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Special Topic: From Al Qaeda to the Islamic State: Assessing Terror Threats

Undergraduate | MUR-POL219 | 2018

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Expose the origin, dynamics and rise of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Compare the ideologies and approaches of these jihadist groups. Uncover their recruitment and financing strategies. Examine case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia. 

Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
-

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Special Topic: From Al Qaeda to the Islamic State: Assessing Terror Threats

About this subject

  • This subject aims to achieve the following specific learning outcomes:

    1. Knowledge: Students will have a good grasp of key ideas, debates and theories in relation to the threats posed by the AQ and IS in the Indo-Pacific region.
    2. Comprehension: Students will understand the complexities of terrorism in the Indo-Pacific region in terms of its evolution, recruitment, financing, network and impact.
    3. Analysis: Students will be able to evaluate the major policy challenges affecting regional states and non-state actors and institutions regarding the spread of AQ and IS in the Indo-Pacific region.
    4. Argument: Students will be able to construct arguments that evaluate differing theoretical perspectives on terrorist threats and working of terrorist groups in the Indo-Pacific region.

    This subject also aims to achieve the following generic learning outcomes:

    1. Prioritising material: Students will learn how to manage a large amount of empirical material and order it in a comprehensible manner.
    2. Synthesis: Students will be able to draw on the materials presented in lectures, tutorials and readings to make connections and draw conclusions.
    3. Critical thinking: Students will learn how to look at contested interpretations of terrorism and the nature and scope of terrorist threats and to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these different interpretations.
    4. Communication: Through tutorials and assessments, students will learn how to present their ideas and thoughts, both verbally and in writing, in a structured and logical way.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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