Why do states go to war? What do terrorists hope to gain from harming civilians? And how do peaceful states justify, maintain and use their military to defend themselves? This course explores these questions as it introduces students to the study of Strategy.
The course breaks the concept of Strategy into seven constituent parts of a strategic situation - Adversaries, Why, Where, Interaction, Pain, Limits, Policy. It explores how strategy has been conducted over time, as well as the rise of the academic field of Strategic Studies. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of what is strategy, how to think like a strategist, and the theory and methods foundations to take other STST8000 level courses.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Identify the central questions that animate the sub-field of Strategic Studies;
- Demonstrate knowledge of a selection of the key canonical texts in Strategic Studies;
- Develop their own answers in response to the questions identified in the course and/or posit new, original questions in Strategic Studies;
- Identify and evaluate the main methodological approaches of scholars of Strategic Studies; and
- Apply key Strategic Studies concepts and theories to historical and contemporary issues and cases.
Indicative Assessment
- Essay (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Strategy in Action (Flipped Classroom) (20) [LO 3,5]
- 2 x Online Exams (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Weekly Quiz (10) [LO 1,2,5]
- Seminar Participation (10) [LO 1,3,5]
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Workload
This course comprises some 130 hours of activity over 12 weeks, both interactive/seminar based and independent research. The course comprises a maximum of 6k words of assessment or the equivalent. Please note this is a general guide, averaged over the semester and the final hours ultimately depend on the individual's ability in reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
N/A
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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4440 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6360 |
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.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2232 | 19 Feb 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 05 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 | In Person | View |
