Development studies examine the policies and institutional mechanism behind usually developing a large-scale place e.g., a city to enhance its social, economic and environmental progress.
This course offers students to investigate the causes and implications of urban development and to evaluate policy choices for a more equitable and sustainable future. It provides a solid basis for you to evaluate the integration of economic, political, and social elements of development policy and practice. You will examine the critical global challenges in a local, national, or international setting.
Students may use it as a pathway into further learning in the advanced levels which will impart further knowledge and abilities in the domain of urban planning, real estate, urban economics etc.
Diploma in Development Studies is divided into 5 learning modules followed by a month long stay in a field project for a chosen city course provider.
OUTLINE
- Academic & professional writing
- To be able to source reliable literature to build creditable proposal.
- To be able to articulate using academic writing and referencing for proposal writing.
- Lands management
- To demonstrate understanding in the management of land rights and resources.
- To articulate the underlying principles of economic zone and development in land.
- Development Economics
- To synthesize the interaction of economic development and land development for a place.
- Able to evaluate and propose suitable economic and real estate development for a place.
- Social policies & Governance
- To demonstrate understanding of government policy making for an equitable, future of a place.
- Able to evaluate and propose suitable social policy and governance considerations for a place.
- Environmental Management
- To demonstrate understanding of environment policy making for a sustainable future of a place.
- Able to evaluate and propose suitable environmental policy and consideration for a place.
- Field Project
- To synthesize the integration of economic, equitable and environmental policies for a place.
To be able to articulate and apply course learning for an actual place
ASSESSMENTS / WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS
Coursework and Written Examination
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum of 90% attendance for student pass holders is required and 75% attendance is required for non-student pass holders
- Minimum mark of 40% is required to pass each module
