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Graduate Diploma in International Security (GradDipIntSec)

Course Code	FF051
Course Type	Postgraduate
Credit Points Required	36
This program is not available to international students.

Description

This course is no longer accepting new enrolments. The following information is for students who commenced study in the course prior to 2011. New students from 2011 enrol in the new course, DF044 Graduate Diploma in International Security in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The International Security programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills relevant to understanding both traditional and emerging security challenges, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary fields including defence, international relations, strategic studies, political science, economics, environmental studies, law, business, public health, biology, and demography. International security traverses a complex and frequently interconnected set of issues that have great salience for the world in which we live. They range from the causes and consequences of war between states to ethnic, religious and ideological conflicts, as well as threats to human security and the stability of states from environmental degradation, infectious diseases, climate change and the activities of non-state actors. Graduates will be well equipped to develop rewarding career paths in international security, in both the public and private sectors as well as with international and non-government organisations.

Course requirements

To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in International Security, students must successfully complete a total of six units of study (36 credit points) comprising:

three core units of study (18 credit points)
three elective units of study (18 credit points) (including at least two units selected from 'Section A')

Core units of study

CISS6001 New Security Challenges
CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific
GOVT6119 International Security

Elective units of study

Section A	Section B
CISS6003 Business and Security CISS6004 Disease and Security CISS6005 Ethics, Law and War CISS6006 Statebuilding and Fragile States CISS6007 Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region CISS6008 Population and Security CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security CISS6014 Human Security CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy (new unit for 2011) CISS6017 Transnational Threats and Organised Crime	CISS6009 Research Essay 1 CISS6010 Research Essay 2 GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence and Trade GOVT6136 Asia-Pacific Politics GOVT6139 Research Design GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management LAWS6062 International Law and the Use of Armed Force LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law PHIL7841 Reasoning, Argument and Explanation TPTM6390 Logistics in Humanitarian Aid Projects USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy USSC6907 American Exceptionalism USSC6910 Special Topic in US Studies

Section A

Section B

CISS6003 Business and Security
CISS6004 Disease and Security
CISS6005 Ethics, Law and War
CISS6006 Statebuilding and Fragile States
CISS6007 Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region
CISS6008 Population and Security
CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security
CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations
CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security
CISS6014 Human Security
CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare
CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy (new unit for 2011)
CISS6017 Transnational Threats and Organised Crime

CISS6009 Research Essay 1
CISS6010 Research Essay 2
GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence and Trade
GOVT6136 Asia-Pacific Politics
GOVT6139 Research Design
GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics
GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management
LAWS6062 International Law and the Use of Armed Force
LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law
LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law
PHIL7841 Reasoning, Argument and Explanation
TPTM6390 Logistics in Humanitarian Aid Projects
USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy
USSC6907 American Exceptionalism
USSC6910 Special Topic in US Studies

Note. All 'GOVT', 'PACS' and 'PHIL' units are offered through the Faculty of Arts , 'LAWS' units are offered through the Sydney Law School and 'USSC''units are offered through the United States Studies Centre.

For details of the units of study listed above, please refer to the University's Online unit of study handbook.

Progression guide

The following table illustrates a course progression example for a student enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of International Security on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester.

Year / Semester	Unit of study 1	Unit of study 2	Unit of study 3	Total credit points
Year 1 Semester 1	CISS6002	GOVT6119	elective	24
Year 1 Semester 2	CISS6001	elective	elective	24

Please Note: The information listed in this program of study example is meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their degree in different sequences to that listed above. You are advised to plan their degree based upon your individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if you need any assistance in planning your progression in your degree.

Minimum duration of course

Full-time	Part-time
1 year	1.5 years

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