Graduate Diploma in Arts (Anthropology and Development)
ObjectivesStudents who complete the graduate diploma should:
* Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values;
* Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts;
* Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force;
* Communicate effectively;
* Commit to continuous learning;
* Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and other information technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma in Arts (Anthropology and Development)
* 5 elective subjects with no more than one subject at first year level (62.5 points)
Compulsory subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
121-015 Development and the Third World
This subject is an introduction to a range of issues about development in the 'third world'. It will explore the basic concepts used in development literature in addition to the many ways that development is understood and applied. Concepts... Semester 2 12.50
121-060 Power, Ideology and Inequality
This subject offers a comparative perspective on the distribution of inequalities in human societies over time and in contemporary cultures. The aim of the subject is to investigate the varied manifestations of interactions between power, ideologies ... Semester 1 12.50
121-065 Working with Value
This subject examines the diverse ways people have gone about 'making a living', and the ways anthropologists have sought to explain them. The focus is on the social relations involved in production and reproduction of material life, and on... Semester 1 12.50
First-year elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
121-107 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity
Anthropology explores the different ways people live their lives. In this subject, an introduction to foundational knowledge in the discipline, students will be exposed to a variety of social and cultural forms around the world and the methods and th... Semester 2 12.50
121-110 Famine in the Modern World
This subject is an introduction to geography and development studies, and is a prerequisite for further study in both. It examines the problems of famine and hunger, and as it does so introduces key issues, concepts and theories central to geography ... Semester 1 12.50
Second/Third year elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
121-022 Development and Urban Environments
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
121-028 Sustainable Development
The term "sustainable development" is widely recognised but little understood, with over 50 definitions reflecting the different understandings of environmental theorists and practitioners. This subject discusses and interprets these key cu... Semester 1 12.50
121-056 The Human Cosmos
This subject is an introduction to the anthropological study of religion by an examination of myth and/or ritual, with ethnographic examples drawn mainly from Pacific Rim cultures. Students who complete this subject will have acquired a grounding in ... Semester 2 12.50
121-058 Sentiments and Structures
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
121-063 Culture Change and Protest Movements
This subject addresses problems of culture change and the ways that people respond to the experience of change, including cultural protest. While a major focus will be on the ways that non-Western societies have responded to encounters with the Weste... Semester 2 12.50
121-068 Redefining Nature
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
121-210 Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World
Ethnicity and nationalism are of special concern to anthropologists, especially in instances where anthropology becomes part of nationalist discourse. This subject considers ethnicity and nationalism through the in-depth analysis of a case study from... Semester 1 12.50
121-216 Sex, Gender and Power
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
121-218 Genders, Bodies, Borders
This subject looks at the central place of gendered meanings in diverse cultural contests globally, focussing on the increasingly gendered and sexualised character of these contests. The contests examined include: the wars over 'the family'... Semester 1 12.50
121-317 Africa: Environment, Development, People
This subject introduces students to the physical environment, history, and development challenges facing contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. Students will examine in detail intellectual and ethical debates surrounding the strategies undertaken by postco... Semester 2 12.50
121-066 Sexing the Self
This subject explores the construction of gender and sex in a variety of the world's societies. On completion of the subject students should have gained a knowledge of gender-based systems of social classification in non-Western societies; have ... Semester 2 12.50
121-069 Evolution of Consciousness
This subject will examine recent advances in anthropology, paleontology, the neurosciences, psychology, and evolutionary biology which are producing new ideas about the origins of and relationships between the human brain, mind, language, behaviour, ... Semester 2 12.50