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Social Justice (Development Studies)

Unit of study table

Master of Social Justice (Development Studies)

Students complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study;
(b) 12 credit points of stream core units of study;
(c) a minimum of 12 credit points and a maximum of 30 credit points from selective units of study;
(d) a minimum of 6 credit points and a maximum of 12 credit points from capstone units of study.
(e) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study
With the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from outside those listed in the table, including units of study offered by other faculties.

Graduate Diploma in Social Justice (Development Studies)

Students complete 48 credit points including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study, including DVST6904;
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points of stream core units of study;
(c) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points from selective units of study; and
(d) a maximum of 6 credit points from elective units of study
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

DVST6904
Rethinking Poverty
6  
DVST6908
Social Change in the Anthropocene
6  
HRTD6901
Human Rights and the Human Rights System
6  
PACS6911
Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
6 N SCWK6930

Stream core units of study

ANTH6916
The Social in Justice
6  
DVST6901
The Global Politics of Development
6 N SSCP6900

Stream selective units of study

DVST6902
Development: Communication and Education
6 N SSCP6901
HRTD6903
Dynamics of Human Rights Violations
6  
HRTD6916
Human Rights Simulation
6  
PACS6901
United Nations, Peace and Security
6  
PACS6909
Cultures of Violence
6  
PACS6914
Conflict-Resolving Media
6 N SCWK6935
PACS6915
Human Rights, Peace and Justice
6 N SCWK6941
PACS6934
Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice
6  
SCLG6700
Global and Regional Migration
6  
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements

6 N SCWK6901
SCLG6916
Indigenous Rights - Global Issues
6  

Elective units of study

CISS6002
Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific
6  
CISS6006
Intervention and 'Fragile' States
6  
ECOP6017
Global Inequality
6  
ECOP6018
Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing
6  
ENVI5903
Sustainable Development
6  
GCST5211
Girls and Boys: Gendered Forms of Youth
6  
GCST6905
Gender in Cultural Theory
6  
GCST6907
Sexuality, Gender and Social Relations
6  
GLOH5101
Foundations of Global Health
6 N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132
GOVT6123
Globalisation and Governance
6  
GOVT6135
Global Environmental Politics
6  
GOVT6159
Emotions, Agenda Setting, and Public Policy
6  
GOVT6316
The Politics of Policy Making
6  
JCTC6100
Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide
6  
LNGS7509
Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice
6  
MECO6934
Social Issues Marketing
6  
SCLG6910
Comparative Welfare States
6 N SCWK6909
SCWK6910
Working with Communities
6  
SCWK6949
Global Social Policy
6  
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6  
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6  
SSPS6004
Social Research Ethics
6 N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003
SSPS6008
Universal Basic Income
6  

Capstone units of study

Students completing a Master of Social Justice are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students must complete either the dissertation, or research project option or the placement program option.
Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project should first complete SSPS6001, SSPS6002 or SSPS6004.
Dissertation project units of study
SOJU6901
Social Justice Dissertation Part 1
6 N HRTD6908 or DVST6911 or PACS6904 or SCLG6906
Departmental permission is required.
SOJU6902
Social Justice Dissertation Part 2
6 P SOJU6901
N HRTD6909 or DVST6912 or PACS6905 or SCLG6907
Departmental permission is required.
Research Project unit of study
SCLG6905
Independent Research Project
6  
Placement program units of study
SSPS6003
Vocational Placement
6 Where appropriate, prior professional experience will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for this unit.
SCLG6923
Social Justice Project
6 N SCLG6914