CISS6019: War and Strategy

2026 unit information

This unit aims to supply students with an introduction to military affairs and the conduct of war. It considers the complex relationship between politics and strategy and examines strategic thought, the application of land/air/space/naval power and military technologies. It applies this knowledge to interactive case studies before proceeding to investigate more contemporary strategic problems such as the revolution in military affairs, new wars, and counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Details

Study level	Postgraduate
Academic unit	Government and International Relations
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	None
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. acquire and use building blocks of the security sub-field: Specialized professional concepts, specific theories and methods prevalent in the field of international security
LO2. demonstrate improved reading skills with enhanced capacity for criticism, integration and association of readings to broader debates and empirical discussions in the field
LO3. apply acquired concepts and theories to the analysis of current security problems, issues and events
LO4. engage in applicative analysis in the domain
LO5. demonstrate improved the theoretically-based oral explanations of current security situations
LO6. demonstrate improved professional writing skills, including proper presentation and application of theory
LO7. muster key concepts and theories in the field of international security and associate these with paradigms and scholars
LO8. analyse theory and events in a critical manner
LO9. access, organise and communicate applicable knowledge in both written and oral forms.

Unit availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.

There are no availabilities for this year.

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 2 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

There are no availabilities for previous years.

Find your current year census dates

Modes of attendance (MoA)

This refers to the Mode of attendance (MoA) for the unit as it appears when you’re selecting your units in Sydney Student. Find more information about modes of attendance on our website.