Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies)
GDip.
Overview
About this course
From justice and reconciliation after mass violence to the role of the United Nations in peacekeeping and peace building, you will explore the intellectual and practical challenges of attaining peace with justice in a program that is tailored to suit your personal interests and career aspirations.
Who is it for?
A qualification in Peace and Conflict Studies is aimed at students wishing to engage with issues of conflict, violence, peace, justice, and human rights on a local and global scale through developing theoretical understanding and practical skills.
Structure
What you’ll study
A degree in Peace and Conflict Studies prepares candidates to engage with issues of conflict, violence, peace, justice and human rights on a local and global scale.
You will learn about:
- how the media can help to resolve conflict with world-renowned peace journalist, novelist and former BBC World News presenter, Associate Professor Jake Lynch;
- the challenges of transforming conflict, building peace and reconciliation after mass violence with leading trauma and transitional justice scholar, Dr Wendy Lambourne; and
- the role of human rights and the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security with genocide studies scholar, Dr Eyal Mayroz.
Informed by the latest research, this course focuses on developing theoretical understanding and practical skills that can be applied to the increasingly diverse and growing field of peace and conflict studies.
Course structure
You will complete:
- 3 x core units
- 3 x selective units in the Peace and Conflict stream; and,
- 2 x elective units
You will also have the opportunity to participate in a Model UN and other experiential learning activities as part of the coursework program.
Costs
Tuition
HK$237,298.99
(international)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Admission to candidature for this course requires:
- a bachelor's degree with a minimum 60 percent average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, with a major in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent level of performance in an equivalent qualification; or
- completion of the Graduate Certificate in Social Justice with a minimum credit (65 percent) average, or an equivalent qualification.
International qualifications
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.
Language requirements
IELTS
6.5
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL
85
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
PTE
61
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band