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University of Sydney (USYD)

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Graduate Diploma in Social Justice (Development Studies)

  • Graduate Diploma

Understand the challenges of sustainable human development on local, national and global scales.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Study Mode
In person

About this course

About this course

Understand the challenges of sustainable human development on local, national and global scales. This program provides theoretical foundations and opportunities for practice-based understanding of development policy, programs and outcomes.

Who is it for?

The course is aimed at students who wish to take up, or already occupy, career positions in humanitarian and not-for-profit organisations and looking to enhance their professional prospects.

Study Social Justice at the University of Sydney

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Career paths

The Development Studies stream equips you for a career as an administrator, planner, educator or manager. Work within non-government organisations such as the Australian Council for International Development, Coffey International Development, Devex, GRM International, Oxfam, the United Nations, the World Bank and World Wildlife Fund.

Employers in the fields of peace, human rights, and development know that a broad, interdisciplinary perspective is critical to doing social justice work. It is also the cornerstone of deeply analytical research. Students who have studied these fields at the University of Sydney have established themselves as university academics as well as in challenging, exciting jobs all over the globe, including:

  • in media (Guardian and ABC News);
  • in government positions (AusAid and DFAT);
  • at intergovernmental organizations (the World Bank, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations);
  • in NGOs (the World Wildlife Fund, Amnesty International, and Oxfam); and
  • in the private sector (Deloitte Australia, WestPac, and Woolworth's).