The Graduate Certificate of International Relations equips students with the skills for analytical thinking and research, while giving a profound insight into global and Asia-Pacific affairs. This is your opportunity to learn at one of the world’s leading centres for international affairs and to make sense of the key trends and challenges in international relations.

Studying international relations at ANU means you will be studying the best program of its kind in Australia and graduating with a highly sought after qualification.

This Graduate Certificate will encourage students to form their own world views and generate their own analyses of the important issues shaping our world today. The program also provides a pathway for entry into ANU's Master of International Relations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an awareness of key global issues and trends

2. Identify, understand and reflect critically on the actors and processes that make up world politics

3. Communicate findings in academic and practical contexts, justifying the approach and methods used as appropriate.

4. Identify and describe problems with the global political system together with consideration of how the system can be worked in and improved.