GOVT2618 - Science, Technology and Security

Semester 2, 2013  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Frank Smith
Phone: +61 2 9351 8987
Email: frank.smith@sydney.edu.au

Description

This interdisciplinary unit introduces upper-year undergraduate students to the complex relationships between modern science, advanced technology, and traditional as well as non-traditional aspects of international security. It examines how science and technology affect security, and conversely, how security concerns influence the development of science and technology. Using different theories that explain these relationships, this unit will consider a wide range of issues, including nuclear weapons, the revolution in military affairs, cyber security, and singularity studies, among other topics.

Assessments

1x1500wd mid-semester test (25%), 1x4000wd analytical essay (50%), 1x500wd equivalent group presentation (10%), and seminar particiaption (15%)

Classes

1x2hr seminar/week

Prerequisites

6 senior credit points in Government and International Relations

Please Note: This timetable is a draft timetable and subject to change.

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