Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies–PGDipDevStud 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipDevStud shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree; and

(ii) been accepted by the director of the postgraduate programme in Development Studies as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. The course of study for the PGDipDevStud shall consist of courses worth at least 120 points, including:

(i) DEVE 515, DEVE 516; and

(ii) 30 points from GEOG 400–488; and

(iii) 30 further points from 400- or 500-level ANTH, CCSP, DEVE, EDUC, ENVI, ESCI, GBUS, GEOG, GOVT, HLWB, HLTH, INTP, MAOR, MGMT, PASI, PECO, PHYG, POLS, PSYC, SOSC, TOUR

3. A candidate for the PGDipDevStud shall normally be enrolled for one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study, and shall complete the requirements within two years of first enrolling for the diploma or the PGDipDevStud. The director may extend this maximum period in special cases.