DEVT10001 The Developing World (University of Melbourne): rated 4.1/5 overall across 14 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
DEVT10001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Development Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 发展中世界
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Development Studies
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is an introduction to the developing world and development studies from the perspectives of Anthropology, Political Science, Economics, Sociology and Geography. Beginning with a critical examination of the legacies of colonialism, we will ask to what extent they can be argued to have.
DEVT10001 has 14 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.7 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "1 arts foundation, 2 arts elective and 1 breadth sounds perfect for your first sem! I personally loved DEVT10001 (The Developing World) & GEOG10001 (Famine: The geography of scarcity) so have a read of them! The developing world was an excellent intro into development studies, a…"
On Reddit: "heyyy im taking DEVT10001 and INTS10001 as well, possibly we ran into each other before in lectures lol, these two subjects are not so easy imo, i guess a 70s would be rlly good tho"
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Q: Is DEVT10001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: usefulness 4.7/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches DEVT10001, and when is it offered?
A: DEVT10001 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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