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GOVT6119: International Security
2025 unit information
This unit considers several dimensions of international security. In the first part it explores what is meant by ‘International Security’ and discusses several classic texts to begin to understand the causes of war and the conditions of peace. In the second part it focuses on specific security areas, such as Humanitarian Intervention, Environmental Security, Cybersecurity and Interstellar Security. Current International Security events will also be addressed.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. have a broad understanding of international security debates, as well as in-depth case studies
- LO2. have appropriate knowledge of the main theories and concepts of international security studies
- LO3. link theoretical notions of international security to real-world security issues
- LO4. utilise enhanced reading skills, supported by state-of-the-art publications in the field of international security
- LO5. utilise strengthened writing skills in an academic and professional context
- LO6. possess a good understanding of war and peace, terrorism and international crime, environmental security and climate change, irregular migration and security, health security and pandemics, cyber security and space security
- LO7. detect and avoid personal, ideological, and cognitive bias and thus develop logically-sound understandings of international security, supported by a plurality of theoretical and empirical approaches
- LO8. understand the origins and directions of contemporary security debates, a useful skill for both personal and professional development
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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