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Overseas Aid and International Development
Undergraduate | MUR-SUS207 | 2019
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Appraise how effective Australian overseas aid and development policies are. Form a picture of key development agencies. Unpack the motivations behind international aid. Engage in historical and philosophical analyses of the ongoing debates in this field.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Overseas Aid and International Development
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- read widely and participate in discussion concerning the nature of interactions between development agencies and target commsubjecties within the developed and the developing world and thereby gain a detailed picture of what overseas aid and international development entails
- learn to think critically and reflexively about recent debates informing development, the motivations behind international aid and the attendant difficulties in its delivery
- understand why overseas aid and international development remain so contested within international relations and such a problematic context for altruistic notions of help
- cement critical analysis and creative thinking skills through research assignments and essays.
- Introduction;
- Development in Contex
- Big Theories
- Development as Discourse
- Doing Development
- Australian Aid Policies;
- Tourism and Development;
- Capacity Building;
- Development and Involuntary Displacement
- Chinese Soft Power
- Fair Trade
- Microfinance
This subject was previously known as AID204 Overseas Aid and International Development.
Why is aid and development important? How can we make it more effective? What are the differences between humanitarian emergency responses and long term development? How can we encourage people to take ownership for their own sustainable development? What are the barriers to this for them and us? This degree aims to give a historical and philosophical grounding to respond to these questions along with practical skills to work in a development context.
- Critique (20%)
- Essay (30%)
- Online Discussion (15%)
- Facilitation of a tutorial (35%)
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Entry requirements
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MUR-AID204 (Not currently available)
MUR-COD204 (Not currently available)
Others
Students must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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