University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Sociology and Social Policy / Human Rights / Graduate Diploma in Human Rights 2009

Graduate Diploma in Human Rights GradDipHR
Postgraduate Coursework 2009

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
31 OCT 2008 30 APR 2009 Available 060616D
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or up to 3 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree with a major in the social sciences or equivalent, or a Bachelor of Law degree.

Completion Requirements

 
6 units of study (totalling 36 credit points) comprising 3 core units plus 3 electives.

Units of Study

 
  SemPts
Core
ECOP 6130 Human Rights & International Development 1 6
GEOS 5501 Human Rights and the Environment 2 6
GOVT 6117 International Politics and Human Rights 1 6
SCLG 6911 Human Rights Advocacy and Strategies 2 6
Elective
AHCD 4053 Human Rights and Social Justice 1, 2 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
ASNS 6904 Human Rights in Asia 1 6
BETH 5103 Biomedicine and Society 2 6
BETH 5203 Ethics and Public Health 2 6
DVST 6901 Development: Critical Perspectives A 1 6
DVST 6902 Development: Critical Perspectives B 2 6
DVST 6904 Rethinking Poverty 2 6
ECOP 6018 Economic Development: Growth & Wellbeing 2 6
ECOP 6019 Political Economy of Conflict & Peace 1 6
LAWS 6218 International Humanitarian Law 8 6
LAWS 6846 Human Rights & the Global Economy 10 6
PACS 6901 UN and International Conflict Resolution 1 6
PACS 6908 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding 2 6
PACS 6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies 1, 5 6
PACS 6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice 44 6
PACS 6914 Conflict-Resolving Media 5, 42 6
PACS 6915 Human Rights: Peace and Justice 1, 2 6
PACS 6923 The Human Right to Food 8, 10 6
PACS 6927 Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding 11 6
PHIL 5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community 2 6
PHIL 7607 Rights and Norms 2 6
SCLG 6905 Independent Study and Report 1, 2 6
SCWK 6910 Community Work Policy and Practice 2 6
SCWK 6949 Global Social Policy 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
42
Summer Early
08 Dec
27 Feb
2009
44
Summer Late
19 Jan
27 Feb
2009
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2009
8
Semester 1b
20 Apr
07 Jun
2009
5
S2 Intensive
29 Jun
29 Nov
2009
11
Winter Main
29 Jun
19 Jul
2009
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2009
10
Semester 2b
07 Sep
01 Nov
2009
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Online delivery only
 
Candidates may choose LAWS6218 and LAWS6846 offered by the Faculty of Law, subject to the approval of the Director and Faculty of Law. Candidates must enrol in these units through the Faculty of Law as non-award students. Tuition fees apply at current Faculty of Law rates. On satisfactory completion of requirements, credit will be granted for results/grades toward enrolment in a postgraduate Human Rights award course.
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information