CAPSTRANS

Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies

CAPSTRANS is a Key Centre of teaching and research funded by the Australian Research Council and is a joint venture by the Universities of Wollongong and Newcastle, Australia. CAPSTRANS is made up of a team of around 35 researchers from the Faculties of Arts and Commerce at both host Universities.

CAPSTRANS has four research programs:

• Migration and Multicultural Societies
  
• Labour Relations, Regulation and Organisation
  
• Human Resource Development
  
• Managing the Production and Diffusion of Knowledge
  

CAPSTRANS plays a significant role in research networks linked to international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation, UNESCO, APEC, PECC, the World Trade Organisation, ASEAN, International Organisation for Migration, the Asian Development Bank and The World Bank.

The post graduate teaching program complements the Centre's research programs so that all courses are informed by the most recent high quality research. Students are offered the opportunity to study in a research and teaching centre with extensive international networks staffed by some of the best scholars in their respective fields.

CAPSTRANS COURSES OFFERERED

PhD

• Honours Master of Social Change and Development by Research (48 credit point thesis)
  
• Master of Social Change and Development (48 credit point by coursework)
  
• Graduate Certificate in Social Change and Development (24 credit point by coursework)
  

All degrees are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to understand the processes of social change and development, and to improve their problem solving skills and effectiveness as administrators, researchers, development planners, educators, or managers. The courses combine theoretical perspectives with empirical studies, and policy-oriented perspectives.

On-campus study is possible at the University of Wollongong or University of Newcastle, while flexible delivery modes and delivery at Asia partner Universities are currently being developed.

SUBJECTS OFFERED

Masters of Social Change and Development students will complete eight subjects -
Four core subjects:

• Social Change and Development
  
• Issues in Developing Economies
  
• Social Program Evaluation & Planning
  
• Social Science Research Methods
  

• Migration and Multicultural Societies
  
• Labour Relations, Regulation and Organisation
  
• Human Resources in Developing Countries
  
• Managing the Production and Diffusion of Knowledge