Brisbane,
QLD,
Australia
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
This program offers a social science approach to addressing global and local development challenges.
Explore international, community, and sustainable development through a social science lens. The curriculum emphasizes solutions for reducing poverty, addressing racial and gender disparities, and fostering equitable societies and environments. Students critically examine development concepts, their beneficiaries, and their effects on communities and ecosystems.
Graduates often pursue careers in government, private consulting, and NGOs. Typical positions involve assessing development's social consequences, evaluating aid programs, assisting post-conflict recovery efforts, and supporting refugee populations.