University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Anthropology / Development Studies / Graduate Certificate in Development Studies 2010

Graduate Certificate in Development Studies GradCertDVST
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 053433C
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in up to 2 years of part time study.
Note: The Graduate Certificate DVST cannot be undertaken full time.

Entry Requirements

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

Completion Requirements

 
4 units of study (totalling 24 credit points) comprising 2 core units of study plus 2 electives.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
Core
DVST 6901 Development: Critical Perspectives A 1 6
DVST 6902 Development: Critical Perspectives B 2 6
GOVT 6125 Politics of the World Economy 2 6
GOVT 6123 Globalisation and Governance 2 6
ECOP 6130 Human Rights & International Development 1 6
HRDT 6903 Human Rights Violations 2 6
Elective
ANTH 5901 Anthropology of the Nation State 1 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
DVST 6904 Rethinking Poverty 2 6
ECOP 6010 International Trade Regulation 1 6
GOVT 6108 Democracy and Development in SE Asia 1 6
PACS 6901 UN and International Conflict Resolution 11 6
PACS 6903 Peace and the Environment 1 6
PACS 6907 Gender and the Development of Peace 10 6
PACS 6908 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding 2 6
PACS 6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies 1,2,11 6
PACS 6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice 44 6
PACS 6915 Human Rights: Peace and Justice 1, 10 6
PACS 6923 The Human Right to Food 1, 10 6
PACS 6924 Democracy in the Developing World 1 6
PRFM 6900 Theatre and community development 5 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
43
Summer Main
05 Jan
27 Feb
2010
44
Summer Late
19 Jan
27 Feb
2010
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2010
8
Semester 1b
20 Apr
07 Jun
2010
5
S2 Intensive
29 Jun
29 Nov
2010
11
Winter Main
29 Jun
19 Jul
2010
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2010
10
Semester 2b
07 Sep
01 Nov
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information

Further Study

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