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Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2022 : Code MAAAKF

Terrorism remains a significant national and international security concern impacting on all strata of society. Intelligence is a critical function that supports decision making by all relevant agencies with responsibility for countering the terror threat. This unit set provides students with the necessary foundation knowledge of, and theory informing, the nature of terrorism. Combined with the study of intelligence, process, practice and agency, students are given unique insight into the multidiscipline security domain. Students will undertake specialised study in how to diagnose intelligence problems, implement intelligence collection plans, analyse disparate data and prepare intelligence reports for dissemination based on authentic real world intelligence problems.

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This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Michael Patrick COOLE

Learning Outcomes

  1. Assimilate a broad discipline of knowledge from many sources to various counterterrorism and security intelligence situations to overcome insecurity in society.
  2. Use structured thinking processes in counterterrorism or security intelligence contexts to analyse, conceptualise and solve complex societal problems.
  3. Think creatively to identify the needs of diverse stakeholders to generate innovative solutions to professional problems.
  4. Use digital technologies to access, evaluate and communicate complex counterterrorism or intelligence information from multiple and diverse sources.
  5. Construct purposeful communication in a variety of formats to achieve discipline outcomes in a professional context.
  6. Review reliable sources and resources to investigate how different cultural attitudes and values impact the fields of counterterrorism and intelligence.
  7. Work collaboratively to recognise the way in which beliefs and values of others influence the pursuit of societal wellbeing.
  8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement towards own learning and professional practice in supporting societal wellbeing.

Related Careers

Security, Intelligence, Crime, Corporate Security, Risk.

Employment Opportunities

Threat Analyst, Research Officer, Intelligence Analyst, Crime Analyst, Field Intelligence Officer, Corporate Intelligence Advisor, Counter Terrorism Analyst, Corporate Risk Adviser, Policy Officer, Law Enforcement, Military.

Major Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
SCY1117Intelligence Foundations15
SCY1130Terrorism and International Security15
SCY1103Physical Security15
SCY2120Applied Intelligence15
SCY2112Counterterrorism15
SCY3107Intelligence Analysis15
SCY3506Counter Intelligence15
SCY3508Radicalism and Political Extremism15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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