed very
quickly which means that you can come
over to Flinders University,
acquire a postgraduate degree and start
spending that qualification
immediately in the job market. They can
be completed
entirely on campus or completely online.
You can complete a Graduate Diploma in
Public Policy and Management
with one year of full-time study. We
offer three masters degrees, a Master in
Public Policy, a Master in
Public Sector Management and a Master of
Arts in International Relations.
You can also complete a PhD with us in
Political Science and International
Relations.
Here at Flinders University we are
student centred, it's
more than just coming to class and
learning material for lectures,
it's about building a community. I can
never stress enough
how important it is for you as a
university student to create your own
network
and here at Flinders University we are
very eager to help you create these
connections, help you create these
networks and help you maintain these
networks after you graduate.
We host here at Flinders University the
Jeff Bleich Centre for the US
Alliance in Digital Technology Security
and Governance.
At the Jeff Bleich Centre they're doing
very exciting,
cutting edge research that applies to a
number of sectors
and that falls within the International
Relations and Political Science
Program. International relations and
political science is an incredible field
of study for you to start your academic
career,
it is very interesting it will really
really allow you to
explore your passion in politics, your
passion for theory. It also gives you
a lot of career opportunities in the
public sector, in the private sector and
in the non-governmental sector.
So if you're interested in pursuing
studying international relations and
political science
please feel free to reach out to us and
get some more information.
Thank you for visiting Flinders
University, I look forward to welcoming
you on campus soon.
