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Peace and Conflict Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies is a specialisation taught within the
GSIA program, in association with the International Peace Research
Institute, Oslo. It is taken in conjunction with one of the GSIA
degree programs:
Students admitted to this specialisation spend one semester of
study in Oslo, Norway, where they complete 24 units of full-time
study taught by the staff of the International Peace Research Institute,
Oslo, at the facilities of Bjørknes College.
Students may commence their studies in Norway, or undertake the
semester in Oslo during the course of their ongoing studies in the
GSIA.
The semester commences in Oslo in late August and concludes in
mid-December. Students then travel or return to Canberra to complete
their degree if necessary.
Students undertaking the Peace and Conflict Specialisation may
not take cross-campus electives while completing the ANU based component
of their degree.
Program Requirements
Program requirements for students doing the Peace and Conflict Studies
specialisation are as for the degree (eg MIA, MAIR, GDIA) within
which the specialisation is being undertaken.
Program
Structure
The Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation consists of 24 units
of coursework undertaken in Oslo, consisting of:
In addition to the 24 units of the specialisation undertaken in
Oslo, Peace and Conflict Studies students also complete 24 units
of coursework in Canberra to round out the requirements of the degree
program in which they are enrolled:
one required 12-unit core course - either
| Semester 1 |
INTR8011 |
International Relations Theory |
or
and two 6-unit electives from:
| Semester 1 |
INTR8013 |
International Political Economy
1 |
| Semester 1 |
INTR8022 |
Asia Pacific Security |
| Semester 1 |
INTR8058 |
Politics of Islam in Southeast Asia |
| Semester 1 |
INTR8064 |
Gender, War, and Justice in South and
Southeast Asia |
| Semester 1 |
INTR8043 |
Post-Colonial Pacific and Global Change |
| Semester 1 |
INTR8049 |
Australia's Global Challenges |
| Semester 1 |
INTR8062 |
Humanitarianism in World Politics |
Because Peace and Conflict Studies students in Norway during the
period of Second Semester, only part-time students are normally
able to take electives in that semester. Below is the list of Semester 2, 2009 courses,
for example.
| Semester 2 |
INTR8060 |
China: Global Engagement & Domestic Transformation |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8045 |
Global Governance 1 |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8028 |
Global Environmental Politics |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8046 |
Evolution of International System
1 |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8050 |
States, Globalisation & the Movement of Peoples |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8057 |
War and Peace in Asia |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8063 |
War and National Identity: Japan, WW2 |
| Semester 2 |
INTR8040 |
Ethnicity and Conflict in Southeast Asia |
Admission Criteria
Admissions criteria for the Peace and Conflict Studies specialisation
are as for the degree program (GDIA, MIA, MAIR) within which the
specialisation is undertaken. However, applications for the specialisation
must all submit a written statement as part of the application procedure.
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Tuition Fees
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US applicants should be aware that they may not be able to
use US financial aid for the Oslo component of the Peace and Conflict
Studies degree.

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