Human Rights
Semester 2, 2020 unit of study availability
Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.
A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Human Rights |
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Master of Human Rights |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study | |||
| (b) a minimum of 12 credit points of selective units of study | |||
| (c) a maximum of 30 credit points from elective units of study | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from units of study outside the table, including: | |||
| (i) units of study from other faculties. | |||
| (d) a minimum of 6 credit points from capstone units of study | |||
| (e) an optional specialisation, including: | |||
| (i) Global Migrations specialisation: 6 credit points core and 12 credit points from the list | |||
| (ii) Social Policy specialisation: 6 credit points core and 12 credit points from the list | |||
| (iii) International Relations specialisation: 12 credit points core and 6 credit points from the list | |||
| (iv) Social Research specialisation: 12 credit points core and 6 credit points from the list | |||
Graduate Diploma in Human Rights |
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| Students complete 48 credit points including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points of selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from units of study outside the table, including | |||
| (ii) units of study from other faculties. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Human Rights |
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| Students complete 24 credit points including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 6 credit points of selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) 6 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Core units of study |
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| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Selective units of study |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2a |
| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N PHIL7607 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
Elective units of study |
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| Students who complete 18 credit points within a single cognate discipline with relevance to Human Rights will have a specialisation recorded. Students must satisfy any prerequisite requirements set by the offering Department or Centre, as well as any prerequisites set by individual units of study, before they enrol in any unit of study. | |||
| BETH5103 Biomedicine and Society |
6 |
Online only |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend intensives on campus, the coordinator may choose to teach this unit of study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6906 Culture, Gender, Health in Development |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GCST5910 Health, Pleasure and Consumption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6100 Foundations of Comparative Politics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Challenges of Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| JCTC6100 Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1a Semester 2a |
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| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6902 Reconciliation and Conflict Transformation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCWK6933 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6923 The Human Right to Food This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice |
6 | Intensive April |
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| SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States |
6 | N SCWK6909 |
Semester 1 |
| SCWK6910 Working with Communities This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WMST6902 Arguing the Point |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Optional Specialisations |
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Global Migrations specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Social Policy specialisation |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States |
6 | N SCWK6909 |
Semester 1 |
| SCWK6948 Social Policy Frameworks |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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International Relations specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Social Research specialisation |
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| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 6 credit points from the following | |||
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
Capstone units of study |
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| Students completing a Master of Human Rights are required to complete at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. Students complete either of the following three capstone options: | |||
(1) Semester-long research project |
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| SCLG6905 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
(2) Year-long dissertation project |
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| Students wishing to complete the year-long dissertation project must also take SSPS6001 or SSPS6002. | |||
| SCLG6906 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level N HRTD6909 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6907 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P SCLG6906 N HRTD6911 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
(3) Student placement program |
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| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level and including SCLG6923 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2b |