Development Studies
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Development Studies |
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Master of Development Studies |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 36 credit points from elective units of study | |||
| (i) a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from outside those listed in the Table, including: | |||
| (ii) units of study from other faculties; and | |||
| (d) a minimum of 6 credit points from capstone units of study; or | |||
| (f) an optional specialisation in: | |||
| (i) Social Research. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Development Studies |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 6 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) 18 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Development Studies |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Core units |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6902 Development: Communication and Education |
6 | N SSCP6901 |
Semester 2 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ANTH6916 Culture and Development: Key Concepts |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Selective units |
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| DVST6905 Development Project Evaluation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DVST6906 Culture, Gender, Health in Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6130 Human Rights and International Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCLG6912 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| HRTD6903 Dynamics of Human Rights Violations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6916 Human Rights Simulation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective units |
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| ANTH6910 Supervised Reading I This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N ANTH3921 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ANTH6911 Supervised Reading II This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N ANTH3922 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Intervention and 'Fragile' States |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6016 Trade and Development |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECON6701 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6016 China in the International Economy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6017 Inequality in the Global Economy This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6103 Strategic Debates on Economic Change |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6108 Economic Management for Sustainability This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPB5016 Global Education and Equity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENVI5903 Sustainable Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study involves additional costs. |
Intensive July |
| GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October |
| GLOH5135 Global Health Systems and Delivery |
6 | N HPOL5001 or MIPH5134 or MIPH5135 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT6108 Democracy, Development and Rights in SE Asia This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6304 Development and World Politics This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6316 The Politics of Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HRTD6901 Human Rights and the Human Rights System |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ITLS6007 Disaster Relief Operations This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N TPTM6390 |
Intensive July |
| LNGS7507 Language and Communities This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2a |
| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Strategy and Civil Society This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PACS6901 United Nations, Peace and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence |
6 | Intensive May |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Intensive March |
| PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCWK6933 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6913 Conflict in Organisations This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Summer Main |
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| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
Intensive August |
| PACS6915 Human Rights, Peace and Justice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N SCWK6941 |
Semester 2 |
| PACS6924 Democracy in the Developing World This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PACS6925 Peace and the Global Compact This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| PACS6928 Community Mediation: Theory and Practice This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Intensive April |
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| PACS6931 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice |
6 | Intensive October |
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| PACS6934 Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice |
6 | Intensive May |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6913 Social Justice Vocational Placement |
6 | P 24 credit points at 6000 level and including SCLG6923 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2b |
| SCLG6923 Social Justice Vocational Project Design |
6 | N SCLG6914 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCLG6916 Indigenous Rights - Global Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Optional Specialisation |
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Social Research |
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| (a) 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| SSPS6001 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6002 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| (b) 6 credit points from the following: | |||
| ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS6001 Dimensions of Inequality |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6139 Research Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SSPS6004 Social Research Ethics |
6 | N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| SSPS6005 Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6006 Data Analytics for Social Research |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SSPS6007 Intro to Computational Social Sciences |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Capstone units |
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| SCLG6905 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DVST6911 Dissertation Part A |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DVST6912 Dissertation Part B |
6 | P DVST6911 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |