Social Justice Development Studies
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Errata
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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed. |
21/01/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Social Justice (Development Studies) |
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Master of Social Justice (Development Studies) |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; | |||
| (b) 18 credit points from selective units of study for the same stream; | |||
| (c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study; | |||
| (d) a minimum of 12 credit points from capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Social Justice (Development Studies) |
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| Students complete 48 credit points including: | |||
| (a) 18 credit points of core units of study; | |||
| (b) 18 credit points from selective units of study from the same stream; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study | |||
Core units of study |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DVST6908 Social Change in the Anthropocene |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Stream selective units of study |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
Semester 1 |
| ANTH6916 Culture and Development: Key Concepts |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective units of study |
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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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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SSCP6901 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Political Economy: A Primer |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Dynamics of Economic Change |
6 | 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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| GCST5910 Health, Pleasure and Consumption This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory |
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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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
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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| 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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| LNGS7509 Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 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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| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6917 Religion, War and Peace |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 | Intensive September |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | Semester 2a |
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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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| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N SCWK6909 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCWK6910 Working with Communities This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1a |
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| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
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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| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics |
6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
Semester 2 |
| SSPS6005 Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WMST6902 Arguing the Point This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Capstone units of study |
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| Students completing a Master of Social Justice are required to complete at least 12 credit points of capstone units of study. Students must complete either the dissertation project option or the placement program option. | |||
Dissertation project units of study |
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| SOJU6901 Social Justice Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | N HRTD6908 or DVST6911 or PACS6904 or SCLG6906 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Departmental permission is required. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SOJU6902 Social Justice Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P SOJU6901 N HRTD6909 or DVST6912 or PACS6905 or SCLG6907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Departmental permission is required. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Placement program units of study |
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| 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 |
| SCLG6905 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |