SECURITY IN A BORDERLESS WORLD

POL5WPS

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The intensification of global interaction is challenging the centrality of the state in international affairs. New forms of association are changing the way states and communities interact. Simultaneously security agendas have broadened. So called 'old wars' between states appear on the wane, replaced by 'new wars', with the 'war on terror' framing the state security agenda. However, these shifts may be more apparent than real and demand critical evaluation. We will examine the significance of these trends for security, understood both in its traditional military sense, and also in its less conventional sense as human or environmental security. Issues explored include terrorism, unregulated population flows, transnational crime, pandemics (notably HIV/AIDS), and the environment.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Michael O'Keefe

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in HUSS postgraduate degree or through subject coordinator's approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: POL5SPW OR POL4SPW

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

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

01. An incisive writing style - write and argue lucidly; careful referencing, clear citation of materials used; correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.

02. Intellectual discrimination - identify key arguments and make sense of events and relationship; sensitivity to the use of key concepts.

03. Research capacity - delve into complex issues; locate relevant primary and secondary source materials; identify relevant information & arguments; rigorous data collection and analysis.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michael O'Keefe

Class requirements

PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
3,500-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	70	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
Collaborative class presentation (equivalent to 1,500 words).	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3