Critical Perspectives On Terrorism
150 hours of online
One Semester or equivalent
Online
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit provides students with a critical understanding of terrorism and counter-terrorism policy and practices. It will explore the concepts and ideas surrounding terrorism and consider a variety of perspectives in order to make sense of the phenomena of terrorism and its implications for liberty, security and freedom.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
10-March-2025
08-June-2025
08-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-March-2025
Census date
04-April-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Explain the problems of defining and conceptualising terrorism
- Hypothesise the implications of specific ways of thinking about terrorism for counterterrorism practices and policy
- Critique the role of experts and academics in the discourse of terrorism
- Evaluate the importance of the specificity of particular case studies in debates about terrorism - as a global threat and as a particular or unique form of violence
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Live Online Class | 1.00 | 4 weeks | 4 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.17 | 12 weeks | 146 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Major Essay | Individual | 60% | 1,2,3,4 |
Minor Essay | Individual | 30% | 1,3 |
Presentation | Individual | 10% | 1,2,4 |
Content
- Problems in defining and conceptualising terrorism
- How knowledge of terrorism informs counterâ€terrorism policy and practices
- Terrorism in its many forms and questions of security and political violence
- National, subâ€national and global implications of terrorism.
- Case studies
- Political and ethical dilemmas, with particular emphasis on the growth of terrorism as an 'industry'
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.