The Intelligence Community in Australia

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.

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-PICX814-The Intelligence Community in Australia (No longer available)

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) PICT814, PICX814 Pre-requisite Admission to MPICT or MCPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or PGCertPICT or GradCertPICT or GradCertCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or GradCertIntell or MIntell or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or admission to BSecStudMIntell

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 Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

This subject was previously known as PICX814 The Intelligence Community in Australia

This unit introduces students to fundamental skills and concepts in intelligence studies – counterintelligence, and performance evaluation – while providing students with the opportunity to critically reflect on the structure and function of the Australian intelligence community (loosely defined). Students will apply open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection and analysis techniques to elements of the Australian intelligence community and proceed to evaluate the effect and effectiveness of Australia’s intelligence apparatus.

• Preliminary Analysis and Collection Plan (20%)
• Intelligence briefing/policy brief (25%)
• Collection report (25%)
• 3 quizzes (30%)

Current study term: 20 Feb 22 to 05 Jun 22