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100 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) // Structure
100 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development)
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Nadeem Malik
Email: malikn@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled in this course:
- General information about enrolment: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au/
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Structure
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time.
The Masters of Development Studies (Gender and Development) 200 point program requires:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- elective subjects (50 points)
Please note: the minor thesis is available in the 200 point program and the 150 point program only
Capstone Requirement
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete one capstone option -
Capstone Option 1: Co-requisites: DEVT90002 Internship in Development (12.5 points) and DEVT90001 Project Management & Design (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire practical skills in development practice and project management and apply this knowledge to solve problems that arise in a professional context and develop an integrated understanding of knowledge and practice.
Capstone Option 2: GEND90004 Minor Thesis – Gender and Development (50 points) Please note this option is not available to students completing the 100 point program.
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific development research question.
Capstone Option 3: DEVT90041 Research Methods for Development (12.5 points) and DEVT90048 Research for Development (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to develop research skills and apply those skills in a workshop setting.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
Four compulsory subjects (50 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90048 | Research in Development | No longer available | |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
50 points
Please note: students should complete 100 points of graduate level subjects to meet the requirements of the program.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANTH90001 | |||
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT50002 | Poverty, Microfinance and Development | No longer available | |
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90005 | Development Studies Special Topics B | No longer available | |
DEVT90007 | Development Policy: Independent Project | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development | No longer available | |
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | Semester 1 (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 |
DEVT90046 | Local-Global Nexus: Kinship & Community | No longer available | |
DEVT90047 | Rural and Urban Development Strategies | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
DEVT90048 | Research in Development | No longer available | |
DEVT90049 | Politics & Contested Development: Africa | No longer available | |
DEVT90050 | |||
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | The Politics of Food | No longer available | |
GEND90008 | |||
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2023 | 25 |
MECM90016 | Digital Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL90010 | Global Justice | No longer available | |
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 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POPH90086 | Global Child Health | No longer available | |
POPH90087 | Global Challenges in Adolescent Health | No longer available | |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90190 | HIV and AIDS:An Evolving Global Response | No longer available | |
SOCI90002 | |||
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | No longer available |
Links
http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/Last updated: 30 January 2024