200pt Program - Development Studies

Duration:

Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time

Students entering the 200 Point Program – Development Studies will need to complete:

• 25 credit points of compulsory subjects

Remaining 175 credit point requirements:

Capstone Stream 1 or 3 - Coursework option

25 credit points of Capstone Stream 1 subject and 50 credit points of core subjects and 100 credit points of elective subjects

OR

25 credit points of Capstone Stream 3 subjects and 37.5 credit points of core subjects and 112.5 credit points of elective subjects

OR

Capstone Stream 2 - Minor Thesis

• 50 credit points of core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of development research design & assessment subject
• 25 credit points of Minor Thesis subjects - Part 1
• 25 credit points of Minor Thesis subjects - Part 2
• 62.5 credit points of elective subjects

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 credit points). This requirement cannot be waived or replaced in any circumstances.

Capstone Stream 1: DEVT90060 Internship in Development (25 credit 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 credit 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 credit points) and DEVT90035 Monitoring and Evaluation in Development (12.5 credit 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

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
DEVT90009	Development Theories	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90053	Development Systems and Interventions	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Capstone Stream 1 subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
DEVT90060	Internship in Development	Semester 1 (Off Campus) Semester 2 (Off Campus)	25

Capstone Stream 2 subjects

Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis:

• Students admitted into the 200 point program must have completed 37.5 credit points of compulsory and core subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%).
• To be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 1000 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis. Please see detailed eligibility and requirements for DEVT90054.
• 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	March (On Campus - 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

Capstone Stream 3 subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
DEVT90001	Development Project Management & Design	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90035	Monitoring and Evaluation in Development	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Core subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
DEVT90040	Gender Issues in Development	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90045	Political Economy of Development	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90056	The Anthropology of Development	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENST90002	Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90001	Development Project Management & Design	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90041	Development Research Design & Assessment	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Elective subjects

Capstone Stream 1: 100 credit points or Capstone Stream 3: 112.5 credit points

or

Capstone Stream 2 Option - 62.5 credit points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
DEVT90067	Migration and Development	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90001	Human Rights in Southeast Asia	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90014	Civil Society and Social Change in China	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90016	China and the Environment	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90017	Contemporary China	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90017	Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90078	Contested Development and Culture	Not available in 2025	12.5
DEVT90003	The Political Ecology of Development	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90007	Development Policy: Independent Project	Not available in 2025	12.5
DEVT90035	Monitoring and Evaluation in Development	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90039	Civil Society, NGOs and the State	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90043	Advocacy in Development	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90044	Practising Community-led Development	September (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90058	Disaster and Humanitarian Aid	Not available in 2025	12.5
DEVT90060	Internship in Development	Semester 1 (Off Campus) Semester 2 (Off Campus)	25
DEVT90061	Global Urban Development	Not available in 2025	12.5
DEVT90062	Development and Inequality	Not available in 2025	12.5
ENST90005	Environmental Politics and Policy	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FOOD90041	The Politics of Food	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GEND40003	Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GEND90006	Gender, Globalisation and Development	April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90084	Rethinking Rights and Global Development	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MECM90016	Digital Politics	Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90079	Conflict, Security and Development	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MGMT90290	Social Enterprise Incubator	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
NRMT90007	Communities and Ecosystem Management	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POLS90012	Trade Policy Politics & Governance	Not available in 2025	12.5
POLS90013	Politics and Business in post-Mao China	Not available in 2025	12.5
POLS90016	International Organisations	March (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 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90088	Disability in Policy and Practice	March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90189	Health Program Design & Implementation	February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
PPMN90054	Global Issues in Indigenous Governance	Not available in 2025	12.5
DEVT90080	Gender Analysis in Development Practice	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90442	International Development Infrastructure	Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT90072	Critical Development in Latin America	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POPH90137	Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India	November (Off Campus)	12.5
POPH90301	Pandemic Preparedness and Response	July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5