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MajorYear: 2024
Development
Overview
Development is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
There is a complex relationship between development processes and the natural environment, in developing economies and in both urban and rural areas.
The Development stream analyses and provides skills necessary for the sustainable development of economies and environments. Understanding 'environment and development' draws upon the inter-faculty expertise at the University of Melbourne.
Students will study rural and urban landscapes and look at issues including international development policy, carbon sequestration in the tropics, the political ecology of development, food security, biodiversity conservation, urban growth and planning, and sustainable livelihoods.
This stream is a platform for business and government professionals and those working or wishing to work in the non-governmental sector. Students will acquire skills for implementing sustainable development strategies in developing countries and in the western world
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Development specialisation, students will be able to:
- Analyse the interactions between development and natural environments
- Propose strategies for sustainable development of society, environments and economies; and
- Be better equipped to take on professional roles meeting the challenges of complex cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral environment and development issues
Students who complete the Master of Environment will have -
Knowledge to undertake professional practice in environment or sustainability, including:
- Specialised knowledge in an environmental discipline or field of practice, including knowledge of recent developments in this field
- Knowledge of the cross-disciplinary nature of environmental issues and professional practice to promote sustainable futures
- Knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to specialist field of environmental inquiry
Skills for collaborative and creative problem solving in environmental practice, including:
- Ability to critically analyse and synthesise environmental knowledge
- Ability to envision environmental change and propose pathways to realise this change
- Ability to communicate complex environmental knowledge and research effectively to a range of audiences
- Ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams
- Technical skills for professional practice and research in field of specialisation
Demonstrated capacity to:
- Exercise well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner in an environmental discipline or professional field
- Plan and execute a substantial project in an area of environmental research or practice
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Students will be required to complete the two core subjects, plus choose three subjects from the compulsory specialisation subject list. Students must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Development major coordinator.
A list of subjects with special requirements within this specialisation can be found at http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/courses/streams/development
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Environmental Sustainability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Partnerships for Sustainable Futures |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Compulsory Subjects
and choose 3 subjects from the list of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90009 | Development Theories | Semester 1 (On Campus - 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 |
Elective Subjects
plus undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The recommended list of electives includes:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90064 | Urban Sustainability and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90279 | Cities Without Slums | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ANTH90004 | No longer available | ||
DEVT50002 | No longer available | ||
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | No longer available | ||
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90040 | Gender Issues in Development | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ENEN90011 | Energy Efficiency Technology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST70001 | No longer available | ||
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90020 | Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2024 | 25 |
GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90016 | International Organisations | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
POPH90190 | No longer available | ||
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACCT90031 | Sustainability Reporting & Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70118 | No longer available | ||
ENEN90027 | Energy for Sustainable Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
FRST90030 | Forests in the Asia Pacific Region | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
DEVT90047 | No longer available | ||
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90045 | Political Economy of Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90024 | No longer available | ||
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90026 | No longer available | ||
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST70002 | No longer available | ||
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | No longer available | ||
GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90019 | Consumerism and the Growth Economy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90020 | Participatory Risk Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90007 | Development Policy: Independent Project | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
DEVT90049 | No longer available | ||
ENEN90027 | Energy for Sustainable Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90042 | No longer available | ||
DEVT50001 | No longer available | ||
CVEN90019 | No longer available | ||
DEVT90005 | No longer available | ||
EVSC90001 | No longer available | ||
LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Notes
Other subjects may be approved at the discretion of the coordinator.
Links
http://www.environment.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 30 January 2024