200 Point Master of Development Studies (CWT)

Major/Minor/Specialisation !097AB-SPC+1000 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Year and Campus:	2013

Coordinator

Dr Nadeem Malik

Email: malikn@unimelb.edu.au

Professor Andrew Dawson

Email: dawsona@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

The Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	The coursework masters provides specialist training for professional qualification purposes, usually to graduates working in the fields of development and environment, development and gender, development and urbanisation, and health policy and development, but may also be taken for general interest. This course does not necessarily lead to higher degree study, however high achieving students who complete the thesis option may qualify for entry to a masters by research or PhD.
Objectives:	Students who complete the masters will: understand current practice and thinking about development; comprehend the relations between development and environmental conditions, gender and urbanisation and culture; know and be able to use some of the techniques employed in development planning.
Structure & Available Subjects:	200 Point Program Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time Coursework Option Compulsory subjects (100 points) Elective subjects (100 points) Coursework with Minor Thesis Option Compulsory subjects (150 points) Elective subjects (50 points) Please note: the minor thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options:	Compulsory Subjects - Coursework Option Compulsory subjects (100 points) Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DEVT50002 Poverty, Microfinance and Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90001 Project Management & Design Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90009 Development Theories Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90040 Gender Issues in Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90041 Research Methods for Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90045 Socio-Economic Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90047 Development Strategies Semester 2 12.50 ENST90002 Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation Not offered in 2013 12.50 Compulsory Subjects - Minor Thesis Option Compulsory subjects (150 points) Please note: the minor thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DEVT40004 Directed Study in Development Semester 1 12.50 DEVT50002 Poverty, Microfinance and Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90001 Project Management & Design Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90009 Development Theories Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90011 Minor Thesis - Development Studies Not offered in 2013 25 DEVT90041 Research Methods for Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90045 Socio-Economic Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90047 Development Strategies Semester 2 12.50 ENST90002 Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation Not offered in 2013 12.50 Elective Subjects - Coursework Option Elective subjects (100 points) Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ABPL90135 Analytical Methods Not offered in 2013 12.50 ABPL90077 Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form Not offered in 2013 12.50 AGRI40015 Agricultural Policies and Trade Not offered in 2013 12.50 ANTH90001 Heritage and Cultural Environments Not offered in 2013 12.50 ANTH90004 Migration and Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 ASIA90001 Human Rights in Southeast Asia Not offered in 2013 12.50 CRIM90017 Violence, Trauma and Human Rights Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT40003 Geopolitics & Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT40004 Directed Study in Development Semester 1 12.50 DEVT40007 Health and Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT50001 Development, Culture and Conflict Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90002 Internship in Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90003 The Political Ecology of Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90008 International Internship in Development Not offered in 2013 25 DEVT90035 Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Semester 2 12.50 DEVT90039 Civil Society, NGOs and the State Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90043 Management in Development B Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90044 Management in Development A Not offered in 2013 12.50 DEVT90046 Family, Community and Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 EDUC90179 Program Evaluation: Forms & ApproachesAE Not offered in 2013 25 ENST90005 Environmental Policy Not offered in 2013 12.50 ENST90022 Contemporary Environmental Issues A Semester 1 12.50 EVSC90001 Global Environment and Sustainability Not offered in 2013 12.50 EVSC90015 Environmental Impact Assessment Not offered in 2013 12.50 GEND40003 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Not offered in 2013 12.50 GEND90006 Gender, Globalisation and Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 GEND90007 Rethinking Rights and Global Development Not offered in 2013 12.50 GEOG90003 Integrated River & Catchment Management Not offered in 2013 12.50 GEOG90007 China Field Class PG Not offered in 2013 25 MECM90016 Representation and Advocacy February 12.50 NRMT90007 Community Natural Resource Management Not offered in 2013 12.50 PHIL90010 Inequality in Society and the World Not offered in 2013 12.50 POLS40004 Justice, Democracy and Difference Not offered in 2013 12.50 POLS40016 Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? Not offered in 2013 12.50 POLS40017 Social Policy and Development April, November 12.50 POLS90012 Trade Policy Politics & Governance Not offered in 2013 12.50 POLS90013 Politics and Business in post-Mao China Not offered in 2013 12.50 POLS90034 International Policymaking in Practice Not offered in 2013 12.50 POPH90086 International Child Health October 12.50 POPH90087 International Adolescent Health Not offered in 2013 12.50 POPH90088 Disability in Developing Countries Not offered in 2013 12.50 POPH90137 Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India November 12.50 POPH90189 Global Health Program Planning & Design Not offered in 2013 12.50 POPH90190 HIV and AIDS:An Evolving Global Response Not offered in 2013 12.50 PPMN50001 U21 Advanced International Study Not offered in 2013 12.50 Elective Subjects - Minor Thesis Option Elective subjects (50 points) All elective subjects listed in the Elective Subjects - Coursework Option are available to students undertaking the Minor Thesis Option, as well as the elective subject listed below. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DEVT90040 Gender Issues in Development Not offered in 2013 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Master of Development Studies

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