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Course Type: Postgraduate (by research)
Training Provider: University of Melbourne School/Institute/Dept./Centre: School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies The Master of Arts degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research in development studies. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research. Candidates may advance to the Doctor of Philosophy degree after successful completion of the masters or may apply to convert to the PhD at an earlier stage. An honours grade of at least H2B (70%) must be attained to qualify for the award of the masters degree.
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Course structure Duration: 1.5 years full-time/3 years part-time.
Dr Violeta Schubert School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia Tel: +61 3 8344 0806; Fax: +61 3 9349 4218 Email: violetas@unimelb.edu.au Course Details
Entry Requirements: The minimum entry requirement is: a four year BA (Honours) degree with a research component or equivalent in an appropriate area of study with an honours result at least equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne. Preliminary research proposal: Applicants must include a thesis proposal of 600 words with their application. The primary basis for selection is academic merit, however, consideration will also be given to the quality of the thesis proposal, research potential, and the availability of an appropriate supervisor. Academic references may be required to assess the applicant’s eligibility. Course intake: Applicants may commence their candidature at any stage throughout the academic year, subject to the availability of places. Applications: Applications can be submitted at any stage throughout the academic year. Application forms can be obtained from the Faculty of Arts, or, in the case of international students from the International Office. Language(s) of Instruction:
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School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies
Training Provider: University of Melbourne Contact Telephone: +44(0)8344 0806 Courses: 7 Our historyThe School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies (SAGES) is a single administrative unit with five academic programs: Anthropology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Development Studies, and Australian Indigenous Studies. The School has about 23 academic staff, eight support staff, and some 80 postgraduate students and research fellows. The School has significant teaching responsibilities within the Faculties of Arts and Science, and also has a number of students from the Faculties of Architecture, Building and Planning, and Engineering. SAGES offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including coursework and research programs in Anthropology, Human and Physical Geography, Development Studies, Environmental Studies and Australian Indigenous Studies. The Anthropology Program has established and maintained a national and international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. The program includes an undergraduate major and honours year in the Bachelor of Arts, graduate certificates and diplomas in Anthropology as well as research higher degrees (Masters and PhDs). There is a strong cohort of postgraduate students in the Anthropology Program, working in the areas of environmental anthropology, gender, migration, identity and political anthropology. Geographical subjects - with the name somewhere in the subject title - emerged at the University of Melbourne in the late 1920s. By 1930 Economic Geography was a subject in the Faculty of Commerce. Later, a major in Geography was established, linking subjects in Geology, Economic Geography, and Geography. The Department of Geography was established in 1959 in the Faculty of Science; its first honours thesis was produced in 1961 and first PhD thesis in 1965. The Department was re-located to the Faculty of Arts in 1963, though it continued to teach students in Science. SAGES maintains strong programs in Geography, both physical and human, and in Environmental Studies. Geography is offered as an undergraduate major in both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science and in each of these degrees there is an honours year. Graduates in another discipline can attain a specialisation in Geography by completing a graduate certificate or diploma. The Environmental Studies Program was moved into the Geography Department from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning in 1993. SAGES teaches the undergraduate major and honours program in Environmental Studies in the Bachelor of Arts degree and teaches into the major in Environmental Science in the Bachelor of Science Degree. Graduates can attain a specialisation in Environmental Studies by completing a graduate certificate or diploma. The University has an Office for Environmental Programs which offers a university-wide Master of Environment Degree by coursework to which SAGES is a major contributor. There is an active higher degree research program in Geography and Environmental Studies and the River Restoration Program of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology is located in SAGES. SAGES also jointly runs the Centre for Environmental Applied Hydrology with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. SAGES was fortunate in securing the inaugural Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies when Professor Marcia Langton elected to be located within SAGES in 1999. Graduates in any discipline can specialise in Australian Indigenous Studies by completing a graduate certificate or diploma. Qualified students also have the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study at the PhD and Masters level and acquire specialist research skills in Australian Indigenous Studies. Since its inception at the time of the creation of SAGES, the Development Studies Program has grown substantially and offers an undergraduate major and honours program, postgraduate certificate and diploma courses, a Masters degree by coursework alone or coursework and minor thesis, and research higher degrees. The Development Studies program attracts students from around the world. Many of the students are mid-career professionals. Students have access to leading academics and practitioners in the field of development and environmental studies who undertake research and consultancies on behalf of NGOs, governments and multilateral organisations such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Recent research in the Asia-Pacific region includes various development and environmental processes in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Samoa Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Timor-Leste. Vanuatu, and Vietnam. SAGES teaching staff are all active researchers and the school has a large cohort of research higher degree students. The School has a number of research programs funded by the ARC. LWRRDC, SPIRT and other government and non-government bodies. Development studiesWhat is Development studies? Development Studies provides an insight into an important source of social change in the modern world. It examines the relationship between rich and poor societies and the impacts on social, economic, and political processes and structures that emerge as a result of uneven change. Development Studies at the University of Melbourne is one of the fastest growing programs in Australia and critically engages with key development concerns such as debt and poverty, culture and human rights, gender relations, food and environmental security, globalization and national sovereignty, the role of civil society organizations, HIV/ AIDS and health systems, and migration and transnationalism. Development Studies offers students the opportunity to study these and other related development issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. A major aim of the program is to provide a balanced pedagogical approach which incorporates both theories and practices of development. It enables students to gain expertise in wide-ranging skills relevant to pursuing careers in both academic research and in the development profession. Students who specialise in development studies will develop transferable skills that will substantially enhance their career options, including critical analysis, communication, cross-cultural understanding, research methods in development, project design and management, and team work. At the graduate and postgraduate levels students have the opportunity to select specialty areas. These may include, for example, health and development, environmental sustainability, migration, gender and resource management. Graduate students also have the option to undertake an internship placement with a local or international based development agency. The internship program facilitates the transition to development practice and provides an opportunity to cultivate industry contacts. Why study Development? Students develop a wide range of skills in analysis, survey writing, communication, group work and computing and will enrich their knowledge of social and environmental interactions. The program covers areas that have direct relevance to practical and impact-oriented developmental practices. Recent growth in the development industry (international aid agencies, non-government organisations and private sector consulting companies) testifies to the relevance of the program. Students who specialise in Development Studies develop transferable skills that will substantially enhance their career options. Alternatively, they are able to expand on their interest and knowledge through an articulated structure of higher degree study at the University of Melbourne. How to take Development studies at the University of Melbourne Development Studies can be undertaken as a major in the Bachelor of Arts degree, fourth-year Honours, as a postgraduate coursework program or a higher degree by research.
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