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Development Studies Special Topics A (DEVT90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject involves the study of selected key issues in the field of development studies. It is intended that the subject will assist students in broadening their understanding of development processes and update their knowledge of current debates amongst development theorists and practitioners. This will be achieved by students taking advantage of subjects and/or lectures offered, or through intensive one-off courses offered by visitors with specialist expertise.
July 2018: Theories of Globalization
Professor Manfred B. Steger, Department of Sociology, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
The primary objective of this subject is to acquaint graduate students with major theories, perspectives, and debates on globalization that have risen to prominence internationally during the last three decades. Covering the major dimensions of globalization (economic, cultural, political), this course also explores the relationship between globalization and development by focusing on some major topics in development studies. Thus, the subject examines major links between theory and practice in our globalizing world within and across the North-South divide. Critical of a compartmentalized disciplinary framework that characterized much of the social sciences in the last century, this subject is designed to foster the kind of critical transdisciplinary thinking that is required to make sense of the complexity of globalization.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
- gain advanced analytical skills related to development issues;
- become familiar with current debates in the field of development;
- expand their knowledge of development theories;
- be able to pursue research in a specialised area of study.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
- be able to write clear and coherent reports;
- think critically about conceptual issues;
- demonstrate relevance of the topic to broader development debates.
Last updated: 3 November 2022