Overview

At this Master of Development Studies MA program from Murdoch University you’ll examine the connections between politics, governance and development, social and environmental sustainability, food and health security, gender and empowerment, and state building and conflict, as well as evaluating different approaches to policy and practice.

You can choose from professional-based electives, including financial administration, leading and managing not-for-profit organisations, effective leadership, strategic health care management and project management.

You can also choose policy-based electives to specialise in global public health, public sector economics, security and conflict, environmental policy and more, or add up to two language units in either Indonesian or Japanese.

Your career

You’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge you need to pursue a career in international development in a broad range of settings, such as regional and international organisations, government agencies, consultancy firms, and non-government organisations (NGOs) involved in development.

Careers could include:

Campaign and Advocacy Officer
International Programs Officer/Manager
Partnerships Officer/Manager
Gender Analyst/Consultant
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Water and Sanitation Advisor
Humanitarian Response Coordinator.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Approaches to Development

Doing Research for Development

Corruption and Anti-corruption

Political Economy of Development

Security, Conflict and Violence

Development and Sustainability

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-06 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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115

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60

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50

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

48 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Perth, Australia

Disciplines

International Development View 24 other Masters in International 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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115

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60

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50

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

CRICOS Code: 077165J

Admission to the Master degree is available to students who have a Bachelor's degree in any area.

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.

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Tuition Fees

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36000 AUD / year

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17640 AUD / year

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Living costs

Perth

Australia

1328 - 2367 AUD / month

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Funding

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