Bachelor of International Development Studies
BIntDevSt
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
- Melbourne, Victoria
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International students must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 210 cp from specified units including:
- 80 cp from International Development Studies major;
- 40 cp from specified Global Studies units;
- 40 cp from Arts Minor in1:
- Communication; or
- Economics; or
- Media; or
- Politics and International Relations; or
- Sociology; or
- Youth Work.
- 40 cp from Fieldwork Units2; and
- 10 cp from SOCS237 People Count: Researching Quantitatively
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum units;
- 10 cp from Arts Electives.
3. Exit Point
3.1 The Associate Degree in International Development Studies is offered as an exit point from the Bachelor degree only.
3.2 A student who has completed the following requirements and 160 cp may exit from the course with the Associate Degree in International Development Studies:
- Up to 160 cp from core units including:
- at least 40 cp from International Development Studies units;
- 40 cp from Global Studies units;
- 30 cp from Management and Legal Studies units;
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units; and
- Up to 30 cp from Elective units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Specified Units
International Development Studies Major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies | Nil |
DVST101 | 10 | Humanitarian Work and Development Aid | Nil |
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration | 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies or Global Studies (P) |
DVST204 | 10 | Project Management | 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies (P) |
DVST205 | 10 | Peace and Development | DVST101 Humanitarian Work and Development Aid (P) |
DVST301 | 10 | Development Alternatives: Fair Trade | GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (P) |
DVST303 | 10 | Advocacy and Policy Development | 10 cp from 200-level units in International Development Studies (P) |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DVST203 | 10 | Qualitative Research Methodologies for Development Projects | GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods) (P) |
SOCS207 | 10 | Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or DVST100 Introduction to International Development Studies (P) |
Specified Global Studies Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
GEOG101 | 10 | Global Human Environments | Nil |
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge | Nil |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health | GLST200 Global Health (I) |
And 10cp from the following | |||
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods | GEOG101 Global Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation (P); GEOG200 Development in South East Asia, GLST201 Global Change and Development (I) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History | Nil |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights | PHIL100 Philosophy: The Big Questions or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions |
Specified Fieldwork - Development Education Immersion Program
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DVST202 | 10 | Preparation for Development Education Immersion Program | 60 cp of Core units (P) |
DVST3042 | 30 | Development Education Immersion Program | DVST202 Preparation for Development Education Immersion Program and DVST101 Humanitarian Work and Development Aid (P) |
Specified Work Readiness Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
SOCS237 | 10 | People Count: Researching Quantitatively | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent (P) |
Core Curriculum Units
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Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
Arts Minor
Communication
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
COMM102 | 10 | Introduction to Communication | Nil |
COMM103 | 10 | Written Communication | Nil |
COMM213 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication | 10 cp from 100-level units in Communication (P) |
COMM218 | 10 | Communication in the Workplace | COMM102 Introduction to Communication or COMM103 Written Communication (P) |
Economics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ECON102 | 10 | Microeconomics 1 | (P) ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets (I) |
ECON103 | 10 | Macroeconomics 1 | Nil |
ECON202 | 10 | Microeconomics 2 | 10 cp from 100 level units in Economics or ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets (P) |
ECON203 | 10 | Macroeconomics 2 | 10 cp from 100 level units in Economics or ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets (P) |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics | Nil |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy | Nil |
ECON210 | 10 | Labour Economics | Nil |
Media
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
MEDA100 | 10 | Making Digital Movies | Nil |
MEDA101 | 10 | Theories of Media | Nil |
MEDA201 | 10 | Online Video Production | MEDA100 Making Digital Movies (P) |
MEDA209 | 10 | Reading Screen Texts | Nil |
Politics and International Relations
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
POLS101 | 10 | Introduction to Australian Politics | Nil |
POLS104 | 10 | Introduction to International Relations | Nil |
POLS105 | 10 | Introduction to Human Rights | Nil |
Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
POLS203 | 10 | American Politics and Culture | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS211 | 10 | The Dragon Awakens: China and the World | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS213 | 10 | Security, Terrorism and Human Rights | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations or International Development Studies (P) |
POLS214 | 10 | The Nature of Democracy | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS216 | 10 | Populism in the 21st Century: From Brexit to Trump and Beyond | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
Sociology
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
SOCS108 | 10 | Contemporary Society and Change | Nil |
SOCS207 | 10 | Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology or DVST100 Introduction to International Development Studies (P) |
SOCS300 | 10 | Social Issues and Policy | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology (P) |
Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
SOCS100 | 10 | Introduction to Sociology | Nil |
SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology or equivalent (P) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives | Nil |
SOCS226 | 10 | Global Youth Cultures | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or Youth Work or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World (P) |
SOCS234 | 10 | Sociological Theory and Practice | SOCS100 Introduction to Sociology or equivalent (P) |
SOCS235 | 10 | Health, Illness and Well-Being | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology or SOCS243 Global Health or SOCS244 Difference and Diversity: Social and Sexual Health (P) |
SOCS239 | 10 | Sociology of Gender and Sexuality | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology (P) |
SOCS301 | 10 | Social Justice and the Economy | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Sociology or related discipline (P) |
Youth Work (Minor)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
YSED100 | 10 | Knowing Young People | Nil |
YSED104 | 10 | The Developing Young Person | Nil |
YSED203 | 10 | Building Relationships and Supporting Young People | YSED104 The Developing Young Person or YSED105 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work (P) |
YSED204 | 10 | Trauma Informed Practices | YSED203 Building Relationships and supporting Young People (P) |
Arts Electives
Students may choose 10 cp from the disciplines listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Or other electives may be approved by the Course Coordinator.
- Subject to campus availability.
- With the permission of the course coordinator, a student may substitute DVST304 with DVST305: Development Education Special Project. This substitution will normally only be granted where a) international travel is not possible due to natural disaster or political unrest or b) where for major health reasons or pressing personal circumstances a student cannot travel overseas.
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316153
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316153