INTERNATIONAL SECURITY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC
POL5IJC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject explores the international politics of the Asia Pacific and focuses particularly on questions of international security and strategy. It examines: Australia's role Asia; the US in the Asia-Pacific under President Donald Trump and China's assertive strategy under Xi Jinping; Japan's shifting foreign and security policy setting in the light of the resurgence of Shinzo Abe; nuclear weapons proliferation on the Korean Peninsula; the South China Sea dispute; regional energy security; the nexus between environmental degradation, national security and human well-being; and the efforts to craft a viable multilateral mechanism to manage regional security. The unit concludes with a reflection of the likely future evolution of Asia's security order.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Ben Habib
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in HUSS Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree or through subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: POL4CJI OR POL5CJI
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Multiple
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Multiple
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Multiple
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ben Habib
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 36
Two 2.50 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 36 and delivered via blended.
Two seminars per week for first 6 weeks of semester 2; second half of semester devoted to research project.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2,000 word research essay | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Topic module portfolio (2,500 word equivalent)10 x 6% tasks, one for each substantive seminar topic of the semester (each task is 250 word equivalent). The portfolio will consist of ten tasks, where students will be asked to complete two of the following: Policy brief; Op-ed article; Interview with strategic studies scholar; News media analysis; Geospatial mapping analysis. | N/A | N/A | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |