Critical Perspectives on Terrorism
Duration
- 1 Semester/Teaching Period
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Explain the problems of defining and conceptualising terrorism.
2. Hypothesise the implications of specific ways of thinking about terrorism for counterterrorism practices and policy.
3. Critique the role of experts and academics in the discourse of terrorism.
4. Evaluate the importance of the specificity of particular case studies in debates about terrorism - as a global threat and as a particular or unique form of violence.
Courses with unit
BA-ART3 Bachelor of ArtsBA-ARTSPROF Bachelor of Arts (Professional)
BA-ACCS Bachelor of Accounting
BA-MCMNS Bachelor of Media and Communication
BA-DESS Bachelor of Design
BA-BUS10S Bachelor of Business
BA-PSYS Bachelor of Psychological Sciences
BA-SSS Bachelor of Social Science
BA-GAMIA Bachelor of Games and Interactivity
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This Unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including
On campus
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
1 2 |
12 12 |
12 24 |
| Online Contact | N/A |
|
|
| Specified Learning Activities Tutorial reading and preparation | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, essay preparation, revision | Recommended |
| 54 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online [SOL]
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact | N/A |
| |
| Online Contact Collaborate sessions |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Specified Learning Activities Interactive DB activities Online eLA-student interactions Readings Viewing videos Self-check tests and/or online tests | 8 | 12 | 96 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Assessment tasks Reading up on current affairs relevant to topics | Recommended |
| 50 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Minor Essay | Individual | 30% | 1, 3, |
| Major Essay | Individual | 60% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Presentation | Individual | 10% | 1, 2, 4 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
Content
• How knowledge of terrorism informs counter‐terrorism policy and practices.
• Terrorism in its many forms and questions of security and political violence.
• National, sub‐national and global implications of terrorism.
• Case studies.
• Political and ethical dilemmas, with particular emphasis on the growth of terrorism as an 'industry'.
Study resources
- Reading materials.