Overview

This unique and practical postgraduate course offers you personalised education, specialising in community development at a local or international level.

The International Community Development programme from Victoria University is open to graduates with a bachelor degree, who wish to further their career in community development.

If you are already employed in community development and wish to advance your career, this programme will give you the skills to achieve your goals.

You’ll gain expertise in key community development theories, building your knowledge and skills in these main areas:

community development theories and practices

project design

planning and management

social research and evaluation

understanding globalisation and its impacts on communities

Career

Career possibilities include:

international and regional consultant in human rights, gender, poverty reduction and project evaluation

project manager with international, government and local organisations such as Australian Red Cross, Save the Children, Asylum Seekers Resource Centre

leaders and advisers in government

community development educator and trainer

journalist

activist

academic and researcher.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods

Community Development: Theory and Practice

Community Development: Project Planning and Management

Building Capacity and Mobilising Civil Society

Conflict Resolution in Groups and Communities

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Community Development View 12 other Masters in Community Development in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

CRICOS: 085260K
Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in any discipline OR Completion of an Australian Graduate Certificate (or equivalent) in a similar discipline PLUS IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score of 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32200 AUD / year

≈ 32200 AUD / year

Additional Details

Commonwealth supported places (CSP) for eligible Australian citizens
Indicative full fee for full-time domestic students: AU$25,600 per year (2025)
Indicative fee for full-time international students: AU$16,900/semester (2026)

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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