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GEPL314 The Road to Riches? Development and Change in Asia

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam June
Pre-requisites 12 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GEPL 214
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Barbara Rugendyke (brugendy@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Illustrated with case studies from Asia, this unit promotes understanding of realities of life in developing nations. Emphasising change over time, causes of poverty, factors affecting development and theoretical understandings about development are examined. Other issues considered include population growth, food security, environmental sustainability, development assistance, feminisation of poverty, and culture and development.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

No texts required
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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