311216 v.1 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 and post-colonial development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Course Organisation

The Development Studies Major may be taken as a second social science major, but not as a sole social science major.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit

		SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:		50.0
		SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:		100.0
				150.0
Year 2
310993	v.1	Development Policy in Practice 225	3.0	25.0
311063	v.1	Approaches to Development 224	3.0	25.0
				50.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified)			Hrs/Wk	Credit
310995	v.1	Geography 312 - Research Perspectives in Geography	3.0	50.0
310999	v.1	History 311 - Provocative Histories	3.0	50.0
311000	v.1	History 312 - Interpreting Histories	3.0	50.0
311008	v.1	Political Inquiry 311	3.0	50.0
311009	v.1	Securing Global Futures 312	3.0	50.0
311013	v.1	Sociology 312 - Working with Sociology	3.0	50.0
311061	v.1	Sociology 311 - Continuity and Change: Challenges of Sociological Praxis	3.0	50.0
311064	v.1	Anthropology 311 - Practising Anthropology in a Changing World	3.0	50.0
311065	v.1	Anthropology 312 - Ethnographies of the City	3.0	50.0
311066	v.1	Geography 311 - Geographical Challenges of a Finite World	3.0	50.0