International Security Major

Total units 48 Units

Major code ISST-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

The International Security major provides specialist training in the diverse, traditional and non-traditional security challenges, and the implications for Australia's security and defence policy. This major is intended for students wishing to pursue a career in a relevant government (Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Immigration etc.) or private sector related to security affairs, or wishing to undertake graduate work in the fields of strategic and/or security studies.

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

30 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
POLS2132	Current Issues in International Security	6
STST1001	Introduction to Asia-Pacific Security	6
STST1003	Coping with Crisis: The Practice of International Security	6
STST2001	International Security issues in the Asia Pacific	6
STST3002	Australia's Security in the Asian Century	6

6 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
INTR2016	US Security Policy in Asia	6
MEAS2001	New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security	6
POLS2131	Security Communities: From War to Peace	6

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2060	Southeast Asian Security	6
INTR2012	China's New Approaches to Asia Pacific Security	6
INTR2014	Indian Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2018	Japan's Security Dilemmas	6
INTR2020	Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula	6
INTR2024	Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities	6
POLS2099	Cartographies of Security: Critical Security Studies and International Politics	6
POLS2124	Politics of Nuclear Weapons	6
STST2003	Securing Australia's Asia-Pacific Arc of Instability	6
STST2004	Special Topic in Asia-Pacific Security	6
STST3003	The Evolution & Roles of Australia's Security and Intelligence Organisations	6
STST3004	Advanced Study in Asia-Pacific Security	6

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