Program Overview

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Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies)

Overview

The Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the complex issues surrounding peace and conflict. The program is offered as a Master of Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies) and a Graduate Diploma in Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies).

Master of Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies)

• Students complete 72 credit points, including:
  • 24 credit points of core units of study
  • 12 credit points of stream core units of study
  • A minimum of 12 credit points and a maximum of 30 credit points from selective units of study
  • A minimum of 6 credit points and a maximum of 12 credit points from capstone units of study
  • A maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study
• With the permission of the relevant delegate, a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from outside those listed in the table, including units of study offered by other faculties.

Graduate Diploma in Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies)

• Students complete 48 credit points, including:
  • A minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study, including PACS6911
  • A minimum of 12 credit points of stream core units of study
  • A minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points from selective units of study
  • A maximum of 6 credit points from elective units of study

Unit of Study Table

Core Units of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty	6
DVST6908 Social Change in the Anthropocene	6
HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System	6
PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies	6	N SCWK6930

Stream Core Units of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security	6
PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice	6

Stream Selective Units of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
ANTH6916 The Social in Justice	6
DVST6901 The Global Politics of Development	6	N SSCP6900
DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education	6	N SSCP6901
HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations	6
HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation	6
PACS6909 Cultures of Violence	6
PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media	6	N SCWK6935
PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice	6	N SCWK6941
SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration	6
SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements	6	N SCWK6901
SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues	6

Elective Units of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific	6
CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States	6
ECOP6017 Global Inequality	6
ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing	6
ENVI5903 Sustainable Development	6
GCST5211 Girls and Boys: Gendered Forms of Youth	6
GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory	6
GCST6907 Sexuality, Gender and Social Relations	6
GLOH5101 Foundations of Global Health	6	N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132
GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance	6
GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics	6
GOVT6159 Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy	6
GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making	6
JCTC6100 Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide	6
LNGS7509 Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice	6
SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States	6	N SCWK6909
SCWK6910 Working with Communities	6
SCWK6949 Global Social Policy	6
SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences	6
SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences	6
SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics	6	N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003
SSPS6008 Universal Basic Income	6

Capstone Units of Study

• Students completing a Master of Social Justice are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study.
• Students must complete either the dissertation, or research project option or the placement program option.
• Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project should first complete SSPS6001, SSPS6002 or SSPS6004.

Dissertation Project Units of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
SOJU6901 Social Justice Dissertation Part 1	6	N HRTD6908 or DVST6911 or PACS6904 or SCLG6906. Departmental permission is required.
SOJU6902 Social Justice Dissertation Part 2	6	P SOJU6901. N HRTD6909 or DVST6912 or PACS6905 or SCLG6907. Departmental permission is required.

Research Project Unit of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
SCLG6905 Independent Research Project	6

Placement Program Units of Study

Unit of Study	Credit Points	Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites, Corequisites, Prohibition
SSPS6003 Vocational Placement	6	Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit.
SCLG6923 Social Justice Project	6	N SCLG6914