Overview
The threat of terrorism is a high priority for state and federal law enforcement, emergency response organisations and emergency medical response services in Australia. This unit will provide you with foundational knowledge of the definition of terrorism and the terrorism threat landscape in Australia. You will explore terrorist organisations, ideologies, capabilities, and attack vectors, as well as the complexity of contemporary layered attack methodologies used by these groups. Additionally, you will analyse and discuss Australian open-source federal and state policies related to the response, management, and recovery from terrorist attacks. Finally, you will be introduced to the intersection of operationalised medical and emergency response.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
Students indicated they enjoyed the unit, finding it eye-opening and highly valuable. One student suggested it should be considered essential learning for other related fields, highlighting its broad relevance and impact.
It is recommended that consideration be given to extending this unit, or elements of it, into related fields of study, such as emergency and disaster management, as students found the content highly valuable and broadly applicable.