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Course and Subject Handbook 2024

Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Postgraduate Courses Master of Global Development

Master of Global Development

Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2024.

Course code

118204

Course type

Master (Coursework) (AQF Level 9)

Owner

Academy

College

Arts, Society and Education

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree; or

Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Dean, College of Arts, Society and Education as equivalent to the above.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy

Post admission
requirements

For external delivery option, computer and internet access is required

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

48 credit points

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Master of Global Development, graduates will be able to:

  1. Integrate and apply an advanced body of theoretical and technical knowledge in international development policy and practice, including recent developments in the field
  2. Critically reflect on one’s social and cultural positionality to identify biases and assumptions that inform understandings of poverty, development, inequality and wellbeing
  3. Investigate, analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex information, concepts and theories from a range of sources across relevant disciplines
  4. Plan and conduct ethical and reliable evidence-based field studies and execute a substantial research-based project, by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools, as appropriate to development practice
  5. Communicate complex theoretical propositions, methodologies, development-related data, arguments and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences through advanced written and oral English language skills and a variety of media
  6. Analyse, evaluate and generate solutions to complex social and environmental problems, especially related to tropical, remote or Indigenous contexts, by using high levels of initiative, autonomy, accountability and collaboration in the application of development practice knowledge and skills
  7. Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts
  8. Model professional leadership skills and work autonomously and collaboratively in the design, implementation and evaluation of development projects and policy-related initiatives.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Master of Global Development.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

:03 Development in Practice

:03 Critical Issues in Global Development

:03 Community Development or :03 Environmental and Regional Planning or :03 Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

EV5957:03 Equitable Development and Social Change

AN5006:03 Asia Pacific Development: Culture and Globalisation

PL5153:03 Politics and Foreign Relations

PLUS

EV5953:03 Research Methods for Global Development [*for students wishing to choose the Research option] or Select 3 credit points from List 1

*NOTE: Students choosing the Research option must select EV5953 to meet the pre-requisite for this option

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1

PLUS

Select one of the following Options

Option 1 (Research)

Students must achieve a GPA of 5.0 or above in the first year of study to be eligible to undertake this option

:06 Research Project

:06 Research Dissertation

or

:12 Social Science Coursework Masters Thesis

PLUS

Select 3 credit points of subjects from List 1

Option 2 (Placement)

Capstone subject SC5009 Professional Project is only available to students in their last semester of study.

:03 Career Planning

:12 Postgraduate Internship

Option 3 (Electives)

Select 15 credit points of subjects from List 1

LIST 1

Disaster Resilience, Conservation and Natural Resource Management

:03 Conservation Biology

:03 Population and Community Ecology

:03 Technological Applications in Ecology

:03 Restoration Ecology

:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management

:03 Marine Conservation Biology

:03 Economics and Sustainable Resource Management

:03 Human Dimensions of Nature, Environment and Conservation

:03 International Environmental Policy and Governance

:03 Principles and Practices of Protected Area Management

:03 Disasters, Communities and Planning

:03 Leadership in Disaster Management

:03 Natural Resource Management

Public Health

:03 Tropical Public Health

:03 Environmental Health

:03 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies

:03 Global Health and Development

:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries

:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy

:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

:03 Disaster Health Management

:03 Public Health Economics

Sustainable Development Planning and Policy

:03 Climate Change and Biodiversity

:03 Environmental and Regional Planning

:03 Environmental Economics

:03 Sustainability in Practice

:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

:03 Urban Geography and Design

:03 Research Methods for Global Development

:03 Economics for a Sustainable World

:03 Policy Analysis and Management

:03 Sustainable Tourism Management

:03 Social Policy Analysis

Indigenous Futures

IA5013:03 Indigenous Australians

IA5022:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as Colonial Subjects

IA5029:03 Comparative Indigenous Studies

IA5030:03 Navigating the Cultural Interface

Economics, Governance and Social Change

:03 Cost Benefit Analysis

:03 Econometrics and Big Data Analysis

:03 Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

:03 Macroeconomic Policy

:03 Economics of Social Policy

:03 Economics and Sustainable Resource Management

:03 Regional Environmental History

:03 Corporate Responsibility and Governance

:03 International Political Economy

:03 Shifting Geopolitical Environments in Emerging States

:03 Political Communication; Ecology and Environmentalism

Development Leadership and Management

:03 Design Thinking Principles

:03 Career Planning

:03 Leadership Futures

:03 State Society and Governance

:03 Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution

:03 Conflict Analysis

:03 Conflict Resolution Processes

:03 Ethical Decision Making and Reflective Practice

:03 People in Organisations

:03 Cross-Cultural Leadership

:03 Negotiation

:03 Facilitative Mediation Practice

:03 Sustainable Conflict Management

:03 Leadership and Management Skills

:03 Professional Placement

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Cairns

 

External

 

Candidature

Expected time to complete

2 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

6  years

Maximum leave of absence

2 years

Progression

Course progression
requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Course includes mandatory Fieldwork

No

Special assessment
requirements

Must achieve a GPA of 5 or above in the first year of study to be eligible to undertake the 12 point research thesis

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for
final subject

Not applicable

Credit

Eligibility

Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Credit may also be granted for the following:

  • AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a cognate* discipline; or graduate certificate or graduate diploma in a non-cognate discipline – up to 12 credit points
  • AQF level 8 bachelor honours degree in a cognate* discipline with relevant professional experience** - up to 24 credit points

* Cognate disciplines include: anthropology, geography, political science, international relations, area studies and social work

** Professional experience: Applicants must have a minimum two (2) years full-time employment in the field of Global Development, examples include: employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (or international equivalent), international nongovernment organisations (NGOs), indigenous organisations, local councils, social enterprises.

Maximum allowed

12 credit points, except where a student transfers from one JCU award to another, then credit may be granted for any subject where there is subject equivalence between the awards.

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 16 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.

Other restrictions

Not applicable

Award Details

Award title

MASTER OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Approved abbreviation

MGlobDev

Exit with lesser award

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the relevant number of credit points and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive one of the following awards:

  • Graduate Certificate of Global Development
  • Graduate Diploma of Global Development
Special Awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure