Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2003: Units indexed by faculty
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Graduate Diploma in International Development and Environmental Analysis


Course code: 3754 + Clayton campus + Mid-year entry available + Course coordinator: Priya Rangan + Units in this course currently vary between HECS bands one and three

Synopsis

The program in international development and environmental analysis (IDEA) is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Faculty of Arts. The graduate diploma course is aimed at students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds who wish to enhance their knowledge in the fields of international development and environmental sustainability. It takes an innovative interdisciplinary approach based on contemporary concerns with the processes, theories, and practices of globalisation and environmental sustainability in the international context. The course introduces students to international and comparative perspectives and approaches to development and global sustainability by focusing on contemporary processes such as global production systems, foreign direct investment and flexible specialisation, devolution of governance and centralisation of geopolitical power, global climate change and changing concepts of property in natural resource exploitation and management. It seeks to encourage critical and comparative analysis of international development policies and practice.

Entry requirements

A bachelors pass degree in any discipline.

Course structure

Students complete 48 points of units as approved by the faculty. Contact the course coordinator for details.

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