Department of Peace and Conflict Studies to close; three Masters courses cut
The courses will be replaced by a single new degree to “ensure the long term sustainability” of the University’s postgraduate programs.
April 14, 2021
The University of Sydney will close its Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the end of the year. Three postgraduate programs in the School of Social and Political Sciences the Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies, Human Rights, and Development Studies will all be discontinued. A new Master of Social Justice will replace the cut courses.
A University spokesperson said the changes were made “in order to ensure the long term sustainability of our important postgraduate programs.”