Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: * To give students a comprehensive introduction to the historical emergence and evolution of International Development as a project. * To familiarise students with the major paradigms of thought within International Development. * To enable students to understand how these different paradigms have affected donor and government policies, and development processes. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will have: * Demonstrated critical understanding of the historical and conceptual foundations of international development; * Demonstrated critical understanding of how these apply to contemporary development contexts; * Demonstrated critical understanding of how the concepts and theory bear on international development policy and practice. Skills: * Ability to read and discuss critically key texts in international development (Taught/Facilitated) * Ability to integrate theory with discussion of a practical case (T/F/A) * Ability to stimulate discussion within a seminar group (T/F) * Cross-cultural and interpersonal sensitivity (T/F) * Effective oral communication (e.g. seminar presentations) (T/F) * Ability to select, summarise & synthesise written information from multiple sources (T/F/A) * Ability to produce effective written work to agreed specifications and deadlines (T/F/A) * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models (T/F/A) * Ability to work effectively as part of a group or team (T/F). Content: 1. Colonialism and the making of the development project 2. Development and Modernity: Modernization and dependency 3. Planning, neo-liberalism and the global economic system 4. Redefining development - Bringing people back in: Human development, human rights, social policy 5. Indigenous people and sustainability: Alternatives to development. |
| Programme availability: |
SP50254 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
SP50254 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
SP50254 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Economics
SP50254 is available for Auditing on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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