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150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) // Structure
150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development)
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Nadeem Malik
Email: malikn@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled in this course:
- General information about enrolment: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact Stop 1
Structure
150 point program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time.
The Masters of Development Studies (Gender and Development) 150 point program requires:
Coursework Only Option
- six compulsory subjects (75 points)
- elective subjects (75 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- six compulsory subjects (75 points)
- minor thesis subject (50 points)
- elective subjects (25 points)
Please note the following:
Students enrolling in a minor thesis subject must consult the course coordinator with regard to the requirements and subject planning at an early stage in the first semester.
The minor thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters.
Capstone Requirement
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete one capstone option -
Capstone Option 1: 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 Option 2: GEND90004 Minor Thesis – Gender and Development (50 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific development research question.
Capstone Option 3: DEVT90041 Research Methods for Development (12.5 points) and DEVT90048 Research for Development (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to develop research skills and apply those skills in a workshop setting.
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
Six compulsory subjects (75 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90048 | Research in Development | No longer available | |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subjects
Minor Thesis Option:
Minor thesis subject (50 points)
Please note the following:
The minor thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters.
The Minor Thesis option is available as an elective to students in the 200 Point and 150 Point Programs only.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND90004 | Minor Thesis - Gender and Development | No longer available |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Only Option
-
elective subjects (75 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
-
elective subjects (25 points)
Please note the following:
- up to 25 points of language study may be included as electives in 150-point program
- students should complete 100 points of graduate level subjects to meet the requirements of the program
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI40015 | |||
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT40003 | |||
DEVT50001 | Development, Culture and Conflict | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT50002 | Poverty, Microfinance and Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90005 | Development Studies Special Topics B | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90007 | Development Studies Special Topics A | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
DEVT90011 | Minor Thesis - Development Studies | No longer available | |
DEVT90035 | Monitoring and Evaluation in Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90043 | Management in Development B | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
DEVT90044 | Management in Development A | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90046 | Local-Global Nexus: Kinship & Community | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
DEVT90047 | Development Strategies | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90049 | Politics & Contested Development: Africa | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90051 | Asian Political Economy of Development | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | The Politics of Food | No longer available | |
GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90004 | Minor Thesis - Gender and Development | No longer available | |
GEND90008 | |||
GEOG30007 | China Field Class | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
MECM90016 | Representation and Advocacy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90058 | Conflict, Security and Development | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Community Natural Resource Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40017 | |||
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90016 | The United Nations: Review and Reform | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90086 | International Child Health | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90087 | International Adolescent Health | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability and International Development | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90190 | HIV and AIDS:An Evolving Global Response | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN50001 | U21 Advanced International Study | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90002 | |||
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Links
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