Major in Business and Security in the MCom degree
Whilst governments and individuals face security threats and challenges, businesses are also vulnerable. The Business and Security major in the Master of Commerce degree 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 also 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.
For more information, please see the Master of Commerce website.
Structure of the major in Business and Security
The Business and Security major is comprised four units of study (24 credit points):
1 compulsory unit of study (6 credit points) as listed under Compulsory unit of study
3 elective unit of study (18 credit points) chosen from the options listed under Elective units of study
Compulsory unit of study
CISS6003 Business and Security
Elective units
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
CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations
CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security
CISS6014 Human Security
CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare
IBUS6003 Managing International Risk