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 emphases both history and the contemporary context.
Students will learn about both larger and smaller conflicts that have shaped our world, region and country, and about both successful and unsuccessful 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 who have completed the major will be well equipped to pursue advanced research in the field of peace and conflict studies, or to develop a career in a wide range of relevant professions, including in non-governmental organisations, international organisations, government and policy bodies.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2053 | Civil Wars and Civil Peace | 6 |
| ASIA2081 | Human Rights in Asia | 6 |
| ASIA2087 | Peace Building in the Pacific and Asia | 6 |
| INTR2028 | Regionalism, Rights and Order in Southeast Asia | 6 |
| POLS2123 | Peace and Conflict Studies | 6 |
| STST2002 | Internal security issues in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
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 | China's New Approaches to Asia Pacific Security | 6 |
| INTR2014 | Indian Foreign and Security Policy | 6 |
| INTR2016 | US Security Policy in Asia | 6 |
| INTR2018 | Japan's Security Dilemmas | 6 |
| INTR2020 | Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula | 6 |
| INTR2024 | Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities | 6 |
| PASI2003 | Environment and Development in the Pacific | 6 |
| PASI2006 | War in the Islands: The Second World War in the Pacific | 6 |
| POLS2101 | Refugee Politics: Displacement and Exclusion in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries | 6 |
| POLS2113 | Human Rights | 6 |
| STST2124 | Politics of Nuclear Weapons | 6 |
| STST2131 | Security Communities from War to Peace | 6 |
| POLS2132 | Current Issues in International Security | 6 |
| POLS3001 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 6 |
| STST2001 | International Security issues in the Asia Pacific | 6 |
| STST2003 | Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands | 6 |
