Human Rights
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| 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 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCLG6700 Global and Regional Migration Governance This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2a |
| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 Bioethics in Society |
6 | A BETH5101 AND BETH5000 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6906 Culture, Gender, Health in Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
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 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GCST5910 Health, Pleasure and Consumption This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6109 Political Regimes and Regime Transition This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Intensive March |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| JCTC6100 Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 2 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 |
6 | Intensive May |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCWK6933 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| SCLG6910 Comparative Welfare States |
6 | N SCWK6909 |
Semester 1 |
| SCWK6910 Working with Communities |
6 | Semester 1a |
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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 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 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 This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 |
Semester 1 |
| 12 credit points from the following | |||
| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 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 | Intensive March |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics |
6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SSPS6005 Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6006 Data Analytics for Social Research |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6007 Intro to Computational Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 |