Department of Anthropology

Faculty of Arts

Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
Postgraduate Coursework 2008

Duration

This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or up to 3 years part time.

Entry Requirements

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

Completion Requirements

6 units of study (totalling 36 credit points) comprising 3 core units of study plus 3 electives.

Units of Study

Semester

Credit Pts

Core

Development: Critical Perspectives A

1

6

Development: Critical Perspectives B

2

6

Politics of the World Economy

1

6

Human Rights Advocacy and Strategies

2

6

Rights in International Development

1

6

Elective

Anthropology of the Nation State

1

6

Structuralism and Anthropological Legacies

1

6

Custom, Conflict and the State

2

6

Ethnographic Method

1

6

Professional Practice in Development

2

6

Rethinking Poverty

1

6

Development Dilemmas in Southeast Asia

1

6

Language, Society and Power

2

6

Crosscultural Communication

2

6

1

6

World Englishes

1

6

United Nations and International Conflict Resolution

1

6

Gender and the Development of Peace

2

6

Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

2

6

Peace Through Tourism

Winter

6

Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies

1, 2, Winter

6

Conflict-Resolving Media

1, Summer

6

Human Rights, Peace and Justice

2

6

Religion, War and Peace

2

6

Theatre and community development P

2

6

Notes:
P	Following 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.

Further Study

Candidates in the Graduate Diploma program may choose to transfer to the Masters program with full credit once they have passed the required units.

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