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200pt Program - Gender and Development
Master of Development StudiesCourse Entry PointYear: 2021
200pt Program - Gender and Development
Contact information
Coordinator
Jeff Garmany
Email: jeff.garmany@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-development-studies/overview
Overview
The Master of Development Studies (specialisation in Gender & Development) provides specialist training and a professional qualification for graduates who are working, or seeking to work in development field. It is especially relevant to those with an interest in pursing careers in fields related to gender and development. The program is designed to give students a firm grounding both in theories about gender and development and in practical concerns surrounding planning for gender in development projects within government and non-government organisations. The program does not necessarily lead to higher degree study, but high achieving students who complete the thesis option may qualify for entry to a masters by research or PhD.
Last updated: 8 May 2024
Structure
200 credit points
200 Point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time.
- six compulsory subjects (75 points)
Coursework Only Option
- elective subjects (125 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- DEVT90041 Research Methods for Development (12.5 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (total 50 points)
- Elective subject (62.5 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: DEVT90060 Internship in Development (25 points) or DEVT90008 International Internship in Development (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire practical skills in development practice and apply this knowledge to solve problems that arise in a professional context and develop an integrated understanding of knowledge and practice.
Capstone Stream 2: GEND90011 Gender and Development Thesis Part 1 and GEND90012 Gender and Development Thesis Part 2 (total 50 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific development research question.
Capstone Stream 3: DEVT90001 Project Management & Design (12.5 points) and DEVT90035 Monitoring and Evaluation in Development (12.5 point)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire practical skills in project management and monitoring and evaluation and apply this knowledge to solve problems that arise in a professional context and develop an integrated understanding of knowledge and practice.
Compulsory Subjects
75 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90053 | Intervening in Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | March (Online) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | March (Online) |
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subject
Minor Thesis Option - 62.5 points
Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis -
- students admitted into the 200 point program must have completed 37.5 points of compulsory 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 (part 1 and 2)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90011 | Gender and Development Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEND90012 | Gender and Development Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Only Option - 125 points
or
Minor Thesis Option - 62.5 points
Please note the following:
- up to 25 points of language study may be included as electives in the 200-point program.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90067 | Migration and Development | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
ASIA90011 | China's Economic Development | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ASIA90014 | Civil Society and Social Change in China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ASIA90016 | China and the Environment | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ASIA90017 | Contemporary China | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
CRIM90017 | Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90078 | Development, Culture and Conflict | March (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90077 | Poverty, Microfinance and Development | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90005 | Development Studies Special Topics B | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90007 | Development Studies Special Topics A | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
DEVT90035 | Monitoring and Evaluation in Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90043 | Management in Development B | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90044 | Management in Development A | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90045 | Political Economy of Development | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90047 | Rural and Urban Development Strategies | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90053 | Intervening in Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90056 | The Anthropology of Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90058 | Disaster and Humanitarian Aid | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90060 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
DEVT90061 | Global Urban Development | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90062 | Development and Inequality | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90022 | Contemporary Environmental Issues A | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90016 | Digital Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90058 | Conflict, Security and Development | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POLS90016 | The United Nations: Review and Reform | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90076 | Social Policy and Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
POLS90058 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POPH90189 | No longer available | ||
SOCI90018 | Indigenous Policy Analysis | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 8 May 2024