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:
- 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) [LO 1,2]
- Final Report (10000 words) (65) [LO 1,2,3]
- Seminar presentation, 45 minutes plus 30 minutes discussion (25) [LO 1,2,4]
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
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.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $8160 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $12000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1274 | 01 Jan 2024 | 19 Jan 2024 | 19 Jan 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | In Person | N/A |
| 1535 | 01 Jan 2024 | 19 Jan 2024 | 19 Jan 2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | Online | N/A |
