Course and Subject Handbook 2013

Course and Subject Handbook 2013 Course Information Postgraduate Courses Master of Development Practice

Master of Development Practice

Information valid for students commencing in 2013.

Course Code	105504
Version	2
Faculty	Science and Engineering

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Completion of an appropriate undergraduate course at this or another University. Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated experience or interest in international development practice.
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements	Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy.
Additional selection requirements	Nil
Special admission requirements	Additional completion requirements for the field components of the course include: immunization certificates for tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid fever.
Post admission requirements	Prior to undertaking the field components of the course, students must provide evidence of immunity to hepatitis B as well as immunisation certificates for tetanus, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. JCU Infectious Diseases policy and Immunisation Guidelines.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	48 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil
Learning outcomes	On successful completion, graduates will be able to: Engage with contemporary development practice theory and their applications Work in cross-disciplinary teams using a variety of problem solving techniques from within the contemporary development practice field Develop communication skills that facilitate co-operative working relations with government and non-government agencies in the field of development practice Critically and holistically analyse development practice problems using cross-disciplinary approaches.

Course Structure

Core Subjects:

BZ5520:03 Agroecology or EV5301:03 Urban Geography and Design

EC5205:03 Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

EV5011:03 Contemporary Issues in Development Practice

EV5012:03 Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods

EV5013:03 Climate Change: The Science, Impacts and Solutions

EV5911:03 Independent Project and Dissertation (Part 1 of 2)

EV5912:06 Independent Project and Dissertation (Part 2 of 2

LB5525:03 Conflict Analysis

PL5110:03 Government and Politics in Developing Areas or PL5003:03 Governance, Democratisation and the State

TM5552:03 International Health Agencies and Development

OPTIONS:

Select 12 credit points of specified level 5 subjects determined in consultation with the course co-coordinator and preferably distributed amongst the groups listed below

Group 1

BZ5215:03 Conservation Biology

BZ5880:03 Ecology: Distribution, Abundance and Diversity

EA5016:03 Hydrology

EA5018:03 Field Studies in Tropical Water and Soil Science

EA5340:03 Disturbed Site Repair

EV5001:03 Environmental and Regional Planning

EV5002:03 Environmental Impact Assessment

EV5003:03 Environmental Economics

EV5009:03 Foundations of Natural Resource Management

EV5010:03 Planning for Sustainable Communities in a Changing Environment

EV5205:03 Conserving Tropical Rainforests

EV5252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management

EV5506:03 Remote Sensing

EV5601:03 Social Impact Assessment: Environmental Management

MB5350:03 Current Issues in Coral Reef Ecology

Group 2

TM5513:03 Public Health Management

TM5514:03 Environmental Health

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5528:03 Health Promotion

TM5554:03 Theory and Practice of Public Health

TM5570:03 Health Promotion Research and Evaluation

Group 3

ED5911:03 Education for Sustainability

ED5912:03 Co-Learning for a Sustainable Future

ED5913:03 Communicating Sustainability

IA5010:03 Indigenous Research Ethics

IA5011:03 Field Procedures in Indigenous Research

IA5012:03 Interpreting Research

IA5119:03 Empowerment and Change

PL5110:03 Government and Politics in Developing Areas

WS5103:03 Community Development

Group 4

CO5125:03 Economics for Managers

EC5218:03 Economics and Sustainable Resource Management

LA5902:03 Environmental Law and Policy

LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise

LB5215:03 Strategy and Leadership

LB5514:03 Cross-Cultural Dispute Resolution

PLUS

Select 3 credit points from the specified list: