DPT: Africa and International Development (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCAFRID1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).

Code

Course Name

Period

Credits

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 15 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11327	Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa	20
PGSP11240	Politics and Theories of International Development	20

Notes:1) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
2) You must take all courses in the list and cannot take any course twice.

AND

Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits from these collections:

Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11151	Africa and International Politics	20
PGSP11414	The Anthropology of Africa	20
PGSP11417	Building Blocks of African Studies	20
PGSP11076	Contemporary African Issues and Debates	20
PGSP11340	Research in Africa	20
ARCH11203	African Cities USD	20
WRCH11003	History of Christianity in Africa	20
PGHC11426	Citizens and Subjects: concepts of citizenship in modern African intellectual history	20
AFRI11001	Swahili 1A	20
AFRI11002	Swahili 1B	20

Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
2) Not all courses will run in any given year.
3) Candidates must take a total of 80 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part-time degree. Normally, a total of 80 credits will be divided between the academic years, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.

AND

Overarching rule collection group: B
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11063	Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives	20
PGSP11047	The Anthropology of Death	20
SCIL11023	Youth Culture, Media and Society	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11331	Biobusiness	20
PGGE11003	Applications in Ecological Economics	20
CMSE11174	Corporate Responsibility and Governance in a Global Context	20
ECNM11036	Economics for Postgraduates	20
CMSE11143	Global Strategic Management: Issues and Perspectives (MSc 20cts)	20
CMSE11201	Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship (20 credits)	20
PGSP11343	The International Politics of Money	20
PGGE11160	Climate Change and Corporate Strategy	20
PGGE11025	Forests and Environment	20
PGGE11004	Foundations in Ecological Economics	20
PGGE11059	Management of Sustainable Development	20
PGSP11116	Internet, Society and Economy	20
PGSP11293	ICT for Development	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
ARCH11203	African Cities USD	20
ARCH11202	Latin American Cities USD	20
PGGE11185	Encountering Cities (PGT)	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11374	Anthropology of Violence	20
PGSP11245	Armed Force and Society	20
PLIT11011	War and Morality	20
PGSP11383	Transitional Justice in Context	20
LAWS11292	Global Crime and Insecurity	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
EDUA11011	International Perspectives on Education and Training	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11416	Anthropology and Environment	20
PGGE11192	Case Studies in Sustainable Development	20
PGGE11208	Energy & Society	20
PGSP11422	Energy in the Global South	20
PGGE11009	Environmental Impact Assessment	20
PGSP11359	Global Environment and Society	20
PGSP11358	Global Environment: Key Issues	20
PGSP11299	Global Environmental Politics	20
PGGE11130	Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability	20
PGGE11010	Land Use/Environmental Interactions	20
PGGE11060	Principles of Environmental Sustainability	20
PGSP11418	Resource Politics and Development	20
PGSP11281	Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa	20
PGGE11160	Climate Change and Corporate Strategy	20
PGGE11025	Forests and Environment	20
PGGE11004	Foundations in Ecological Economics	20
PGGE11059	Management of Sustainable Development	20
PGGE11003	Applications in Ecological Economics	20
PGSP11132	Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)	20
PGGE11165	Sustainability of Food Production	20
PGGE11058	Culture, Ethics & Environment	20
PGGE11018	Water Resource Management	20
PGGE11170	Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions	20
PGGE11169	Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management	20
PGGE11187	Understanding Environment and Development	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGGE11165	Sustainability of Food Production	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
IPHP11003	Global Politics of Public Health	20
PGSP11379	Anthropology of Global Health	20
PGSP11423	Anthropology of Health and Illness	20
PGSP11421	Contagion	20
PGSP11377	Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south	20
IPHP11009	Globalisation and public health	10
PGSP11305	Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS	20
PGSP11331	Biobusiness	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11428	Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law	20
PGSP11288	Contemporary War: Understanding Change and Continuity	20
PGSP11383	Transitional Justice in Context	20
PGSP11146	Nations and Nationalism	20
PGSP11061	The European Union in International Affairs	20
PLIT11012	The Politics of Migration in Europe	20
LAWS11292	Global Crime and Insecurity	20
LAWS11325	International Human Rights Law	20
LAWS11318	Human Rights and Conflict Resolution	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
SCIL11016	Globalization	20
SCIL11030	Key Concepts in Global Social Change	20
PGSP11362	International Social Work: Themes and Issues	20
PGSP11372	Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society	20
PGSP11420	International development: research design and practice	0
PGSP11348	Key Skills in Development Practice	20
PGGE11016	Participation in Policy and Planning	20
PGSP11327	Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa	20
PGSP11132	Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)	20
SAST11002	South Asia: Roots of Poverty and Development	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11298	Political Islam in the Middle East	20
WRCH11003	History of Christianity in Africa	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11145	Comparative Perspectives in Nationalism Studies	20
PGSP11171	International Political Economy	20
SCAN11008	The Invention of History	20
PGSP11275	The Middle East in International Relations	20
PGSP11144	Theories and Theorists in Nationalism Studies	20
PGSP11369	Displacement and Development	20
PGSP11146	Nations and Nationalism	20
PGSP11061	The European Union in International Affairs	20
PLIT11012	The Politics of Migration in Europe	20
PGSP11151	Africa and International Politics	20
PGSP11298	Political Islam in the Middle East	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
AFRI11001	Swahili 1A	20
AFRI11002	Swahili 1B	20

Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).

