Flinders University
Our international development courses provide conceptual frameworks and skills to understand and tackle complex challenges affecting the well-being of people and societies worldwide. The courses offer a diverse set of knowledge to understand the factors that lead to issues such as extreme poverty, gender inequality, reduced health, environmental vulnerability and fragile governance. You will have opportunities to develop critical thinking, policy analysis, data evaluation and research skills and gain a unique skill-set through team projects, interactive learning, practicums and online collaboration.
Students have the opportunity to put theory into practice within local and international internship experiences.
Our integrated program can be tailored to suit people seeking or consolidating careers in international development as well as practitioners wishing to put their experience in a broader academic context.
Core areas of study include:
development theories
sustainable development and the environment
development policies
politics of development
gender and development
research practice.
This core international development program is delivered by an interdisciplinary team of international development experts in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Elective topics are also available from related disciplines including environment, geography, international relations, public policy, political studies, population studies, public health, and regional area studies.
Course level | Postgraduate |
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CRICOS Code | For the course code, kindly refer to the university website. |
Institution Name | Flinders University |
Campus Location | N/A |
Institution Type | University |
Course Duration | 2 years |
Course University | Flinders University |
For over 50 years, Flinders has been a centre of inspiring achievement: from our pioneering research and excellence in teaching to the positive impact we have in the communities we serve. Inspiration leads to innovation. But innovation is more than just a buzzword at Flinders.
It extends from our founding Vice-Chancellor Peter Karmel’s entreaty to ‘experiment and experiment bravely’ through to the creative, trailblazing work of our staff, students and alumni.As we enter an era of disruptive change and remarkable technological innovation, Flinders is well prepared for this unpredictable, exciting future.Our strong network of external links keeps our work dynamic, enabling us to connect across barriers to create enterprising solutions for the future, to make a difference by changing lives and, ultimately, the world.