Course overview
This course introduces students to Australia's foreign and security policies and the key domestic and international debates that shape them. It focuses on Australia's interests in its primary area of geostrategic focus, the Indo-Pacific, which bridges the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Using theoretical approaches from both International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis, this course aims to equip students to critically analyse the challenges and opportunities open to Australia when pursuing its foreign and security interests in this region.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of Australia’s foreign and security policies and the key domestic and international debates that shape them
- Understand and use theoretical approaches from both International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis
- Critically evaluate how Australian foreign and security policy is made based on research of primary and secondary sources
- Communicate their analysis of Australian foreign and security policy in written and verbal forms to diverse audiences
Degree list
The following degrees include this course