Strategic Studies (POLS2209)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
GT263
Recommended prerequisite
#2 POLS
Assessment methods
Assignment, tutorial work and exam
Course enquiries
Professor Matt McDonald ()
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course examines security in international relations, with a particular focus on dynamics associated with the threat and use of armed force. We examine debates about the role, origins and changing nature of warfare in the international system before exploring key global security dynamics ranging from great power interaction and the arms trade to concerns about nuclear proliferation and terrorism.