Disease and Security
CISS6004
This unit assesses the political and security significance of infectious diseases. Whether one contemplates historical experiences with smallpox, plague and cholera, or the contemporary challenges posed by new diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS, it is clear that pathogenic micro-organisms exercise a powerful influence over civilized humankind. The unit concentrates on areas in which human health and security concerns intersect most closely, including: biological weapons proliferation; responses to fast-moving disease outbreaks of natural origin; safety and security in microbiology laboratories; and the relationships between infectious disease patterns, public health capacity, state functioning and violent conflict. The overall aim of the unit is to provide students with a stronger understanding of the scientific and political nature of these problems, why and how they might threaten security, and the conceptual and empirical connections between them.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: CISS6004
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Public Policy
- Master of International Studies
- Master of International Security
- Graduate Diploma in Public Policy
- Graduate Diploma in International Studies
- Graduate Diploma in International Security
- Graduate Certificate in International Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
- Graduate Certificate in International Security
- Master of International Law
- Master of Health Policy
- Graduate Diploma in Health Policy
- Graduate Certificate in Health Policy