POLS2132 War and International Relations (Australian National University): rated 2.7/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 3 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
POLS2132 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences in Political Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 战争与国际关系
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Political Science
Faculty: ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course focuses on three different current international security issues to give students depth in global security problems, especially those related to inter-state conflict such as arms races, international law, nuclear weapons, crisis bargaining and cyber warfare. For each topic, the course addresses key controversies and issues, explores theoretical explanations, and evaluates possible policy solutions.
POLS2132 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 1.8 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by ANU students on ANU Wall (2.2/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 1.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 5.0/5).
Student review (2026-10-13, translated): Honestly, it’s brutal—okay for regular assignments, but the midterm and final exams are like they don’t care about students at all. You’ll be stressing yourself to death over revision. If it’s not a compulsion, just run for it.
On Reddit: "Pols3001 and pols2132 extreamly enjoyable plus extremely fair marking and manageable course loads Pols2123- extreamly interesting Intr3001- others said it was interesting but tuts were bare bones and felt like a chore Hist2240- well taught but felt like the tutors rationed the m…"
The course panel on ANU Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is POLS2132 hard?
A: Students rate POLS2132's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is POLS2132 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 1.8/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches POLS2132, and when is it offered?
A: POLS2132 is taught by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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