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Degree Programme Table: Africa and International Development (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCAFRID1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your optional courses, please ensure you have met your Programme Director.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGSP11327 Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa As available 20
    PGSP11240 Politics and Theories of International Development As available 20
    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 exactly 60 credits course level 11, during Block 5 (sem 2)
    PGSP11251     Dissertation MSc in Africa and International Development     (60 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 60 credits course level 11, during Block 5 (sem 2)
    PGSP11403     Work-based dissertation (Africa and International Development)     (60 credits)

     

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    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
    PGSP11063    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  
    PGSP11331    Biobusiness   20  
    PGGE11003    Applications in Ecological Economics   20  
    ECNM11036    Economics for Postgraduates   20  
    CMSE11201    Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship (20 credits)   20  
    PGGE11025    Forests and Environment   20  
    PGGE11004    Foundations in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGSP11116    Internet, Society and Economy   20  
    ARCH11203    African Cities USD   20  
    PGSP11245    Armed Force and Society   20  
    PLIT11011    War and Morality   20  
    PGSP11383    Transitional Justice in Context   20  
    LAWS11292    Global Crime and Insecurity   20  
    EDUA11011    International Perspectives on Education and Training   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  
    PGSP11281    Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa   20  
    PGGE11165    Sustainability of Food Production   20  
    IPHP11003    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    PGSP11379    Anthropology of Global Health   20  
    PGSP11423    Anthropology of Health and Illness   20  
    PGSP11377    Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south   20  
    PGSP11305    Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS   20  
    PGSP11428    Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law   20  
    PGSP11146    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    PGSP11061    The European Union in International Affairs   20  
    PGSP11145    Comparative Perspectives in Nationalism Studies   20  
    PGSP11171    International Political Economy   20  
    PGSP11275    The Middle East in International Relations   20  
    PGSP11144    Theories and Theorists in Nationalism Studies   20  
    PGSP11376    Humans and Other Species   20  

     
    AND   

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

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11063    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  

     
    AND   

    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  
    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  
    PGGE11025    Forests and Environment   20  
    PGGE11004    Foundations in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGSP11116    Internet, Society and Economy   20  

     
    AND   

    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  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11245    Armed Force and Society   20  
    PLIT11011    War and Morality   20  
    PGSP11383    Transitional Justice in Context   20  
    LAWS11292    Global Crime and Insecurity   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    EDUA11011    International Perspectives on Education and Training   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    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  
    PGSP11281    Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa   20  
    PGGE11025    Forests and Environment   20  
    PGGE11004    Foundations in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGGE11003    Applications in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGSP11132    Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)   20  
    PGGE11165    Sustainability of Food Production   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  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11165    Sustainability of Food Production   20  

     
    AND   

    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  
    PGSP11377    Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south   20  
    PGSP11331    Biobusiness   20  
    PGSP11376    Humans and Other Species   20  

     
    AND   

    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  
    PGSP11383    Transitional Justice in Context   20  
    PGSP11146    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    PGSP11061    The European Union in International Affairs   20  
    LAWS11292    Global Crime and Insecurity   20  
    LAWS11325    International Human Rights Law   20  
    LAWS11318    Human Rights and Conflict Resolution   20  

     
    AND   

    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  
    PGSP11372    Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society   20  
    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  

     
    AND   

    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  

     
    AND   

    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  
    PGSP11275    The Middle East in International Relations   20  
    PGSP11144    Theories and Theorists in Nationalism Studies   20  
    PGSP11146    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    PGSP11061    The European Union in International Affairs   20  
    PGSP11298    Political Islam in the Middle East   20  

     



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