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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Politics

Undergraduate Course: African Politics: Theories and Debates (PLIT10090)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course explores African politics from a comparative politics perspective. It examines past and current academic debates on topics including: theories of African Politics, Nationalism, Democratisation, Civil Society, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Religion.

Aims and Objectives are to enable students:
* to acquire a knowledge and understanding of the recent history and contemporary politics of particular African countries;
* to learn to analyse and explain the political processes and institutions of African countries and to situate them in their social and economic context;
to explore and evaluate different methodological approaches and theories used by academics in studying African politics;
to provide a foundation for students preparing honours dissertations.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 4 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.

**as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course**
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
It is expected that all students, on completion of this course, will have achieved a number of learning outcomes:

* to understand the recent history and contemporary politics of particular African countries;
* analyse and explain the political processes and institutions of African countries;
* to situate these processes in their social and economic context.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course has a quota. Preference will be given to Politics and IR students.
Additional Class Delivery Information 1 lecture per week plus 1 tutorial per week
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sara Dorman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4239
Email: sara.dorman@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Claire Buchan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
Email: Claire.Buchan@ed.ac.uk
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