Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Master of Arts
(International Development)

(MA(IntDev))

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Master of Arts (International Development) is a 72-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in International Development. It is offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.

It articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in International Development and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in International Development, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards. Candidates who have completed either of these courses, or courses that are deemed equivalent, may be awarded credit for related topics.

The 18-unit Graduate Certificate in International Development and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in International Development are also offered by distance education.

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to provide students with a sound understanding and appreciation of the principal theoretical and empirical issues in the field of international development. The course examines theories of development, from modernisation to post-colonial and grassroots approaches. It explores a range of development policy areas, including gender, environment, urbanisation and population. It includes a research induction topic which trains students in the skills required for undertaking their research project or thesis.

The course is international in scope, with generic topics offering case study material drawn from Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. A selection of specialised topics is available on specific countries and regions.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, 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 [July, 2008]

A student's program of study must be approved by the Program Approver.

To qualify for the Master of Arts (International Development), a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Core topics

Research component

Students must choose one of the following research topics:

DVST9924	International Development Research Thesis	24
DVST9918	International Development Research Thesis	18
DVST9112	International Development Research Project	12
DVST9906	International Development Research Paper	6

Students must make up the remaining units (for a total of 72 units) from the following.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

DVST8021	The West and the Rest #	6
DVST9041	Gender, Public Health and International Development	6
DVST9042	Practicum in International Development	6
DVST9043	Gender Analysis	6
DVST9044	Gender Mainstreaming	6
EDES9609	Strategic Planning and Managment #	6
EDES9628	Globalisation: Issues and Challenges	6
ENVS9003	Sustainable Environmental Management	6
GEOG8001	Asian Regional Development	6
INTR9006	Elites in Southeast Asia	6
INTR9007	Contemporary Issues in Gender and Development	6
INTR9029	Debating Human Rights in International Relations	6
INTR9030	International Human Rights: Theory and Practice	6
INTR9041	African Politics: Global Issues	6
PHCA8904	Primary Health Care in Developing Countries #	6
POAD8102	Management in Non-Government Organisations #	6
POAD9010	Public Policy #	6
POAD9038	Contemporary Issues in Public Policy #	6
POAD9114	Critical Systems Thinking and Practice #	6
POAD9116	Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance #	6
POAD9124	Governance and Public Policy	6
POAD9128	Development Administration	6
POLI8011	Development Praxis: Equity, Sustainability and Participation	6
PPHR9004	Population Studies	6
PPHR9006	Human Resource Development	6
PPHR9013	Population and Environment	6
PPHR9022	Women's Health and Child Survival	6
WMST8001	Introduction to Gender and Development	6
WMST8045	A Walk on the Wild Side: Gender and International Politics	6
WMST8046	Engendering Justice, Rights and Representation: Gender, State and Citizenship	6
WMST9009A	Women's Studies: Research Strategies

# Topics are available in external mode.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board:

• no topic may be attempted more than twice;
• a student may not include a topic which repeats work previously undertaken; and
• the program must be completed within eight consecutive semesters.