SOCA6571
20 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course aims to provide students with the concepts and analytical skills to understand the rapid changes that are taking place in developing countries. The course examines globalisation and economic development in relation to states and specific social and cultural groups, as well as forces of internal change including gender, ethnicity and social movements. The course will focus on governmental as well as non-governmental actors on local, national and international levels.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain different approaches to development adopted by post-colonial societies since the 1960s.
2. Analyse the role of the state in dealing with the basic needs of its citizens.
3. Appraise the role of social movements in raising the specific concerns of women, workers, impoverished farmers and other marginalized groups.
4. Investigate the role of international actors in the development arena, ranging from the World Bank and IMF, inter-governmental agencies, non-governmental organisations to international trade and business lobbies.
5. Employ development theories in analysis and evaluation of empirical case studies.
Content
This course:
- Discusses economic development policies, theories of development, and processes of globalisation.
- Examines globalisation in relation to states and specific social and cultural groups, as well as forces of gender, ethnicity, urbanisation and social movements.
Requisite
This course replaces SOCA6570. If you have successfully completed SOCA6570 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
Undergraduate degree majoring in a social science or related discipline.
Assessment items
Online Learning Activity: Weekly contributions to discourse
Written Assignment: Essay
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Case Study
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Seminar-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- On campus students: Seminar
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
- Online students: Blackboard discussion and self directed learning
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Seminar-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- On campus students: Seminar
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
- Online students: Blackboard discussion and self directed learning
Course outline
- SOCA6571 - Semester 2, 2023 (All) (PDF, 205.4 KB)
- SOCA6571 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 214.7 KB)
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