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Graduate Diploma in Human Rights

Not Offered in 2010


GradDipHumRights

80 cp

Minimum duration: 2 years part-time.

Course available at: Sydney (North Sydney), NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed a three year Bachelor degree in a relevant field.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Graduate Diploma

2.1 To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 20 cp from Core Units; and
  2. 60 cp from Electives.

2.2 An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Human Rights will be granted credit for all units completed in the Graduate Certificate.

3. Exit Point

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Human Rights may exit from the course with that award.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
LEGL507 10 International Human Rights

or
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
LEGL508 10 Australian Human Rights

and
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PHIL507 10 The Philosophy of Human Rights

or
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
THEL604 10 Catholic Social Thought

Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAC525 10 Citizenship and Human Rights
HUMA500 10 Professional Development: Special Study
LEGL509 10 Human Rights and International NGOs
LEGL510 10 Terrorism and Human Rights
LEGL511 10 International Human Rights Mechanisms
LEGL512 10 Australian Migration Law
LEGL513 10 Legal Research Methods
LEGL514 10 Research Project
LEGL515 10 Applied Study in Human Rights
LEGL516 10 Human Rights in Indigenous Peoples
THEO658 10 Foundations of Social Justice
THEO684 10 Theology and Reconciliation

1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.