POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
POLS20006 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Political Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 当代政治理论
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Political Science
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines the development of political theory in the last thirty years. It focuses on the emergence of key theoretical paradigms such as contemporary liberalism, communitarianism, multiculturalism, radical pluralism, post-structuralism and post-modernism and the ways in which these sc.
POLS20006 has 7 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 3.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.2/5).
On Reddit: "I did the first two last year. CPT is obviously very theoretical and if you haven’t done a subject like it before (such as intro to political theory) then you might struggle with the content and amount of reading you have to do. I’ve done a few subjects like it and some of it st…"
On Reddit: "For CPT, you’ll get feedback a couple of weeks after submitting your essay. What I mean is that because you don’t submit or have any form of assessment due until week 9, you don’t have much of an idea of how you’re going until you get feedback for the essay, and by that point 50…"
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Q: Is POLS20006 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches POLS20006, and when is it offered?
A: POLS20006 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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