Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies
ObjectivesThe graduate programs in Applied Population Studies stress the interdisciplinary nature of population studies and the inter-relationships between population, health, environment, development and a diversity of other areas including ageing and population sustainability. They emphasise teaching and research in migration, regional development, labour force, ageing, mortality and health, fertility and family planning, and population policies. The courses cater for students from both developed and developing countries and provide a balanced study of population issues and methods. The Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies provides students with the basic knowledge and understanding of demography and current population issues in an interdisciplinary setting. It meets the needs for short-term training in population studies and enables a person to understand the usefulness of its application to various fields. Learning outcomes Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies are expected to have a basic understanding of population studies and current population issues in an interdisciplinary setting. Students completing this certificate are equipped with the required qualification for admission to higher levels of study in Applied Population Studies at Flinders University.
Entry requirementsApplicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Academic titleGraduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies
Course descriptionThe Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies by coursework is an 18-unit program offered by the School of Geography, Population, and Environmental Management within the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.
It articulates with the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Applied Population Studies and the 72-unit Master of Applied Population Studies, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.
Candidates who have completed any of these courses are awarded credit for related topics.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Population Studies by coursework, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Except with permission of the Faculty Board, the program must be completed within three consecutive semesters.
Core topics
GEOG7004
Advanced Demography
6
plus 12 units selected from the following:
DVST7002
Development Problems, Policies and Programs
6
DVST7003
Development and Change
6
DVST8022
Sustainable Development
6
GEOG7005
Urban Social Geography
6
GEOG8001
Asian Regional Development
6
PPHR9002
Supervised Research Project in Population Studies
6
PPHR9004
Population Studies
6
PPHR9005
Population Data Analysis and Computing
6
PPHR9006
Human Resource Development
6
PPHR9008
Population Mobility
6
PPHR9012
Ageing of Populations - Causes and Consequences
6
PPHR9013
Population and Environment
6
PPHR9021
Population Program Management and Operations Research
6
PPHR9022
Women's Health and Child Survival
6
PPHR9024
Research Methods in Population Studies
6
Note: Other topics may be taken with the approval of the course coordinator.
Except with permission of the Faculty Board no topic may be attempted more than twice.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.