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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

314078 (v.1) Security and Conflict in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf 583

Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Workshop: 1 x 4 Days Semester
Syllabus: Analysis of the main geo-political developments in the Middle East and South Asia during and after the Cold War , including contemporary developments in Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. The problems associated with combating international terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other major security challenges in these areas that have an impact on Australia’s and international security will also be examined. Students will gain an understanding of the growing strategic significance of the Middle East and South Asia in the twenty-first century as well as practical experience in regional analysis and international crisis assessment.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090100 Political Science and Policy Studies (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External