Program Requirements

The Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development requires the completion of 96 units, of which:

96 units must come from 6000-level, 7000-level and 8000-level courses

The 96 units must consist of:

24 units from completion of applied anthropology and participatory development disciplinary courses on any of the following lists:

Conflict
ANTH8106    Gender, Violence and Development
EMDV8009    Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
EMDV8079    Water Conflicts

Development
ANTH6009    Culture and Development
ANTH8007    Key Concepts in the Anthropology of Development
ANTH8009    Development in Practice
ANTH8038    Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8049    Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Development Projects and Programs
ANTH8058    Inequality and Development
ANTH8107    The World Bank and the Organisation of Development
CHMD8006    Global Health and Development
SOCY6045    Third World Development

Environment
ANTH8047    Land Rights and Resource Development
ANTH8060    Exploring Gender, Resources and the Environment
EMDV8009    Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
EMDV8079    Water Conflicts
EMDV8082    Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
EMDV8101    State, Society and Natural Resources
EMDV8124    Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Gender
ANTH6025    Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH8038    Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8060    Exploring Gender, Resources and the Environment
ANTH8106    Gender, Violence and Development
DEMO8048    Gender and Population

Health
CHMD8006    Global Health and Development
CHMD8008    Medicine and Society in History
CHMD8014    Perspectives on Culture, Health and Medicine
CHMD8021    Indigenous Medicines, Health, and Healing
CHMD8022    Biotechnologies in Biomedicine
EMDV8001    Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
POPH8108    Social Determinants of Health
POPH8318    Human Health, Environment and Climate Change

Humanitarian
ANTH8042    Migration, Refugees and Development
ANTH8056    Introduction to Humanitarian Action
EMDV8124    Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
HUMN8023    Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Indigenous
HIST8016    Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters
INDG8001    Australian Indigenous Development
INDG8003    Understanding Indigenous Wellbeing: Demographic and Socioeconomic Change
INDG8004    Australian Indigenous Policy
INDG8006    International Indigenous Studies Research Project

Fieldwork and Internship courses
ANIP6503    Australian National Internships Program Internship A (Graduate)
ANTH6065    Indonesia Field School: Contemporary Change in Indonesia
ANTH6066    Indonesia Field School Extension
ANTH6135    Vietnam Field School
ANTH8016    MAAPD Internship
EMDV8015    Wet Tropics Cairns Applied Research Workshop
PASI6005    Pacific Islands Field School

12 units from the following compulsory research methods courses

ANTH8019    Social Analysis & Community Politics
ANTH8028    Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods

12 units from the completion of research project courses from the following list:

ANTH8007    Key Concepts in  Anthropology of Development
ANTH8009    Development in Practice
ANTH8030    Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice
ANTH8038    Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8039    Critical Issues in Gender and Development (Advanced)
ANTH8058    Inequality and Development
ANTH8107    The World Bank and the Organisation of Development

Either:

24 units from completion of one of the following specialisations:

Indigenous Policy and Development
Society and Environment

Or

A further 24 units from completion of any courses on the above applied anthropology and participatory development disciplinary courses list.

24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU

Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list

 

Specialisations

Study Options

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0

Cognate Disciplines

Anthropology, Asia-Pacific Studies, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Heritage Studies, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Australian Studies, International Relations, Pacific Studies, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Research, Social Work, Sociology, Sustainable Development

English Language Requirements

All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students

Assessments of qualifications

Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met.

Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au

ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications

Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.

Application for course credits

Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit.

Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor degree with Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 48 units (one year) of credit.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Employment Opportunities

The MAAPD will advance your career in development, policy, and program management in bilateral, mulitlateral and non-government organisations or as an independent consultant.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:

1. Gain an understanding of trends and changes in development theory and practice as they apply to local development processes;
2. Apply critical social inquiry and participatory processes to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development activities;
3. Undertake social assessments and integrate social perspectives and participatory practices with other forms of technical expertise in development work;
4. Advise on the development policy processes of NGOs, the private sector, government, and multilateral agencies to ensure the inclusion of local and community perspectives.

Further Information

• Interested in writing a thesis? Check out the advanced version of this degree.
• Students in a single MAAPD degree or flexible double Masters with MAAPD who accept 24 units credit for a cognate Bachelor’s degree towards MAAPD, will receive 24 units unspecified credit towards the completion of the first disciplinary courses list. (A further 24 units from courses on this list will still need to be completed).
• Students in a Flexible Vertical Double Degree will complete the first 24 units of disciplinary courses whilst completing the third year of their Bachelor’s degree.
• Please be aware that any courses taken as part of the 24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU list will not count towards the advanced degree should you decide to transfer. This is because the advanced degree has no free electives, as they are in practice replaced by a 24 unit thesis.