POLS3009 Bureaucracy, Politics and Power (Australian National University): rated 4.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
POLS3009 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: 官僚制、政治与权力
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Political Science
Faculty: ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The course provides an introduction to the study of public administration – in other words, the nature of government, how it is organised, how the political and administrative elements work together, and how it relates to citizens. It will help you understand why certain decisions are made by ministers, where power lies in government, why disasters and government failures occur, why governments sell off public assets and contract out functions, why some issues are consider…
POLS3009 has 2 scored reviews: overall 4.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.8/5).
On Reddit: "I took POLS3009 last year. Last year was the first time it was run as a 3000-level course rather than a 2000-level. It was great. I wouldn’t say it was hard but I would really recommend doing the readings before tutorials, I know that is like what every lecturer tells you to do …"
On Reddit: "It's one of the best courses I've taken, would highly recommend! The exam is nothing to stress about, it covers the latter part of the course and it's just a couple essays. As long as you attend/watch the lectures and have done the readings (which is something you actually have …"
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Q: Is POLS3009 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 4.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches POLS3009, and when is it offered?
A: POLS3009 is taught by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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