Overview

International Security offered at  Curtin University  will equip you with effective critical thinking skills and specialist knowledge in international relations and security studies, preparing you to be an effective leader and decision-maker in a rapidly changing world.

Across 1.5 years of study, you’ll gain expertise in national strategy, policymaking, intelligence and law enforcement.

Key facts:

Under the guidance of academics with practical experience at senior-levels in policymaking and intelligence analysis, you’ll explore the traditional topics of war, peace and strategy, as well as newer dimensions of security, including environmental and climate change, disinformation and cyber power, humanitarian and cultural issues, transnational networks, and emerging technologies.

You can choose to focus your skills in a particular area of interest such as intelligence, strategy or regional security.

Career:

• Strategic policy analyst
• Defence policy analyst
• Defence capability and procurement officer
• Foreign policy officer
• Military officer
• Intelligence officer
• Diplomatic advisor