Business and Security Major (Master of Commerce and combined Master of Commerce programs)

Description

The Business and Security major provides students with knowledge and skills that will help them understand and respond to contemporary and future security challenges faced by business, industry and commerce. Considering both traditional and emerging security issues, students will learn to identify, plan for, and mitigate a range of threats relevant to business management and operations. Units address issues such as security planning and risk management, business continuity and emergency management, corporate liability, fraud and corruption. Students will have the opportunity to undertake detailed study of the regional security context of Asia and the Pacific as well as key security issues such as terrorism, infectious diseases, and environmental degradation.

Requirements for the major

To obtain a Business and Security major, students must complete four units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

1. one compulsory unit of study (six credit points):
• CISS6003 Business and Security
2. three elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following:
• CISS6001 New Security Challenges
• CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific
• CISS6004 Disease and Security
• CISS6005 Ethics, Law and War
• CISS6006 Statebuilding and Fragile States
• CISS6007 Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region
• CISS6008 Population and Security
• CISS6009 Research Essay 1
• CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security
• CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations
• CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security
• CISS6014 Human Security (new unit for 2010)
• CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare (new unit for 2010)
• IBUS6003 Managing International Risk
• TPTM6390 Logistics in Humanitarian Aid Projects (new unit for 2010)

Please Note:

1. The units listed above are those units which are being offered for the current year only. For details of units of study that available as electives in this major, please refer to the Faculty handbook.
2. The information listing above is the structure of the major for 2010. Students who commenced their degree prior to 2010 may be able to select elective options from other faculties for their major. They should refer to the information relating to this major as set out in the Faculty Handbook for the year they commenced their degree for details.

Availability of this major

This version of this major is available under the:

• Master of Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Master of Facilities Management
• Master of Commerce and Master of Logistics Management
• Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting
• Master of International Business and Master of Commerce
• Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Commerce or the Master of Professional Accounting may choose units from this major subject area as electives in their course.