The Asia-Pacific Security Major provides students with an in-depth education on the diverse security challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region, and the implications for Australia's foreign and defence policies. The courses are intended for students wishing to pursue careers related to security affairs, international relations, or wishing to undertake graduate work in the fields of strategic and/ or security studies.
Students are able to enhance their knowledge through courses about the security of specific states in the Asia-Pacific region, or on topics such as intelligence and nuclear security.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and evaluate historical and current events and developments that have shaped dimensions of security in the Asia-Pacific region,
- Identify and critique the key concepts, ideas and principal actors in Asia-Pacific security,
- Analyse developments in security in the Asia-Pacific in their regional and global context,
- Understand the processes and disciplinary approaches of the security challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units which must include:
24 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
STST1001 - Introduction to International Security Studies (6 units)
STST2001 - International Security issues in the Asia Pacific (6 units)
STST2003 - Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands (6 units)
STST3002 - Australia's Security in the Asian Century (6 units)
A minimum of 18 units from the completion of the following security studies courses:
ASIA2060 - Southeast Asian Security (6 units)
ASIA2093 - Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific (6 units)
ASIA2111 - Indonesian Foreign and Security Policy (6 units)
INTR2012 - Chinese Foreign and Security Policy (6 units)
INTR2014 - Indian Foreign and Security Policy (6 units)
INTR2016 - US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia (6 units)
INTR2018 - Japanese Foreign and Security Policy (6 units)
INTR2020 - (In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula (6 units)
INTR2024 - The Politics of Nuclear Weapons (6 units)
MEAS2001 - New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security (6 units)
STST2004 - Special Topic in International Security (6 units)
STST2020 - Study tour: Southeast Asia's Security Choices (6 units)
STST3003 - Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World (6 units)
STST3004 - Advanced Study in Asia-Pacific Security (6 units)
A maximum of 6 units from the completion of the following contextual courses:
ASIA2017 - History of International Relations in Northeast Asia (6 units)
ASIA2070 - Democracy in Southeast Asia (6 units)
ASIA3029 - Reconciliation and the memory of conflict in Asia (6 units)
36 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| STST1001 | Introduction to International Security Studies | 6 |
| STST 1002: Asia-Pacific Conflict | ||
| STST2001 | Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| STST 2002: Internal Security | ||
| STST 3001: Transnational Security | ||
| STST3002 | Australia's Security in the Asian Century | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| STST2003 | Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands | 6 |
| STST2004 | Special Topic in International Security | 6 |
| STST3003 | Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World | 6 |
| STST 3004: Asia-Pacific Security | ||
| INTR2012 | Chinese Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR 2014: Indian Foreign&Security Policy | ||
| INTR2016 | US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia | 6 |
| INTR2018 | Japanese Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR 2020: (In)Stability Korean Peninsula | ||
| INTR2024 | The Politics of Nuclear Weapons | 6 |
| ASIA2060 | Southeast Asian Security | 6 |
| MEAS2001 | New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security | 6 |
| POLS 2099: Cartographies of Security |