Terrorism and Political Violence in South Asia

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate a broad knowledge about the history of conflict and political violence in South Asia
  2. explain and analyse the nature of political and security challenges confronting the South Asian region and how these challenges impact upon global security
  3. display a well-developed analytical ability to design comprehensive strategies to deal with all aspects of security in South Asia
  4. effectively communicate complex information, concepts and problems with respect to conflict and political violence in South Asia through clear and accurate written work and video or oral presentations.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Murdoch University

Entry requirements

Prior study

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

one of

• MUR-POL133-Politics, Power and Policy
• MUR-POL192-Perspectives on Security and Terrorism

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:

• MUR-POL237 (Not currently available)

Others

To enrol in this subject, you must have passed a minimum of 12 credit points at 100-level.

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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