Workload
We offer this subject online, with an approximate workload of 15 – 20 hours per week.
We also offer an optional 5-day classroom-based intensive class in Canberra. The times and dates of these classes vary by session.
To find out more, please email terrorismstudies@csu.edu.au.
Jihadist terrorism is the most prominent subnational security threat of the twenty-first century. Jihadist terrorism catapulted to the international security agenda with Al Qaeda’s attack on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and altered the terrorism landscape from that point. This subject will introduce you to the strategic and ideological foundations that motivate the Global Jihadist Movement. You will explore the terrorist franchise through branches, affiliates, and breakaways throughout the Middle East, Africa, and South East Asia. This leads you into a transnational threat analysis, focusing on contemporary groups such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al Shabaab and Islamic State - all of whom have the power to inspire terrorist attacks in the West.