Political Violence

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. Acquire knowledge and understanding about varieties of political violence, including relevant concepts, actors, theoretical perspectives, processes and contexts.
  2. Develop abilities to conduct independent research and deploy appropriate sources in a scholarly way.
  3. Build capacity to apply critical evaluation and debating skills, and enhance presentation in written forms.
  4. Develop a more extensive knowledge of particular sub-themes.
  5. Understand the importance of organisation and time management of workloads, and student responsibilities in this area.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

• MAQ-POIX1080-Introduction to Global Politics
• MAQ-MHIX1002-Revolutions, Nationalism and Exploitation in the Modern World, 1789-2001

Others

Pre-requisite 40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or POL or POIR or MHIX or POIX units)
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
POIR2580 Political Violence

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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