International Security

The International Security programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills relevant to understanding both traditional and emerging security challenges, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary fields including defence, international relations, strategic studies, political science, peace and conflict resolution, economics, environmental studies, law, business, public health, biology, and demography.

International security traverses a complex and frequently interconnected set of issues that have great salience for the world in which we live. They range from the causes and consequences of war between states to ethnic, religious, and ideological conflicts, as well as threats to human security and the stability of states from environmental degradation, infectious diseases, climate change, and the activities of non-state actors.

Graduates will be well equipped to develop rewarding career paths in international security, in both the public and private sectors as well as with international and non-government organisations.

Contacts
Coursework
Dr Sarah Phillips
Phone: +61 2 9114 0833
Email:

Research
Dr Adam Kamradt-Scott
Phone: +61 2 9351 8986
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Requirements

Graduate Certificate in International Security

To be awarded the Graduate Certificate in International Security, students complete a total of four units of study (24 credit points) comprising:

• three core units of study (18 credit points)
• one elective unit of study (six credit points) chosen from Section A of the Table of Postgraduate Coursework Units of Study

Graduate Diploma in International Security

To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in International Security, students complete a total of six units of study (36 credit points) comprising:

• three core units of study (18 credit points)
• three elective units of study (18 credit points), including at least two units from Section A of the Table of Postgraduate Coursework Units of Study

Master of International Security

To be awarded the Master of International Security, students complete a total of 10 units of study (60 credit points), comprising:

• three core units of study (18 credit points)
• seven elective units of study (42 credit points), including a minimum of four units selected from the Section A elective options of the Table of Postgraduate Coursework Units of Study