Graduate Certificate in International Development

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold a Bachelor degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The Graduate Certificate in International Development is designed to provide a broad introduction to the theory and practice of international development.

As a stand-alone course it provides a conceptual and practical framework for individuals wishing to take their careers in private sector, public sector or non-government organisations into the international development arena.

As the first step in the Graduate Program in International Development, the graduate certificate provides a basic entry point to more advanced studies up to Masters level.

Learning outcomes

On completing this course students should be able to:

demonstrate a broad understanding of the socio-economic, political and environmental forces that shape developing countries
apply appropriate analytical tools and conceptual frameworks to contemporary development issues
contextualise socio-economic, political and environmental sustainability problems within the broader political and institutional context of development at the local, national and international level.

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in International Development, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Core - Year 1 topics

Students must complete at least one of the following topics:

GEOG8012 Development Problems and Solutions (4.5 units)*
GEOG9022 Debates in International Development (4.5 units)*
INTR9077 Global Inequality (4.5 units) *

Students must complete at least one of the following topics:

DVST9031  Gender Analysis (4.5 units)*
DVST9032  Gender Mainstreaming (4.5 units)*
WMST8003  Gender, Globalisation and International Development GE (4.5 units)*

Elective - Year 1 topics

Students must make up the remaining units (for a total of 18 units) from the following topics. Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

GEOG8030 Sustainable Development: Concepts and Principles GE (4.5 units)*
GEOG8712  Asian Regional Development GE (4.5 units)
GEOG9050 Population Dynamics (4.5 units)
INTR9055  African Politics: Global Issues (4.5 units)
INTR9078 Governing East Asia in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
POAD9030 Indigenous Issues in Public Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9131  Development Administration (4.5 units)*

* Available in distance education mode

Note: Other topics may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.

Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.