Bachelor of Global Security

Terrorism, political violence, international crime, cyber-crime and climate change all pose threats to our individual and collective security.

Organisations and agencies across the world need specialised skills and knowledge to help understand and assess these risks and potential security threats.In this course you’ll learn new ways of thinking to help address today’s biggest global security challenges.

You’ll learn how to analyse and communicate complex information as you explore different security approaches, policies and priorities across the world.This course can be combined with criminology, global politics and policy or international aid and development courses to broaden your skills, knowledge and career prospects even further.3 reasons to study Global Security at MurdochBuild your professional skills and knowledge to meet the world’s increasing demand for global security expertise.

Get mentored by our global security academics as they share their experience and perspectives on a range of domestic and global issues.

Build your communication and interpersonal skills to help you communicate complex information and give you a competitive edge in your career.

Spine 9 credit points

Required Units 3 credit points

Specified Elective Units 6 credit points

Course Core 12 credit points

Required Units 12 credit points

Major 24 credit points

Option 27 credit points

For more information about the structure, please view the Handbook

Majors 27 credit points

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Co-Majors 18 credit points

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Minors 24 credit points

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General Electives 27 credit points

Advanced Standing

Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.

Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.

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Adjustment for Murdoch RISE

Murdoch RISE is a selection rank adjustment, as part of our commitment to helping students from regional, Indigenous and low socio-economic backgrounds gain university entry.

If you achieve an ATAR of 60.00 - 89.95, a Murdoch RISE adjustment factor of up to 10.00 points may help you get into your preferred course. Murdoch RISE can increase your selection rank up to a maximum of 90.00.

There’s no application or need to register. If you are eligible, the adjustment factor is automatically added to your raw ATAR score when you apply.

 

This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai, Singapore and Myanmar campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.

• Learn how to apply different approaches to identify and address challenges faced by organisations, agencies and communities around the world.
• Explore international politics, political violence, and different strategies and policies to enhance global security.
• Learn about the global security challenges specific to Australia, US, Middle East, South and South-East Asia.
• Develop the skills you need to successfully lead a team, work as part of a team and work on your own.
• Develop a deep understanding of the ethics of global security and how this applies in a range of professional and community settings.