Contemporary African Issues and Debates (P01506)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P01506

This course aims to build on 'African Studies: theoretical and conceptual underpinnings' by asking students to use conceptual debates to inform their analysis of contemporary debates and issues. This course will be seminar-led, the students will be expected to form arguments around a series of ten questions regarding contemporary Africa. These questions will focus on issues such as 'can biotechnology solve Africa's food insecurity?' or 'does international peacekeeping have a place in contemporary Africa?'

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Draw upon, distil and synthesise using a variety of source materials to construct academic arguments
2. Identify and utilise appropriate theories and concepts in order to assess given historical, contemporary and policy debates surrounding Africa and African Studies

Particular skills developed will include:

1. Undertaking and presenting scholarly work
2. Participating in group discussion
3. Making appropriate use of library and IT resources
4. Theoretically and contextually framing potential research questions