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Curtin University

  • 28% international / 72% domestic

Security and Strategic Studies Double Degree Major (LLB/BA)

  • Non-Award

Security and Strategic Studies is designed to educate and train future strategic thinkers and leaders. Students studying Security and Strategic Studies major will gain an in-depth understanding of the complex challenges that affect Australia's national security and international security.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Outline Outline

Security and Strategic Studies is designed to educate and train future strategic thinkers and leaders. Students studying Security and Strategic Studies major will gain an in-depth understanding of the complex challenges that affect Australia's national security and international security. Topics include introduction to Strategic Studies, history of conflicts and wars, great power rivalry and problems of contemporary arms race, terrorism, insurgency and grey zone operations, intelligence analysis, foundations of contemporary strategic and defence planning, leadership and ethics.

What you'll learn
  • demonstrate a good understanding of the major conceptual frameworks of security, strategic and defence studies, GC1
  • demonstrate the ability to think and analyse critically, creatively and reflectively within security and strategic studies and across disciplinary boundaries, GC1,GC2,GC3
  • demonstrate the ability to locate relevant evidence from a wide range of sources and to make informed decisions about the significance of this information in the development of a security, strategic and defence analysis of social and political life, GC2,GC6
  • demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively through a variety of written, oral and other formats to diverse audiences in ways appropriate in security and strategic studies, GC3,GC6
  • demonstrate the ability to use a variety of technologies and the ability to decide on their applications appropriately, GC3,GC6
  • show sustained intellectual curiosity by taking responsibility for one's own learning and intellectual development through the recognition of a range of learning strategies, GC1,GC2,GC3
  • demonstrate the capacity to understand socio-economic and political life in a range of local and global contexts through the recognition of international practices in political and international affairs, GC1,GC5
  • embrace the importance of cultural diversity and of human rights in the making of knowledge in the social and political sciences, GC4,GC5
  • provide both accountable and ethical prescriptions/solutions to the major issues and challenges involved in national, regional and world affairs. Learn and practice effective team and leadership skills, GC3,GC6

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

  • demonstrate a good understanding of the major conceptual frameworks of security, strategic and defence studies, GC1
  • demonstrate the ability to think and analyse critically, creatively and reflectively within security and strategic studies and across disciplinary boundaries, GC1,GC2,GC3
  • demonstrate the ability to locate relevant evidence from a wide range of sources and to make informed decisions about the significance of this information in the development of a security, strategic and defence analysis of social and political life, GC2,GC6
  • demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively through a variety of written, oral and other formats to diverse audiences in ways appropriate in security and strategic studies, GC3,GC6
  • demonstrate the ability to use a variety of technologies and the ability to decide on their applications appropriately, GC3,GC6
  • show sustained intellectual curiosity by taking responsibility for one's own learning and intellectual development through the recognition of a range of learning strategies, GC1,GC2,GC3
  • demonstrate the capacity to understand socio-economic and political life in a range of local and global contexts through the recognition of international practices in political and international affairs, GC1,GC5
  • embrace the importance of cultural diversity and of human rights in the making of knowledge in the social and political sciences, GC4,GC5
  • provide both accountable and ethical prescriptions/solutions to the major issues and challenges involved in national, regional and world affairs. Learn and practice effective team and leadership skills, GC3,GC6

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