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PACS6911: Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
This unit introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Peace and Conflict Studies and the history, philosophy, economics and politics of peace. Students will learn about the causes of violence and the potential for nonviolence, peaceful conflict resolution and other means of achieving peace with justice in different conflict settings.
| Code | PACS6911 |
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| Academic unit | Sociology and Criminology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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SCWK6930 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop theoretical perspectives on notions of peace, conflict and violence, and what “peace with justice” and “resolution of conflict” mean in various situations.
- LO2. Understand the nature and source of different types of conflict and violence: at the psychological and interpersonal levels, in groups and societies, and between countries and other global groupings.
- LO3. Understand how to apply theory to practice in terms of identifying strategies for achieving peace with justice in various situations.
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 1, 2020 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Intensive March, 2021 [Block mode] - Remote
- Intensive March, 2021 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2022 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2022 [Normal evening] - Remote
- Semester 1, 2022 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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