ARTS2813 International Security: Dilemmas and Debates in Contemporary Global Politics (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS2813 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 国际安全：当代全球政治中的困境与辩论
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
International Security has traditionally been analysed through (neo)realist theoretical frameworks that focus exclusively on the state as the referent of security, and investigate issues as the causes of war and armed conflict, alliances, strategy, arms control and deterrence. At the same time, International Relations scholars have argued that these narrow, state-centric and military-centric approaches to security – and the concepts and discourses they rely on – are deeply…
ARTS2813 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "I can't vouch for the difficulty of the course because I'm taking it for the first time right now. In the very first lecture however, it was stated that no prior knowledge of IR (including the important theories) is expected so it might be accessible if you're taking it as a gen…"
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Q: Is ARTS2813 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS2813, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS2813 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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