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Overview

This specialisation is for students commencing from 2024. Global Development explores social, political and economic change throughout the world. Economic development is proceeding rapidly in some countries and among some communities, while others are being left behind. Urbanisation is accelerating; disparities are widening; the environment is threatened; communication and other … For more content click the Read More button below. Many of the world’s greatest challenges require knowledge of the underlying causes, variations, and diverse consequences. Global Development is concerned with identifying processes of uneven development, impacts, and responses at the local, national, and global levels. Situations are complex, requiring interdisciplinary engagements and a deep understanding of context. Global Development is a field driven by knowledge ‘on the ground’ in order to connect the experiences of people in their everyday lives with larger national and global processes of change. Global Development students learn to critically analyse change and develop the tools to investigate and address changes taking place all over the world. Global Development graduates ensure that research and practice is done in line with ethical principles, in ways that mitigate negative consequences and at its best, improve the lives of people.  

Learning Outcomes

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Collaborate effectively with others and engage sensitively and reflexively with diverse contexts and intersectional perspectives.
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Exhibit initiative and self-direction to continuously engage with epistemic diversity, and acquire knowledge and skills in using, applying, and critiquing development frameworks and skills.
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Act ethically, respectfully, and responsibly; demonstrate reflexivity and accountability
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Respect and acknowledge Indigenous knowledges and practise ethical judgement in researching and working with Indigenous communities/peoples in Australia and globally.
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  • Global citizens
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Critically assess socio-economic, intersectional, political, environmental, and structural dimensions in relation to sustainable development.
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Evaluate the relevance of ongoing and evolving debates and critiques of development to theory and practice.
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Articulate interdisciplinary development knowledge in relation to societies, cultures and institutions at different levels: local, national, and international.
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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of forms of evidence and appropriate media.
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Critically and creatively employ development studies' bodies of knowledge and appraise development perspectives to engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice, policy and scholarship.
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Demonstrate a context-sensitive appreciation of the distinctive skills and approaches required to work effectively in local and global development.
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Explain and apply development theories, methods, practices, issues, and actors in the context of development research, policy and practice.
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Situate development concepts and knowledge within an interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary context.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Social Sciences - BSocSci3325 - Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(Int)3558 - Commerce (International)

Specialisation Structure

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:

Arts/Education (Secondary) Students

Level 1 Recommended Elective

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