Development Studies

Description

Development Studies at UNSW is making a global impact on development policy and practice; our research and teaching generates ideas and mechanisms to promote solutions. As a student you will focus on life in developing countries, development processes and practices, and the relationships between developed and developing countries in the contemporary world. Development Studies is informed disciplines including Social Work, International Relations, Economics and Public Health.

What you will study

As a student of Development Studies you will first discuss the meaning of development, examine different theoretical approaches, trace the history of development as a practice, and consider contemporary issues in development. You will also be introduced to the major development strategies pursued by developing nation states giving you the knowledge and analytical skills needed to undertake further advanced studies in areas such as international organisation, the political economy of development, and sustainable development.



Development Studies can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3403 Arts Minor
Major
COMDB23403
COMDD13403
3409 Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13409
COMDE23409
3420 Social Research and Policy Major COMDE13420
3424 International Studies Major COMDD13424
3429 Media (Comms & Journalism) Minor COMDE23429
3434 Media (PR and Advertising) Minor COMDE23434
3437 Arts and Business Minor
Major
COMDB23437
COMDD13437
3438 Media (Screen & Sound Prod) Minor COMDE23438
3441 Int Studies/Media (Com & Jour) Major COMDD13441
3442 Int Studies/Media (PR & Adv) Major COMDD13442
3443 Int Studies / Media (S & SP) Major COMDD13443
3444 Arts and Business Major
Minor
COMDE13444
COMDE23444
3452 Music / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13452
COMDE23452
3456 Music / Arts Minor
Major
COMDB23456
COMDD13456
3469 Music (Honours) / Arts Minor
Major
COMDB23469
COMDD13469
3474 Music (Honours) / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13474
COMDE23474
3543 Economics Major
Minor
COMDE13543
COMDE23543
3558 Commerce (International) Major
Minor
COMDE13558
COMDE23558
3573 Commerce / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13573
COMDE23573
3574 Economics / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13574
COMDE23574
3763 Engineering (Honours) / Arts Minor
Major
COMDB23763
COMDD13763
3855 Medicine / Arts Minor
Major
COMDB23855
COMDD13855
3856 Medicine / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13856
COMDE23856
3937 Science/Social Rsch & Policy Major COMDE13937
3938 AdvSci (Hons)/SocRschandPolicy Major COMDE13938
3947 Science / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13947
COMDE23947
3948 Adv Science (Honours) / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13948
COMDE23948
3949 Adv Mathematics (Honours)/Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13949
COMDE23949
3955 Environmental Management/Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13955
COMDE23955
3961 Engineering (Honours) / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13961
COMDE23961
3963 Computer Science / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE13963
COMDE23963
3968 Computer Science / Arts Minor
Major
COMDB23968
COMDD13968
4043 Social Work (Honours) / Arts Minor
Major
COMDB24043
COMDD14043
4044 Social Work (Honours)/SR&P Major COMDE14044
4045 Social Work (Honours) / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE14045
COMDE24045
4054 Arts / Education (Secondary) Minor
Major
COMDB24054
COMDD14054
4504 Arts & Social Sciences (Hons) Honours COMDEH4504
4760 Arts / Law Minor
Major
COMDB24760
COMDD14760
4765 International Studies / Law Major COMDD14765
4771 Social Research & Policy / Law Major COMDE14771
4773 Arts & Business / Law Minor
Major
COMDB24773
COMDD14773
4782 Arts / Law Major
Minor
COMDE14782
COMDE24782
4783 Arts and Business / Law Major
Minor
COMDE14783
COMDE24783
4806 Art Theory/Arts Minor
Major
COMDB24806
COMDD14806
4812 Fine Arts/Arts Minor
Major
COMDB24812
COMDD14812
4815 Art Theory/Soc Rsch & Policy Major COMDE14815
4817 Art Theory / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE14817
COMDE24817
4820 Fine Arts / Arts Major
Minor
COMDE14820
COMDE24820
   

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