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Degree Programme Table: African Studies (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCAFRST1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, 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 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11340    Research in Africa   20  
    PGSP11417    Building Blocks of African Studies   20  

    Notes:1) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
    2) You MUST take all the 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 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  
    PGSP11281    Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa   20  
    SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  
    PGSP11171    International Political Economy   20  
    PGSP11208    Research Design   20  
    PGSP11188    Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork   20  
    PGSP11110    Analysing Qualitative Data   20  
    PGSP11327    Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa   20  
    ECNM11036    Economics for Postgraduates   20  
    ARCH11203    African Cities USD   20  
    PGSP11372    Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society   20  
    PGSP11373    Evaluation Research Methods   20  
    PGSP11383    Transitional Justice in Context   20  
    WRCH11003    History of Christianity in Africa   20  
    PGSP11379    Anthropology of Global Health   20  
    PGSP11296    Interpreting Development: Institutions and Practices   20  
    PGSP11422    Energy in the Global South   20  
    PGSP11429    Working with Self and Others in Qualitative Research: Theory and Practice   20  
    PGHC11426    Citizens and Subjects: concepts of citizenship in modern African intellectual history   20  
    PGSP11377    Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south   20  
    PGSP11225    Gender and Development   20  
    IPHP11003    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    PGSP11063    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  
    PGSP11428    Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law   20  
    PGSP11305    Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS   20  
    PGSP11076    Contemporary African Issues and Debates   20  
    PGSP11440    Gender and Sexuality in Global Politics   20  
    PGSP11451    Economic Development and Change in Africa   20  
    PGSP11295    Cultures of Human Rights and Humanitarianism   20  
    PGSP11369    Displacement and Development   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 carried with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.


     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:With permission of the Programme Director

     



    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, 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 
    PGSP11059 Dissertation (MSc/Dip African Studies) As available 60




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


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11340    Research in Africa   20  
    PGSP11417    Building Blocks of African Studies   20  

    Notes:1) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
    2) You MUST take all the 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 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  
    PGSP11281    Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa   20  
    SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  
    PGSP11171    International Political Economy   20  
    PGSP11208    Research Design   20  
    PGSP11188    Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork   20  
    PGSP11110    Analysing Qualitative Data   20  
    PGSP11327    Governance, Development and Poverty in Africa   20  
    ECNM11036    Economics for Postgraduates   20  
    ARCH11203    African Cities USD   20  
    PGSP11372    Social Network Analysis: Mapping and Exploring the Network Society   20  
    PGSP11373    Evaluation Research Methods   20  
    PGSP11383    Transitional Justice in Context   20  
    WRCH11003    History of Christianity in Africa   20  
    PGSP11379    Anthropology of Global Health   20  
    PGSP11296    Interpreting Development: Institutions and Practices   20  
    PGSP11422    Energy in the Global South   20  
    PGSP11429    Working with Self and Others in Qualitative Research: Theory and Practice   20  
    PGHC11426    Citizens and Subjects: concepts of citizenship in modern African intellectual history   20  
    PGSP11377    Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south   20  
    PGSP11225    Gender and Development   20  
    IPHP11003    Global Politics of Public Health   20  
    PGSP11063    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  
    PGSP11428    Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law   20  
    PGSP11305    Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS   20  
    PGSP11076    Contemporary African Issues and Debates   20  
    PGSP11440    Gender and Sexuality in Global Politics   20  
    PGSP11451    Economic Development and Change in Africa   20  
    PGSP11295    Cultures of Human Rights and Humanitarianism   20  
    PGSP11369    Displacement and Development   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 carried with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:With permission of the Programme Director

     



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