Code	Course Name	Period	Credits
PGSP11420	International development: research design and practice	As available	0

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 16 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Select a minimum of credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11251	Dissertation MSc in Africa and International Development	60
PGSP11403	Work-based dissertation (Africa and International Development)	60

Notes:One of the dissertations must be completed to achieve the Masters Programme

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11327	Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa	20
PGSP11240	Politics and Theories of International Development	20

Notes:1) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
2) You must take all courses in the list and cannot take any course twice.

AND

Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 80 credits from these collections:

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11151	Africa and International Politics	20
PGSP11414	The Anthropology of Africa	20
PGSP11417	Building Blocks of African Studies	20
PGSP11076	Contemporary African Issues and Debates	20
PGSP11340	Research in Africa	20
ARCH11203	African Cities USD	20
WRCH11003	History of Christianity in Africa	20
PGHC11426	Citizens and Subjects: concepts of citizenship in modern African intellectual history	20
AFRI11001	Swahili 1A	20
AFRI11002	Swahili 1B	20

Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
2) Not all courses may run in any given year.
3) Candidates must take a total of 80 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part-time degree. Normally, a total of 80 credits will be divided between the academic years, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.

AND

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11063	Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives	20
PGSP11047	The Anthropology of Death	20
SCIL11023	Youth Culture, Media and Society	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11331	Biobusiness	20
PGGE11003	Applications in Ecological Economics	20
CMSE11174	Corporate Responsibility and Governance in a Global Context	20
ECNM11036	Economics for Postgraduates	20
CMSE11143	Global Strategic Management: Issues and Perspectives (MSc 20cts)	20
CMSE11201	Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship (20 credits)	20
PGSP11343	The International Politics of Money	20
PGGE11160	Climate Change and Corporate Strategy	20
PGGE11025	Forests and Environment	20
PGGE11004	Foundations in Ecological Economics	20
PGGE11059	Management of Sustainable Development	20
PGSP11116	Internet, Society and Economy	20
PGSP11293	ICT for Development	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
ARCH11203	African Cities USD	20
ARCH11202	Latin American Cities USD	20
PGGE11185	Encountering Cities (PGT)	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11374	Anthropology of Violence	20
PGSP11245	Armed Force and Society	20
PLIT11011	War and Morality	20
PGSP11383	Transitional Justice in Context	20
LAWS11292	Global Crime and Insecurity	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
EDUA11011	International Perspectives on Education and Training	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11416	Anthropology and Environment	20
PGGE11192	Case Studies in Sustainable Development	20
PGGE11208	Energy & Society	20
PGSP11422	Energy in the Global South	20
PGGE11009	Environmental Impact Assessment	20
PGSP11359	Global Environment and Society	20
PGSP11358	Global Environment: Key Issues	20
PGSP11299	Global Environmental Politics	20
PGGE11130	Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability	20
PGGE11010	Land Use/Environmental Interactions	20
PGGE11060	Principles of Environmental Sustainability	20
PGSP11418	Resource Politics and Development	20
PGSP11281	Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa	20
PGGE11160	Climate Change and Corporate Strategy	20
PGGE11025	Forests and Environment	20
PGGE11004	Foundations in Ecological Economics	20
PGGE11059	Management of Sustainable Development	20
PGGE11003	Applications in Ecological Economics	20
PGSP11132	Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)	20
PGGE11165	Sustainability of Food Production	20
PGGE11058	Culture, Ethics & Environment	20
PGGE11018	Water Resource Management	20
PGGE11170	Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions	20
PGGE11169	Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management	20
PGGE11187	Understanding Environment and Development	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGGE11165	Sustainability of Food Production	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
IPHP11003	Global Politics of Public Health	20
PGSP11379	Anthropology of Global Health	20
PGSP11423	Anthropology of Health and Illness	20
PGSP11421	Contagion	20
PGSP11377	Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south	20
IPHP11009	Globalisation and public health	10
PGSP11305	Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS	20
PGSP11331	Biobusiness	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11428	Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law	20
PGSP11288	Contemporary War: Understanding Change and Continuity	20
PGSP11383	Transitional Justice in Context	20
PGSP11146	Nations and Nationalism	20
PGSP11061	The European Union in International Affairs	20
PLIT11012	The Politics of Migration in Europe	20
LAWS11292	Global Crime and Insecurity	20
LAWS11325	International Human Rights Law	20
LAWS11318	Human Rights and Conflict Resolution	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
SCIL11016	Globalization	20
SCIL11030	Key Concepts in Global Social Change	20
PGSP11362	International Social Work: Themes and Issues	20
PGSP11372	Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society	20
PGSP11420	International development: research design and practice	0
PGSP11348	Key Skills in Development Practice	20
PGGE11016	Participation in Policy and Planning	20
PGSP11327	Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa	20
PGSP11132	Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)	20
SAST11002	South Asia: Roots of Poverty and Development	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11298	Political Islam in the Middle East	20
WRCH11003	History of Christianity in Africa	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11145	Comparative Perspectives in Nationalism Studies	20
PGSP11171	International Political Economy	20
SCAN11008	The Invention of History	20
PGSP11275	The Middle East in International Relations	20
PGSP11144	Theories and Theorists in Nationalism Studies	20
PGSP11369	Displacement and Development	20
PGSP11146	Nations and Nationalism	20
PGSP11061	The European Union in International Affairs	20
PLIT11012	The Politics of Migration in Europe	20
PGSP11151	Africa and International Politics	20
PGSP11298	Political Islam in the Middle East	20

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
AFRI11001	Swahili 1A	20
AFRI11002	Swahili 1B	20

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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

Degree Programme Table: Africa and International Development (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCAFRID1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

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