Development Practice

Overview

The Master of Development Practice program from University of Queensland  addresses key challenges in the world today, including the rights of Indigenous people, inequality, gender, health, violence, alternative economics, climate justice and environmental sustainability.

With a diversity of delivery options – including intensive, online, practice-based learning environments and in-field research – this 1.5 year full-time (or equivalent part-time) program is designed to fit in with your interests and availability, whether you're starting, advancing or rethinking your career.

Local communities in Australia and overseas are situated within rich and complex global dynamics. The program equips you with theoretically informed skills to embrace the challenges of understanding, practising and rethinking development at different scales.

Program highlights

• Benefit from a program taught and supervised by scholars engaged in the field through research and practice.

• Become part of a multicultural study environment and connect to an international cohort who contribute rich and diverse experiences.

• Develop a strong multidisciplinary foundation and complete core courses including community development, planning, sociology, international relations and politics.

• Join a program that welcomes applicants from various academic, professional and cultural backgrounds who are eager to rethink and redefine development practice.

Career possibilities

• Community development practitioner

• Multicultural liaison officer

• Social inclusion officer

• Indigenous community adviser

• Community planning and policy adviser

• International aid worker

• Outreach services officer

• Sustainability researcher

• Humanitarian aid official

• Community development manager