International Relations
Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
The following unit is no longer available in 2019: |
10/12/2018 |
| 2. |
The following units are now available in 2019: PACS6931 Conflict in Organisations. Session: Intensive September |
18/12/2018 |
| 3. |
The following unit is no longer available in 2019: GOVT6222 Australian Enviro Politics and Policy |
18/12/2018 |
| 4. |
The following units of study for the Political Economy Specialisation are now available in 2019: ECOP6010 International Trade: Theory and Practice Session: Semester 2 |
18/12/2018 |
| 5. |
The following unit is not available in 2019: CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
13/2/2019 |
| 6. |
The following unit of study is no longer available in 2019: ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
12/3/2019 |
| 7. |
The following unit of study is no longer available in 2019: GOVT6405 Government Masters Placement |
12/3/2019 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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International Relations |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in International Relations are required to complete 24 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study and a maximum of 12 credit points of core elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in International Relations are required to complete 48 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 24 credit points of core elective units of study, and a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of International Relations are required to complete 96 credit points, including a minimum of 30 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 24 credit points of core elective units of study, a maximum of 30 credit points of elective units of study (which can include an optional specialisation as listed below), and a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Core |
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| All Masters students will complete the following two core units: | |||
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| Masters students completing 72 credit points must also complete one of the following three units of study. Masters students completing 96 credit points must complete all of the following three units of study: | |||
| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Core elective units of study |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: CHSC6901 for Master of China Public Administration and Master of China Studies |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6148 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | C GOVT6139 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6149 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C GOVT6148 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
6 | Intensive February |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6159 Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6163 Critical Challenges of Governing Cities |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6164 The Dual Use Dilemma and Research Policy This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6222 Australian Enviro Politics and Policy |
6 | Intensive December |
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| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6225 Essential Readings in Int'l Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6229 Campaigning: Data, Politics, Strategy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6356 Contemporary Politics of the Global South |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6009 Research Essay 1 This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CISS6010 Research Essay 2 This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P Completion of a minimum of 4 units with an average of 75% C CISS6009 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 |
Students must not undertake this unit if they took CISS6011 (Special Topic in International Security) when the special topic was Civil-Military Relations |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6019 War and Strategy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6023 Special topics in International Security 2 This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6907 American Exceptionalism This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| Students completing a Masters in International Relations are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students complete either of the following two capstone options; | |||
(1) Semester-long research project |
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| GOVT6127 Research Project/Essay |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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(2) Year-long dissertation project |
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| Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must have completed GOVT6139 Research Design. | |||
| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C Recommended Co-requisites: GOVT6340 (if enrolled full-time). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| Students who complete 18 credit points within a single cognate discipline with relevance to International Relations will have a specialisation recorded. Students must satisfy any prerequisite requirements set by the offering Department or Centre, as well as any prerequisites set by individual units of study, before they enrol in any unit of study. Students may complete up to 12 credit points (2 units of study) outside the International Relations postgraduate Unit of Study table, with permission of the Postgraduate Coursework coordinator. | |||
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level, including SCLG6923 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2b |
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Optional specialisations |
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Economics specialisation |
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| 12 credit points in compulsory units | |||
| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| At least 6 credit points of elective units from the following | |||
| ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON5008 Behavioural Economics |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001) |
Semester 2 |
| ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON6003 Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6008 International Money and Finance |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6009 Economics of the Labour Market |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECON6010 Public Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6018 Environmental Economics |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT6405 Government Masters Placement |
12 | P 24 credit points in GOVT 6000 level units N GOVT6148 or GOVT6149 or GOVT6340 or GOVT6341 or GOVT6127 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and ECMT5001 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6031 International Finance and Globalisation |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 |
Intensive April |
| ECON6101 Special Topics in Economics 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6102 Special Topics in Economics 2 |
6 | P ECON5001, ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Foreign Language specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ASNS6010 Asian Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6011 Asian Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6012 Asian Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ASNS6013 Asian Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7010 European Language Acquisition 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7011 European Language Acquisition 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7012 European Language Acquisition 3 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EUST7013 European Language Acquisition 4 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Global Migrations specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Human Rights specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| HRTD6901 Human Rights: Norms and Mechanisms |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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International Law specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive November |
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| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive April Semester 2 |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | N LAWS5178 or LAWS3478 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 or LAWS3483 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | N LAWS6202 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 or LAWS5178 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive June |
Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6902 Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation |
6 | Intensive May |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice |
6 | N SCWK6933 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6913 Conflict in Organisations |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Intensive March |
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| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Intensive February Intensive September |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Intensive May |
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Political Economy specialisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6011 USA-Europe-Japan: From Growth to Crisis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the World Economy This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Winter Main |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6901 Finance and Economic Change This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Social Research specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
US Studies speicalisation |
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| 18 credit points from the following | |||
| USSC6205 Internship Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6901 Fundamentals of US Studies This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6902 US Politics: Presidency and Congress This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 Winter Main |
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| USSC6905 US Economic Policy and Regulation This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6906 US Constitution This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6910 Special Topics in US Studies |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Intensive July |
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| USSC6922 US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Country Risk Assessment specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6012 Country Risk Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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