The Graduate Diploma in Asian Governance is a 36-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Asian Governance. It is offered by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. It requires one year of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
It articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Asian Governance and the 72-unit Master of Asian Governance and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards. Candidates who have completed the Graduate Certificate are awarded credit for related topics.
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature, and may take into account relevant work experience.
Course aims
The Graduate Diploma in Asian Governance aims to provide students with:
- a combination of conceptual skills and regional knowledge to meet the needs of those concerned with governance in the Asian region
- the awareness of the need for local knowledge and multidisciplinary approaches in designing and implementing good governance;
- an enhanced appreciation of the professional context in which graduates may find employment .
Learning outcomes
Graduates are expected to:
- provide awareness of the need for local and regional Asian knowledge to design systems of governance
- demonstrate a knowledge of multidisciplinary approaches to governance which include political economy and Asian Studies.
- be prepared for more advanced studies in the Master of Asian Governance.
Program of study
A student's program of study must be approved by the Director of Studies.
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Asian Governance a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
- one 4.5 unit core topic
- at least 22.5 units selected from Group A
- no more than 9 units selected from Group B.
Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.
Core - Year 1 topics
ASST9017 Seminar on Asian Governance (4.5 units)
Option - Group A topics
Select at least 22.5 units from Group A
ASST9015 Political Development and Change in Southeast Asia (4.5 units)
ASST9018 Democracy and Asian Governance (4.5 units)
ASST9019 Environmental Governance in Asia (4.5 units)
ASST9021 Religious and Ethnic Nationalism in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR9061 Governance and the new Political Economy of East Asia (4.5 units)
Option - Group B topics
Select no more than 9 units from Group B
DVST3003 Beyond the West and Rest: Rethinking the Global Inequality and International Development (4.5 units)
DVST8010 Development Problems, Policies and Programs (4.5 units)
DVST8701 Sustainable Development GE (4.5 units)
DVST9032 Gender Mainstreaming (4.5 units)
DVST9034 The Politics of the Global South: From Bullets to Ballot Box and back (4.5 units)
ENVS9712 Environmental Policy Development/Analysis (4.5 units)
GEOG8712 Asian Regional Development GE (4.5 units)
INTR3006 The Political Economy of East Asia (4.5 units)
INTR7007 International Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR9061 Governance and the new Political Economy of East Asia (4.5 units)
POAD9014 Public Policy (4.5 units)
POAD9026 Management in Non-Government Organisations (4.5 units)
POAD9119 Regionalism, Decentralisation and Governance (4.5 units)
POAD9131 Development Administration (4.5 units)
POAD9134 Democracy and Sustainability (4.5 units)
POAD9138 Governance and Public Policy (4.5 units)
PPHR9741 Women's Health and Child Survival (4.5 units)
PPHR9742 Population and Environment (4.5 units)
WMST8007 A Walk on the Wild Side: Gender and International Politics (4.5 units)
