International Field Course: Understanding Development Complexities (PLAN3200)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Architecture School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Field trip and workshops
Incompatible
PLAN7200
Recommended prerequisite
Completion of ENVM2100
Restricted
Student quota applies. Students are required to register interest in this course, from which School selects eligible students.
Assessment methods
Essay, Group presentation, Reflective workbook.
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Sonia Roitman (r.roitman@uq.edu.au) and Dr Ron Johnstone (r.johnstone@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (30/06/2025 - 23/08/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
The course provides an opportunity for students to better understand and experience the issues and complexities of development in the Global South. The course will involve three pre-departure workshop sessions prior to the field trip (at UQ St Lucia campus), as well as a 14-day field trip to a selected country in the Asia-Pacific region. Additional fees payable. For further information, and to express your interest in applying for this course, please see field-trips.
In the event that students complete the fieldwork and then subsequently withdraw from this course without financial liability, the School reserves the right to charge full cost recovery for this field trip.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (17/06/2024 - 17/08/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
