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Specialisation (formal)Year: 2021
Development
Overview
Development is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
There is a complex relationship between development processes and the natural environment, in developing economies and in both urban and rural areas.
The Development stream analyses and provides skills necessary for the sustainable development of economies and environments. Understanding 'environment and development' draws upon the inter-faculty expertise at the University of Melbourne.
Students will study rural and urban landscapes and look at issues including international development policy, carbon sequestration in the tropics, the political ecology of development, food security, biodiversity conservation, urban growth and planning, and sustainable livelihoods.
This stream is a platform for business and government professionals and those working or wishing to work in the non-governmental sector. Students will acquire skills for implementing sustainable development strategies in developing countries and in the western world.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Development specialisation, students will be able to:
- Analyse the interactions between development and natural environments
- Propose strategies for sustainable development of society, environments and economies; and
- Be better equipped to take on professional roles meeting the challenges of complex cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral environment and development issues
Last updated: 20 April 2024
Structure
200 credit points
Students will be required to complete the two core subjects, plus choose three subjects from the compulsory specialisation subject list. Students in the 200 point pathway must also take at least 12.5 points of subjects from the compulsory capstone subjects – these subjects enable students to complete an independent project in an area related to environment and development. Students in the 100 point pathway will not normally be required to complete this component. Students must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Development major coordinator. More information about this stream can be found here:
http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/study/specialisations/development
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Students must complete the following core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
Semester 1 (Online)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Specialisation Subjects
Students must take three subjects from the specialisation subjects below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Capstone Experience
Students must complete at least 12.5 points from the following compulsory capstone subjects - please note that if you select either a 25 or 50 point research project that spreads across two semesters you must enrol into the Part 1 and Part 2 subjects over consecutive semesters. Students completing the 100 point pathway will normally be exempt from this requirement.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90030 | Forests in the Asia Pacific Region | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
ENST90035 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Online)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90036 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90037 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Online)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90038 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90039 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Online)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90040 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90041 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Online)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90042 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOG90025 | East Timor Field Class | Semester 2 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
DEVT90060 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Students should make up the balance of the award with electives. Subjects in the list below are recommended. Other subjects may be taken with the approval of stream coordinator.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90064 | Urban Sustainability and Climate Change | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ABPL90279 | Cities Without Slums | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT50002 | Poverty, Microfinance and Development | No longer available | |
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | March (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ENEN90011 | Energy Efficiency Technology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90020 | Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90016 | The United Nations: Review and Reform | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
ACCT90031 | Sustainability Reporting & Management | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70118 | Women, War and Peacebuilding | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ENEN90027 | Energy for Sustainable Development | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90047 | Rural and Urban Development Strategies | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | June (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90045 | Political Economy of Development | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90020 | Risk Management and Citizen Science | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90007 | Development Studies Special Topics A | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90042 | Fieldwork in Complex and Hostile Places | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
DEVT50001 | Development, Culture and Conflict | No longer available | |
DEVT90005 | Development Studies Special Topics B | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
FRST90030 | Forests in the Asia Pacific Region | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ENST90034 | Adapting to Climate Change | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90020 | Health Promotion | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90131 | Primary Health Care and Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90016 | Digital Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90019 | Indigenous Land Management | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
GEOG90025 | East Timor Field Class | Semester 2 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
CVEN90019 | Sustainable Water Resources Systems | No longer available | |
LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90042 | Fieldwork in Complex and Hostile Places | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
ABPL90371 | Design Activism | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
PHIL90029 | Climate Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas | No longer available | |
ASIA90016 | China and the Environment | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DEVT90058 | Disaster and Humanitarian Aid | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 20 April 2024