Master of International Development (coursework or coursework and dissertation) (71550)

The University of Western Australia

About

UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.

In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.

Contact Future Students for more information.This course aims to provide students with a grounding in international development concepts, theories and approaches.

Students are equipped with the analytical and practical skills they need to engage critically in development issues and debates from a interdisciplinary perspective, and to work across broad areas of development research, practice, and policy.

The course begins with foundational units in development theory and case studies of development practice, before enabling students to specialise in one of a number of areas, including development in practice;

politics of development;

and economics of development.

Structure

KEY TO AVAILABILITY OF UNITS:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = summer teaching period; T2 = Trimester 2; N/A = not available in 2020; NS = non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.

Take all units (12 points):

AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
S2 GEOG5002 Development Practice lectures/in-class workshops: 5 hours per week (for 9 weeks); reading/ researching/writing: 13 hours per week (for 8 weeks)
NS POLS5672 Global Development Debates seminars: 18 hours
Development in Practice specialisation Economics of Development specialisation Politics of Development specialisation

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Entry requirements

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; and either

(c) successfully completed prior tertiary study in—

(i) human geography and planning for the Development in Practice specialisation; or

(ii) economics, mathematics, or statistics for the Economics of Development specialisation; or

(iii) political science, policy studies, or law for Politics of Development specialisation; or

and

(d) at least two years professional experience in a relevant occupation;

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