301544 v.3 Development Studies Major

Introduction

This major focuses on social, political and economic transformations, particularly those in developing nations. It is intended to equip students with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to pursue careers in national and international government, non government and private agencies which have a focus on community development, aid and social justice. It also examines a range of development theories, including early modernisation theory, dependency theories and world system theories, as wellas more recent postmodernist critiques of development theories. Themes covered include rural and urban development, postcolonial development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Course Structure				Hrs/Wk	Credit
Majors, Streams or Other Core Components
301555	v.2		Anthropology 224 - Approaches to Development	3.0	25.0
			OR
301556	v.2		Anthropology 324 - Approaches to Development	3.0	50.0
			OR
301557	v.2		Geography 223 - Approaches to Development	3.0	25.0
			OR
301558	v.2		Geography 323 - Approaches to Development	3.0	50.0
301561	v.2		Anthropology 225 - Development Policy in Practice	3.0	25.0
			OR
301562	v.2		Anthropology 325 - Development Policy in Practice	3.0	50.0
			OR
301563	v.2		Geography 224 - Development Policy in Practice	3.0	25.0
			OR
301564	v.2		Geography 324 - Development Policy in Practice	3.0	50.0
			SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:		100.0
			SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:		150.0
					300.0

*Optional Units to Select From in Year 0 Not entered*				*Hrs/Wk*	*Credits*
2485	v.5	*	Anthropology 211 - Work, Economy, Environment - Global and Local Transformations	3.0	25.0
2877	v.5	**	History 215 - History of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries	3.0	25.0
3410	v.5	*	Anthropology 311 - Work, Economy, Environment - Global and Local Transformations	3.0	50.0
3764	v.5	**	History 315 - History of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries	3.0	50.0
3873	v.5	**	Anthropology 318 - Contemporary Aboriginal Anthropology	3.0	50.0
5220	v.4	*	Geography 215 - Social and Environmental Sustainability in Southeast Asia	4.0	25.0
5225	v.4	*	Geography 315 - Social and Environmental Sustainability in Southeast Asia	4.0	50.0
7945	v.6	*	Sociology 211 - Social Change, Globalisation and Uneven Development	2.0	25.0
8209	v.5	*	Politics 222 - Politics in Southeast Asia - Focus on Indonesia	3.0	25.0
8782	v.5	**	Anthropology 218 - Contemporary Aboriginal Anthropology	3.0	25.0
9831	v.5	*	Politics 322 - Politics in Southeast Asia - Focus on Indonesia	3.0	50.0
9840	v.6	*	Sociology 311 - Social Change, Globalisation and Uneven Development	3.0	50.0
10794	v.3	*	Sociology 216 - Demography - Population and Social Development	3.0	25.0
11344	v.3	*	Sociology 316 - Demography - Population and Social Development	3.0	50.0
12653	v.2	*	Anthropology 232 - Social Change in Southeast Asia	3.0	25.0
12654	v.2	*	Anthropology 332 - Social Change in Southeast Asia	3.0	50.0
13212	v.2	*	Geography 222 - Tourism and Recreation - Cultural, Economic and Environmental Impacts and the Implications for Development and Planning	5.0	25.0
13213	v.2	*	Geography 322 - Tourism and Recreation - Cultural, Economic and Environmental Impacts and the Implications for Development and Planning	5.0	50.0
13443	v.2	*	Anthropology 229 - World of Women - Their Position in Contemporary Societies	3.0	25.0
13444	v.2	*	Anthropology 329 - World of Women - Their Position in Contemporary Societies	3.0	50.0

*	Students must select TWO optional units from this group.
**	Depending on choice of core units, students may be required to select additional optional units from this group with the approval of their Course Coordinator.

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301544 v.3 Development Studies Major

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Majors, Streams or Other Core Components