Master of Development Practice

Students enrolled in the GCDevPract complete:

8 units from the MDevPract Course List below, consisting of:
8 units for Part A;
or
4 units for Part A; and
4 units from Part B.


Students enrolled in the GDipDevPract complete:

16 units from the MDevPract Course List below, consisting of:
8 units for Part A; and
8 units from Part B.


Students enrolled in the 24 unit MDevPract complete:

10 units for Part A; and
8 units from Part B; and
4 units to 6 units from Part C including 2 units of Research Methods and a Project or Thesis or Independent Study; and
the balance from Parts B, C and/or D.


Students enrolled in the 32 unit MDevPract complete:

10 units for Part A; and
8 units from Part B; and
at least 6 units from Part C, including 2 units of Research Methods and a 2 unit Research Project or 6 unit Thesis (Please seek advice from the Program Director for course selection); and
4 units from Part E; and
the balance from Parts B, C and or/ D.

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
SOSC7140 2 Project Management and Development Effectiveness: Interdisciplinary and Critical Perspectives
SOSC7093 2 Community Development Method & Analysis

Part B

Social & Cultural Dynamics 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
LAWS7932 2 Special Topic E
SOCY7049 2 Qualitative Research Practice
SOCY7130 2 Social Impact Assessment
SOCY7190 2 Evaluating Social Programs
SOCY7230 2 Survey Methods

Community Development

Course Code Units Course Title
SOSC7113 2 Learning and Mobilising for Community Development
SOSC7123 2 Community Planning, Engagement and Governance
SOSC7133 2 Cultural Community Development
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 International Crisis Management
POLS7502 2 Conflict Resolution
POLS7505 2 Peacebuilding
POLS7509 2 Gender and the Global Politics of 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
PLAN7200 2 International Field Course: Understanding Development Complexities
PLAN7614 2 Urban Management & Governance in Developing Countries
PLAN7638 2 Assessment of Development Projects

Part C

Research Projects

Course Code Units Course Title
PLAN7010 2 Planning Research Topic
POLS7207 2 Independent Study
SOCY7000 2 Independent Study

Research Methods

Course Code Units Course Title
PLAN7113 2 Urban Research & Evaluation Techniques
POLS7701 2 Research Methods
SOCY7049 2 Qualitative Research Practice
SOCY7329 2 Advanced Issues in Qualitative Inquiry
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research

Thesis

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
MGTS7966 2 Project Management for Regional 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
POLS7513 2 Conflict Analysis and Prevention
POLS7521 2 Applied Fieldwork Experience
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
TIMS7329 2 Social Entrepreneurship in Practice

Part E (for the 32 unit MDevPract only)

Course Code Units Course Title
PLAN7120 2 Planning Theory
PLAN7122 2 Designing Places
POLS7253 2 Power and Order in Transnational Politics
POLS7258 2 Foundations in International Relations
SOCY7130 2 Social Impact Assessment