International Security
Errata
| Item | Change | Date |
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| 1. |
The following units are not available in 2016: GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics GOVT6158 Comparative Politics of Latin America GOVT6220 The State, Secession, and Civil War |
11/3/2016 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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International Security |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in International Security are required to complete 24 credit points of core units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in International Security are required to complete 48 credit points, including 24 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of core elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of International Security are required to complete 96 credit points, including 24 credit points of core units of study, 18 credit points of elective units of study, a maximum of 48 credit points from elective units of study which can include an optional major as listed in the unit of study table and a minimum of 6 credit points from capstone units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Core elective units of study |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
Semester 1 |
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| CISS6008 Population and Security This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Intensive December |
| CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6017 Transnational Threats and Organised Crime |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6019 War and Strategy This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6020 Geopolitics of Energy Security in Asia This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6220 The State, Secession, and Civil War |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Intensive September |
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Elective Units of Study |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy and Development in SE Asia |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6158 Comparative Politics of Latin America |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6159 Emotions Agendas and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6222 Australian Enviro Politics and Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6225 Essential Readings in Int'l Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ITLS6007 Disaster Relief Operations |
6 | N TPTM6390 |
Semester 2 |
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6902 Doing Social Research |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6918 Introductory Quantitative Methods This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6906 Culture and Politics of Health Development |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6901 Human Rights: Norms and Mechanisms 1 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6904 Democratisation: Theory and Practices |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
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| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Intensive March |
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| PACS6922 Peaceful Conflict Transformation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact |
Semester 2 |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive September |
| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice |
6 | Summer Early |
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| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | C SCWK6930 N SCWK6933 |
Winter Main |
| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P PACS6911 or DVST6901 N SCWK6930 |
Summer Early Winter Main |
| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Students may take up to two units (12 credit points) as electives from outside the Department of Government and International Relations in a relevant discipline. Students must obtain approval from the Department of Government and International Relations in advance, as well as the approval of the Unit of Study coordinator. | |||
Capstone units of study |
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| (1) Semester-long research project | |||
| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| (2) Year-long dissertation project | |||
| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6148 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | C GOVT6139 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6149 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C GOVT6148 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |