• Offered by ANU National Security College
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Course subject National Security Policy
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Jennifer Hunt
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Spring Session 2020
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In 2020 the in-class dates are Nov 25, 27, 30; Dec 2, 4, 7, 9, 11. All activities that form part of this course will be delivered remotely.

This course provides a critical understanding of contemporary energy security: its contested conceptualisations, relationship to other forms of security, and embeddedness within the modern state. These issues will be explored by considering the interrelationship between energy, economic and societal resilience, expanding beyond the traditional “consumer” state perspective to the energy-economic nexus of producer states and attendant geopolitical strategies. The course examines the globalisation of energy security and the rise of non-conventional energy sources, and the flow-on effects for national security policy.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the contemporary evolution of energy securitisation

2. Identify and explain the concepts and assumptions of the energy-economic security nexus from both the consumer state and producer state perspective

3. Evaluate the national security challenges posed by contemporary regional and international energy trends

4. Critically analyse national energy security policy and communicate this knowledge to specialists and non-specialists
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Indicative Assessment

1. Seminar Paper (30%)

2. Presentation (20%)

3. Policy Brief (50%)
.

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Workload

Course will be held as 8 face to face sessions of 4 hours each (32 hours) with an additional 14 hours of independent study per week 

Prescribed Texts

Yergin, Daniel. 2011. The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. (New York: Penguin, 2011).
Goldwyn, David L. and Jan H. Kalicki (eds). Energy and Security: Strategies for a World in Transition (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).

Preliminary Reading

Yergin, Daniel. 2011. The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. (New York: Penguin, 2011).
Goldwyn, David L. and Jan H. Kalicki (eds). Energy and Security: Strategies for a World in Transition (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $4050
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $5760
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

Spring Session

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
9570 18 Nov 2020 25 Nov 2020 04 Dec 2020 08 Jan 2021 In Person View

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