This specialisation aims to provide students with some familiarity with particular regions of the South impacted by development. Students may combine courses from several regions or focus on a particular region.
Learning outcomes
- Familiarity with current social, political and economic conditions in select regions.
- Understanding of how development issues have arisen in these regions.
- Understanding of how development policy and practice is impacting on these regions
- Understanding of how people in these regions respond to development
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH2006 | Anthropology of New Guinea and Melanesia | 6 |
| ANTH2017 | Indigenous Australians and Australian Society Today | 6 |
| ANTH2033 | Religion and Society in India | 6 |
| ANTH2135 | Vietnam Field School | 6-12 |
| ANTH3014 | Indonesia Field School: Contemporary Change in Indonesia | 6 |
| ASIA2014 | China Now: Ideology, Media and Culture | 6 |
| ASIA2039 | Burma/Myanmar - a Country in Crisis | 6 |
| ASIA2041 | Mainland Southeast Asia: Colonial and Postcolonial Predicaments | 6 |
| ASIA2047 | Human Security: Conflict, Displacement and Peace Building | 6 |
| ASIA2063 | Development Dilemmas in Chinese Politics | 6 |
| ASIA2069 | Indonesia's Regions: Politics, Society, Economy | 6 |
| ASIA2267 | India: The Emerging Giant | 6 |
| ASIA2516 | Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development | 6 |
| ENVS2017 | Vietnam Field School | 6-12 |
| MEAS2105 | The Political Economy of the Middle East | 6 |
| PASI2003 | Environment, Conflict and Development in the Western Pacific | 6 |
| POLS2031 | Politics in the Middle East | 6 |
| POLS2070 | Politics in Central Asia | 6 |
| POLS2095 | Development in Latin America | 6 |