The Graduate Certificate in Development Practice addresses key topics in the world today:

the political economy of development, gender, health, environment, climate change impact, and food security.

The courses bring together aspects of community level development, urban and social planning, and political analysis from local to global levels.

The Graduate Certificate in Development Practice offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach to advancing the knowledge and skills of students who seek to obtain a better understanding of the challenges of development in the contemporary context.

Taught and supervised by scholars engaged in the field through research and practice, the program creates teaching approaches that are both inspiring and informative.

Whilst equipping students with analytical and technical skills for development work, teaching staff are intent on providing a learning space for students to 'discover' their practice.

This requires deeply reflective capabilities to understand personal qualities as practitioners within the context of contemporary development practice.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Graduate Certificate in Development Practice.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Graduate Diploma in Development Practice

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Development Practice

To fulfil the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Development Practice, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.