150 Point Master of Development Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !097AB-SPC+1002 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus: 2016

Coordinator

Dr. Lan Anh Hoang

Email: lahoang@unimelb.edu.au

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Future students:

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.

Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete the Master of Development Studies should:

  • understand current practice and thinking about development;
  • comprehend the relations between development and environmental conditions, gender and urbanisation and culture; and
  • know and be able to use some of the techniques employed in development planning.
Structure & Available Subjects:

150 point program

Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time.

  • two compulsory subjects (25 points)
  • two core subjects (25 points)

Coursework Only Option

  • elective subjects (100 points)

or

Minor Thesis Option

  • DEVT90011 Minor Thesis - Development Studies (50 points)
  • DEVT90041 Research Methods in Development (12.5 points)
  • electives subjects (37.5 points)

Capstone Requirement:

All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:


Capstone Stream 1: DEVT90041 Research Methods for Development (12.5 points) and DEVT90048 Workshop in Research for Development (12.5 points)

Purpose: An opportunity to develop research skills and apply those skills in a workshop setting.

Capstone Stream 2: Co-requisites: DEVT90002 Internship in Development (12.5 points) and DEVT90001 Project Management & Design (12.5 points)

Purpose: An opportunity to acquire practical skills in development practice and project management and apply this knowledge to solve problems that arise in a professional context and develop an integrated understanding of knowledge and practice.

Capstone Stream 3: DEVT90011 Minor Thesis - Development Studies (50 points)

Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific development research question.

Subject Options:

Compulsory Subjects

2 compulsory subjects (25 points)

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Core Subjects

2 core subjects (25 points)

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Minor Thesis Subject

Minor Thesis Option

  • DEVT90011 Minor Thesis - Development Studies (50 points)
  • DEVT90041 Research Methods in Development (12.5 points)

Please note the following prior to enrolling in DEVT90011 Minor Thesis - Development Studies:

  • students admitted into the 200 point and 150 point program must have completed 37.5 points of compulsory and core subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%)
  • to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis
  • students enrolling in the minor thesis must also complete DEVT90041 Research Methods in Development
  • the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters

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Elective Subjects

Coursework Only Option

  • elective subjects (100 points)

or
Minor Thesis Option

  • electives subjects (37.5 points)
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Semester 1
12.50
January, Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
January, Semester 1, Semester 2
25
March, August
12.50
Not offered in 2016
12.5
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2016
12.5
Not offered in 2016
12.5
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Master of Development Studies

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