Bachelor of Arts
Peace and Development Studies
| Program of Study | Credit Points | ||
| Prescribed Units for this Major Complete the following unit: |
6 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
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| PEAC100 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 6 | |
| Listed Units for this Major Complete at least 36 credit points from the following units: |
36 cps | ||
| IDIG303 | Principles of Aboriginal Community Development | 6 | |
| IDIG312 | Comparing Indigenous Communities and Ethnic Minorities | 6 | |
| PEAC303 | Active Resistance: Contemporary Nonviolence | 6 | |
| PEAC304 | Environmental Security | 6 | |
| PEAC328 | Peacemaking | 6 | |
| PEAC352 | Building Peace in Post Conflict Situations | 6 | |
| PEAC354 | Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Processes | 6 | |
| PEAC373 | States of Disarray: Social Effects of Globalisation | 6 | |
| And complete 6 credit points from the following units: | 6 cps | ||
| GEPL314 | The Road to Riches: Development and Change in Asia | 6 | |
| GEPL322 | Cradle to Grave: Population Geography | 6 | |
| GEPL352 | Changing Communities: Development Planning | 6 | |
| HIST343 | Islam in the Modern World | 6 | |
| PAIS315 | Contemporary Challenges to Global Security | 6 | |
| PAIS316 | Pacific Politics | 6 | |
| PAIS352 | International Human Rights in Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS365 | Politics and the Environment | 6 | |
| PEAC388 | Constructing Aliens: Refugees in Contemporary Australia | 6 | |
| PHIL366 | The Ethics of Environmentalism | 6 | |
| PHIL375 | Social Philosophy: Issues in Applied Ethics | 6 | |
| SOCY319 | Globalisation, Development and Social Change | 6 | |
| Course Requirements | 96 cps | ||
| To achieve an overall total of 144 credit points candidates must complete a further 96 credit points by completing a second Major and Elective Units. Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units. | |||
| Total | 144 cps | ||
| Suggested Elective Units to complement this Major: | |||
| ANCH351 | The Origins of Western Warfare | 6 | |
| ASST100 | Asian Pasts | 6 | |
| GEPL111 | Earth in Crisis? | 6 | |
| HIST308 | The Crusades | 6 | |
| HIST342 | Gandhi and Non-Violent Action in the 20th Century | 6 | |
| HUMS100 | Colliding Worlds | 6 | |
| HUMS101 | The Art of Good Thinking | 6 | |
| HUMS102 | Learning Life-Long Academic Skills | 6 | |
| HUMS301 | Special Option A | 6 | |
| HUMS303 | Special Option C | 6 | |
| IDIG101 | Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Societies | 6 | |
| PAIS101 | Beyond Lies and Spin: Why Politics Matters | 6 | |
| PAIS102 | Political Ideologies | 6 | |
| PAIS113 | Power, Conflict and the Making of Modern Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS306 | Political Economy | 6 | |
| PAIS362 | Globalising Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS380 | Chinese Politics | 6 | |
| PEAC106 | Indigenous Social and Emotional Well Being | 6 | |
| PHIL342 | Ethical Theory | 6 | |
| RELS182 | Introduction to World Religions B | 6 | |
| RELS382 | Philosophy East and West | 6 | |
| RELS386 | Buddhism: A History | 6 | |
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Suggested Full Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| 1 | In their 1st year candidates should enrol in this 1 Prescribed Unit and 1 Listed Unit for this Major, 2 Units from Second Major and 4 Elective Units. | PEAC100 |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 4 Listed Units for this Major and 4 Units from Second Major. | Listed Unit |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major, 2 Units from Second Major and 4 Elective Units. | Listed Unit |
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Note: Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major. |
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Suggested Part Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| 1 | In their 1st year candidates should enrol in this 1 Prescribed Unit and 1 Listed Unit for this Major and 2 Elective Units. | PEAC100 |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major. | Listed Unit |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major. | Listed Unit |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major. | Listed Unit |
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| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 2 Units from Second Major and 2 Elective Units. | Unit from Second Major |
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| 6 | In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units. | Elective Unit |
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Note: Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major. |
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