Peace and Conflict Studies
Contact
Coursework
Dr Wendy Lambourne
Phone: + 61 2 9036 9286
Email: wendy.lambourne@sydney.edu.au
MPACS by Distance
Assoc Prof Jake Lynch
Phone: +61 2 9351 5440
Email: jake.lynch@sydney.edu.au
Research
Dr Lynda Blanchard
Phone: + 61 2 9351 3971
Email: lynda.blanchard@sydney.edu.au
Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Peace and Conflict Studies
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a relevant major in the humanities or social sciences, or equivalent.
Master of Letters
12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a relevant major in the humanities or social sciences and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Social Sciences
See: Research degree requirements
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good Honours result in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Important note: Master of Peace and Conflict Studies – Distance learning and intensive face-to-face delivery
This mode of delivery is not CRICOS registered and therefore not available to international students on a student visa who come to Sydney to study on shore. Students wishing to undertake the course in this delivery mode must apply to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences instead of the International Office. Please consult the Australian High Commission for advice about the appropriate visa to come to Sydney to undertake a unit of study.
The MPACS by distance is also available to local students (Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, citizens of New Zealand) residing outside the Sydney metropolitan area. Applicants should contact the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences office directly for advice or to request an application pack.
The MPACS course is also offered as an onshore course (CRICOS registered) for international students on a student visa who must apply through the International Office for admission.
Units of study
Core
- PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS Electives
- PACS6901 UN and International Conflict Resolution
- PACS6903 Peace and the Environment
- PACS6904 Dissertation Part 1*
- PACS6905 Dissertation Part 2*
- PACS6908 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
- PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice
- PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media
- PACS6915 Human Rights: Peace and Justice (Session 2b online only)
- PACS6916 Passion, Peace and Poetry
- PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace
- PACS6919 Treatise Part 1 (12 credit points)**
- PACS6920 Treatise Part 2 (12 credit points)**
- PACS6921 Psychology of Peace
- PACS6922 Peaceful Conflict Transformation
- PACS6923 The Human Right to Food
- PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World
- PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact
- PACS6926 Peace and Conflict in South-East Asia
- PACS6927 Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
- PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory & Practice
- PACS6929 Information Interventions in Conflict
- ECOP6019 Political Economy of Conflict and Peace
PACS Online Electives
- PACS6915 Human Rights: Peace and Justice
- PACS6922 Peaceful Conflict Transformation
- PACS6923 The Human Right to Food
- PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World
- PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact
International students in Sydney may undertake a maximum 25% of their course requirements online and may not enrol in exclusively distance or online study in any compulsory study period.
*MPACS candidates who wish to complete a dissertation must obtain approval from the postgraduate coursework coordinator or MPACS distance coordinator prior to enrolment.
**The treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.
Cross-listed Electives*
- ARIS6904 Crisis of Democracy in the Islamic World
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- CISS6005 Ethics, Law and War
- DVST6901 Development: Critical Perspectives A
- DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty
- ECOP6130 Human Rights & International Development
- GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment
- SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
- USSC6903 US Foreign Policy and National Security Policy
*Candidates may undertake up to two electives from relevant postgraduate programs offered by other departments, subject to the approval of the coordinator.