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Intelligence : Theory and Practice
Postgraduate | MAQ-PICX8045 | 2020
Previously MAQ-PICX845
Course information for 2020 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Recognise how the intelligence function sits within the dynamic contexts of national security, law enforcement, military and foreign domains. Compare Australian and selected international intelligence communities.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
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Intelligence : Theory and Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critique contemporary literature relating to the concepts of intelligence
- demonstrate higher order communication skills including the ability to formulate sustained, persuasive and original written and oral arguments
- model academic research skills, particularly the ability to select sources appropriately to integrate knowledge from diverse sources, to critically evaluate its significance and relevance, synthesise material and present finding logically, rationally and lucidly
- evaluate how the intelligence function fits within the dynamic national security context
- explore a case study requiring a Futures assessment.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
This subject is previously known as PICX845 Intelligence Theory and Practice.
This subject exposes students to the diverse areas of intelligence and to intelligence process methodologies in a variety of contexts. It discusses the essential characteristics of intelligence systems and examines how the intelligence function fits within a dynamic national security context, situating the intelligence function within the Law Enforcement, Foreign, National Security and Military domains. The subject examines the Australian and selected international intelligence communities.
- Assessment 1 (30%)
- Assessment 2 (20%)
- Assessment 3 (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-PICX845-Intelligence : Theory and Practice (no longer available)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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