Supervised Project in Security Studies

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion, a student will be able to

  1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a key, specific area in security studies or criminology based on a critical assessment of established academic scholarship.
  2. Apply research and time management skills in designing and delivering scholarly research projects in security studies or criminology.
  3. Develop academic writing skills that result in cogent written research submissions in the area of security studies or criminology.

• 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:

Elective

• MAQ-MCT-MAS-2025 - Master of Counter Terrorism
• MAQ-CYB-MAS-2025 - Master of Cyber Security Analysis
• MAQ-CRM-MAS-2025 - Master of Criminology
• MAQ-INT-MAS-2025 - Master of Intelligence
• MAQ-SEC-MAS-2025 - Master of Security and Strategic Studies

Others

Admission to MCrim or MPICT or MCPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or MPICTMIntSecStud or MCPICTMIntSecStud or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or MSecStrategicStudMCrim or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCTerrorism or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCrim or MCTerrorismMCrim or MSecStrategicStud or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec

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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