Want to make positive changes and help the Third World? The ANU Bachelor of Development Studies is the right degree for you.

ANU is a leader in the field of Development Studies and has established relationships with Australian and international aid and development organisations.

You will gain an inter-disciplinary understanding of theory and practice concerning the processes of development in the Third World, with special competence concerning one or two of four areas: Central Asia and the Middle East, China, Oceania, South and Southeast Asia, together with a solid background in one of the relevant social science disciplines.

The Bachelor of Development Studies (with Year in Asia) is the perfect degree to establish yourself as a future leader in the Asian Century. You will combine study at ANU with one year at a university in an Asian location like Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul or Bangkok.

Your Year in Asia will build on the strengths of your Bachelor degree. You will develop an advanced level of language proficiency and an exceptional capacity to understand the societies and cultures of our region. You will study with world-class teachers at ANU and then put your learning into practice on the ground in Asia.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the theory and principles of development

2.  Analyse the practice of development through multilateral, bilateral, government and non-government agencies.

3. Recall critical development issues in particular regions of the South

4. Engage in one of the social science disciplines or a language other than English

5. Communicate in the target language with fluency and spontaneity making it possible for the student to interact with native speakers in the target language with minimum strain for either party.

6. Accurately understand and summarise the central ideas of texts on both concrete and abstract topics familiar to the student in the target language

7. Confidently discuss abstract and concrete issues related to their disciplinary focus in an academic setting in the target language.

8. Identify, critically analyse and discuss diverse issues relevant to one's study and life with their classmates and beyond in their target language