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Course description

This course will be offered as the Level 2 POLS2107 in 2014 and will move to the Level 3 POLS3107 from 2015. Students who commence their program in 2014 should obtain credit for this course as a Level 3 and should enrol in this course from 2015. Please note: the course Levels are not interchangeable - if the course is completed as a Level 2 it cannot be credited as a Level 3. This course examines contemporary Queensland politics through the lens of the state¿s history. It asks the question `is Queensland different?¿ by examining the state¿s political culture, institutions such as parliament, the executive, political parties and elections. It also examines the state¿s response to environmental and demographic change.