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Graduate Certificate inDevelopment Practice

Program and course requirements

Complete 8 units for either of the following:

  • 8 units for GCDevPract Foundational Courses, or
  • 8 units for GCDevPract Elective Courses

Selected courses must include at most 2 units at level 3.

GCDevPract Foundational Courses

Complete 8 units comprising:

  • 4 units for all GCDevPract Foundational Core Course, and
  • 2 units from GCDevPract Foundational Elective Course (Section 1), and
  • 2 units from GCDevPract Foundational Elective Course (Section 2)
GCDevPract Foundational Core Course

Complete 4 units for ALL of the following:

POLS70024 units
Foundations in Politics, Policy and International Relations
GCDevPract Foundational Elective Course (Section 1)

Complete exactly 2 units from the following:

PLAN71202 units
Citymaking: Theory & Practice
PLAN76152 units
The Global Metropolis
GCDevPract Foundational Elective Course (Section 2)

Complete exactly 2 units from the following:

COMU70122 units
Communication and Social Movements
SOSC72882 units
Community Development: Local and International Practices

GCDevPract Elective Courses

Complete 8 units comprising:

GCDevPract Flexible Core Courses

Complete 0 to 8 units from the following:

ANTH72502 units
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health
ENVM71002 units
Foundations of Sustainable Development
PLAN71212 units
Community Participation in Planning

It is recommended to complete PLAN7121 before completing POLS7612.

PLAN76122 units
Global South Cities: Development Planning Theory & Practice

It is recommended to complete PLAN7121 before completing POLS7612.

POLS71902 units
Indigenous Politics within and beyond the state
POLS73022 units
Politics of Development

It is recommended to complete SOCY7120 before completing POLS7302.

POLS75092 units
Gender and the Global Politics of Development
SOCY71202 units
History and Theories of Development

It is recommended to complete SOCY7120 before completing POLS7302.

GCDevPract Program Electives

Complete 0 to 8 units from the following:

ABTS30202 units
Working with Indigenous People
GEOG70002 units
Applied Demography
PLAN72002 units
International Field Course: Understanding Development Complexities
POLS71072 units
Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS71142 units
Knowledge and Evidence in Public Policy
POLS73062 units
International Crisis Management
POLS75212 units
Internship
SOCY71302 units
Social Impact Assessment: Applied Social Research and Development

or 2 units of Level 3 or higher courses approved by the Program Convenor