The Global Security major provides students with a basic education on the wide array of security challenges that face the global community in the contemporary era. It allows students to examine these issues at both the global and national levels. The courses are intended for students interested in careers related to security affairs and international relations, while also providing a firm foundation for students wishing to pursue graduate studies in strategic studies, security studies, and international relations.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Explain historical and current events and developments that have shaped security on the international level,
2. Identify key concepts, ideas, and principal actors in global security,
3. Explain developments in security in their regional and global context,
4. Understand the processes and disciplinary approaches through which current knowledge about global security has developed.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| STST1001 | Introduction to International Security Studies | 6 |
| POLS2132 | Current Issues in International Security | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2060 | Southeast Asian Security | 6 |
| ASIA2093 | Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific | 6 |
| HIST2136 | World at War, 1939-1945 | 6 |
| HIST2141 | The Cold War: 1945-1989 | 6 |
| HIST2214 | The Great War. The Conflict that Changed the World. | 6 |
| 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 |
| ASIA2111 | Indonesian Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| MEAS2001 | New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security | 6 |
| POLS2123 | Peace and Conflict Studies | 6 |
| POLS2136 | Power and influence in world politics | 6 |
| POLS3033 | Environment, Human Security, and Conflict | 6 |
| POLS3036 | International Terrorism | 6 |
| POLS3001 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 6 |
| STST1003 | Coping with Crisis: The Practice of International Security | 6 |
| STST2001 | Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| STST2003 | Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands | 6 |
| STST3002 | Australia's Security in the Asian Century | 6 |
| STST3003 | Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World | 6 |
| STST 3004: Asia-Pacific Security |