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Sustainable Livelihoods

Undergraduate | CUR-GPH300 | 2019

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Consider socio-economics, culture and the environment - and how these factors impact whether a community survives or thrives. Study project planning, learn framework analysis and dissect case studies in the developing world.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Sustainable Livelihoods

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will:

    1. explain the advantages and disadvantages of the main approaches to development in terms of the sustainability of livelihoods in the developing world explain the interrelationship between environmental, social and economic issues and the impact on change in rural communities
    2. critically determine the influence of socio-cultural values and identity on local understandings of development and notions of the "good life"
    3. analyse how socio-cultural values and local economic factors interact with global processes to influence development outcomes at the local level
    4. apply analytical skills to interpret analyse and synthesise data from a variety of sources and communicate information effectively.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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