| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | INTR12-230 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Terrorism is a virulent and growing form of conflict and a central concern of national and international politics. It can affect every aspect of international relations, including trade, economics, information transfers, culture, gender, and religion. Understanding terrorism requires an interdisciplinary approach, and this subject equips you with the history, foundational concepts and theoretical frameworks to analyse and counter increasingly dangerous and ever-changing phenomenon.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate terrorism and its impact on various elements of international relations, including trade, economics, information transfers, culture, gender, and religion.
- Analyse the motivations and transnational nature of terrorism using interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks.
- Examine the strategies deployed by states and institutions to combat terrorism.
- Disply understanding of different perspectives in terrorism – the media, government, ‘terrorist’ and others.
- Apply interdisciplinary approaches to develop an understanding of terrorism and its global implications.
Enrolment requirements
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Subject outlines
- September 2025 [Standard - Politically Motivated Violence]
- September 2024 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2023 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2022 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2021 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2020 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2019 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2018 [Standard - Terrorism]
- September 2017 [Standard - Terrorism]
Subject dates
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September 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025 Semester start: 15/09/2025 Subject start: 15/09/2025 Last enrolment: 28/09/2025 Teaching census: 10/10/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 11/10/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 01/11/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 20/07/2025 |
| Semester start: | 15/09/2025 |
| Subject start: | 15/09/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 28/09/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 10/10/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 11/10/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 01/11/2025 |