Development Studies Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1017 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Year and Campus: 2014
Overview:

This course is no longer taking applications, the course structure below applies to re-enrolling students who commenced their studies prior to 2008. Information for course B-Arts can be found at the following: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/

Learning Outcomes:

see course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

A major in development usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

  • two first-year subjects (25 points), which must include GEOG10001 Famine: The Geography of Scarcity and at least one other subject from the list of first-year social science subjects below; and
  • six second/third-year subjects (75 points), which must include DEVT20001 Development in the 21st Century, three core subjects and two optional subjects.

Students seeking to make a career in development are strongly advised to construct an undergraduate program that combines a major in development with a major in one of the social sciences (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, sociology).

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.

Subject Options:

Development Studies: Level 1 Compulsory Subject

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Development Studies: Level 1 Elective Subjects

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Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Development Studies Compulsory Subject

This subject is available at level two

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Development Studies Core Subjects: Level Two

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Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2014
12.50

Development Studies Core Subjects: Level Three

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Development Studies Optional Subjects: Level Two

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Semester 1
12.50

Development Studies Optional Subjects: Level Three

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Not offered in 2014
12.50
Not offered in 2014
12.50
Not offered in 2014
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

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