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Bachelor of Social Science in Peace and Development Studies Western Sydney University - Penrith Campus (Kingswood) Western Sydney University - Penrith Campus (Kingswood), Australia

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AUD 28928

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*Subject to change and other fees
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 Free

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36 months

Duration

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6.5

IELTS

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60%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Western’s Bachelor of Social Science allows you to choose your own majors and minors, including Child and Community, Geography and Urban Studies, Heritage and Tourism, Peace & Development Studies, Sociology, Disability Studies, and Criminology & Criminal Justice. You will gain a greater understanding of the social world in three ways: through social theory, social research and the applications of these ideas and knowledge to practice through social engagement. Emerge with a wide base for understanding issues in the complex, culturally diverse and ever-changing social environment of the 21st century. Create a degree as specialised or as broad as your desired career path.

Major: Peace and Development Studies
The Peace and Development Studies major is concerned with methods for promoting peace, human rights and sustainability. It involves a critical analysis of inequalities of power and opportunity that lead to international and local conflict, social dislocation and environmental degradation.

Students will examine the structural causes of racist and gendered violence, environmental crises, forced migration, poverty, resource conflict, and inter-generational inequity. The inter-related network of solutions includes empowerment and self-determination, sustainable living, constructive development, peacemaking and peace building. These require understanding of the theories and method for identifying, measuring and resolving conflict and environmental degradation. The assumptions and failings of traditional development practice are critically assessed. Students will engage social theory within an interdisciplinary and applied framework, at local, national and international levels.

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Additional Information

Program Level 3-Year Bachelor's Degree

College/University Processing Time 3 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Post-Study Work Rights (PSWR) work permit

Program Intake

Closed

Mar 2024, Jul 2024

General Admission Requirement

    Academic Requirement

    • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

    6.5 IELTS Score
    58 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
    60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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    Tuition Fee

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    Average Tuition Fee Per Year

    28928

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     Free

    Application Fee
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    29710 Per year

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    Scholarships

    Western Sydney International Scholarship - Undergraduate

    $3,000 Students automatically qualify for a scholarship when they meet the minimum academic entry requirements for a Bachelor program (excluding Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Nursing).
    $6,000 For all Bachelor programs (except Doctor of Medicine) with duration of one year or more. GPA requirement criteria applies.


    Western Sydney International Scholarship - Postgraduate

    $3,000 or $6,000 For all postgraduate coursework programs (not listed below) with duration of one year or more. GPA requirement criteria applies.
    $6,000

    Students automatically qualify for a scholarship when they meet the minimum academic entry requirements for one of the following programs:

    $6,000 Students automatically qualify for a scholarship when they meet the minimum academic entry requirements for one of the following programs:

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