Intelligence : Theory and Practice

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate critical understanding of the concepts of intelligence.
  2. Demonstrate higher order communication skills including the ability to formulate sustained, persuasive and original written and oral arguments.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate, select and synthesise knowledge from different sources.
  4. Evaluate how the intelligence function fits within the dynamic national security context.
  5. Critically analyse a case study, demonstrating professional judgment and assessment.

• Topics covered

• Description

• 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:

Core

• MAQ-INT-MAS-2022 - Master of Intelligence

Elective

• OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
• MAQ-CYB-MAS-2022 - Master of Cyber Security Analysis
• MAQ-SSC-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate of Security Studies and Criminology
• MAQ-CRM-MAS-2022 - Master of Criminology
• MAQ-SEC-MAS-2022 - Master of Security and Strategic Studies
• MAQ-MCT-MAS-2022 - Master of Counter Terrorism
• UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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 (Not currently available)

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) PICT845, PICX845
Pre-requisite Admission to MPICT or MCPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or PGCertPICT or GradCertPICT or GradCertCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStudor GradCertIntell or MSecStrategicStud or MCrim or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec or GradDipSecStudCr or GradCertSecStudCr or MIntRel or GradDipIntRel or MIntBusMIntRel or MTransInterMIntRel or MSecStrategicStudMCrim or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCTerrorism or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCrim or MCTerrorismMCrim or Master of Cyber Security Analysis or 10cps at 6000 level or 10cps 8000 level

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.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.