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.

Relevant Degrees

Bachelor of International Security Studies (BINSS)

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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 International Security Studies	6
STST1003	Coping with Crisis: The Practice of International Security	6
STST2001	Security Concepts 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 Foreign and Security Policy in Asia	6
MEAS2001	New States of Eurasia: Emerging Issues in Politics and Security	6
	POLS 2131: Security Communities

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

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2060	Southeast Asian Security	6
INTR2012	Chinese Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2014	Indian Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2018	Japanese Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2020	(In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula	6
INTR2024	Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities	6
	POLS 2099: Cartographies of Security
	POLS 2124: Politics of Nuclear Weapons
STST2003	Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands	6
STST2004	Special Topic in International Security	6
STST3003	Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World	6
	STST 3004: Asia-Pacific Security

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