Showing 20 courses for the subject Development Studies
This course invites you to engage with key concepts and approaches in human geography and development studies relevant to rethinking and creating more just and equitable worlds. Through debate, creative thinking and written assignments, you will make...
This course will examine the cultural encounters and human experiences that emerge out of contemporary human rights regimes, humanitarian interventions, development projects, and global politics. Taking case studies from a range of different cultural...
Worlds of Development
GEOG212
This course deepens students’ understanding of different theories and approaches to development from around the world by exploring their similarities, differences and intersections. We focus particularly on contemporary approaches to multilateral gov...
This course examines the early history of the USA as it expanded across the North American continent, became an industrial power, emancipated slaves, and dispossessed native peoples. It looks at the effects of the United States' origins in an age of ...
Race, Gender and Development
GEOG312
This course explores people’s experiences of development in relation to race, gender and sexuality in Aotearoa New Zealand and other places in the world. We engage feminist, queer, postcolonial, Kaupapa Māori and Mana Wahine theories to help us quest...
Geographies of New Zealand
GEOG313
GEOG 313 studies human geographies of New Zealand, including demography, historical geography, political economy, economic geography, industrial geography, rural geography, social geography and urban geography, in both historical and contemporary set...
Geographies of Globalisation
GEOG316
In this course, we analyse the impacts of globalisation from a geographical perspective. Students gain a deep understanding of the challenges, benefits and complexities of different processes of globalisation through a focus on their socio-economic, ...
The Cold War World, 1945-1991
HIST321
The 'Cold War' carved up countries, built walls, fostered diplomatic paranoia and brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. As an 'imaginary war' - one waged as much as a war of the mind as a military campaign - the Cold War had far-rea...
This course focuses on the role of transnational advocacy networks and social movements in world politics. In addition to taking a social scientist's perspective on how such networks and movements affect international relations, we will look at the s...
Practicum
DEVE503
Supervised practice in a field of development management focusing attention on policy and practice either as part of a special course offered by an approved overseas tertiary institution or in a particular agency or project engaged in development wor...
This course introduces students to forms of socio-spatial thinking that inform development theories and help us to understand inequalities. It involves a critical examination of key concepts, including power, agency, justice, community and wellbeing ...
This course introduces students to the politics and practices of conducting research which aims to inform just and regenerative futures. The course prepares students going on to a Masters thesis in Development Studies or wishing to carry out a resear...
This course builds students’ capacities in the analysis and application of professional and creative tools to engage with diverse communities and organisations working towards social action in particular contexts. It supports students to engage with ...
Directed Individual Study
DEVE540
Directed Individual Study
DEVE560
A supervised programme of study agreed between a student and supervisor and approved by the Programme Director.
Special Topic
DEVE561
Thesis
DEVE592
Master of Development Studies thesis.
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