Peace and Conflict Studies
For continuing students only
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Peace and Conflict Studies |
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For continuing students only |
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Master of Peace and Conflict Studies |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points from selective units of study, and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study which can include an optional specialisation as listed: | |||
| (i) Social Research specialisation: 12 credit points core units of study and 6 credit points from the list | |||
| (d) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units can be taken from units of study outside those listed in the table, including a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
| (e) 6 credit points from capstone units of study | |||
Graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core or capstone units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points from selective units of study: and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units can be taken from units outside those listed in table, including: | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core or capstone units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points from selective units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| All Peace and Conflict Studies degrees | |||
| PACS6902 Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1b |
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| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
Selective units of study |
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| DVST6911 Dissertation Part A This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 2 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6905 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| SCLG6905 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level and 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 |
| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SSPS6003 Vocational Placement |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit. |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2b |
Capstone units of study |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 | Intensive September |
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Cross disciplinary elective units of study |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies may complete up to 12 credit points from electives listed below, or up to 12 credit points from relevant postgraduate programs offered by other departments, subject to the approval of the Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of Peace and Conflict Studies may complete up to 24 credit points from electives listed below including up to 12 credit points from relevant postgraduate programs offered by other departments, subject to the approval of the Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator. | |||
| ANTH6916 Culture and Development: Key Concepts |
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 2 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SSCP6901 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6908 Social Change in the Anthropocene |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6017 Global Inequality |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 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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| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6159 Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6359 US-China Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| JCTC6100 Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LNGS7507 Language and Communities This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 1 |
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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 1 |
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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics |
6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
Semester 2 |
| SSPS6005 Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6006 Data Analytics for Social Research |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6007 Intro to Computational Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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