Refugees & Displacement A - SOCWNS8942
This Stream is no longer accepting new enrolments
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Social Sciences
Contact: Dr Krishna K. Shrestha
Program: 8942 - Development Studies
Award(s):
Master of Development Studies (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
The following information applies to students commencing prior to 2017.
The overall goal of this stream is to offer a graduate degree in development practice with a focus on refugees and other displaced persons. By the end of the stream you can expect to have substantial knowledge and a range of skills related to the planning and delivery of programs relevant to international and local social and community development work with refugees and other displaced persons. You can combine core courses with electives covering areas of Development Management; Political Economy and International Relations; Human Rights and Politics; Indigenous peoples; Global Health and the Environment. Additional research training and practice opportunities are available.
Stream Structure
You have been issued 48 UOC Admission Block Credit. To qualify for the award of the degree, you must successfully complete:
Core courses (24 UOC)
Advanced disciplinary course (6-12 UOC)
You choose one of the following:
- SRAP5103 Research Report (6 UOC)
- SRAP5104 Research Project (12 UOC)
Prescribed electives (12-18 UOC)
- COMD5000 NGOs and Development (6 UOC)
- COMD5002 Development, Rights and Health (6 UOC)
- COMD5004 Climate Change & Development (6 UOC)
- POLS5121 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- POLS5122 IPE (6 UOC)
- POLS5125 Politics of International Law (6 UOC)
- POLS5161 Developing Countries & IR (6 UOC)
- SOCW7852 Politics of International Aid (6 UOC)
- SOCW7855 Rights Based Project Des&Eval (6 UOC)
- SRAP5001 Policy Analysis (6 UOC)
- SRAP5018 Power, politics and policy (6 UOC)
- SRAP5021 Policy & Digital Advocacy (6 UOC)
- SRAP5101 Research Methods and Design (6 UOC)
- SRAP5102 Theory, Ethics and Research (6 UOC)
Additional electives from across the University may be selected with the permission of the program coordinator.
