The Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development is a 36-unit program offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. The Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development is offered in flexible delivery online with a limited range of optional topics. Students may undertake the course online, mixed mode or fully on campus. The course aims to offer a structured program of study in the field of gender and development to students with little or no previous knowledge or academic training in either the principal subject area or in gender studies. The course will introduce students to a comprehensive set of topics dealing with the principal issues in the area of gender and development and will be multidisciplinary. The program aims to introduce students to the theoretical and empirical analysis of a wide range of issues and will focus on the development of skills relevant to the following educational aims: to meet the requisite academic standards and skills for entry into the Master of Arts (Women's Studies) to provide students with the basic skills and specialist knowledge which can be applied in the gender and development field or associated areas of employment and/or research. Learning outcomes Students successfully completing the course will be able to: analyse and explain gender differences and disadvantages for women in national and international contexts identify, summarise and evaluate different approaches to understanding gender and development research a range of issues in gender and development improve or develop writing and other communication skills.