Master of Social Justice (Peace and Conflict Studies)

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Master of Social Justice, students will be able to:

No.Course learning outcome
1Have an expert understanding of recent disciplinary and practice developments that inform human rights, development, peace and conflict and justice thinking and discourse.
2Know about, evaluate and apply the applicable research principles and methods including project evaluation, and contemporary research.
3Evaluate complex ideas including understanding the contestation of ideas in the field and being open to new ideas, methods and ways of thinking.
4Reflect critically on theoretical knowledge and communicate these ideas in a variety of forms including the essay, oral presentation and policy brief.
5Have the skills to design, apply, evaluate and theorise about scholarly developments that contribute to professional practice including problem solving. 
6Plan and execute a research-based (professional) project capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.
7Have the communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret findings and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences. 
8Develop collaboration skills that orient students to a work-based practical application of concepts, practices and policies they are engaging with in the course.