Overview

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Academic contacts

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2021-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2021-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-SUM-EXT-2021-ONGOING
MURDOCH-SUM-INT-2018-ONGOING

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in a Master course; completion of at least 18 credit points.

Other learning activities

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Plan and conduct a substantial piece of research with a high level of autonomy;

2.

Demonstrate specialised knowledge of an important development or policy issue or area of professional practice

3.

Effectively disseminate the research findings in a research project report that reflects highly developed communication skills.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Students learn about and apply research methods and practices relevant to their Master degree. This includes learning how to prepare a research proposal and plan and conduct a research project, compile an annotated bibliography, and write a literature review. There is no specified subject content, as students choose their own topic relevant to development or/and policy (in consultation with academic staff) and develop expertise in this subject area