Course overview
- Description
This course will provide students with a grounding in international development concepts, theories and approaches. Students are equipped with the analytical and practical skills they need to engage critically in development issues and debates from a interdisciplinary perspective, and to work across broad areas of development research, practice, and policy. The course begins with foundational units in development theory and case studies of development practice, before enabling students to specialise in a number of related fields across the development disciplinary area.
- Course title
- Master of International Development (coursework or coursework and dissertation)
- Award abbreviation
- MIntDev
- Course code
- 71550
- Course type
- Master's degree by coursework or by coursework and dissertation
- Status
- Current / 2025
- Administered by
- Social Sciences
- CRICOS code
- 083850D
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
- Articulation
- The Master of International Development has the following exit awards: 73250 Graduate Certificate in International Development (24 points) (24 points), 73350 Graduate Diploma in International Development (48 points) (48 points)
- Credit points required
- 72
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1.5 years
- Time limit
- 3 years
- Delivery mode
- Internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Domestic fee type
- Commonwealth supported and/or HECS-HELP
- Available to international students
- Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Professor Richard Vokes
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Enquiries and course advice
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.
Specialisations
Course structure
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
- NS
- non-standard teaching period
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Take all units (36 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
S2 | ECON5001 | Economic Development in Theory and Practice |
| lectures/tutorials/labs: 4 hours per week (for 10 weeks) |
S1 | ENVT5518 | The Sustainable Development Goals | Lectures: 2 hours per week for nine weeks; workshop/practical classes: 2 hours a week for nine weeks | |
S2 | GEOG5411 | Regional Development in the Global Context |
| 40 (teaching blocks: 12 x 2 hours 45 minutes; field trip: 1 x 7 hours) |
NS | LAWS5260 | Intersections of Law, Policy and Governance | The on campus session for this unit will run in the mid semester break in semester 2, with the online pre-recorded modules to be completed beforehand. | |
NS | POLS5010 | NGOs, Governance and Development | None | seminars: 18 hours |
NS | SOCS5672 | Global Development Debates |
| seminars: 18 hours |
Coursework and Dissertation
Take all units (24 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1, S2 | GEOG5011 | Dissertation (Geography, Planning, Environment and Development) Part 1 |
| Supervision sessions with one or two supervisors over two semesters; independent research and study. Students are guided in this process through an induction program starting the week before semester. |
S1, S2 | GEOG5012 | Dissertation (Geography, Planning, Environment and Development) Part 2 | Supervision sessions with one or two supervisors over two semesters; independent research and study. Students are guided in this process through an induction program starting the week before semester. | |
S1, S2 | GEOG5013 | Dissertation (Geography, Planning, Environment and Development) Part 3 |
| supervision sessions with one or two supervisors over two semesters; independent research and study. Students are guided in this process through an induction program starting the week before semester. |
NS | SOCS4100 | Social Sciences Research Skills |
| seminars: 4 hours per week |
"Coursework and Dissertation" students only: take units to the value of 12 points:
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | ECON5516 | The Economics of Public Policy | None | seminars: 3 hours per week |
NS | POLS5641 | International Security |
| |
S2 | PUBH5783 | Health in an Era of Environmental Change | None | online lectures and discussions: 3 hours per week |
S2 | SCIE5507 | Food Fibre and Fuel Security |
| lectures, tutorials and/or workshops: 6 hours per week |
NS, S1, S2 | SVLG5001 | McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship |
| Internship experience: approximately 100 hours; McCusker Centre attendance: approximately 8 hours |
Coursework only
"Coursework" students only: take units to the value of 30 points:
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | ECON5516 | The Economics of Public Policy | None | seminars: 3 hours per week |
NS | POLS5641 | International Security |
| |
S2 | PUBH5783 | Health in an Era of Environmental Change | None | online lectures and discussions: 3 hours per week |
S1, S2 | SCIE4403 | Ethical Conduct and Communication in Science | Weekly face-to-face OR online workshops. This unit runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2, and can be taken in either semester. | |
S2 | SCIE5507 | Food Fibre and Fuel Security |
| lectures, tutorials and/or workshops: 6 hours per week |
S1 | URBD5803 | Sustainability and Cities | None | 1 hour lecture; 2 hours tutorial per week |
"Coursework" students only: take 1 unit (6 points) from this group.
Practicum requirement
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
NS, S1, S2 | SVLG5001 | McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship |
| Internship experience: approximately 100 hours; McCusker Centre attendance: approximately 8 hours |
NS, S1, S2 | WILG5001 | Work Integrated Learning Internship Program |
| Industry experience: 100 hours Online sessions with Unit Coordinator: 1-2 hours |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules
2.(1) A student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).
(2) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must havea relevant Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based onthe relevant requirements under Rule 4.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) This course has the following exit awards:
- 73250 Graduate Certificate in International Development (24 points)
- 73350 Graduate Diploma in International Development (48 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of International Development course before completing it, but has completed 24 points of which 18 points are made up of core units and one other unit from the course, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in International Development.
(3) A student who withdraws from the Master of International Development course before completing it, but after completing at least 48 points, including 36 points of core units, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in International Development.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 72 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.
(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances
(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';
(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';
(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on
(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;
(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;
and
(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.
Deferrals
13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).
Additional rules
Research project
14. Students who request approval to undertake a research project in this course must have achieved
(a) a 70 per cent average in 24 points of coursework comprising Level 4 or 5 units, with a minimum of 18 points core units of the Master of International Development in order to undertake the Research Design unit; and
(b) a minimum of 70 per cent in the Research Design unit in order to continue with the research project and take the remaining three 6-point units