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Rethinking Rights and Global Development (GEND90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
- have an understanding of the main historical developments in thinking about issues of rights and human rights in the development process;
- be able to understand the main theoretical approaches to the analysis of "rights" and "claims to rights" in the developing world;
- be able to understand the principal contemporary debates around rights and human rights;
- be able to appreciate the significance of gender, "race", ethnicity, class and colonialism in analysing issues of rights.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will:
- show an advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
- be able to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline;
- have an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This subject is compulsory in the Master of Development Studies, Gender and Development specialisation, and Head of Program approval is required for enrolment by Community Access Program (CAP), Inbound Exchange/Study Abroad or Incoming Cross-institutional students.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students enrolling in this subject must have a Bachelor of Arts degree or equivalent.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An assignment on 'major concepts'
| Mid semester | 40% |
A research essay
| During the examination period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Amanda Gilbertson Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 contact hours: A 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Specialisation (formal) Anthropology Specialisation (formal) Development Studies Specialisation (formal) Development Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Major Development Informal specialisation 200 points Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) Major Development Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Anthropology Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Gender Studies Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Social Theory - Links to additional information
Last updated: 31 January 2024