Program Requirements

The Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development requires the completion of 96 units, of which:

96 units must come from 6000-level, 7000-level and 8000-level courses

A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of 12-unit courses

The 96 units must consist of:

36 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH6009 Culture and Development

ANTH6026 Medical Anthropology

ANTH6065 Indonesia Field School: Contemporary Change in Indonesia

ANTH6066 Indonesia Field School Extension

ANTH8009 Development in Practice

ANTH8014 Mining, Community and Society

ANTH8016 MAAPD Internship

ANTH8029 Introduction to Australian Indigenous Policy

ANTH8030 Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice

ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific

ANTH8042 Migration, Refugees and Development

ANTH8047 Introduction to Indigenous Environments

ANTH8049 Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Development Projects and Programs

ANTH8056 Introduction to Humanitarian Action

ANTH8057 Measuring and analysing Indigenous wellbeing

ANTH8060 Exploring Gender, Resources and the Environment

ANTH8106 Gender, Nature and Development

ANTH8107 The World Bank and the Organisation of Development

CHMD8006 Global Health and Development

DEMO8048 Gender and Population

DIPL8010 Harnessing Diplomacy for International Development

EMDV8009 Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions

EMDV8013 Issues in Development and Environment

EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy

EMDV8123 Assessing Vulnerability to Natural Hazards

EMDV8124 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

EMDV8101 State, Society and Natural Resources

HUMN8023 Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

INDG8001 Australian Indigenous Development

PASI6003 Environment, Conflict and Development in the Western Pacific

POGO8003 Conflict and Development

POGO8061 Gender and Policy

POGO8898 Children and Social Policy

SOCY6045 Third World Development

STST8032 Why and How We Fight: Understanding War and Conflict

Either:

24 units from either completion of one of the following specialisations:

Conflict and Development

Gender and Development

Humanitarian Action

Indigenous Policy

Society and Environment

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics

ANTH8028 Introduction to Social Impact Studies

Or:

18 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development

ANTH8009 Development in Practice

ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development

Either:

18 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH8008 Social Impact Studies in Project Cycle

ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics

Or:

18 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH8006 Social Analysis & Community Politics (Advanced)

ANTH8028 Introduction to Social Impact Studies

24 units from completion of electives offered by ANU

Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.

Study Options

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with an average mark of at least 65 per cent.

Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (1 semester) of credit.

Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (1 year) of credit.

All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students

Cognate Disciplines

Anthropology, Asia-Pacific Studies, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Australian Studies, Pacific Studies, Political Science, Social Research, Social Work, Sociology, Sustainable Development

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Employment Opportunities

The MAAPD will advance your career in development, policy, and program management in bilateral, mulitlateral and non-government organisations or as an independent consultant.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:

1. Gain an understanding of trends and changes in development theory and practice as they apply to local development processes;
2. Apply critical social inquiry and participatory processes to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development activities;
3. Undertake social assessments and integrate social perspectives and participatory practices with other forms of technical expertise in development work;
4. Advise on the development policy processes of NGOs, the private sector, government, and multilateral agencies to ensure the inclusion of local and community perspectives.

Further Information

• Interested in writing a thesis? Check out the advanced version of this degree.

• Please be aware that any courses taken as part of the 24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU list will not count towards the advanced degree should you decide to transfer. This is because the advanced degree has no free electives, as they are in practice replaced by a 24 unit thesis.