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Master of Development Studies (097AB) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
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Coordinator
Professor Bina Fernandez
Email: bina.fernandez@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
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Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Development Studies should:
- understand current practice, policy and thinking about development, and the interaction between them;
- comprehend the relations between the political, economic, socio-cultural, environmental and gendered dimensions of poverty, inequality and development; and
- be able to critically and constructively analyse problems and interventions on the basis of a rigorous interrogation of arguments and evidence.
Generic skills
On completion of this course, students should have a comprehensive understanding of key theories, concepts, debates, and practices in the field of development. Students who successfully complete the Masters should have acquired skills in:
- leadership and communication;
- critical analysis and creative thinking;
- project management;
- team work and professional networking; and
- research, writing and communication
Graduate attributes
Graduates of the Master of Development Studies should be able to:
- comprehend the relations between development, environmental conditions and health, globalisation and development, culture and development, and gender, globalisation and development.
Last updated: 4 November 2024