Master of Development Studies

The Master of Development Studies provides specialist training in the fields of development and environment, development and gender, development and urbanisation, and health policy and development. Refine your transferable skills in critical analysis, communication, cross-cultural understanding, research methods, project design, project management and teamwork. At professional practice seminars, research workshops, careers events, and alumni get-togethers, you can rub shoulders with top-notch policy makers and experts in the international development sector. While in your studies you can engage with debt and poverty, microfinance, culture and human rights, migration and transnationalism, food and environmental security, civil society organisations, and gender relations.
Think about and implement creative solutions to the challenging and evolving field of development by understanding the needs of all walks of life – from an inner-city office to an isolated village. You can specialise in the optional Gender and Development stream, which guides you through gender and development theory while tackling the practical concerns of planning for gender in development projects within government and non-government organisations.
Undertake an exchange or study abroad with one of our esteemed global partners under the Melbourne Global Mobility program, or take an internship placement with a domestic or international development agency.

200 point program: To be considered for entry into this course, you must have completed an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70% (or equivalent).

150 point program: To be considered for entry into this course, you must have completed one of: An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a directly relevant discipline, with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70% (or equivalent), OR An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with a WAM of at least 70% (or equivalent) AND at least one year of documented relevant work and/or professional experience. Disciplines directly related to this course include Development, International Politics, Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, Indigenous Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Human Rights, Gender studies, History (social) and Social Work.

100 point program: To be considered for entry into this course, you must have completed one of: An honours degree (or equivalent) in a directly related discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70% (or equivalent), OR An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a directly related discipline with a WAM of at least 70% (or equivalent) AND at least two years of documented relevant work and/or professional experience. Disciplines directly related to this course include Development Studies, Economics, Gender Studies, Human Geography, Indigenous Studies, Politics and International Studies, Sociology, Social Work and Postcolonial Studies.