Graduate Diploma of Global Development
Graduate Diploma of Global Development
Gain the specialist skills and experience to support sustainable local and global development. Make a difference to communities, developing hands-on experience in analysing, evaluating and generating innovative solutions to complex social and environmental problems. What to expect Cultivate the interdisciplinary skills and expertise required to address pressing development issues relevant…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Gain the specialist skills and experience to support sustainable local and global development. Make a difference to communities, developing hands-on experience in analysing, evaluating and generating innovative solutions to complex social and environmental problems.
What to expect
Cultivate the interdisciplinary skills and expertise required to address pressing development issues relevant to tropical Australia and the Asia-Pacific. JCU’s Graduate Diploma of Global Development is highly attuned to both current and future decades and its subjects align with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly conservation and restoration, and economic and sustainable resource management. Gain an in-depth understanding of the urgent issues facing vulnerable communities through JCU’s unique position as a university for the Tropics that has worldwide impact.
As you study this Graduate Diploma of Global Development degree, you will gain conceptual and practical skills to understand and respond to the shifting landscapes of human development. Learn how to critically analyse, evaluate and generate solutions to complex development problems – from infrastructure to systemic issues – for tropical, remote and inter-cultural settings through informed and evidence-based methodologies. Throughout this degree, you will learn to integrate and apply advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in global development policy and practice, ensuring your ability to make a difference at both a community and policy level.
Develop the knowledge and skills that will allow you to work in the priority areas of poverty alleviation, sustainable planning, social justice, climate responsive systems, sustainable resource management and global health – areas identified by the UN as key global challenges for future sustainability.
In the Graduate Diploma of Global Development, you will study two core subjects – Development in Practice and Critical Issues in Global Development – and two elective subjects that align with your interests and passion. Elective subjects cover a broad range of topics including development and conservation, disaster resilience and natural resource management, public health, sustainable development planning and policy, Indigenous futures, governance and social change, leadership and management, and research techniques specific to development.
Help build a brighter tomorrow and improve global, social and cultural wellbeing. Global Development graduates are innovative world-changers who make a difference in many contexts and settings.
View the Handbook for a detailed overview of available subjects
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment,and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Graduate Diploma of Global Development.
Career Opportunities
JCU Global Development graduates are multi-skilled and are employed in various local and global settings.
Graduates pursue careers in a range of industries, including national and international nongovernment organisations, local councils, multilateral organisations, and global governance institutions.
You could find employment as an advocate, business planner and developer, fundraiser, disaster recovery specialist, research assistant, teacher, engineer, or health professional.
For a more advanced qualification, go on to study the Master of Global Development.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
James Cook University partners with Russo Higher Education Pty Ltd to deliver the programs available at our Brisbane campus.
As a JCUB student you have access to dedicated student support including opportunities for enhanced job-support services, academic learning advisors, counselling, employment assistance, and English language and academic pathways.
