Conflict Management Strategies

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion, a student will be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate scholarly debates on conflict management within contemporary national and international security contexts.
  2. Analyse and compare policy responses to complex conflicts using case studies from diverse geopolitical environments.
  3. Apply advanced research methods to investigate the motivations, implementation, and outcomes of conflict management strategies.
  4. Assess ethical and professional challenges associated with managing conflicts short of war in a security and policy context.

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• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• MAQ-STS-MAS-2026 - Master of Strategy and Security

Prior study

To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:

• MAQ-PICX8071-Management and Leadership in Intelligence

Others

Pre-requisite-Admission to MCT(OUA) OR MCrim(OUA) OR MCyberSecAnalysis(OUA) OR MSS(OUA) MIntell(OUA) OR MStrategySec(OUA) OR GradCertStrategicPolicy(OUA) OR GradCertSecStudCr(OUA)
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
PICT8922 Conflict Management Strategies

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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