GOVT3999 Terrorism and Organised Crime (University of Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
GOVT3999 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Government and International Relations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 恐怖主义与有组织犯罪
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Government and International Relations
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The unit serves as a rigorous investigation of the politics of violent and criminal non-state actors. It will start with a conceptual discussion of such groups, focusing on analysis of their structure and behaviour and the roles that globalisation and technology play in non-state threats, before moving on to specific types of dark networks.
GOVT3999 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 3.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "I did GOVT3999 a couple of years back, but I've heard that the coordinator has changed since. It's a pretty interesting unit that discusses topics like drug smuggling, financial crimes, maritime piracy, terrorism and organised crime groups. For your final essay you write a repor…"
On Reddit: "I did pretty well in it but I think that was because I was really interested in the subject and read all the required readings. I have to admit that you have to constantly be on track to get a good mark for the unit and sometimes there are 2-3 readings per week that you need to …"
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Q: Is GOVT3999 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GOVT3999, and when is it offered?
A: GOVT3999 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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