PLM5600 - Strategic studies
12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
Postgraduate Faculty of Arts
Leader(s): Andy Butfoy
Offered
Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
Strategic studies is defined here as the analysis of the military dimension of international relations. Within this setting, the unit looks at the following topics: the role of US military power in world affairs, Australian defence policy, armed intervention, threats to the peace, the proliferation of 'weapons of mass destruction', arms control and concepts of security. Fifth-year level students demonstrate an awareness of how strategic issues can be related to broader conceptual concerns in the field of international relations.
Assessment
Essay (6000 words): 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%
Contact hours
2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week
Prohibitions
13 October 2017
20 January 2025