Students enrolled in the GCDevPract complete:

8 units from the Course List below, consisting of:
8 units from Part A; or
8 units from Part B or from Part C or a combination of both.
Note: students enrolling in the Graduate Certificate should seek advice from the Program Convenor about course selection before enrolling. Students who do not have a degree in the same discipline are recommended to select 8 units from Part A courses.

Students enrolled in the 24 unit MDevPract complete:

24 units from the Course List below, consisting of:
16 units for Part B; and
2 to 8 units from Part D including a maximum of 4 units of Research Methods courses; and
the balance from Part C which may include up to 4 units of courses approved by the Program Convenor.


Students enrolled in the 32 unit MDevPract complete:

32 units from the Course List below, consisting of:
8 units from Part A; and
16 units for Part B; and
2 to 8 units from Part D, including a maximum of 4 units of Research Methods courses; and
the balance from Part C which may include up to 4 units of courses approved by the Program Convenor.
Students are strongly advised to complete Part A prior to proceeding with other courses.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
[ PLAN7120 2 Planning Theory
[ or
[ PLAN7615 2 Global Metropolis
[ SOSC7288 2 Community Development: Local and International Practices
[ or
[ COMU7012 2 Communication and Social Movements
POLS7258 2 Foundations in International Relations
[ SOCY7221 2 Globalisation and Development in Post Colonial Societies
[ or
[ SOCY7341 2 Sociology of the City

Part B

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM7100 2 Foundations of Sustainable Development
PLAN7612 2 Global South Cities: Development planning theory and practice
POLS7190 2 Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS7302 2 Politics of Development
POLS7509 2 Gender and the Global Politics of Development
SOCY7120 2 History and Theories of Development
SOSC7093 2 Participatory Development Practice
SOSC7433 2 Transformative Economics

Part C

Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH7250 2 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health
ANTH7260 2 Applied Anthropology and Indigenous Territories
GEOG7000 2 Applied Demography
PLAN7200 2 International Field Course: Understanding Development Complexities
POLS7107 2 Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS7114 2 Knowledge and Evidence in Public Policy
POLS7306 2 International Crisis Management
POLS7510 2 Culture, Conflict and Reconciliation
SOCY7130 2 Social Impact Assessment: applied social research and development

Part D

Research Methods

2 to 4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
PLAN7113 2 Urban Research & Evaluation Techniques
POLS7701 2 Research Methods
SOCY7329 2 Advanced Issues in Qualitative Inquiry
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research

Thesis

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ SOSC7100 6 Development Practice Thesis
[ or
[ SOSC7101 6 Development Practice Thesis Part B