Disciplines and areas of study
Peace Studies
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La Trobe University is one of the few institutions in Australia where students can specialise in the area of Peace Studies. Members of the Politics Program, within the School of Social Sciences, have played a leading role in peace research in this University and edit the scholarly peace research journal, Global Change, Peace, and Security. The Borchardt Library has strong holdings in the area and contains one of the best non violence collections in the country.
Principal areas of specialisation
Principal areas of specialisation are international relations, international organisations, the theory, and practice of peacekeeping, peace movements, non-violence theory and activism, and the life and thought of Mahatma Gandhi.
Coursework programs
- Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences
Research programs
- Master of Arts by Research
- Doctor of Philosophy