Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies

(GradDipAppPopSt)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies by coursework is a 36-unit program offered by the School of Geography, Population, and Environmental Management within the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.

It articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies and the 72-unit Master of Applied Population Studies, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards. Candidates who have completed either of these courses are awarded credit for related topics.

COURSE AIMS

The graduate programs in Applied Population Studies stress the interdisciplinary nature of population studies and the inter-relationships between population, health, environment, development and a diversity of other areas including ageing and population sustainability. They emphasise teaching and research in migration, regional development, labour force, ageing, mortality and health, fertility and family planning, and population policies. The courses cater for students from both developed and developing countries and provide a balanced study of population issues and methods.

The Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies provides students with advanced training to give them an advanced knowledge of the theoretical and analytical aspects of population studies. Graduates of the course will be able to study, analyse and interpret population data and understand their application to various fields.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution; and either

• have had at least two years' relevant work experience; or
• hold an approved honours degree which includes topics relevant to Population Studies.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies by coursework, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board, the program must be completed within six consecutive semesters.

Core topics

GEOG7004	Advanced Demography	6
PPHR9004	Population Studies	6
PPHR9005	Population Data Analysis and Computing	6
	plus 18 units selected from the following:
DVST7002	Development Problems, Policies and Programs	6
DVST7003	Development and Change	6
DVST8022	Sustainable Development	6
GEOG7005	Urban Social Geography	6
GEOG8001	Asian Regional Development	6
PPHR9002	Supervised Research Project in Population Studies	6
PPHR9006	Human Resource Development	6
PPHR9008	Population Mobility	6
PPHR9012	Ageing of Populations - Causes and Consequences	6
PPHR9013	Population and Environment	6
PPHR9021	Population Program Management and Operations Research	6
PPHR9022	Women's Health and Child Survival	6
PPHR9024	Research Methods in Population Studies	6

Note: Other topics may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board no topic may be attempted more than twice.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.