This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes.
As an individual research project, this course provides students with an opportunity to acquire an advanced level of knowledge concerning their own choice of a national security issue and build the student’s skills in research and complex writing. Regular supervisory sessions will help facilitate and support the completion of the research project. Research projects will be supervised by the course convenor and supported by class and supervisory discussions. Students will identify their own research topic in discussion with the course convenor, present their research questions to the rest of the class and write an academic research paper.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Demonstrate a capacity for critical reflection so that the assumptions underpinning national security concepts and policies can be effectively scrutinised.
- Develop an intellectually rigorous conception of national security connecting theoretical and practical perspectives.
- Use concepts and frameworks to critically analyse complex issues in the area of national security.
- Communicate ideas, analysis, and argument in a range of written and oral forms.
- Formulate theoretically grounded and empirically supported policy proscriptions and prescriptions.
Indicative Assessment
- Research Design (1000 words) (15) [LO 1,2,4]
- Major Research Project (5,000 words) (85) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
The standard workload for a 6 unit course is 130 hours including class time and independent study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Crawford School of Public Policy to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
None
Preliminary Reading
Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett, Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences, BCSIA, Cambridge MA, 2004
Gary King, Robert Keohane and Sidney Verba, Designing Social Inquiry, Princeton University Press, 1994
Richard J. Evan, In Defence of History, Granta, 2018
Lawrence Neuman, Basics of Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -2nd Edition, Allen & Bacon, 2006
M. Wallace and A. Wray, Critical Reading and Writing for Post-Graduates, Sage Publications
Robert K. Yin, Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 4th Edition, Sage Publications, 2008
Assumed Knowledge
To enrol in this course you must have a 75% average in your masters program.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
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