This seminar-based course provides commencing HDR students in Development Studies with an important foundation in contemporary development thought related to their PhD topic, enhancing students' abilities to grasp and critique materials from a wide range of perspectives. The overall intention is to help students to think about, and conceptualise, their own individual research project with respect to the central theoretical issues and debates within the discipline, and for students to do this prior to undertaking their fieldwork.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- demonstrate a firm grounding in advanced development studies theory and method related to their topic;
- advance their skills in critical analysis and reflection, enabling students to closely examine their own research projects with respect to the central theoretical issues and debates in contemporary development studies;
- critically engage in written form with the literature on the strengths and problems of their development studies topic; and
- further develop the ability to present their work orally to peers in a seminar format.
Indicative Assessment
Regular Updates on Wattle, 2000 words (10%). Learning Outcomes 1, 2Final Report, 10000 words (65%). Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3
Seminar presentation, 45 minutes plus 30 minutes discussion (25%). Learning Outcomes 1, 2, and 4
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 24 hours of seminars over 12 weeks; and
b) 236 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $7140 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $10920 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1417 | 01 Jan 2020 | 24 Jan 2020 | 24 Jan 2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | In Person | N/A |
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4062 | 24 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2020 | 08 May 2020 | 05 Jun 2020 | In Person | N/A |
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5404 | 01 Apr 2020 | 24 Apr 2020 | 24 Apr 2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | In Person | N/A |
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6466 | 01 Jul 2020 | 24 Jul 2020 | 24 Jul 2020 | 30 Sep 2020 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9069 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | In Person | N/A |
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9373 | 01 Oct 2020 | 23 Oct 2020 | 23 Oct 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | In Person | N/A |
