Undergraduate MAQ-PICX3012-2023
Intelligence Policy
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Duration
18 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
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Prior study
Required
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Subject details
On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:
- Explain intelligence and its roles within policy and decision making
- Identify key components of intelligence policy, and the different considerations of short-term and long-term policy decisions
- Identify the challenges posed by the integration of intelligence into policy and decision making, and into government processes more generally
- Analyse and explain the challenges of coordination, prioritisation and evaluation across the intelligence community
- Critically evaluate broad social and political ramifications of intelligence-policy
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- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one ofOthers
Pre-requisite 50cp at 2000 level or above
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject introduces students to the challenges of intelligence policy, with a focus on the Australian and allied national intelligence communities. Upon successful completion of the course students will understand some of the dynamics that affect intelligence policy at the national level, and the different mechanisms through which intelligence policy is shaped, formulated and implemented. Moreover, students will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of coordination, prioritisation and evaluation of the intelligence community, and of the dilemmas of and different approaches to integrating intelligence into policy and decision-making. Finally, students will understand the broad social and political ramifications of different intelligence-policy choices.
- Analytic review of policy recommendations (30%)
- Book Synopsis (40%)
- Take home examination (30%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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