Countering Violent Extremism
Duration
- One Semester or equivelent
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2024 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
POL30009 Critical Perspectives on TerrorismAims and objectives
This unit introduces students to the concept of violent extremism and to policies designed to counter it. It traces the emergence of the concept of violent extremism in policy discourse and academia, and situates it within terrorism studies more broadly. The unit encourages students to engage in critical analysis of the concept of violent extremism and policies designed to counter it. It uses recent examples of incidents of home-grown extremism and the development of counter extremism policy to help students to analyse the issues in their real-world context.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Critically analyse and assess concepts of violent extremism and approaches to Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
2. Compare the different ways Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) has developed in global security debates and where it is situated within the broader history of terrorism
3. Critically assess and analyse real-world policy approaches to violent extremism in relation to broader debates in terrorism studies
Courses with unit
Bachelor of Social ScienceUnit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Class | .05 | 12 | 4 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12 | 12 | 146 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Essay 1 | Individual | 30% | 1, 2 |
Essay 2 | Individual | 30% | 3 |
Examination | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3 |
Content
- The history of terrorism
- The history of homegrown violent extremism
- The concept and history of CVE
- Responding critically to CVE
- CVE in the real world
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.