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
Special Notes
This program will not be offered in 2021.
Academic Year
2021
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 24 units, including ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind or ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind
2. Peace and Conflict Closed Electives to the value of 12 units
3. Open Elective courses to the value of up to 27 units
4. Broadening Electives to the value of up to 9 units
Or
5 .If studying an optional Major in Criminology, Open Elective courses to the value of 12 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
6. If studying an optional Major in International Development, Open Elective courses to the value of 12 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
7. If studying an optional Major in Geography, Environment and Population, Open Elective courses to the value of 12 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
8. If studying an optional Major in Politics, Open Elective courses to the value of 12 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
9. If studying an optional Minor in Criminology, Open Elective courses to the value of 18 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
10. If studying an optional Minor in International Development, Open Elective courses to the value of 18 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
11. If studying an optional Minor in Geography, Environment and Population, Open Elective courses to the value of 18 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Or
12. If studying an optional Minor in Politics, Open Elective courses to the value of 18 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 1104 Introduction to Anthropology: Society and Culture 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 PEACE 1001 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies 3 PEACE 2001 Applied Peace Building and Conflict Resolution II 3 PEACE 3002 Peace and Conflict Advanced Research Project 6 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 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 6 units at Level I; a minimum of 9 units at Level II; and a minimum of 9 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. 15 units must be taken in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 1001 Understanding Criminology 3 CRIM 1002 Crime and Criminal Justice 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 2001 Advanced Criminological Theory 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 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 CRIM 2003 Criminology across borders 3 CRIM 2004 Cybercrime and Cyber-Deviance 3 GEND 2016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2020 Gender and Crime 3 GEND 2020OL Gender and Crime 3 PHIL 2031 Crime and Punishment 3 POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 3001 Contemporary Issues in Criminology 6 and
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 3201 Industry Internship III 3 CRIM 3003 The Carnival of Crime 3 CRIM 3005 Criminology across borders 3 CRIM 3006 Cybercrime and Cyber-Deviance 3 GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Histories of Peacekeeping 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 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 1005 Social Science Techniques I 3 GEOG 1101 Geographies of Globalisation 3 GEOG 1102 Physical Geography and human environmental impacts 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 2160 Space and Society 3 GEOG 2161 Migration and Development 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 3024 Geography Matters 6 and
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 3021 Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 GEOG 3025 Environmental Policy and Management Internship 6 GEOG 3027 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 3029EX International Study Tour: GEP III 3 Cross-Listed Courses
The following courses may also be included as part of the major to a combined maximum of 6 units.
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 ANTH 1104 Introduction to Anthropology: Society and Culture 3 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 and
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2038 Anthropology of Health and Medicine 3 DEVT 2010EX Coffey International Development Internship 6 DEVT 2101 Empowerment & Development: Community & Gender 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3008 International Development Research Project 6 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3012 Environment and Development 3 DEVT 3012OL Environment and Development 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 DEVT 3004EX Vietnam Study Tour 3 DEVT 3007 Climate Change and Sustainable Development 3 DEVT 3009 Contemporary Aid & Development 3 DEVT 3010EX Coffey International Development Internship 6 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 HIST 3039 Human Trafficking: Atlantic Trade to Contemporary 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3104 Transforming Global Governance 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 -
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 1102 Introduction to Global Politics 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 POLIS 1106 Introduction to Australian Politics 3 Level II
and
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2120 Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East 3 POLIS 2122 Global Environmental Politics 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 POLIS 2130 International Political Economy 3 POLIS 2137EX International Study Tour: Politics II 3 POLIS 2138 Policy and Practice in Australian Politics 3 POLIS 2139 The State of the World: Post Covid-19 3 POLIS 2140 Australia's Security in the Indo-Pacific 3 Level III
and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3106 Public Policy Research Project 6 and
Courses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3001 Citizenship and Globalisation 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3003 Cyber-Politics: Politics & the Internet Revolution 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3 POLIS 3105EX International Study Tour: Politics III 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.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 1001 Understanding Criminology 3 CRIM 1002 Crime and Criminal Justice 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 2001 Advanced Criminological Theory 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to 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 3201 Industry Internship III 3 CRIM 3003 The Carnival of Crime 3 CRIM 3005 Criminology across borders 3 CRIM 3006 Cybercrime and Cyber-Deviance 3 GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Histories of Peacekeeping 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 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.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 1005 Social Science Techniques I 3 GEOG 1101 Geographies of Globalisation 3 GEOG 1102 Physical Geography and human environmental impacts 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 2160 Space and Society 3 GEOG 2161 Migration and Development 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 3021 Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 3 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 GEOG 3025 Environmental Policy and Management Internship 6 GEOG 3027 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 GEOG 3029EX International Study Tour: GEP III 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.
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 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 1104 Introduction to Anthropology: Society and Culture 3 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 and
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2038 Anthropology of Health and Medicine 3 DEVT 2010EX Coffey International Development Internship 6 DEVT 2101 Empowerment & Development: Community & Gender 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3012 Environment and Development 3 DEVT 3012OL Environment and Development 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 DEVT 3004EX Vietnam Study Tour 3 DEVT 3007 Climate Change and Sustainable Development 3 DEVT 3009 Contemporary Aid & Development 3 DEVT 3010EX Coffey International Development Internship 6 GEOG 3022 Food Security 3 GEOG 3023 Cities in the Global South 3 HIST 3039 Human Trafficking: Atlantic Trade to Contemporary 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3104 Transforming Global Governance 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 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 1102 Introduction to Global Politics 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 POLIS 1106 Introduction to Australian 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 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2120 Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East 3 POLIS 2122 Global Environmental Politics 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 POLIS 2130 International Political Economy 3 POLIS 2137EX International Study Tour: Politics II 3 POLIS 2138 Policy and Practice in Australian Politics 3 POLIS 2139 The State of the World: Post Covid-19 3 POLIS 2140 Australia's Security in the Indo-Pacific 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 3001 Citizenship and Globalisation 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3003 Cyber-Politics: Politics & the Internet Revolution 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3 POLIS 3105EX International Study Tour: Politics III 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 12 units.
Level I
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value 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 Global Politics 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2008 Identity and Discrimination 3 ANTH 2036 Anthropology of Violence and Crime 3 ANTH 2053 Life, Death and Culture 3 DEVT 2004 Environment and Development 3 DEVT 2004OL Environment and Development 3 GEOG 2135 Urban Futures 3 HIST 2058 Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in History 3 HIST 2090 Violence in the Modern Western World 3 PHIL 2045 Professional Ethics 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 ANTH 3002 Anthropology of Emotion, Mind and Person 3 ARTS 3201 Industry Internship III 3 ARTS 3201EX Industry Internship III 3 ARTS 3202 Research-based Internship 6 DEVT 3003 Rights and Development 3 DEVT 3004EX Vietnam Study Tour 3 GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Histories of Peacekeeping 3 HIST 3057 Nations and Nationalism 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3 -
Open Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Open Electives students must complete courses to the value of 36 units.
12 units must be undertake at level 1, 12 units must be undertake at level II and 12 units must be undertake at level III
Electives
Courses to the value of up to 36 units may be taken from the following:
Courses to the value of 36 units from any undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.
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 undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.
or
Courses to the value of 18 units from the following:
If studying a minor in Criminology; International Development; Geography, Environment and Population; or Politics, courses to the value of 18 units from any undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.
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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: POLIS or PEACE. This requirement is waived if studying any Major or Minor available in the program.