Modules
We are continually updating our modules to reflect the latest research and expertise within our Departments. Please check the module pages below for the most up-to-date information.
For all GSD and Design Studies students:
First-year core modules
| Code |
Title |
Convenor |
CATS |
Term |
| DI101-15 | Design in Context | 15 | Term One |
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| DI102-15 | Introduction to Design Practice | 15 | Term One |
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| DI104-15 | Service Design with UX for Social Impact | 15 | Term Two |
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| DI105-15 | Visual Practice and Curiosity | 15 | Term Two | |
| GD104 |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD105 |
Dr Katie Reeves/Dr Edwin Leung | 15 | Term Two | |
| GD106 |
Dr Edward Loveman | 15 |
Term One |
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| GD107 |
15 |
Term Two |
First-year optional modules
| Code |
Title |
Convenor |
CATS |
Term |
| GD108 |
15 |
Term Two |
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| GD109 |
Dr Jess Savage | 15 | Term Three | |
| GD110 | Sustainable Development: Past, Present, Futures | Dr Romain Chenet | 15 | Term One |
Second-year core modules
| Code | Title | Convener | CATS | Terms |
| DI207-15 | Social Design | 15 | Term One |
Second-year optional core modules
- If you are not studying at Monash, you must take the optional core modules as a 30 CATS, year-long variant.
- If you are studying at Monash in terms 2 and 3, you must choose optional core modules as a 15 CATS, Term One variant.
- These modules can also be taken as optional modules (second-year students only), either as a 15 or 30 CATS variant.
| Code |
Title |
Convenor |
CATS |
Term(s) |
| GD204-30, GD209-15, |
Dr Camilla Audia | 15 or 30 |
Term One |
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| GD206-30, GD208-15, GD211-15 |
Inequalities and Sustainable Development: Inclusion and Dignity for All |
15 or 30 |
Term One and/or Term Two |
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| GD205-30, GD207-15, GD210-15 |
Security, Sovereignty, and Sustainability in the Global Food System |
Dr Wes Lin and Dr Edwin Leung | 15 or 30 |
Term One |
Honours level optional modules
- GSD students: These optional modules are available for GSD students in their second or final year (*except where indicated otherwise).
- External students: For non-GSD students, please check each module page for availability as an outside module. if you wish to apply to take a GSD module, please complete the form.
Terms One and Two |
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| Code |
Title |
Convenor |
CATS |
Terms |
| GD319 |
*Final Year only |
30 |
Terms One and Two |
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Term One |
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| GD216 |
Good Governance and Sustainable Development *Second year only |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD220 |
Fashion and Sustainable Development *Second year only |
Dr Jane Webb | 15 | Term One |
| GD302 |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD305 GD323 |
15 15 |
Term One Term Two |
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| GD309 |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD315 |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD311 |
*Final year only |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD312 |
Realising Sustainable Development * Final year only |
15 |
Term One |
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| GD313 |
Human Rights and Social Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean *Final year only |
Professor Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla | 15 | Term One |
| GD319 |
*Final year only |
15 |
Term One |
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Term Two |
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| GD323 |
15 |
Term Two |
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| GDXXX |
Violence, Peace, and Sustainable Development | 15 | Term Two | |
| GD317 |
Managing Natural Resources |
15 |
Term Two |
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| GD324 |
Aid, Sustainable Development, and International NGOs |
15 |
Term Two |
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| 15 |
Term Two |
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| GD217 |
Migration and Sustainable Development: Global Trajectories and Representations *Second year only |
15 |
Term Two |
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| GD310 |
World of Work: Global Perspectives on Labour and Livelihoods *Final Year Only |
15 |
Term Two |
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| GD326 |
Limits and Sustainable Development *Final Year Only MODULE NOT RUNNING IN 2024-25 |
15 | Term Two |
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| GDXXX | Travelling through Nature: Tourism, Culture, and Sustainability *Final Year Only |
Dr Elizabeth Chant | 15 | Term 2 |
| GD325 | Addressing Disasters for Sustainable Development *Final Year Only |
Dr Camilla Audia | 15 | Term Two |
Study abroad (part-year)
| Code |
Title |
Convenor |
CATS |
Terms |
| GD200 |
60 |
Term Two and Three |
Final-year core module
| Code |
Title |
Convenors |
CATS |
Terms |
| GD307 |
30 |
Term One and Two |