This unit will examine the nature, principles and historical foundations of military strategy, including the effects of global political effects, social movements and modern influences. This unit is aimed at students seeking to establish a foundation understanding of military strategy in the global security environment, associated politics and social influences in the international security environment.

This unit will look at the motives and perpetrators of cybercrime as an introduction to Cyber security. Explore how the individuals and organisations face specific threats and examine the security measures to protect physical and digital access through people, infrastructure and computer systems. This unit is aimed at informing students on existent and emergent threats to society and security sector through computer and other digital means.

This unit provides an understanding of how the Australian government formulates national security policy. This unit is for students seeking to examine the strategic challenges facing Australia – the rise of China, US pivot to Asia, military modernisation of our neighbours, and threats from the weak and failing states.

This unit explores contemporary theories on language and culture, considering how our diverse human characteristics influence and shape our own experiences, and those of others. This unit is for students of all disciplines to observe and critique the relationship of intercultural communication as it relates to learning, working, writing, and digital media.

This unit examines challenges and potential cultural diversity in teaching and learning from school to university, including international, transnational education, study of languages, vocational and professional workplace learning. Students will complete this unit with concepts drawn from social, cross-cultural, and cultural psychology; sociology; cultural studies; intercultural relations and communication; and culture-related concepts and ideas, and will be well prepared to promote productive cultural diversity and positive intercultural transformation.

Summary of Learning: The decision to utilise force brings with it many considerations that must be applied in an often-dynamic environment and yet the post use-of-force articulation may be heavily scrutinised in a military context (including through the system of military justice) the civilian justice system and the community. This course will introduce the learner to the moral and ethical considerations of the use of force. This Unit will examine the legal codification of the ethical use of force within civil society and military contexts. Learners will be exposed to decision making practices when faced with use of force issues which reflect ethical practice and the Values and traditions of the Australian Defence Force. The Learning Objective: 1. Develop an understanding of the legal implications of the use of force in different types of operations in different levels of conflict/operations (that all applications of force must be Justified, Excused by Law, and Legally Defensible) 2 . Develop an understanding of the ethical environmental considerations that accompany the decision to use force including the Decision-Making Process - outcomes and risks (the moral dilemma) ;Uncertainty; and the ethical implications 3. Understand historical examples where the legal use of force has been misused.

Human-induced climate change represents one of the greatest issues of our time and is the foremost critical challenge to the sustainability and habitability of the Earth as we know it. In this course you will learn the fundamental scientific principles behind climate change and why scientists agree that human-induced climate change is occurring, current and potential future impacts on nature and humans, as well as approaches focusing on climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Summary of Learning: In this course you will learn about the risks associated with Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS). You will develop the understanding of the short- and long-term risks associated with such weapons and the emergent ethical and moral considerations in the deployment of LAWS. It will focus on the specific ethical and moral issues associated with AI and LAWS. The course will also explore approaches taken by international bodies such as NATO and United Nations that highlight approaches and responses that may be applicable in the Australian Defence context. The Learning Objective: 1. Develop an understanding of the different types and forms of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs) 2. Develop an understanding the ethical and moral issues (including consequences) in the use of such weapons 3. Develop an understanding of the international approaches by international bodies that may be applicable to the Australian Defence context.

This unit pays special attention to the public relations industry in managing conflict and social change at different stages of modernity and contexts. The unit emphasises a socio-cultural understanding and analysis through a ‘critical public relations’ lens in order to understand ‘PR’ and its impacts, especially for marginalised groups. This assists students to analyse movements for social change and communication campaigns through a range of novel perspectives. This unit is for students from all disciplines to further develop their social and cultural awareness, in addition to enhancing influence skills in communication.

This unit utilises netnography and other tools to understand community dynamics and social patterns of interaction online, with a particular focus on mapping the emergence of online cultures. Students will study communities and social engagement in virtual environments from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing insights from media studies, sociology, anthropology, and psychology. Social media management techniques will be analysed as part of an integrated approach to online engagement strategies. This unit is for students from all disciplines to further develop their understanding and management of social media in personal and professional contexts.