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Graduate Diploma of Global Development
James Cook University, Townsville/Cairns, QLD, Australia
About this program
Gain the specialist skills and experience to support sustainable local and global development. Make a difference to communities, developing hands-on experience in analysing, evaluating and generating innovative solutions to complex social and environmental problems. Cultivate the interdisciplinary skills and expertise required to address pressing development issues relevant to tropical Australia and the Asia-Pacific. JCU’s Graduate Diploma of Global Development is highly attuned to both current and future decades and its subjects align with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly conservation and restoration, and economic and sustainable resource management.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Core Subjects (EV5951, EV5952, AN5006, PL5153)
- Plus Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1, List 1, Disaster Resilience, Conservation and Natural Resource Management (BZ5215, BZ5220, BZ5225, BZ5480, BZ5740, MB5004, EC5218, EV5020, EV5606, EV5200)
- Plus Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1, List 1, Public Health (TM5502, TM5514, TM5536, TM5562, TM5513, TM5510, TM5557, TM5526, TM5552)
- Plus Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1, List 1, Sustainable Development Planning and Policy (BZ5755, EV5003, EV5110, EV5301, EV5953, LB5229, PL5002, TO5004, WS5005, PL5220, AN5013)
- Plus Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1, List 1, Indigenous Futures (IA5013, IA5022, IA5029, IA5030)
- Plus Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1, List 1, Economics, Governance and Social Change (EC5216, EC5205, EC5207, EC5218, EV5957, LB5231, LB5236, PL5110, PL5004, PL5330, SY5018, LB5203, SY5022, AN5004, EC5202)
- Plus Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 1, List 1, Development Leadership and Management (LB5241, CP5641, LB5243, LB5536, LB5205, LB5240, LB5714, SC5008)
Admissions
Completion of an AQF level 7 Bachelor degree; or Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Dean, College of Arts, Society and Education as equivalent to the above.
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