Development Studies at UNSW is making a global impact on development policy and practice; our research and teaching generates ideas and mechanisms to promote solutions.

Our Master of Development Studies offers you a flexible and interactive postgraduate degree that provides specialist studies in international development at the local, national and international level.

Our postgraduate courses are based on a philosophy of human rights, social justice, community development and participatory approaches. You will be given the opportunity to put theory into practice through local and international internship opportunities and other special project and research experiences.

INSPIRING EDUCATORS

Learn from scholars whose ongoing field work in a range of countries informs our programs, contributes to our critique of the development field, and influences policy and practice at a local and global level. Our researchers are recognised as international experts in the areas of refugee women and girls, human rights, international law, non-oppressive social work, citizenship theory, social capital in vulnerable groups and culturally appropriate models of psycho-social support.