Development

Major/Minor/Specialisation !441-MS-MAJ+1001 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Associate Professor Simon Batterbury

Contact

The Office for Environmental Programs

Email: query-environment@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	Development is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree. How we develop as a society, in the city and in rural areas, needs effective planning to reduce negative impacts on the environment and society and to ensure the systems we develop operate effectively. The Development major looks at the sustainable development of economies and environments, drawing on inter-faculty expertise at the University of Melbourne. Students will study rural and urban landscapes and look at issues including international development policy, carbon sequestration in the tropics, food security, biodiversity conservation, urban growth and planning, and sustainable livelihoods. This major is a fantastic platform for business and government professionals and those working in the non-governmental sector. Students will acquire skills for implementing sustainable development strategies in developing countries and in the western world.
Objectives:	Students who complete the Master of Environment will have: • An advanced understanding of environmental issues • Advanced skills and techniques applicable to changing and managing the environment • An ability to evaluate and synthesise research and professional literature in the chosen stream or focus of study • An advanced understanding of the international context and sensitivities of environmental assessment The graduate attributes for the Master of Environment are: • Expertise in multidisciplinary understanding, analysis and research with an environmental focus • Collaborative approaches to environmental problem solving • Capacity to engage in critical social and sustainability questions The Master of Environment generic skills are: • Multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary knowledge and research of environmental relevance • Collaborative environmental management skills • Capacity for independent learning across discipline boundaries
Structure & Available Subjects:	Students will be required to complete the two core subjects, plus choose three subjects from the compulsory subject list and undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Development major coordinator. For a current list of subjects offered in the Development major, please refer to the course information page at: http://www.oep.unimelb.edu.au/currentstudents/master_of_environment/specialist_paths_of_study/development
Subject Options:	Core Subjects Students are required to complete the subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT90005 Trans-disciplinary Thinking & Learning Not offered in 2011 12.50 MULT90004 Sustainability Policy and Management March 12.50 Compulsory Subjects and choose 3 subjects from the list of: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ENST90002 Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation Semester 2 12.50 EVSC90015 Environmental Impact Assessment Semester 1 12.50 DEVT90009 Understanding Development Not offered in 2011 12.50 Elective Subjects plus undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The recommended list of electives includes: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DEVT40005 Research Methods for Development Not offered in 2011 12.50 DEVT40006 Gender Issues in Development Not offered in 2011 12.50 DEVT90001 Project Management & Design Not offered in 2011 12.50 DEVT90002 Internship in Development Not offered in 2011 12.50 DEVT90003 The Political Ecology of Development Not offered in 2011 12.50 ANTH90001 Heritage and Cultural Environments Semester 2 12.50 DEVT90008 International Internship Not offered in 2011 25 ENST90005 Environmental Policy Semester 2 12.50 ENST90017 Environmental Policy Instruments Semester 2 12.50 POLS90009 International Relations Internship Semester 1, Semester 2 25 NRMT90007 Community Natural Resource Management Semester 2 12.50 ECON90016 Environmental Economics and Strategy Semester 1 12.50 CVEN90019 Sustainable Water Resources Systems Not offered in 2011 12.50 ENEN90011 Energy Efficiency Technology Not offered in 2011 12.50 GEOM90008 Foundations of Spatial Information Not offered in 2011 12.50 POPH90137 Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India Not offered in 2011 12.50 POPH90142 Epidemiology & Analytic Methods 1 Not offered in 2011 12.50 EVSC90010 Environmental Risk Assessment Semester 1 12.50 ABPL90278 Comparative Urbanisation & Governance Not offered in 2011 12.50 ABPL90065 Managing Global City Regions Not offered in 2011 12.50 ABPL90064 Planning Urban Sustainability Semester 2 12.50 ABPL90279 Cities Without Slums July 12.50 LAWS70068 Environmental Law September 12.50 LAWS70219 International Environmental Law May 12.50 ENST90006 Environmental Research Review Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ENST90007 Environmental Research Topic Semester 1, Semester 2 25 ENST90018 Environmental Research Topic Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50 ENST90016 Environmental Research Project Semester 1, Semester 2 50 ENST70001 Environmental Research Proj (long) MYE Semester 1, Semester 2 25
Links to further information:	http://www.environment.unimelb.edu.au/
Notes:	Other subjects may be approved at the discretion of the coordinator.
Related Course(s):	Master of Environment Master of Environment

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