121-438 Understanding Development

Note

Formerly available as 121-105. Students who have completed 121-105 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

4th year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof Michael Webber & Dr Salim Lakha

Prerequisites

Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in development.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hours of seminars

Subject Description

This subject forms an introduction to the main past and current theories of development, involving the approaches of several social science disciplines. Students should become familiar with the relationship between global trends in development, on-the-ground changes to people's lives, and the activities of government and non-government organisations. Some seminars will consist of participants' and other professionals' reflections about the relations between their activities and larger scale development problems.

Assessment

Individual and group reports totalling 5000 words.



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