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Master of Development Studies
Postgraduate Coursework 2008

 

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or 2 - 4 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree with a major in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences.

Completion Requirements

 
8 units of study (totalling 48 credit points) comprising 4 core units of study plus 4 electives. Candidates must choose ONE OF EITHER SCLG 6911 Human Rights Advocacy and Strategies OR SCLG 6912 Rights in International Development as core units.

Units of Study

 
  SemesterCredit Pts
Core
DVST 6901 Development: Critical Perspectives A 1 6
DVST 6902 Development: Critical Perspectives B 2 6
GOVT 6125 Politics of the World Economy 1 6
SCLG 6911 Human Rights Advocacy and Strategies 2 6
SCLG 6912 Rights in International Development 1 6
Elective
ANTH 5901 Anthropology of the Nation State 1 6
ANTH 5902 Structuralism and Anthropological Legacies 1 6
ANTH 6912 Custom, Conflict and the State 2 6
ANTH 6915 Ethnographic Method 1 6
DVST 6903 Professional Practice in Development 2 6
DVST 6904 Rethinking Poverty 1 6
GOVT 6108 Development Dilemmas in Southeast Asia 1 6
LNGS 7002 Language, Society and Power 2 6
LNGS 7006 Crosscultural Communication 2 6
LNGS 7101 Bilingualism 1 6
LNGS 7275 World Englishes 1 6
PACS 6901 United Nations and International Conflict Resolution 1 6
PACS 6907 Gender and the Development of Peace 2 6
PACS 6908 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding 2 6
PACS 6910 Peace Through Tourism Winter 6
PACS 6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies 1, 2, Winter 6
PACS 6914 Conflict-Resolving Media 1, Summer 6
PACS 6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice 2 6
PACS 6917 Religion, War and Peace 2 6
PRFM 6900 Theatre and community development P 2 6
Notes:
PFollowing 2 introductory/orientation seminars early in the semester, there will be 4 days of intensive workshops and seminars in mid semester break (September).

Attendance Pattern

 
Units of study will be offered in a variety of modes, including evening seminars on a weekly basis, an intensive block mode over one working week, and via distance study.
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