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Degree Programme Table: African Studies (MSc by Research) (Full-time) (PRMSCAFRST1F)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PGSP11076 Contemporary African Issues and Debates As available 20
PGSP11283 The Political Economy of Modern Africa As available 20




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Social and Political Science- Multiple PG Courses-Level 11' (ROU_J_PGSOCPOL1_11) , as available.
           
Code   Course Name   Credits
PGSP11208    Research Design   20  
PGSP11188    Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork   20  
SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  
PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  

Notes:Other level 11 courses may be substituted with the permission of the postgraduate adviser
 

Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 100 credits from these collections:  

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) J - MSc by Research African Studies- 1 Year - Level(s) 11' (ROU_J_PRMSCAFRST1F2_11) , as available.
              
Code   Course Name   Credits
PGSP11013    Methodological Challenge of the International   20  
PGSP11240    Politics and Theories of International Development   20  
PGSP11151    Africa and International Politics   20  
PGSP11130    African Politics, Literature and Film: Contested Representations   20  
SCAN11009    East Central Africa   20  

 

Select a minimum of 60 credits and maximum of 100 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Social and Political Science- African Studies (MSc by Research)- Level 11' (ROU_J_PRMSCAFRST1F1_11) , as available.
        
Code   Course Name   Credits
PGSP11106    Dissertation MSc by Research African Studies (60 credits)   60  
PGSP11107    Dissertation MSc by Research African Studies (80 credits)   80  
PGSP11108    Dissertation MSc by Research African Studies (100 credits)   100  

 

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