Graduate Certificate of Global Development

Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2023

Course code

118211

Course type

Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)

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

12 credit points

Course learning outcomes

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

  1. Integrate and apply specialised knowledge in international development policy and practice
  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. Review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories from a range of sources across relevant disciplines
  4. Communicate complex theoretical propositions, methodologies, development-related data, arguments and conclusions to a variety of audiences
  5. Analyse, evaluate and generate solutions to complex social and environmental problems by using high levels of initiative, autonomy, accountability and collaboration in the application of development practice knowledge and skills
  6. Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts
  7. Evaluate the design and implementation 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: Graduate Certificate 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

EV5951:03 Development in Practice

EV5952:03 Critical Issues in Global Development

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1

LIST 1

Development and Conservation

BZ5215:03 Conservation Biology

BZ5220:03 Population and Community Ecology

BZ5225:03 Technological Applications in Ecology

BZ5480:03 Restoration Ecology

BZ5740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management

MB5004:03 Marine Conservation Biology

Disaster Resilience and Natural Resource Management

EC5218:03 Economics and Sustainable Resource Management

EV5020:03 Human Dimensions of Nature, Environment and Conservation

EV5209:03 Principles and Practices of Protected Area Management

EV5107:03 International Environmental Policy and Governance

EV5606:03 Disasters, Communities and Planning

EV5614:03 Leadership in Disaster Management

Public Health

TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health

TM5514:03 Environmental Health

TM5536:03 Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies

TM5552:03 Global Health and Development

TM5562: 03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries

Sustainable Development Planning and Policy

EV5001:03 Environmental and Regional Planning

EV5003:03 Environmental Economics

EV5015:03 Sustainability in Practice

EV5301:03 Urban Geography and Design

ED5913:03 Communicating Sustainability and Climate Change

EV5957:03 Equitable Development and Social Change

BZ5755:03 Climate Change and Biodiversity

LB5229:03 Economics for a Sustainable World

WS5103:03 Community Development

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

Governance and Social Change

AN5006:03 Asia Pacific Development: Culture and Globalisation

HI5005:03 Regional Environmental History

LB5231:03 Corporate Responsibility and Governance

LB5236:03 International Political Economy

PL5110:03 Shifting Geopolitical Environments in Emerging States

PL5006:03 Political Communication; Ecology and Environmentalism

PL5153:03 Politics and Foreign Relations

Development Leadership and Management

SC5200:03 Career Planning

LB5241:03 Leadership Futures

LB5243:03 State Society and Governance

LB5514:03 Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution

LB5525:03 Conflict Analysis

LB5530:03 Conflict Resolution Processes

LB5536:03 Ethical Decision Making and Reflective Practice

The Development Researcher

AN5007:06 Ethnography in Practice

EC5202:03 Cost Benefit Analysis

EC5216:03 Econometrics and Big Data Analysis

EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

EV5404:03 Field Studies in Tropical Geography

EV5953:03 Research Methods for Global Development

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Cairns

Mid-year entry allows part-time study only

External

Mid-year entry allows part-time study only

Candidature

Expected time to complete

6 months full-time or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

2 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression
requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Course includes mandatory Fieldwork

No

Special assessment
requirements

Nil

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

Maximum allowed

6 credit points

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 12 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

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Approved abbreviation

GCertGlobDev

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Students who successfully complete this course are eligible for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Global Development and the Master of Global Development, and will be granted credit for all subjects successfully completed under this course.

Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF level 8) Guidelines for Masters degrees.

Special Awards

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