Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies ((BPeac&ConfSt))
Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies ((BPeac&ConfSt))
Program Code
BPCS
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2018
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies will focus on the application of peace building and conflict resolution strategies in a variety of real world global contexts. Students can choose to study a major or minor in Criminology; International Development; Geography, Environment and Population; or Politics.
The Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies
There shall be a Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Peace and Conflict Studies, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units:
1. Core courses to the value of 21 units, including ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind
2. Peace and Conflict Closed Electives to the value of 15 units
3. Optional major to the value of 24 units in the following areas:
• Criminology
• International Development
• Geography, Environment and Population
• Politics
or
4. Optional minor to the value of 18 units in the following areas:
• Criminology
• International Development
• Geography, Environment and Population
• Politics
5. Elective courses to the value of up to 27 units
6. Broadening Electives to the value of up to 9 units.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 21 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind 3 PEACE 1001 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies 3 PEACE 2001 Applied Peace Building and Conflict Resolution II 3 PEACE 3001 Applied Peace Building and Conflict Resolution III 6 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3
Major
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Criminology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Criminology Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units of Level II and at least 12 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. Students must complete at least 3 units in the major of Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III, and 15 units in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
* Students enrolled in B Laws double degree complete PHIL 1101 instead of LAW 1100.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 1001 Understanding Criminology 3 PHIL 1101 Argument and Critical Thinking 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 2001 Surveillance, Deviance & Crime 3 and
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2036 Anthropology of Violence and Crime 3 GEND 2016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2016EX Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 HIST 2090 Violence in the Modern Western World 3 HIST 2092 History of Crime and Punishment in England and Europe 3 PHIL 2031 Crime and Punishment 3 POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 SOCI 2012 Social Research 3 SOCI 2013 Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2013EX Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 Level III
Courses to the value of at least 12 units from the following:
Capstone: CRIM 3001 Contemporary Issues in Criminology
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 3001 Contemporary Issues in Criminology 6 GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016EX Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Modern Histories of Peacekeeping 3 POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3 SOCI 3010 Social Research Advanced: Real World Practice 6 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011EX Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 -
Geography, Environment and Population Major
To satisfy the requirements for Geography, Environment and Population Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units of Level II and at least 12 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. Students must complete at least 3 units in the major of Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III, and 15 units in the major before undertaking the capstone. Courses up to the value of 6 units may be presented from the cross-listed courses.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 1101 Geographies of Globalisation 3 GEOG 1102 Footprints on a Fragile Planet 3 GEOG 1103 Economy, Environment and Place 3 GEOG 1104 Intro to Geography, Environment & Population 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 2129 Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 2132 Social Science Techniques II 3 GEOG 2134 Resource Scarcity and Allocation 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 GEOG 2138 Population and Health 3 GEOG 2139 Environmental Management 3 GEOG 2142 Climate Change 3 GEOG 2150 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 3 GEOG 2156 Environmental Ethics 3 GEOG 2158 Uncertainty, Cultural Geography and Global Change 3 GEOG 2159 Coasts, Conflict and Community Development 3 GEOG 2160 Space and Society 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 18 units may be taken from the following:
Capstone: GEOG 3024 Geography Matters
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 3010 Tourism and Environment 3 GEOG 3019 Biogeography & Biodiversity Conservation 3 GEOG 3021 Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 GEOG 3024 Geography matters 6 GEOG 3025 Environmental Policy and Management Internship 6 GEOG 3026 Global International Migration 3 GEOG 3027 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 3028 Ecology of Cities 3 Cross-Listed Courses
The following courses may also be included as part of the major to a combined maximum of 6 units.
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Level III Cross-listed Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 3007 Beyond Asian Ecological Crises 3 -
International Development Major
To satisfy the requirements for International Development Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, 6 units must be completed at Level II and at least 12 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. Students must complete at least 3 units in the major of Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III, and 15 units in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 1001 Introduction to International Development 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 1103 Economy, Environment and Place 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 2100 Poverty and Social Development 3 Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2038 Anthropology of Health and Medicine 3 ARTS 2301 Social Enterprise Internship II 3 DEVT 2004EX Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2004 Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2101 Community, Gender and Critical Development 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 SOCI 2012 Social Research 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Capstone: DEVT 3006 Governance and Sustainable Development
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 3301 Social Enterprise Internship III 3 ASIA 3007 Beyond Asian Ecological Crises 3 DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 DEVT 3004 Vietnam Study Tour 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 HIST 3039 Human Trafficking: Atlantic Trade to Contemporary 3 POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3 POLIS 3104 Transforming Global Governance 3 DEVT 3006 Governance and Sustainable Development 6 -
Politics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Politics Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units of Level II and at least 12 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. Students must complete at least 3 units in Level I of the major before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III, and 15 units in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 1105 Introduction to Politics 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2094 Parties, Elections, Media 3 POLIS 2096 The Politics of Human Rights 3 POLIS 2100 Intelligence and Security after the Cold War 3 POLIS 2102 Politics of Gender & Sexuality 3 POLIS 2105 Issues in Australian Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2107 Passions and Interests: The History of Greed 3 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 2110 Politics, Power and Popular Culture 3 POLIS 2115 Politics, Ideology & Discourse 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Capstone course: POLIS 3112 Approaches and Issues in Politics (6 units) plus courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3
Minor
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Criminology Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Criminology Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Students must complete 6 units at Level I, 6 units at Level II and 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III.
The minor may not be taken in the same area of study as the major.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
* Students enrolled in B Laws double degree complete PHIL 1101 instead of LAW 1100.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 1001 Understanding Criminology 3 PHIL 1101 Argument and Critical Thinking 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 2001 Surveillance, Deviance & Crime 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2036 Anthropology of Violence and Crime 3 GEND 2016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2016EX Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 HIST 2090 Violence in the Modern Western World 3 HIST 2092 History of Crime and Punishment in England and Europe 3 PHIL 2031 Crime and Punishment 3 POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 SOCI 2012 Social Research 3 SOCI 2013 Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2013EX Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016EX Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Modern Histories of Peacekeeping 3 POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3 SOCI 3010 Social Research Advanced: Real World Practice 6 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011EX Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 -
Geography, Environment and Population Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Geography, Environment and Population Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. Courses up to the value of 3 units may be presented from the cross-listed courses.
The minor may not be taken in the same area of study as the major.Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 1101 Geographies of Globalisation 3 GEOG 1102 Footprints on a Fragile Planet 3 GEOG 1103 Economy, Environment and Place 3 GEOG 1104 Intro to Geography, Environment & Population 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 2129 Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 2132 Social Science Techniques II 3 GEOG 2134 Resource Scarcity and Allocation 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 GEOG 2138 Population and Health 3 GEOG 2139 Environmental Management 3 GEOG 2142 Climate Change 3 GEOG 2150 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 3 GEOG 2156 Environmental Ethics 3 GEOG 2158 Uncertainty, Cultural Geography and Global Change 3 GEOG 2159 Coasts, Conflict and Community Development 3 GEOG 2160 Space and Society 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 3010 Tourism and Environment 3 GEOG 3019 Biogeography & Biodiversity Conservation 3 GEOG 3021 Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 GEOG 3026 Global International Migration 3 GEOG 3027 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 3028 Ecology of Cities 3 Cross-Listed Courses
The following courses may also be included as part of the minor to a combined maximum of 3 units.
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Level III Cross-listed Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ASIA 3007 Beyond Asian Ecological Crises 3 -
International Development Minor
To satisfy the requirements for International Development Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. Courses up to the value of 3 units may be presented from the cross-listed courses.
The minor may not be taken in the same area of study as the major.Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 1001 Introduction to International Development 3 Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 1103 Economy, Environment and Place 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 2100 Poverty and Social Development 3 Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2038 Anthropology of Health and Medicine 3 ARTS 2301 Social Enterprise Internship II 3 DEVT 2004 Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2004EX Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2101 Community, Gender and Critical Development 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 SOCI 2012 Social Research 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 3301 Social Enterprise Internship III 3 ASIA 3007 Beyond Asian Ecological Crises 3 DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 DEVT 3004 Vietnam Study Tour 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 HIST 3039 Human Trafficking: Atlantic Trade to Contemporary 3 POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3 POLIS 3104 Transforming Global Governance 3 -
Politics Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Politics Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units in the Minor at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. The Minor may not be taken in the same area of study as the Major.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 1105 Introduction to Politics 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2094 Parties, Elections, Media 3 POLIS 2096 The Politics of Human Rights 3 POLIS 2100 Intelligence and Security after the Cold War 3 POLIS 2102 Politics of Gender & Sexuality 3 POLIS 2105 Issues in Australian Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2107 Passions and Interests: The History of Greed 3 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 2110 Politics, Power and Popular Culture 3 POLIS 2115 Politics, Ideology & Discourse 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3101 Strategic Culture and International Security 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3
Electives
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Peace and Conflict Closed Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Peace and Conflict Closed Electives students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 1104 Foundations of Social Anthropology: People and Culture 3 ASIA 1103 Asia and the World 3 DEVT 1001 Introduction to International Development 3 HIST 1108 Empires in World History 3 PHIL 1103 Morality, Society and the Individual 3 POLIS 1102 Introduction to International Relations 3 SOCI 1003 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1003EX Introduction to Sociology 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2036 Anthropology of Violence and Crime 3 ANTH 2053 Life, Death and Culture 3 ASIA 2024 Asian Giants: Japan, China & India 3 GEOG 2142 Climate Change 3 HIST 2058 Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in History 3 HIST 2090 Violence in the Modern Western World 3 LING 2038 Cross Cultural Communication 3 PHIL 2042 Moral Problems 3 PHIL 2045 Professional Ethics 3 POLIS 2100 Intelligence and Security after the Cold War 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 SOCI 2009 Sociological Theory in Action 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016EX Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Modern Histories of Peacekeeping 3 HIST 3057 Memory Wars in Contemporary Global Conflict 3 -
Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Electives
Courses to the value of up to 27 units may be taken from the following:
Courses to the value of 27 units from any electives within the Bachelor of Arts.
or
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
If studying a major in Criminology; International Development; Geography, Environment and Population; or Politics, courses to the value of 12 units from any of the electives listed in the Bachelor of Arts.
or
Courses to the value of 18 units from the following:
If studying a minorin Criminology; International Development; Geography, Environment and Population; or Politics, courses to the value of 12 units from any of the electives listed in the Bachelor of Arts.
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Broadening Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Broadening Electives students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Broadening Electives
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Courses chosen from outside of the major area of study and cannot be chosen from the following subject areas: CRIM, DEVT, GEOG or POLIS. This requirement is waived if studying any Major or Minor available in the program.