Master of Development Practice (Adv)

This program is no longer available for new enrolments for 2015, with the exception of students in GCert of GDip programs in the suite (admitted prior to 2015) and who have maintained continuous enrolment. The list is provided for existing students in the program.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
PLAN7612 2 Development Planning in Developing Countries: Theory & Practice
POLS7302 2 Politics of Development
SOCY7120 2 Introduction to Development: Theories and Practice
SOSC7133 2 Community Development Practice in International Contexts

Part B

Planning for Social Development

Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH7001 2 Environmental Anthropology
ANTH7160 2 Methods in Gender Planning
ANTH7260 2 Applied Anthropology: Native Title and Indigenous Peoples
SOCY7049 2 Qualitative Research Practice
SOCY7130 2 Social Impact Assessment
SOCY7150 2 Social Planning for Development
SOCY7190 2 Evaluating Social Programs
SOCY7230 2 Survey Methods

Community Development

Course Code Units Course Title
SOSC7093 2 Community Development Method & Analysis
SOSC7103 2 Frameworking for Community Development Practice
SOSC7113 2 Training Frameworks for Community Development Practice
SOSC7123 2 Community Planning, Engagement and Governance
SOSC7433 2 Community Economic Development: Local and International

Politics of Global Development

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7107 2 Globalisation, International Political Economy and Development
POLS7206 2 Development Administration
POLS7306 2 Crisis Governance and Development
POLS7502 2 Principles for Deep-Seated Conflict Resolution
POLS7505 2 Peacebuilding
POLS7509 2 Gender in International Politics and Development
POLS7510 2 Culture, Conflict and Reconciliation

Development Planning

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM7202 2 Resource Management & Environmental Planning
GEOG7000 2 Applied Demography
PLAN7116 2 Transport & Infrastructure Planning
PLAN7121 2 Sustainable Communities
PLAN7614 2 Urban Management & Governance in Developing Countries
PLAN7615 2 The Global Metropolis
PLAN7638 2 Assessment of Development Projects

Part C

Research Projects

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM7109 2 Research Topic (Environmental Management)
GEOS7400 2 Research Topic 1 (Geographical Sciences)
GEOS7401 2 Research Topic 2 (Geographical Sciences)
PLAN7010 2 Planning Research Topic
POLS7207 2 Independent Study
SOCY7000 2 Independent Study

and one of the following -

Course Code Units Course Title
SOSC7100 6 Development Practice Thesis
SOSC7101 6 Development Practice Thesis Part B

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7000 2 Communication for Social Change
COMU7012 2 Communication and Social Movements
COMU7013 2 Participatory Development Communication
COMU7014 2 Community Media and ICTs in Development and Social Change
ECON7560 2 Globalisation and Economic Development
ENVM7100 2 Foundations of Sustainable Development
ENVM7104 2 Sustainable Consumption and Production
ENVM7123 2 Regulatory Frameworks for Environmental Management & Planning
ENVM7513 2 Environment & Community
MGTS7603 2 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGTS7966 2 Project Management for Regional Development
MGTS7968 2 Rural Community Development
NUTR7001 2 Nutrition & Health
PLAN7116 2 Transport & Infrastructure Planning
PLAN7121 2 Sustainable Communities
PLAN7124 2 Strategic Metropolitan Planning
PLAN7901 2 Principles of Project Management
POLS7207 2 Independent Study
POLS7503 2 Ethics and Human Rights
POLS7521 2 Applied Fieldwork Experience (International Studies)
POLS7522 2 Resolving Deep-Seated Conflict
POLY7000 2 Understanding Social Policy
POLY7002 2 Doing Social Policy
POLY7006 2 Global Social Policy
SOCY7000 2 Independent Study
SOCY7329 2 Advanced Issues in Qualitative Inquiry
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research
SWSP7082 2 Program Development and Management for the Human Services
SWSP7367 4 Advanced Practicum 1