The primary objective of this major is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the causes, prevention and containment of conflict, and of theoretical and practical approaches to conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Particular emphasis is given to the relevance of these issues to Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and the major emphasises both the historical and contemporary contexts in which conflicts occur.
Students will learn about the conflicts that have shaped our world, region and country, and efforts to prevent and resolve such conflicts. The major is comprehensive in approach, drawing insights from a range of disciplines including anthropology, diplomacy, gender studies, geography, history, international relations, law, peace and conflict studies, political science, security studies, sociology and strategic studies. Students that have completed the major will be well equipped to pursue advanced research in the fields of international relations, peace and conflict studies, and security studies or to develop a career in a wide range of relevant professions, including in non-governmental organisations, international organisations, government and policy bodies.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand andevaluate the key concepts and theoretical frameworks in the study of peace andconflict, and critically apply these to important issues in the field;
- Engage inindependent research, employing appropriate research methods and quality data,to investigate problems related to the prevention, management and resolution ofarmed conflict;
- Communicateeffectively and knowledgably on peace and conflict issues through both writtenand oral media;
- Demonstrate anunderstanding of the ethical implications of research and practice in the fieldof peace and conflict studies.
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Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
24 units from the completion of the following course(s):
POLS2123 - Peace and Conflict Studies (6 units)
INTR1021 - Understanding Peace and Conflict (6 units)
INTR1022 - Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution (6 units)
INTR3001 - Humanitarianism: Principles, Politics and Practice (6 units)
24 units from the completion of the following course(s):
POLS2100 - Genocide in the Modern World (6 units)
POLS2113 - Human Rights (6 units)
ASIA2087 - Peace Building in the Pacific and Asia (6 units)
ASIA2093 - Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific (6 units)
POLS3033 - Environment, Human Security and Conflict (6 units)
INTR2047 - Human Security: Conflict, Displacement and Peace Building (6 units)
ASIA3029 - Reconciliation and the memory of conflict in Asia (6 units)
DIPL2000 - Leadership and Diplomacy (6 units)
WARS2001 - Theories of War: An historical and global perspective (6 units)
DIPL2001 - The Role of Non-State Actors in Asia-Pacific Diplomacy (6 units)
18 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| INTR1021 | Understanding Peace and Conflict | 6 |
| INTR1022 | Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution | 6 |
| INTR2047 | Human Security: Conflict, Displacement and Peace Building | 6 |
A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA 2053: Civil Wars and Civil Peace | ||
| ASIA2081 | Human Rights in Asia | 6 |
| ASIA 2087: Peace Building | ||
| INTR2028 | Regionalism, Rights and Order in Southeast Asia | 6 |
| POLS2123 | Peace and Conflict Studies | 6 |
| STST 2002: Internal Security |
A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HIST2238 | Human Rights in History | 6 |
| INTR2010 | International Relations in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| INTR2012 | Chinese Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR2014 | Indian Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR2016 | US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia | 6 |
| INTR2018 | Japanese Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR2020 | (In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula | 6 |
| INTR2024 | Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities | 6 |
| PASI3013 | Environment and Development in the Pacific | 6 |
| WARS2004 | War in the Islands: The Second World War in the Pacific | 6 |
| POLS 2085: Gendered Pols of War | ||
| POLS2101 | Refugee Politics: Displacement and Exclusion in the 20th and 21st Centuries | 6 |
| POLS2113 | Human Rights | 6 |
| POLS 2124: Politics of Nuclear Weapons | ||
| POLS 2131: Security Communities | ||
| POLS2132 | Current Issues in International Security | 6 |
| POLS3001 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 6 |
| STST2001 | Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| STST2003 | Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands | 6 |