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Graduate Certificate in Social Change & Development (CAPSTRANS)

Overview
The three subjects making up this program focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The program emphasises social transformation studies.

Attention will be paid to increasing the students’ research and policy analysis skills. The program gives them the opportunity to study in a large research and teaching centre with extensive international networks, staffed by some of the best scholars in their respective fields and drawing on the pedagogic resources of a wide range of disciplines.

Entry Requirements
A Bachelor degree from a recognized institution with a relevant minor study sequence.

Course Requirements
This is a 24 credit point program. Students will complete three subjects.

Core Subjects
Students select two subjects
 
CAPS910 Globalisation and Citizenship 8
CAPS911 Social change and development 8
CAPS913 Migration and Multicultural Societies 8
CAPS915 Labour Relations, Regulation and Organisation 8
Specialisation Subjects*
Students select at least one subject
 
INTR910 Politics of International Relations 8
INTR957 Post-War Economic and Social Development in the Asia-Pacific 8
SOC933 Advanced Research Techniques 8
SOC918 Modernity, Development and Social Change 8
SOC942 Advanced Race and Ethnic Studies 8

* With the approval of the Course co-ordinator, students may select another relevant subject.

 
 
 

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