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Economic and Resource Security - PICT903

This unit examines a range of economic and resource security issues in the context of emerging globalisation trends. It considers current issues and provides some frameworks for examining likely future changes. It gives particular attention to security issues associated with energy, technology, finance, information, food and water, resources and failing states. Resource security issues are considered with particular attention to conflicts, the "so-called" conflict resources such as timber, diamonds and precious minerals.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

E1 - Evening; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde

X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1

Staff Contact(s): Dr John Langdale
Prerequisites:

Admission to PGCertPICT pior to 2012 MPICT or PGDipPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or PGDipIntSecStud or PGCertIntSecStud or MCom or MEc in Development Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): ISS803
Unit Designation(s):

Arts

Economics

Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Faculty of Arts

Timetable Information

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