Graduate Certificate in Development Studies

Understand the challenges of sustainable human development on a local, national and global scale.

This program provides theoretical foundations and opportunities for practice-based understanding of development policy, programs and outcomes.

You can intern at local or overseas organisations, undertake a field school, and complete a research-based supervised dissertation.Address issues in development policy and debate with experts in anthropology, international relations, political economy, human rights, peace and conflict studies, linguistics, public health, human geography, economics and sociology.

Benefit from workshops, seminars and conferences in a research-driven environment, and from our strong commitment to building industry relationships in a global city.Graduate certificates and diplomas are are a good alternative if you want to try out postgraduate study or increase the breadth of your expertise and knowledge, or if you don’t quite meet the entry requirements for a master’s degree.

Admission requirement

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Development Studies requires a bachelor's degree in any area.

You can progress from the Graduate Certificate to a Graduate Diploma or Masters, or from a Graduate Diploma to Masters in the same subject area, after successful completion of the shorter course.

What you'll study