Undergraduate
Bachelor of Development Studies
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Development Studies is an undergraduate degree at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, taken over 1 year full-time (48 Units). Coursework includes a minimum of 12 units from completion of research training courses from the following list. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
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Course structure
31 terms of coursework
- The Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
- A minimum of 12 units from completion of research training courses from the following list:
- POLS4011
- Research Training: Scope and Methods
- POLS4047
- Interpretation, Method, Critique: Interpretivist Methods in the Social Sciences
- SOCY4010
- Sociology Honours Methods Seminar
- A maximum of 12 units from completion courses from the following list:
- ANTH4011
- History of Anthropological Theory Extended
- POLS4013
- International Relations Theory
- POLS4027
- Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
- POLS4032
- Globalisation: the Interaction of Economics and Politics
- POLS4038
- Comparative Political Institutions
- POLS4039
- Comparative Political Behavior
- POLS4041
- Special Topics in Comparative Politics
- SOCY4009
- Sociology Honours Theory Seminar
- 24 units from completion of any of the following compulsory course:
- THES4103
- Thesis
- HONS4100
- Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated using the formula: S (mark x units) / S units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero
- Students must consult the Development Studies Honours Convenor in the selection of their methods and theory courses
Admissions
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to ANU is on a competitive basis as the number of places available in a program is limited. Admission to Honours is also subject to supervisory capacity and approval from the relevant Delegated Authority within the Academic College. A Bachelor of Development Studies Degree from ANU, or equivalent from another institution with a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent calculated from the 48 units of courses listed in the degree as core courses, development studies courses and advanced level courses, and with the written approval of an identified supervisor for THES4103 Thesis. The
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