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150pt Program
Master of Development StudiesCourse Entry PointYear: 2023
150pt Program
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr 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 coursework masters provides specialist training for professional qualification purposes, usually to graduates working in the fields of development and environment, development and gender, development and urbanisation, and health policy and development, but may also be taken for general interest. This course does not necessarily lead to higher degree study, however high achieving students who complete the thesis option may qualify for entry to a masters by research or PhD.
Last updated: 31 January 2025
Structure
150 credit points
150 point program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- two core subjects (25 points)
Coursework Only Option
- elective subjects (100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- DEVT90041 Development Research Design & Assessment (12.5 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (total 50 points)
- elective subjects (37.5 points)
Capstone Requirement:
Capstone Subject Options must be completed in the final hundred points of the program. All students are required to complete one Capstone Subject Option (at least 25 points). This requirement cannot be waived or replaced in any circumstances:
Capstone Stream 1: DEVT90060 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: DEVT90054 Development Studies Thesis Part 1 and DEVT90055 Development Studies 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.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90053 | Development Systems and Interventions | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90045 | Political Economy of Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90056 | The Anthropology of Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subject
Minor Thesis Option - 62.5 points total
Please note the following prior to enrolling the minor thesis -
- students admitted into the 150 point program must have completed 37.5 points of compulsory and/or core 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 Development Research Design & Assessment
- 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 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90054 | Development Studies Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
DEVT90055 | Development Studies Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Only Option - 100 points
or
Minor Thesis Option - 37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90067 | Migration and Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90014 | Civil Society and Social Change in China | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90016 | China and the Environment | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ASIA90017 | Contemporary China | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90017 | Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90078 | Contested Development and Culture | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90077 | Poverty, Microfinance and Development | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90007 | Development Policy: Independent Project | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
DEVT90035 | Monitoring and Evaluation in Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90043 | Advocacy in Development | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90044 | Practising Community-led Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90047 | Rural and Urban Development Strategies | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90058 | Disaster and Humanitarian Aid | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90060 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
DEVT90061 | Global Urban Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90062 | Development and Inequality | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90016 | Digital Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90079 | 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 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90016 | International Organisations | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90076 | Social Policy and Development | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
POLS90058 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PPMN90054 | Global Issues in Indigenous Governance | June (Online) |
12.5 |
DEVT90080 | Gender Analysis in Development Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 31 January 2025
Majors, minors and specialisations
Name | Credit Points |
---|---|
150pt Program - Gender and Development | 150 |
Last updated: 31 January 2025